Comments on: From OS X to Ubuntu: 2 Years Later http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-4681 Anonymous Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:25:11 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-4681 Better question: what do you like in Ubuntu that OS X does not have? For me: ready access to a library of free software. Can be used in netbooks that are smaller and cheaper than anything from Apple. No annoying proprietary fencing-in-software like iTunes. Skype and Pidgin logs on and off without annoying error-messages or windows popping up (although the opposite is true of Thunderbird vs. Apple Mail). Better question: what do you like in Ubuntu that OS X does not have?

For me: ready access to a library of free software. Can be used in netbooks that are smaller and cheaper than anything from Apple. No annoying proprietary fencing-in-software like iTunes. Skype and Pidgin logs on and off without annoying error-messages or windows popping up (although the opposite is true of Thunderbird vs. Apple Mail).

]]> By: joe http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-4026 joe Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:49:04 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-4026 try linux mint for that try linux mint for that

]]> By: Virus http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3941 Virus Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:47:43 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3941 I miss my anti-virus program in Windows.... I miss my anti-virus program in Windows….

]]> By: Max http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3276 Max Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:42:07 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3276 What about OS X's Spotlight and related commandline utilities like mdfind? Really useful. The Gnome file finder GUI is pretty nice, but it doesn't have the metadata support that Spotlight does. What about OS X’s Spotlight and related commandline utilities like mdfind? Really useful. The Gnome file finder GUI is pretty nice, but it doesn’t have the metadata support that Spotlight does.

]]> By: ethnopunk http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3236 ethnopunk Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:43:20 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3236 http://bigbrovar.aoizora.org/index.php/2010/02/27/a-for-artha-the-awesome-offline-dictionary-for-linux/ http://bigbrovar.aoizora.org/index.php/2010/02/27/a-for-artha-the-awesome-offline-dictionary-for-linux/

]]> By: FAICAL http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3175 FAICAL Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:30:21 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3175 UBUNTU + ADOBE PRODUCTS = perfect OSworld UBUNTU + ADOBE PRODUCTS = perfect OSworld

]]> By: Jim http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3161 Jim Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:53:04 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3161 I use stardict at work all the time. It's a nice program, it's the definitions that stink. I use stardict at work all the time. It’s a nice program, it’s the definitions that stink.

]]> By: bahodir http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3160 bahodir Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:21:41 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3160 I think you haven't tried stardict. It's way better than mac dictionary. I think you haven’t tried stardict. It’s way better than mac dictionary.

]]> By: bogdan, Romania http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3127 bogdan, Romania Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:07:29 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3127 I am using Ubuntu on an old computer - everything is all right. I never saw a mac. Does anyone a spare mac to donate? Thank you. I am using Ubuntu on an old computer – everything is all right. I never saw a mac. Does anyone a spare mac to donate? Thank you.

]]> By: wolfen http://www.starryhope.com/tech/apple/mac-os-x/2010/os-x-to-ubuntu-2-years-later/comment-page-1/#comment-3126 wolfen Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:00:11 +0000 http://www.starryhope.com/?p=499#comment-3126 the old rang said: "(64 bit is now in Alpha… if you can find the secrets to loading it.)" It may be alpha, but works great. Just unpack it, and put the resulting libflashplayer.so file into /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins or ~/.mozilla/plugins is that really so hard? Anyone in the forums can tell you that "secret". Plus, it even says how on the adobe site. the old rang said: “(64 bit is now in Alpha… if you can find the secrets to loading it.)”

It may be alpha, but works great. Just unpack it, and put the resulting libflashplayer.so file into /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins or ~/.mozilla/plugins is that really so hard? Anyone in the forums can tell you that “secret”. Plus, it even says how on the adobe site.

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