A few decades ago, I did work on a Unix box, the PR1ME.  But that was long ago, and far away.

I did love that box, it was my first exposure to a real multi-user/multi-tasking operating systems, my first exposure to the real world.  And I was good.

But the first real job offer came in from an S/36 shop, because I knew COBOL.  For those unfamiliar with IBM mid-ranges, RPG is the language of choice, for no good reason I can think of.  This made me an expert in COBOL on IBM midrange machines (the only expert for about a decade), and I have been IBM midrange ever since.

I have more or less kept up my DOS and Windows skills, but I cannot be a Windows programmer.  Being a programmer is hard enough without having to worry about if a program fault:

• is a bug in your program
  
• a misplaced DLL
  
• a contradictory program running somewhere
  
• a need for a reboot
  

As you'll see from my intro post I'm a total beginner. I downloaded wps office and it is working fine except the writer won't allow me to insert bullets. I googled and found I needed an extra symbol font set. I found that set from a google too (links on wps site are dead). So, I've unzipped the fonts which are .ttf files and they are sitting in my downloads folder.

What to do now? My googling suggests 2 ways:

1. Install font manager which I did but I've no idea what to do from here. Fiddling around produced nothing and I don't want to bust anything.

2. Install to usr/share/fonts but this too is beyond me.

Anyone fancy walking me through it?  If I get this working I can finally abandon MS both at work and home and do absolutely everything on LL.

TIA

   

Absolute Linux beginner. Using LL on a Dell D610 Pentium 1.73 with 1GB RAM. Just installed it fresh this week. Installed easily. Recognised wifi immediately. Net is zippy. Plays 1080p youtube w/o problem. This and WP is all I use it for. I'm moving over from XP and can't wait to finally get MS off my back. 

I've no idea what I'm doing iro the terminal.  I installed Kingsoft's wps office w/o problem (cut and paste instructions from the web into terminal!) though. Installed fine bar a problem with the extra font symbols for wps writer but that seems to be a wps issue. Found the fonts on the net and dloaded them but not a clue how to install them. I'll post separately about that.

I haven't tried to set up my printer yet.

eikelein (aka Eike J H) says Hello. Introduction? Okay:

50 years computer veteran.

32 years PC veteran, Windows PC home user support full time since 2002 when I "officially" retired. Regular "expert" guest on a local call-in radio talk show.

I am looking for a Windows replacement that I can recommend to the typical home user that introduces themselves with "I know nothing about computers".

Currently looking at and "comparing" 7 distros and liking Linux Lite a lot - so far.

When I go to the forum with Opera I see:

Quote:Unable to complete secure transaction


You tried to access the address https://dfgkh547-jsdfv8.iyhkj.tk/forums/, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.


Secure connection: fatal error (40) from server.


https://dfgkh547-jsdfv8.iyhkj.tk/forums/


Failed to connect to server. The reason may be that the encryption methods supported by the server are not enabled in the security preferences.


Please note that some encryption methods are no longer supported, and that access will not be possible until the website has been upgraded to use strong encryption.

I am using Linux Lite 2.2 on my desktop and decided to load it on my laptop. During the installation I have to select the keyboard type but the keyboard is not recognized so I cannot continue. The laptop was purchased with Windows XP installed and the keyboard worked fine. I then installed windows 7 and again it was fine.The laptop is an LG LW25 (LGW2) Pro Express Dual. Any ideas as to why the keyboard is not being recognized and what can I do to solve the problem?

Note: This tutorial assumes that you already have a Microsoft Windows installation (XP or Above) fully functioning in Oracle VirtualBox. If you need a tutorial on how to setup a Microsoft Windows virtual machine, view the video listed in the Software Requirements section.

In this tutorial, we are going to setup and install iTunes within Windows to sync your Apple iDevice with Linux. This is useful if you have trouble getting your iDevice working with GTKPod within Linux.

The example device I will use to do this tutorial is a 7th Generation (Green) iPod Nano [2012 Version].

Software Requirements

Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine - If you do not have Windows setup in Oracle VirtualBox, view this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DhwS4eZExU.

Oracle VirtualBox - Download and Install from http://www.virtualbox.org. Click on "Downloads" on the left side column, click on "Oracle VirtualBox for Linux Hosts" and choose the latest "Ubuntu" .DEB file option, in either 32-Bit (i386) or 64-Bit (AMD64).

Apple iTunes - This is the "official" software used to sync your Apple iDevice. You can download it directly from Apple here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.

(Optional) Oracle VirtualBox Extension Pack - Download and install from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. This extension adds USB 2.0 support for faster transfer speeds, and better 3D acceleration support for graphics.


1. Start your Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine.
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2. Open a Web Browser to Download Apple iTunes.
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3. Install Apple iTunes.
   
   
4. Connect Apple iDevice, if not already done.
    [img height=535 width=800]https://www.previousmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/7th-Generation-iPod-Nano-Connected-to-MacBook-Air-With-USB-Lightning-Cable-1024x685.jpg[/img]
5. Select your Apple iDevice from the USB menu in Oracle VirtualBox.
   
6. Sync with iTunes!
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Hi I installed Linux lite 2.2 for my friend on her old Sony Vaio VGN-FS415E. Everything is great except for 2 things:
the most annoying is a horrible intermittent very loud crackling from the speakers. I have Linux lite installed in dual boot with Windows XP and there is no noise in XP. How can I get rid of the noise?

Secondly, she wants to manage her new iPod with Linux lite. I have installed gtkpod but what should I use to import CDs? If I copy them, the wav files are too big and Banshee doesn't seem to be supported in Linux lite. Clementine has no option to import CDs that I can see.

Many thanks

This affects 2 different machines, one 32bit & one 64bit.  [table][tr] [td] Result Code: [/td] [td] NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)[/td][/tr] [tr] [td] Component: [/td] [td] SessionMachine[/td][/tr] [tr] [td] Interface: [/td] [td] ISession {12f4dcdb-12b2-4ec1-b7cd-ddd9f6c5bf4d}[/td][/tr][/table]

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After giving about a month from my immense (literally) time, to get an idea what is all that Linux fashion spreading all around (we must admire Canonical for investing in Linux advertising), I have started with LinuxMint-Rebecca, then I`ve tried Ubuntu 14.04, then Peppermint (ohhh my...), ElementaryOS, and then back to Ubutntu, but this time 14.10.

My name is Miro Avramoff, I write for the first time in a linux community forum, and I have decided to do so, because I found LinuxLite - as a whole conception - to be a wonderful project, which is worth my attention and energy to explore fully, and as I could, to report for problems and generate IDEAS, which is my Bless from God. Thanks for admiration!

Beccause I live in Bulgaria, Eastern Europe - so very close to Russia, my first concerns about my already chosen primary OS - LinuxLite 2.2. - are about SECURITY. Staff like firewall, full encryption of the whole hard drive, which I couldn`t do through installation process, AND what options do we have with OpenVPN or other services like that, because at the time, we could only install ZenMate.com extension to our Mozilla or Chrome (ium), which encrypts and hides the traffic only of the browser, but not of the whole system though...

I think in today`s Cold War reality, when legions of Russian and Chines hackers groups are roughing around the NATO countries to "steal or destroy" - that`s their motto - we should pay more attention on our security.

Please excuse me for the long presentation. I hope I could be worthy for the ongoing development of LinuxLite, because I already have chose it.

Thanks,
Miro Avramoff 





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