Updates
Karl Larsen
k5di at zianet.com
Mon Jan 14 14:14:20 UTC 2008
Ed Greshko wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> For what ever reason, this mailing list seems to be failing in its
>>> attempts to help you. Have you thought about dropping in on your
>>> local high school to see if they have a computer club? You may find
>>> someone there that is willing to help with "hands on" help. I think
>>> that is better suited to you than "long distance learning".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> No I checked the college and 100 percent are using Windows or Mac.
>> They are a lot smarter than I thought.
> If you are saying they are "smart" for going with Windows or Mac
> only...and you are still on Linux then maybe you need to get smarter
> yourself and switch to Windows or Mac?
>>
>> Also the problem is too hard for me and it appears for you and all
>> the others. I am not surprised either. I said the results using livna
>> and freshrpm were the same but that is not true. Here is what I get
>> from freshrpm:
> I am 100% sure that myself and others would be able to get your system
> up and running with vlc if they had access to your system and could
> run the keyboard.
>>
>> So you can compare the two and see if it helps you understand. I
>> do not.
>>
> I'm not very interested in looking at the output of 2 out of X
> commands that you've typed and try to ascertain from that what *MAY*
> be the problem. There is just too much left to the imagination.
>
> FWIW, I had neither livna or freshrpms repos enabled....nor did I have
> vlc installed. So, for the fun of it I did just that and am currently
> watching Casino Royale. Attached is the relevant portion of the yum
> install.
>
> Ed
>
>
Very good and thank you for the file. Nigel used apt-get which is a
bit different. So lots to try and see what happens. I am sure yum remove
left a mess.
Karl
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