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| 1425556 | 2016-09-16 03:33:00 | Well, yesterday I installed Hardinfo (System Profiler and Benchmark) from the repository here in Kubuntu and I must say it is more comprehensive than the default installed KInfoCenter. It strikes me as being close to what Speccy or Belarc Advisor would give you. Just what info are you trying to find out B.M.? I don't know why you are having so many issues with the internet connection. As far as the updates are concerned I wonder if you are using the fastest repository? Try this: Start up Software Manager, Click on Edit, Software Sources, Official Repositories. What is selected there? It should be one of the NZ repositories (see my attachment). |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1425557 | 2016-09-16 03:38:00 | Blast, I should have made the screenshot just of the open dialog. The forum keeps making the attachment or inline image too small. :( The repository my Mint is set to is here: ucmirror.canterbury.ac.nz If you click on the first two entries the system will automatically try to find the fastest repository server. |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1425558 | 2016-09-16 23:32:00 | Got a bit tied up yesterday but back on the case today. Yes Rod I downloaded Hardinfo (System Profiler and Benchmark) and whilst it seems to be the best there is, it’s still a fair way behind Speccy and Belarc Advisor. Never mind, not the end of the world or a game-breaker. As for the Wi-Fi crashes, I wondered if these USB Wi-Fi dongles might be the problem so I’ve dug out a PCI Wi-Fi Card and installed that. So far all good, but no updates either. Getting back to the updates, here is the screen-shot you asked for. 7435 Also, I can report that Libre opened a XLS spreadsheet with Macros no problem, once I had turned Macros on. :blush: Now I’m looking for a Music Player like Media Monkey. Something that can sort by track name, artist, genre etc and play at random (shuffle). Any suggestions anyone? And finally I must say I’m very pleased with Linux so far, now that some of the Teething Problems are sorted. :thanks |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1425559 | 2016-09-17 01:51:00 | Check the menu, most linux packages come with several media players and you may already have one that does what you want. Otherwise I think VLC is available and basically the same as the windows version www.videolan.org |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1425560 | 2016-09-17 02:50:00 | The repository my Mint is set to is here: ucmirror.canterbury.ac.nz If you click on the first two entries the system will automatically try to find the fastest repository server. I think you missed the part in bold. Your Mint is not getting its updates from the fastest update server (could be the main reason for the slow updates). If you click on the current update server in that dialog box you will find that it automatically looks for the fastest server and sets it to that. My favourite music player in Linux is Clementine. You should be able to find it in the repository. It's easy to set up and as long as your music has imbedded mp3 tags it will categorize your music as you want. |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1425561 | 2016-09-17 04:17:00 | Ok found Banshee and VLC already installed. Banshee is much like Media Monkey but leaves quite big gaps between songs, and VLC seems little, if any, different to the Windows Version which is good. I can live with Banshee, but if there is something better, beauty. In the meantime, I’ve a couple of .swf Movie files of holidays which neither of the above play, but, different sites on Google recommended downloading “gnash” as a standalone player. “Synaptic Package Manager” found the player and installed it but I’m dammed if I can find it. Anybody point me in the right direction? If I just double click on the file a media player of some sort opens but I get the following message. 7436 Got you now Rod. :thumbs: 7437 Off to check out Clementine. :) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1425562 | 2016-09-17 05:12:00 | Try the following which I grabbed from this webpage: sites.google.com "Install full multimedia support 1.3.2. You've probably installed full multimedia support during the installation of Linux Mint, by ticking the checkbox for Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware, Flash, MP3 and other media. But if you didn't, you can do it now: Menu button - Sound & Video - Install Multimedia Codecs Note: this menu entry is only present when you haven't installed full multimedia support (mint-meta-codecs) yet. After installing it, this menu entry will disappear." |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1425563 | 2016-09-17 05:33:00 | Looks like I did tick them on installation. 7438 |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1425564 | 2016-09-17 05:55:00 | I installed gnash in Mint 17.2 here. Don't know why it doesn't appear in the menu, must be some quirk/bug or other. Maybe restarting system may work. Anyway, you can get it to run from the Terminal this way: gnash-gtk-launcher BTW, one of the nice things about the terminal is that if you're not sure of a commands exact name, just type part of the name and press the Tab key twice ... it will magically suggest several commands starting with what you typed in. It's quite a handy feature and saves some typing and time. |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1425565 | 2016-09-17 06:36:00 | Thanks Rod, Clementine will do me. :D I was a bit worried when she hit off with the “’Stones” and 19th Nervous Breakdown but got Buddy Holly “Thinking it Over” now. Struth, wonder if she can count, she has put in an invoice for 1083 tracks over 2 days, 9 hours, 25 minutes and 30 seconds playing. :eek: Think I’ll pour myself another Gin and deal with .swf files tomorrow. And thanks again to all those who have helped in this thread. :thumbs: |
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