Comments on: Initial Impressions of Kubuntu 7.10 beta http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexei Znamensky http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2577 Alexei Znamensky Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:17:48 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2577 Christer, Drifting away a little bit, but not too far, instead of the gnome-ask-pass, I installed the this package called "seahorse". It works as a normal ssh_askpass program, only it easily allows you to store the ssh-agent pw in the gnome keyring. Working with ssh agent AND the gnome keyring may be overkill, but hey, it's working for me. Just my $0.02 Cheers Christer,

Drifting away a little bit, but not too far, instead of the gnome-ask-pass, I installed the this package called “seahorse”. It works as a normal ssh_askpass program, only it easily allows you to store the ssh-agent pw in the gnome keyring. Working with ssh agent AND the gnome keyring may be overkill, but hey, it’s working for me.

Just my $0.02

Cheers

]]> By: Henrik Pauli http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2576 Henrik Pauli Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:21:16 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2576 Christer: you’ll probably be happy to hear that Kaffeine uses xine as a backend, too :) As an alternative, take a look at kmplayer, it can use mplayer as well as xine. Christer: you’ll probably be happy to hear that Kaffeine uses xine as a backend, too :) As an alternative, take a look at kmplayer, it can use mplayer as well as xine.

]]> By: anonim http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2575 anonim Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:59:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2575 Have you tried "tsocks konqueror" I've used it with a lot of apps that don't have socks configuration Have you tried “tsocks konqueror”

I’ve used it with a lot of apps that don’t have socks configuration

]]> By: Ubuntu Tutorials http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2571 Ubuntu Tutorials Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:41:09 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2571 Allen - I have generally used Xine in gnome to play DVDs. I'll give Kaffeine a try now that I'm in KDE. Thank You. Allen – I have generally used Xine in gnome to play DVDs. I’ll give Kaffeine a try now that I’m in KDE. Thank You.

]]> By: liquidat http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2574 liquidat Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:46:39 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2574 The LUKS support is a wish in the KDE bug database: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113629 The Wordpress bug is mentioned as fixed but the fix didn't found its way into the distributions somehow: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141457 liquidat The LUKS support is a wish in the KDE bug database:
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113629

The WordPress bug is mentioned as fixed but the fix didn’t found its way into the distributions somehow:
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141457

liquidat

]]> By: Laurie http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2573 Laurie Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:04:12 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2573 I have been trying Konqueror and I like it, but neither my bank nor gmail work properly with it. For my banking I have to get Konqueror to identify itself as e.g. IE6-Win and my Gmail appears as a garbled mess. Firefox has neither of these issues. That said, I like KDE, it is fast and Quanta works much faster on its native desktop but I still mostly use Gnome, no rational reason, I guess I just have it set up and would rather be productive than spend time configuring another desktop. I have been trying Konqueror and I like it, but neither my bank nor gmail work properly with it. For my banking I have to get Konqueror to identify itself as e.g. IE6-Win and my Gmail appears as a garbled mess. Firefox has neither of these issues.

That said, I like KDE, it is fast and Quanta works much faster on its native desktop but I still mostly use Gnome, no rational reason, I guess I just have it set up and would rather be productive than spend time configuring another desktop.

]]> By: lefty.crupps http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2572 lefty.crupps Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:45:47 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2572 In Konqueror, try some of the various supported protocols, such as: fish://192.168.1.42 or fish://username@192.168.1.42 (or whatever IP) ftp:// sftp:// The Fish protocol can be used for an SSH connection, similar to SFTP. Both allow you to use GUI apps to open remote files. Konqueror has a ton of neat tricks that I just keep learning about. As a web browser, eh I cannot get into it either. Yet. In Konqueror, try some of the various supported protocols, such as:

fish://192.168.1.42 or
fish://username@192.168.1.42 (or whatever IP)

ftp://
sftp://

The Fish protocol can be used for an SSH connection, similar to SFTP. Both allow you to use GUI apps to open remote files.

Konqueror has a ton of neat tricks that I just keep learning about. As a web browser, eh I cannot get into it either. Yet.

]]> By: Allen http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2570 Allen Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:54:14 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2570 Christer, I recently tried using Totem to watch DVD movies. It worked but was very glitchy and I am not exactly a linux expert (not yet at least). The player would freeze or lock up at the drop of a hat, especially when I tried to fast forward or skip to the next scene. Also it went straight to playing the movie and did not give the option selecting the deleted scenes and special features. So I looked on the Ubuntu forums and found an alternative - Kaffeine. What a great movie player, it works flawlessly, giving the option of playing the special features and all the controls worked perfectly. What a great example of open source ingenuity. Anyway, for what it is worth, that is the kde killer app I would whole-heartedly recommend (especially for a non-technical user that just wants things to work). By the way, I have been following your comments on Ubuntu Planet for the last year or so, and your advice and tutorials have been invaluable to me. Count me as a fan. Keep up the great work. Allen Christer,

I recently tried using Totem to watch DVD movies. It worked but was very glitchy and I am not exactly a linux expert (not yet at least). The player would freeze or lock up at the drop of a hat, especially when I tried to fast forward or skip to the next scene. Also it went straight to playing the movie and did not give the option selecting the deleted scenes and special features. So I looked on the Ubuntu forums and found an alternative – Kaffeine. What a great movie player, it works flawlessly, giving the option of playing the special features and all the controls worked perfectly. What a great example of open source ingenuity. Anyway, for what it is worth, that is the kde killer app I would whole-heartedly recommend (especially for a non-technical user that just wants things to work).

By the way, I have been following your comments on Ubuntu Planet for the last year or so, and your advice and tutorials have been invaluable to me. Count me as a fan. Keep up the great work.

Allen

]]> By: Henrik Pauli http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2566 Henrik Pauli Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:27:34 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2566 Yeah, the resolution thing is quite annoying — but I guess that’s a Gutsy issue rather than anything to do with KDE. I also see my screen get randomly turned off, and energy saving has been off, and is now on 5 hours — so it really shouldn’t turn off within reasonable time now :/ As for Konqueror, it’s blazingly fast for me. I found that the whole “Linux does IPv6 even if you don’t want to” issue affects it quite badly, so you may want to use a DNS which does well support AAAA — try OpenDNS for a moment, 208.67.222.222 But then, had I read the comments, I wouldn’t have written the above paragraph :P Yeah, the resolution thing is quite annoying — but I guess that’s a Gutsy issue rather than anything to do with KDE. I also see my screen get randomly turned off, and energy saving has been off, and is now on 5 hours — so it really shouldn’t turn off within reasonable time now :/

As for Konqueror, it’s blazingly fast for me. I found that the whole “Linux does IPv6 even if you don’t want to” issue affects it quite badly, so you may want to use a DNS which does well support AAAA — try OpenDNS for a moment, 208.67.222.222

But then, had I read the comments, I wouldn’t have written the above paragraph :P

]]> By: Miguel http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/10/04/initial-impressions-of-kubuntu-710-beta/#comment-2567 Miguel Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:47:27 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=461#comment-2567 I do like konqueror but it's not completely functional fore some web pages, I better have Firefox as my default web browser. Nevertheless I have to access one website of a customer that does not work with Firefox, but works with konqueror, so I really us the both. One of the things I appreciated more from konqueror when I was starting with linux is it's ability to read man pages in a very easy to read format. At this moment I'm doing the invere of what you are doing, I'm from KDE now trying GNOME. I'm documenting mi experiences, from an unbiased point of view here: http://www.bbnuke.com/kdevsgnome/ I do like konqueror but it’s not completely functional fore some web pages, I better have Firefox as my default web browser.
Nevertheless I have to access one website of a customer that does not work with Firefox, but works with konqueror, so I really us the both.
One of the things I appreciated more from konqueror when I was starting with linux is it’s ability to read man pages in a very easy to read format.
At this moment I’m doing the invere of what you are doing, I’m from KDE now trying GNOME.
I’m documenting mi experiences, from an unbiased point of view here:
http://www.bbnuke.com/kdevsgnome/

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