Talk:Ubuntu

Regarding email import into Thunderbird, what I normally do in this case is install Outlook 2000 on a windows box and import the Outlook Express data into that - trying to import directly from OE to TB can get horribly messy. Then install Thunderbird on said windows box and get it to import contacts and email from Outlook 2000. Then you grab the data files, put them on your lappie and point the TB install on your lappie to the location of your data files.--Milan 16:35, 16 July 2007 (NZST)

What a shitter of a process :-( do you have Outlook installed on any of your windows systems? --Nad 17:36, 16 July 2007 (NZST)

Yeah, if you give me your OE data I can "Thunderbird it" for you. Just send a CD or DVD to me at PO Box 674, Oneroa, Waiheke--Milan 18:52, 16 July 2007 (NZST)

That Ubuntu 8 update was quick, it must have only been released a few hours ago! I'd say the new Ubuntu is worth an OD news item :-)--Milan 19:52, 24 April 2008 (NZST)

Actually it's still not officially released, after my new drive arrived I got too impatient and installed the 8.04 release candidate instead! it doesn't matter it'll update itself with what ever changes are made between now and the official release. I'm finding it to be much more snappy even with the fancy effects it adds (its got mac-like window animations and drop shadows). I've got everything installed again with no trouble migrating any data like emails etc. --Nad 21:22, 24 April 2008 (NZST)

Issues on Toshiba A210 running 64-bit Ubuntu

Flash

• Installing Flash Player 9 on 64 bit Linux
  • apt-get install nspluginwrapper

Codecs

• Codecs - Synaptic automatically trying to install
  • GStreamer extra plugins
  • GSStreamer ffmpeg video plugin.

Skype 64bit

• Skype

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32asound2
wget -O skype-install.deb http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i --force-all skype-install.deb

Upgrade

1. Add package repositries to source lists (either use dotdeb, or Debian unstable)

echo "deb http://dotdeb.netmirror.org/ stable all" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

echo "deb-src http://dotdeb.netmirror.org/ stable all" >> /etc/apt/sources.list

apt-get update

apt-get upgrade

LAMP

• apt-get install mysql-server-5.0 apache2 libapache2-svn libapache2-mod-php5 php5-mysql php5-gd php5-xsl php5-curl php5-sqlite3 imagemagick librsvg2-bin

Add / Remove

Where is this gui functionality found?

Its the first item in the applications menu --nad 10:00, 5 June 2008 (NZST)

Nad/A210

Most stuff has gone smoothly, ethernet, wifi, bluetooth, audio are all fine. All software and settings such as email and pidgin have moved over fine. Skype has installed with no problem using Sven's instructions above.

I have some problems with video though. With just the default community drivers, both screens are detected with correct resolutions, but the laptop panel flickers with horizontal lines, and the external monitor has a fuzzy one-pixel horizontal jitter, extended desktop almost works but forgets the monitor position settings. Enabling the proprietary drivers solves the flicker and jitter, but prevents the external monitor from being recognised and can only be set to the maximum resolution of the laptop panel, and extended desktop is disabled.