Shalom; I'm totally new to this subject yet very inetersted. What type of linux OS is best for laptops? What addon(s) would one need to use Windows based...
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kopolov@...
hagai_hadad
Jan 11, 2011 11:41 am
Well, I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 on my ThinkPad W500 and it works gr8. About running Windows apps on Ubuntu, you will need to install wine (short for "WINdows...
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Shimon Lebowitz
shimonl
Jan 11, 2011 11:51 am
Actually, WINE is an acronym for W_ine I_s N_ot an E_mulator, because it allows Windows programs written for the underlying architecture to run natively. The...
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kopolov@...
hagai_hadad
Jan 11, 2011 12:23 pm
10x for the update (liked it ... :) )...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Jan 11, 2011 2:26 pm
Hi Yaakov, ... Well, I've successfully installed Mandriva Linux on my Acer Laptop. Here are its specs: http://www.shlomifish.org/meta/FAQ/#computers-specs ...
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Oded Arbel
oded-gnubies@...
Jan 11, 2011 5:30 pm
... Most modern Linux distributions will work out of the box on any standard laptop. Additionally both Ubuntu 10.10, KUbuntu 10.10 and Fedora 14 worked nicely...
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Yaakov Bar Nahman
ybnbetar
Jan 11, 2011 9:44 pm
BS"D Thank you all for good relevant information & advice. Does anyone know if there is a place I could send a copy of a particular program, or relevant part...
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Shimon Lebowitz
shimonl
Jan 11, 2011 10:05 pm
Just to let you know that I use OpenOffice, in English *and* Hebrew, and once I got it set up, it works fine for me. I mostly use Writer (instead of "Word"),...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Jan 11, 2011 10:07 pm
... What? What do you mean by checked for Linux compliance? ... Ubuntu works fine without a touch screen. ... Well, if any of these medical programs don't have...
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Oded Arbel
oded-gnubies@...
Jan 11, 2011 11:31 pm
... I don't think that something like that exist. If its a software that's available for the general public, then it probably is listed in Wine's application...
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Yaakov Bar Nahman
ybnbetar
Jan 11, 2011 11:35 pm
Shimon Todah! Does this work in either the "English" version or the "Hebrew" version or in either? What is the difference/similarity between "Writer" & "Word"...
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Yaakov Bar Nahman
ybnbetar
Jan 11, 2011 11:38 pm
BS"D Todah Oded. Yaakov ... -- Hhaza"l said: "Ein Torah lelo derekh eress" Rav Shalom Arush says: "Torah study that is done with insulting or degrading another...
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Shimon Lebowitz
shimonl
Jan 12, 2011 7:45 am
I don't really remember installing a "Hebrew version". Actually, my guess would be that a Hebrew version means that the menus and such appear in Hebrew, which...
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noa78@...
noa78@ymail.com
Feb 21, 2011 11:41 am
I have Windows 7 on my laptop, I tried to install Ubuntu 10.04 side by side, when I choose Ubuntu from the start menu everything works fine, but when I choose...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Feb 21, 2011 2:28 pm
Hi Noa, ... What is written on the laptop's screen when Win7 attempts to boot? I think we need more details. Finally, I should note that you may have better...
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kopolov@...
hagai_hadad
Apr 14, 2011 6:52 pm
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irkin42
Jul 18, 2011 6:13 pm
I'm looking to buy an Atom based netbook with Linux preinstalled. Any idea where I can find it in Israel ?...
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kopolov@...
hagai_hadad
Jul 19, 2011 6:30 am
Why not buy an Atom based netbook and install linux on it? http://www.zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=c-pclaptop&db1634543=1634546&db1419785=1419786 Hagai ...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Jul 22, 2011 5:46 pm
Hi irkin42, On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:01:53 -0000 ... just a note - you have better luck asking this on a different forum: ...
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chaim.seymour
Sep 22, 2011 9:19 am
Hi I am a super-gnuby. I am learning as I go along. So far I succeed in installing the Fedora 15 with Hebrew support. I can read Hebrew and all my menus are in...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Sep 22, 2011 9:38 am
Hi Chaim, On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:14:55 -0000 ... Try putting this line in a text file called .Xkbmap (note the "." and the capital "X") in your home directory:...
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Chaim Seymour
chaim.seymour
Sep 22, 2011 7:24 pm
Hi all Many thanks to Shlomi. I still seem to need your collective wisdom. I set up the file: .Xkbmap. I took the content from the editor by cut/paste. I don't...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Sep 23, 2011 11:52 am
Hi Chaim, On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:51:44 +0300 ... that's because files with a leading period (".") are considered hidden. ... OK, I should note that generally...
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Chaim Seymour
chaim.seymour
Sep 23, 2011 2:02 pm
Hi I followed your advice to see if the file works. The 'cat' command reproduced the file, but I still don't have Hebrew. I assume that I am doing something...
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Shlomi Fish
shlomif2
Sep 23, 2011 2:35 pm
Hi Chaim, On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:01:59 +0300 ... Does this command work for the current session (in a terminal)? setxkbmap $(cat .Xkbmap) ... Shabbath Shalom...
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Chaim Seymour
chaim.seymour
Sep 24, 2011 7:21 pm
שלום רב העברית היא תוצאה של פקודה: setxkbmap -option compose:ralt,grp:switch,grp:alt_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll -variant ,lyx ...
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Chaim
chaim.seymour
Oct 3, 2011 4:38 pm
Hi I installed Skype. I am using an HP Pavilion laptop. The Webcam works. If I connect an external microphone, it works. The built in microphone doesn't work. ...
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kopolov@...
hagai_hadad
Oct 6, 2011 11:21 am
Did you tried to set the built in microphone as the default microphone via the sound settings (in Ubuntu its system -> Preferences -> Sound -> input tag ->...
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Chaim Seymour
chaim.seymour
Oct 6, 2011 11:40 am
Hi I didn't see anything like that in Fedora, but I don't have an external microphone plugged in at all when the built in microphone works. Anyway, I started...
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kopolov@...
hagai_hadad
Oct 6, 2011 6:59 pm
Are you using Fedora with KDE or Gnome? (If I remember correctly, Fedora comes with Gnome as default). I'm sure there are sound preferences there as well...
