Goodbye windows, hello linux

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Re: Goodbye windows, hello linux

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Does it give you an error or any feedback? I use VLC exclusively, on both linux and windows, and never had a problem with it...
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Re: Goodbye windows, hello linux

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u must install css. dvd playback are restrictive so ubuntu cant enable it by default. but use this guide to enable it https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Restr ... layingDVDs
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thank you that's just what i needed. I had found similar info but that didn't work. Now then would you guys say VLC is best? that seems to be the general opinion that i've seen online.
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vlc are the best, plays almost everything, fast and lightweight
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The best thing about VLC is that it doesn't require installing any codecs on the system and it plays 99% media out of the box, and it runs on Win, Mac and Linux.
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it played 0% untill i did that ^ libdvdread4 download. I guess it's no big deal to me. I just want to play videos ihave no idea what other qualites people look for in a video player. I'm guessing "lightweight" means it doesn't take much disk space.
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well dvd are like i said restricted so its not ubuntus fault.. lightweight as in dont take much resources when running. disk space i dont know about.
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I just want to note this for my own good. I can't get this from the software center but it's pretty good.

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vanhoof/kazam-scratch

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install kazam
edit: This is available in the software center now
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So, i killed my laptop and needed a new one. During the windows xp era manufacturers were getting sued for not giving refunds for unused windows software. But the new windows 7 agreement says the user must comply to the manufacturers return policy. This means manufacturers no longer need to offer a linux option to save their asses. I found some dealers that sold linux machines but they all ran over 1000$ This one i got was less than 500$. I went with the 100$ windows tax rather than the 500$ non-windows tax. Linux was free anyhow. The first laptop i tried had an AMD with radeon procesor. This did not work with ubuntu so i returned it. The one i have now runs linux but to boot it i had to run widows because the boot menu did not have a boot from cd option. Not a big deal but what it means is that i had to agree to the windows agreement, if i didn't i could not have installed the disc boot to allow me to install an other operating system. (actualy usb option was availible on the boot menu but i have now boot file on usb stick)
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Re: Goodbye windows, hello linux

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Hmm, in my part of the world, companies sell laptops with windows, linux or even no OS whatsoever. And yes, it f-ing sucks that you have to agree to something you don't want to agree to in order to use the equipment you bought legally.

BTW Rev, how do you like the Unity interface?
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