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1425606	2016-09-21 23:56:00	Ok, to answer a couple of questions and give an update. Yes Dave we did have sound problems but everything else works fine now and I can’t see anything in the pavucontrol that is adjustable. Yes Rod I can play the files on the flash drive on Flash Player within Windows. I have also changed to different .swf files but no luck. I was thinking as there is nothing personal in any of the .swf files I’d be happy to upload to Dropbox and let anyone have a play if they’re interested in trying to work out why some will play and others not. In the meantime, I have installed “Wine” and proceeded to the "Wine configuration" Page where I found Flash Player in the programs (x86) folder. 7468 I then tried to open Flash Movie Player but got the following message. 7469 So I clicked on the yes button which took me to the Adobe site where I was offered the choice of YUM for Linux (YUM) .tar.gx for other Linux .rpm for other Linux APT for Ubuntu 10.04+ (I typed those because they wouldn’t screen-shoot) I opted for APT for Ubuntu, purely a guess. However, when I clicked Download I get the message saying adobe flash-plugin already installed. 7470 I guess the problem is that Flash Player doesn't know where to look for the plug-in and needs to be told. Maybe that's "Wines" job? Quite a challenge this one. :D	B.M. (505)
1425607	2016-09-22 00:11:00	Wainuitech: When you installed samba you installed the server, the client was already installed. To change the workgroup name you open /etc/samba/smb.conf and edit the name there. Then you can either restart the samba service or reboot. gedit is not in Kubuntu it uses kate as it's text editor. SO: sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf won't work in Kubuntu Try sudo kate /etc/samba/smb.conf	KarameaDave (15222)
1425608	2016-09-22 00:14:00	Ok, to answer a couple of questions and give an update. Yes Dave we did have sound problems but everything else works fine now and I can’t see anything in the pavucontrol that is adjustable. Yes Rod I can play the files on the flash drive on Flash Player within Windows. I have also changed to different .swf files but no luck. I was thinking as there is nothing personal in any of the .swf files I’d be happy to upload to Dropbox and let anyone have a play if they’re interested in trying to work out why some will play and others not. In the meantime, I have installed “Wine” and proceeded to the "Wine configuration" Page where I found Flash Player in the programs (x86) folder. 7468 I then tried to open Flash Movie Player but got the following message. 7469 So I clicked on the yes button which took me to the Adobe site where I was offered the choice of YUM for Linux (YUM) .tar.gx for other Linux .rpm for other Linux APT for Ubuntu 10.04+ (I typed those because they wouldn’t screen-shoot) I opted for APT for Ubuntu, purely a guess. However, when I clicked Download I get the message saying adobe flash-plugin already installed. 7470 I guess the problem is that Flash Player doesn't know where to look for the plug-in and needs to be told. Maybe that's "Wines" job? Quite a challenge this one. :D You cant install a linux binary of flash in WINE, it is for running windows software ONLY. Just get a windows .exe of flash and then install in WINE.	KarameaDave (15222)
1425609	2016-09-22 01:47:00	Wainuitech: When you installed samba you installed the server, the client was already installed. To change the workgroup name you open /etc/samba/smb.conf and edit the name there. Then you can either restart the samba service or reboot. gedit is not in Kubuntu it uses kate as it's text editor. SO: sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf won't work in Kubuntu Try sudo kate /etc/samba/smb.conf Thanks dave, that worked by changing the text editor. Funny how a google search seemed to always refer to Ubuntu and not kubuntu	wainuitech (129)
1425610	2016-09-22 01:58:00	You cant install a linux binary of flash in WINE, it is for running windows software ONLY. Just get a windows .exe of flash and then install in WINE. Sorry Dave can't work that one out. The only flash .exe I could find was the Installer, not the actual file itself, and that doesn't give one a choice to install to "wine" or anywhere else for that matter. :confused:	B.M. (505)
1425611	2016-09-22 02:55:00	The full installer from Adobe get.adobe.com select the one for XP Vista and 7 download it. it will be just over 19MB then right click/ select open with/ select Wine Windows Program Loader The thing installed here OK As for whether that will help you with your playing of .swf I don't know but I don't have problems with the .swf files I have, they play fine in Gnash.	KarameaDave (15222)
1425612	2016-09-22 02:58:00	Wainuitech: When you installed samba you installed the server, the client was already installed. To change the workgroup name you open /etc/samba/smb.conf and edit the name there. Then you can either restart the samba service or reboot. gedit is not in Kubuntu it uses kate as it's text editor. SO: sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf won't work in Kubuntu Try sudo kate /etc/samba/smb.conf Almost 100% correct Dave but you shouldn't use sudo with gui apps (Kate, etc). The correct command would be: kdesudo kate /etc/samba/smb.conf and if this was really Ubuntu (not Kubuntu) you were running it would be: gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf The reason for the distinction between sudo and kdesudo/gksudo is here: help.ubuntu.com	Rod J (451)
1425613	2016-09-22 03:01:00	Almost 100% correct Dave but you shouldn't use sudo with gui apps (Kate, etc). The correct command would be: kdesudo kate /etc/samba/smb.conf and if this was really Ubuntu (not Kubuntu) you were running it would be: gksudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf The reason for the distinction between sudo and kdesudo/gksudo is here: help.ubuntu.com Thanks Rod	KarameaDave (15222)
1425614	2016-09-22 03:31:00	@B.M. Am I correct in assuming that you can't play any .swf files or you can play some but not your own one? Maybe we should try checking the system for any problems with the installed applications: sudo apt-get -f install sudo dpkg --configure -a Repeat those two until neither gives an error report. IF they find and fix installation errors then reboot after you get a clean pass. The easiest and most likely way to avoid typos when using terminal commands is to copy and paste rather than retype them. The only catch is that in the terminal you need to hold down the SHIFT key as well as the CTRL key to copy and paste. That's a little trick that probably confuses many newbies I'm sure. :)	Rod J (451)
1425615	2016-09-22 04:31:00	The full installer from Adobe get.adobe.com select the one for XP Vista and 7 download it. it will be just over 19MB then right click/ select open with/ select Wine Windows Program Loader The thing installed here OK As for whether that will help you with your playing of .swf I don't know but I don't have problems with the .swf files I have, they play fine in Gnash. Thanks Dave, I'm on the case.	B.M. (505)
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