[CoLoCo] Automatrix
Dave Price
kinaole at gmail.com
Mon Oct 8 22:19:44 BST 2007
What is the URL to add for medibuntu?
On 10/8/07, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> Automatix was what helped me to get hooked on Ubuntu. Doing the same
> things in Suse was a royal pain. However, I was a total noob then (as
> opposed to a partial noob now) and didn't understand all that I was
> doing with Automatix. Still, it was a great tool and their efforts are
> greatly appreciated.
>
> However, I now know more and based on what I've read coupled with the
> decreased need for Automatix (gutsy/feisty are a long way from breezy)
> I don't think we should be encouraging new user to use Automatix. I
> found the link I was looking for or at least something similar.
>
> http://mjg59.livejournal.com/77440.html
>
> If we are aiming to be a support channel then we should probably keep
> users focused on official methods as much as possible.
>
> My 2 cents,
> Jim
>
> On 10/8/07, Dave Vanderploeg <dave.vanderploeg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It looks like they even have a .deb for Acrobat now, which is great.
> >
> > Automatix also has a number of other programs that don't offer .deb
> > installs. A terminal install can be very intimidating to a noob. I still
> > don't like terminal installs, I can do them, but it seems like it takes more
> > work than simply double clicking a file, entering your password and watching
> > the magic happen. Every time I do a terminal install I think to myself 1)
> > what a pain in the butt 2) non-technical people will NEVER go for this.
> >
> >
> > On 10/8/07, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Automatix for Adobe? Seriously?
> > >
> > > It's as hard on linux as it is for windows users... go to adobe.com and
> > download your installer file. Then run it.
> > >
> > > -David
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/8/07, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org> wrote:
> > > > There was an article a while back written by one of the Ubuntu devs
> > > > and he basically said that while Automatix was a great effort, the
> > > > authors never took the time to work with the Devs to get a stable and
> > > > secure program. He basically recommended not using it until such time
> > > > as the problems were fixed. I'll try and find the link but not sure
> > > > how I found it to begin with (probably a link of planet).
> > > >
> > > > In any case, you don't need it anymore. They keep adding new apps but
> > > > I think just about all of them can now be added the "proper" way -
> > > > i.e. with synaptic. The only caveat is the "legally ambiguous" libs
> > > > which are available from medibuntu.
> > > >
> > > > Not to toot my own horn but I did a little how to on this. There are
> > > > also links to the official how to sites.
> > > >
> > > > http://nococomp.com/?p=18
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > On 10/8/07, Kevin Fries < kfries at cctus.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 10:25 -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
> > > > > > Feisty made it obsolete, or maybe Edgy did. Anyway, getting most
> > DVDs
> > > > > > to play is a one-liner or maybe a two liner. It's truly amazing how
> > > > > > many articles ~don't~ give these two lines, and instead recommend
> > adding
> > > > > > repos, which takes much longer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > sudo apt-get install libdvdread3 libxine1-ffmpeg w32codecs
> > > > > > sudo
> > /usr/share/doc/libdvdread3/examples/install-css.sh
> > > > >
> > > > > You still need Automatics or medibuntu to install Acrobat Reader
> > because
> > > > > Evince just sucks!
> > > > >
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> > > > >
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dave
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