Cool Terminal Apps

[Kalpesh Thaker]

hahaha.. me too...

EVERYONE WHO IS READING THIS, DO NOT TRY AND USE MY INSTRUCTIONS!

:) :) :) :) :)

those were for neil only.

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Neil Coetzer <neil at ubuntu.org.zw> wrote:

> Haha. Very good KT. I just hope nobody on this list takes your mail
> seriously!!
>
> On 9/30/09, Kalpesh Thaker <luminary06 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hahahaha! NC, you are a TOOL. i think we should change your name from
> > chairman to "chief spanner".
> >
> > anyway......
> >
> > to get these program to work on windows xp is quite easy actually.
> >
> > Neil, just do the following steps, and you should be good to go within 30
> > mins or so!
> > these instructions are for you specifically.
> >
> >
> > 1 - visit http://archive.ubuntu.org.zw/ubuntu/iso/ubuntu
> > 2 - download ubuntu 9.04 desktop ISO, then burn to a cd using the "burn
> > image to cd" function.
> > 3 - next restart your computer, with the cd in the drive.
> > 4 - the machine will boot with the cd, then all you do is follow the
> > installation steps.
> > 5 - now, PAY ATTENTION, the MOST IMPORTANT thing to do when the partition
> > option menu comes up,
> > is to choose "USE ENTIRE DISK" instead of any other options. IF YOU
> CHOOSE
> > ANYTHING ELSE YOUR
> > WINDOWS ANTIVIRUS WILL CRASH YOUR COMPUTER PERMANENTLY. YOU HAVE BEEN
> WARNED
> > NEIL!
> > 6 - dont worry about windows file backups or anything, because your
> computer
> > manufacturer will look after that for you,
> > all you need is your windows licence key. After the ubuntu installation
> is
> > finished, your machine will have no files on it.
> > 7 - find the windows license key on your computer case. then write down
> this
> > number and call microsoft on their international hotline number.
> > 8 - You need to instruct the person on the other side of microsoft
> support,
> > that you would like to restore the backups of your data
> > and then give them your product key.
> > 9 - customer support will then keep quiet. the silence means that they
> are
> > waiting for a secret password. (Neil, as i type this email,
> > i have accessed your computer via a special remote algorithm protocol,
> and
> > setup the password on your machine)
> > 10 - the password for your specific machine is:   1-4M-4-CH0P
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Neil Coetzer <neil at ubuntu.org.zw>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I've tried everything and I just can't get it to work on my Windows XP
> >> box... and it interferes with my antivirus too! Kalpesh, please help!
> >>
> >> (Hahahahahaha. Sorry. Couldn't resist.)
> >>
> >> On 9/29/09, Kalpesh Thaker <luminary06 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Lol,!! im not that much of noob... :)
> >> >
> >> > it runs fine under kde/kubuntu or ubuntu with kde-desktop, but for
> some
> >> > reason does the whole "sigterm" everytime you try and close the window
> >> > when you run it from a gnome gui... the only way i found how to stop
> >> this,
> >> > is to disable the window focus options...but then messes up the
> graphics
> >> > when you
> >> > ctrl-shift-l.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Donald Hobbs
> >> > <donald at phoenixtech.co.zw>wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>  Yakuake does not crash if you have KDE installed on ubuntu LOL
> >> >>
> >> >> *Donald Hobbs*
> >> >>
> >> >> *PhoenixTech*
> >> >>
> >> >> Cell: +263 912 258159
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>  *C**arpé Aptenodytes*
> >> >>
> >> >> "The height of stupidity is most clearly demonstrated by the
> individual
> >> >> who
> >> >> ridicules something he knows nothing about." *Albert Einstein*
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Kalpesh Thaker wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> hi guys,
> >> >>
> >> >> for those of you who use the terminal alot in ubuntu, there are some
> >> very
> >> >> cool terminal GUI progs that i found today.
> >> >>
> >> >> these are quake style terminal programs that allow you to run many
> >> >> terminals within a single window...
> >> >> they are very handy, and very very very cool to have around.
> >> >>
> >> >> donald hobbs mentioned yakuake at the one team meeting the other
> >> evening,
> >> >> however, i found that it seems
> >> >> to crash quite often in ubuntu 9.04 when using GNOME, unless you
> >> >> disable
> >> a
> >> >> whole lot of things.
> >> >>
> >> >> so... if you are using GNOME, try the following progs:
> >> >>
> >> >> Tilda
> >> >> Guake
> >> >> Terminator
> >> >>
> >> >> if you are using KDE, go for Yakuake
> >> >>
> >> >> by far yakuake is the best, but unfortunately doesnt like GNOME
> >> >> environments too much on newer versions
> >> >> of ubuntu.
> >> >>
> >> >> cheers
> >> >>
> >> >> kalpesh.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
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> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Neil Coetzer
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> >
>
>
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>
> Neil Coetzer
> Team Contact
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