On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 12:25:36AM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > Gnome desktop (yes, I've tried all the others) > > > > This works fine in Lenny. > > In discussing this at length on this list, the Fedora forums, and the OpenSuse > forums, everyone wants me to file a bug report with Gnome. I'd be thrilled to > do so, except that I know the response will be "unable to reproduce." The > problem is that I cannot tell which if the literally hundreds of configuration > changes and installed apps, and combinations thereof, caused the problem. > > However, I never had a problem with Gnome with any version of Ubuntu through > Jaunty so, as long as Lenny comes with a version no later than Jaunty, I > should > be fine.
Well, that is the case in Lenny. > > > OpenOffice.org 3.1.1.4 (fixes bugs in the Math module) > > > > It appears that Backports might help: > > > > http://tuxarena.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-install-openoffice-31-in-debian.html > > It is not clear from that web site that it is possible to install 3.1.1.4 on > Lenny. On the other hand, I know there is a 64-bit deb file on the OOo web > site > that I can download. I could always wipe out the OOo that is installed by > default with Lenny and then install the OOo version. The problem with this is > that there are a lot of additional goodies that you don't get with the base > installation. Well, you really should search at least a bit. From here: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=openoffice.org I conclude that the version of openoffice.org available from backports as 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 [backports]: amd64 i386 > > > Scribus 1.3.5.1 (I need the features) > > > > Even unstable has only 1.3.3.13; you might have to build this on your own. > > Over four years of Ubuntu I have never built a package on my own. I hope I can > get instriuctions. And I dimly recall reading on the Scribus e-list that > Scribus requires some odd, different utility to compile it. But I'm borrowing > trouble. I should wait to complain after I have a problem. Well, while it would be convenient to build a package, that was not what I meant. Anyway, there's a development branch available, with 1.3.4.dfsg+svn20071115-1 in Lenny and 1.3.5.dfsg+svn20091030-1 in unstable. > > > Adobe Reader 9.1 > > > > Debian Multimedia seems to have only Acrobat 8.1, but I'd think you > > can use Adobe's own distributed tarball/package? > > That is easier said than done. I know that 9.1 is in the Ubuntu medibuntu > repos. Is it possible to add this repo? Possibly, but I'd advise you not to add it. You could get the deb from there and try it installing though. > > I can sympathize with that; getting complex software, especially > > non-free ones, to work the way you want is not a simple task. I hope > > the information above is useful to you. Should you face any further > > issues with Lenny, do come to this list; I am sure people will help > > solve your problems to the best of their ability. > > When I was struggling with Testing, and later with Unstable, this list has > been > a godsend. Thanks for your input. > > It is late at night and my bedtime. Tomorrow morning I will have a better > attitude. But I am considering that OpenSuse 11.1 is hopeless and needs to be > replaced, I think my next stop will be Fedora 11. Fedora 12 was a mess only > because it came with Gnome 2.8.0. Maybe Fedora 11 will work for me. > > If Fedora 11 can't get me a working desktop computer, my next stop will be > Lenny. All the best! Kumar -- The only "intuitive" interface is the nipple. After that, it's all learned. -- Bruce Ediger, bedi...@teal.csn.org, on X interfaces
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