Comments on: From Ubuntu to Linux Mint http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint Max explores the world of IT, Music, Travel & other stuff... Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Max - The IT Pro http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-903 Max - The IT Pro Sat, 26 Feb 2011 17:57:29 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-903 New ZDNet article: "My favorite Linux desktop: Mint 10" http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/my-favorite-linux-desktop-mint-10/8337 Go Mint go!! :-) New ZDNet article: “My favorite Linux desktop: Mint 10″
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/my-favorite-linux-desktop-mint-10/8337

Go Mint go!! :-)

]]> By: ezaa http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-902 ezaa Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:41:18 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-902 Linux Mint look very similar to the display windows, very helpful for me who are used menggunakasn windows Linux Mint look very similar to the display windows, very helpful for me who are used menggunakasn windows

]]> By: Katelyn @ Michigan 4G Wireless http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-898 Katelyn @ Michigan 4G Wireless Sat, 15 Jan 2011 04:37:11 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-898 Hello there, just doing some browsing for my Michigan 4g website. Truly more information that you can imagine on the web. Not what I was looking for, but great site. Cya later. Hello there, just doing some browsing for my Michigan 4g website. Truly more information that you can imagine on the web. Not what I was looking for, but great site. Cya later.

]]> By: Max - The IT Pro http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-869 Max - The IT Pro Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:33:49 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-869 Melivin, have a peek at this email on the WINE mailing list. Looks like some dude in South Africa is hoping to get Cyber Cafe Pro ported over to Linux. He also gives some other alternatives...have a peek: ----------- On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 12:19 -0800, vulani mabunda wrote: Hi, I'm running an internet cafe using Cyber Cafe Pro software. This software is design soley for Windows platforms. We're constantly experiencing problems with Windows with regards to viruses and stability issues. Recently, we lost all our data and had to re-install. May you please help us in flawlessly porting this application so that it can run on Linux both on the server and client sides. If this happens, it could mean an end to our nightmare with Windows! We have already tried Open Kiosk (which natively runs on Linux) prior to making my request. Open Kiosk is free but is not advanced enough to meet our requirements. For example, it can't allow us to control and charge for excessive bandwidth. We've done extensive research on what is available and so far Cyber Cafe Pro seems to meet all our requirements with the exception of running only on Windows. Hodoman works on Linux but isn't as advanced as Cyber Cafe Pro is. This is the reason why we are interested in trying to get Cyber Cafe Pro to work on Linux. Cyber Cafe Pro people aren't interested in assisting us with regards to porting their application to Windows. Regards Vulani Mabunda CEO Internet CAfe Jack South Africa ----------- {source: http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/2006-December/023855.html } Melivin, have a peek at this email on the WINE mailing list. Looks like some dude in South Africa is hoping to get Cyber Cafe Pro ported over to Linux. He also gives some other alternatives…have a peek:

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On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 12:19 -0800, vulani mabunda wrote:
Hi,
I’m running an internet cafe using Cyber Cafe Pro software. This software is design soley for Windows platforms. We’re constantly experiencing problems with Windows with regards to viruses and stability issues. Recently, we lost all our data and had to re-install.

May you please help us in flawlessly porting this application so that it can run on Linux both on the server and client sides. If this happens, it could mean an end to our nightmare with Windows!

We have already tried Open Kiosk (which natively runs on Linux) prior to making my request. Open Kiosk is free but is not advanced enough to meet our requirements. For example, it can’t allow us to control and charge for excessive bandwidth. We’ve done extensive research on what is available and so far Cyber Cafe Pro seems to meet all our requirements with the exception of running only on Windows. Hodoman works on Linux but isn’t as advanced as Cyber Cafe Pro is.

This is the reason why we are interested in trying to get Cyber Cafe Pro to work on Linux. Cyber Cafe Pro people aren’t interested in assisting us with regards to porting their application to Windows.

Regards

Vulani Mabunda
CEO
Internet CAfe Jack
South Africa
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{source: http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/2006-December/023855.html }

]]> By: Max - The IT Pro http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-868 Max - The IT Pro Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:22:38 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-868 Stanley, it appears that the Mint developers decided to go with Mozilla's fabulous Thunderbird email client instead of Evolution. The reasoning is that Evolution is NOT cross-platform like Thunderbird and that it'd be a smoother transition for folks "moving around." Have a peek at what Jeremy wrote here: "...And that’s not my only gripe with Ubuntu that Mint 9 solves. The default application set makes more sense. For example, for email it stocks Thunderbird, for browsing it has Firefox, and for chatting Mint uses Pidgin. Ubuntu also uses Firefox, but uses Evolution for email and Empathy for chatting instead. While Evolution and Empathy are fine applications, they are not available across platforms. This means that if you use Evolution in Linux, you’d have to use something else in Windows because (as far as I know) there is no Evolution port for Windows or Mac. Same with Pidgin. That’s why Mint’s choices make more sense. Firefox, Pidgin, and Thunderbird are available on all major operating systems, which in my opinion makes Mint feel more natural to users of other platforms since they can utilize the applications they are likely used to. My personal opinion is that when in doubt over which application to include in your distro, choose the ones that are available on the most platforms..." {source: Linux Mint 9: Fast, Stable, and Beautiful - http://www.itnewstoday.com/?p=1514 } WHY don't you give Tbird a chance?? I use it on my Windows 7 desktop! It's fantastic...just like Firefox on the browser side of things. :-) Stanley, it appears that the Mint developers decided to go with Mozilla’s fabulous Thunderbird email client instead of Evolution. The reasoning is that Evolution is NOT cross-platform like Thunderbird and that it’d be a smoother transition for folks “moving around.” Have a peek at what Jeremy wrote here:

“…And that’s not my only gripe with Ubuntu that Mint 9 solves. The default application set makes more sense. For example, for email it stocks Thunderbird, for browsing it has Firefox, and for chatting Mint uses Pidgin. Ubuntu also uses Firefox, but uses Evolution for email and Empathy for chatting instead. While Evolution and Empathy are fine applications, they are not available across platforms. This means that if you use Evolution in Linux, you’d have to use something else in Windows because (as far as I know) there is no Evolution port for Windows or Mac. Same with Pidgin. That’s why Mint’s choices make more sense. Firefox, Pidgin, and Thunderbird are available on all major operating systems, which in my opinion makes Mint feel more natural to users of other platforms since they can utilize the applications they are likely used to. My personal opinion is that when in doubt over which application to include in your distro, choose the ones that are available on the most platforms…” {source: Linux Mint 9: Fast, Stable, and Beautiful – http://www.itnewstoday.com/?p=1514 }

WHY don’t you give Tbird a chance?? I use it on my Windows 7 desktop! It’s fantastic…just like Firefox on the browser side of things. :-)

]]> By: stanley82 http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-866 stanley82 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:20:27 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-866 I've just updated ubuntu 7.04 to the latest mint on my better half's machine. Where the hell did they put evolution? I'm familiar with different OS but what and where to click I'm finding tough and my wife will give me hell. Back to Ubuntu 10.4 it's not too different. I’ve just updated ubuntu 7.04 to the latest mint on my better half’s machine. Where the hell did they put evolution? I’m familiar with different OS but what and where to click I’m finding tough and my wife will give me hell. Back to Ubuntu 10.4 it’s not too different.

]]> By: Ambience http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-654 Ambience Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:10:59 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-654 <strong>Samsung N150 Mobile Broadband in Linux / KDE...</strong> If you have Mobile Broadband tab disabled (or greyed out) in the Network Manager in KDE, install the package modemmanager in your favourite package manager. Or do it manually from a command line as shown below: sudo apt-get install modemmanager After r... Samsung N150 Mobile Broadband in Linux / KDE…

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]]> By: Max - The IT Pro http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-650 Max - The IT Pro Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:13:36 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-650 Thank u for the shameless plug there Courtney. No comments on Ubuntu or Linux Mint? Well now I know where to go when I'm looking for photo-scanners, etc. from Nikon. Thank u for the shameless plug there Courtney. No comments on Ubuntu or Linux Mint? Well now I know where to go when I’m looking for photo-scanners, etc. from Nikon.

]]> By: Max - The IT Pro http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-649 Max - The IT Pro Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:10:49 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-649 Hi Lelah, Thanks for the props. I visited your site...lots of interesting articles. Hi Lelah,
Thanks for the props. I visited your site…lots of interesting articles.

]]> By: Melivin Jones http://maxtheitpro.com/from-ubuntu-to-linux-mint/comment-page-1#comment-622 Melivin Jones Fri, 14 May 2010 14:49:13 +0000 http://maxtheitpro.com/?p=736#comment-622 Hello, I have been reading your article and i have a question on unbuntu as well. I run a cyber cafe and i usually use cafe pro to track my employees and the activities around, if i divert to ubuntu as i really need to, due to containing viruses and managing my work station properly, is there a compatible program for ubuntu that is similar to cafe pro? Greetings! Hello,

I have been reading your article and i have a question on unbuntu as well. I run a cyber cafe and i usually use cafe pro to track my employees and the activities around, if i divert to ubuntu as i really need to, due to containing viruses and managing my work station properly, is there a compatible program for ubuntu that is similar to cafe pro?
Greetings!

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