In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Matthew J Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Kris Marsh wrote: >>> Also couldn't play my mp3 files, of >>> which I have many via Creative. >> >> mp3 won't work out of box with Ubuntu, as there are some legal >> implications with shipping it on the CD (the mp3 library needs to be >> paid for as it's using patented technology). However, Ubuntu makes it >> very easy to install codecs such as mp3, dvd stuff etc. You should be >> able to click on the mp3, and Ubuntu will prompt you to download what >> it needs from the Internet. Providing you can get connected :-)
First hurdle :-) > > >http://www.dslmodemsdirect.com/about_zoom_5510a_usb_dsl_modem.htm Haha, I have a Zoom 5510... Will check this out. > >However, if you can afford it, I would get an ethernet DSL modem as they >really do work out of the box, with no drivers necessary. Will look into this too. > >Just to introduce myself, I'm Matthew Smith, and I live in New Malden >(SW London), and I'm probably best known for running the Qt blog >(www.blogistan.co.uk/qt), and I also do a bit of Qt 4 programming, >particularly writing the QTM blog management program >(qtm.blogistan.co.uk). I've used most versions of Ubuntu and have just >installed Feisty, and I must say it's the first version of Kubuntu I'll >actually keep using. Hi Matthew. I aborted Kubunto as I thought it was demoing like Ubunto but appeared to be installing. -- Gregory -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/