Kubuntu Amd64

[manchicken]

On Tuesday 24 July 2007 05:44:21 FX Fraipont wrote:
> manchicken wrote:
> > On Monday 23 July 2007 15:33:34 Neil Winchurst wrote:
> >> I see that Feisty is available as a version for AMD64 bit. Has anyone
> >> any experience with this please? Any advice gratefully received.
> >>
> >> Neil Winchurst
> >
> > I've been using amd64 builds of Kubuntu for some time now.  They work
> > fine for me.  The only trouble you have is with non-free garbage, and
> > that's easily worked out with the ia32-libs package.  I've got Firefox
> > installed in both a 64 and 32-bit version, so I can run Flash and Java
> > plugins for Firefox32. I've never used Acroread (with kpdf, I see no
> > point in running such filth), so I can't speak to that.
>
> This is plain ridiculous.
>
> I get my bank statements in pdf form.
> 1. With kpdf or ghostscript, the only thing you can do is print the
> file, there is no save option.
> 2. With kpdf or ghostscript there is no possibility of searching the
> pdf, which is absolutely vital for me professionaly.
>
> I've been using various types of linux distros for the years exclusively
> for 10 years, but it's childish to call every commercial software
> "filth", particularly when it provides indispensable functionality for you.
>
> And remember Adobe gives Acrobat Reader for free, you don't even have to
> pay for it.
>
> fx

With kget you can download the PDFs.  I don't see why you would need to 
download a file using a PDF program, and you can search in kpdf.  I do so all 
the time.

I don't call commercial software filth, I call proprietary software filth.  
Either way, acroread contains adware, runs poorly, and is only available in a 
32-bit form.  It's a terrible program and should be avoided.

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