Posted by: el_nino
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big guy,
im uduak in uyo u sent me an ubuntu ultimate dvd once(though it was later messed up). the thing is that i requested for intrepid ibex and got it. but now the problem with it is that it doesnt have a lotta programs and i had disposed of my former system. i want to get some regular software that could play mp3, dvd, a java compiler, c++ compiler and the works. but i dnt have an internet connection yet, i still use a cafe so its hard mto connect to the repo and download i was wondering if yu could assist in manner of guiding on how i can download and install them online thanks.
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flyuche:

@bigrovar. i want to install openoffice 3.1.(i renamed the file o3.tar.gz) i have downloaded the .tar.gz software package to my desktop. i tried unzipping using the command tar xvzf o3.tar.gz as a first step in installation but i get this error message. pls help. i use linuxmint felicia

baani:

ok am actually in lagos, so if u can hook me up with the you talked about that will be very swell for me

esquire:

My linux mint desktop with cairo-dock which i kinda like more than awn after using awn off and on for so many years now,
Got blueman just yersterday and i discoveered some things while using it
Usingg the dun for about four hours my phone battery was still the way it was and the phonee does not get hot compared to the same process in wwindows of the same machine and the same phone. i could hardly get two hours battery life with my phone under vista/Xp, bluetooth file sharing (obex ) has been brought back which has been removed and some newbie asking me that their phone cannot discover theri system but the other way round alone in the standard ubuntu and mint.
I hope cannonical can adopt and integrate blueman into ther later release instead of gnome-bluez with is not improving. cheerio

lynxnoon:

@bigrovar & esquire
pls hw do u guys use does 3D icons/docks?
I currently use linuxmint6 & hv enabled d graphics card but i cant seem to be able to manipulate d d appearance features and dont seem to hv compiz on my system
Pls guys any help wit this?
Thx

flyuche:

@bigrovar.linuxmint  does not have SOFTWARE SOURcES under admin., no simple way to uninstall apps not needed. about the openoffice. org 3.1, i have already downloaded the package, just can't get it installed yet.
@esquire. i still like the awn just can't get network manager applet on the dock.

echo ' deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ubuntu intrepid main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list ; sudo aptitude update ; sudo aptitude full-upgrade 

flyuche:

@blackweaver. the openOffice. org that came pre-installed in linuxmint felicia is version 2.4. i need to update to ver 3.1. to me this is the most important app in linux. i do alot of work using excel(calc) and powerpoint(impress). you can call me  a power user of officesuite.
i use starcomms evdo data card(sierra aircard 580). the thing just  worked right out of the box.!

bigrovar:

Hunn the wonders of network manager 7, FYI you can also share the internet connection from the card wirelessly to other wireless computers or device around you. btw how fast is the speed of your starcoms?

lynxnoon:

thx alot @bigrovar, am cheking out d link now
Guys pls wat download manager do u guys use? IMHO IDM seem IS d best on windows cos i can integrate my rapidshare username & pasword but deres no version for linux and am yet to find an app close to it
Wat do u guys tink?
As per netwok manager & bluman, dere's an option in bluman where u can integrate it wit netwok manager but i dont tink its fully functional; even my DUN connects but wen i try to use it it fails ^{(stil working on it sha)}

esquire:

Having read many good thingsabout mint 7 Gloria and am wondering if theres anybody that have in the house . Well as a distro LovePeddler that i used to be resurface while i was a the computer village theres this very place ised to buy linux dvds from i kinda lay my hand on open suse 10.3 or something an di must confess its quite kool but the only downside is that it does not have a live environment. So guys anybody have mint 7 or ubuntu 9.10 which i can customize to be very fine to my liking it will be good if that person is living in ogun state or lagos. Cheerio

lynxnoon:

thx alot @bigrovar, am cheking out d link now
Guys pls wat download manager do u guys use? IMHO IDM seem IS d best on windows cos i can integrate my rapidshare username & pasword but deres no version for linux and am yet to find an app close to it
Wat do u guys tink?
As per netwok manager & bluman, dere's an option in bluman where u can integrate it wit netwok manager but i dont tink its fully functional; even my DUN connects but wen i try to use it it fails ^{(stil working on it sha)}

lynxnoon:

@bigbros
tnx for always helping out[i](am chking d site now )[/i]
once i get dis woking well, men am finally switching to linux
by d way my recent mint update included open office3.0