linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] LINUX_Newbies] Re: VLC in Mint 17

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Re: [LINUX_Newbies] LINUX_Newbies] Re: VLC in Mint 17

Scott, I try so very hard to KEEP IT SIMPLE if I can. I deleted most of your post so that I can get the reality.

I saved two paragraphs,because they are very pertinent to what I want to know.

1. You stated that FreeBSD works for you. I don`t doubt that at all. In fact,you do not make much use of Mint,Ubuntu,or

VLC. You state mplayer works. I`m not adverse to trying it,but first I ask whether it is a video player. Another

question I ask is what should I know about Pulse Audio and Flash? What,if any,effect could these apps have

on video and audio rendering? I intend to check FreeBSD. You are an IT. I defer to you.

2. Your second paragraph is a sad reading. I think Linux is very valuable to the world of computing.

Some polls say that only about three percent of desktops have Linux. Which is also sad.

I also think that the more we try to solve the unusual with the usual,will we increase this

usage. I`ve read about the out of box laptops and desktops. I don`t know enough yet to

intelligently comment.

Here is my point. I want to use only two OS in my home business.

a. Mac OSX b. Linux Phase out all XP Dell XP OS, and have one with Windows 7

temporarily. I have Ubuntu 14.10 in two AsRock 32 bit, 3.0 gig duo,2gig memory computers.

One can do no wrong in every thing I want. It`s twin will not display VLC of Youtube no matter

how try. In my five Dells,one works fine with Ubuntu 14.10,but it has double boot with XP. EEK!

The other Dells will not work with any distro to properly display video/sound sync.

To have a Newbie PITA come aboard with these problems is not what I would think

an IT,possibly corporate,would find in his networks. So why be concerned?

I get it,but you are the first that you have a SPECIFIC app that works for you.

So, what is FreeBSD? Is it used more in larger corporate networks,of in the smaller

home or business?

I`ll sideline the VLC/Youtube problems for a time,and try something that works for

someone else. Does any of this make sense?

Cheers

Gene H

Newbie

Well, this particular issue, I don't know--again, not following thread but
I've offered you suggestions. Speaking, only for myself, i can't really
help, I don't make much use of Mint, Ubuntu, or VLC, but if you use
FreeBSD, I know that mplayer works on it.

However, this isn't a really active forum anymore--this, and another one,
simply called Linux, had their heyday in the early double-oughts.

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Scott Robbins
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