Problems with using FC2 as Windows Desktop Replacement
Andy Green
fedora at warmcat.com
Mon Jun 7 19:38:34 UTC 2004
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On Monday 07 June 2004 20:18, Tony Perrie wrote:
> I'm attempting to use an FC2 desktop to accomplish everything that my
> Windows 2000 used to do, but I'm coming up short in several areas. I was
> wondering if there exists software to accomplish what I need.
>
> Windows 2000 Fedora Core 2 FC2 Problems
> cd2mp3 CDEX Grip - Doesn't handle two cdrom
> drives well
> - Track listing changes
> aren't preserved e.g.
> if I change it, and
> reload the disc, it auto-
> loads from cddb
Kaudiocreator (installed as part of kde from kdemultimedia).... pretty cool.
> dvd player ATI DVDPlayer gmplayer - Layer transitions are
> choppy
> - Mouse doesn't work on
> the selection window
> - Doesn't use ATI hardware
> support for iDCT or MC
Yeah. mplayer does not yet do DVD menus and stuff for me either. But once I
point it to the mpeg2 file on the DVD it does a good job. Some people like
Xine.
> divx2vcd Nero ?????? - Transcode + xcdroast?
k3b. Now also part of FC2. VERY COOL.
http://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/Linux/fedora/linux/core/development/i386/Fedora/RPMS/k3b-0.11.9-4.i386.rpm
> binary news XNews ?????? - I tried a ton of readers
> reader glitter, BNR, Gnus, etc
pan. It is part of FC2, I saw it does no longer have an icon on the panel
menu for me, so try running it from a console, if not
http://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/Linux/fedora/linux/core/development/i386/Fedora/RPMS/pan-0.14.2-7.i386.rpm
decent.
- -Andy
PS... you started your thread by "reply" to an existing post... this crapped
up the thread. In future try to start a new thread not by reply but with a
fresh email.
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