May 2012 - wlug - list.wlug.org.nz

OpenShot video editor on Ubuntu 12.04
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

Hi there Just encountered a problem with the OpenShot video editor under Ubuntu 12.04. For some reason, I couldn't export to mp4 (h.264 or mpeg4) because OpenShot moaned that libx264 and libmp3lame weren't installed. Fact is, they were installed (but as libmp3lame0, for instance). Didn't go into too much digging around for the root of this problem, but simply added the medibuntu repository and installed the avformat library, which solved the issue. Here is what I did: - added medibuntu repository (run in terminal) sudo wget --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/$(lsb_release -cs).list && sudo apt-get --quiet update && sudo apt-get --yes --quiet --allow-unauthenticated install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get --quiet update source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu#Adding%20the%20Repository - installed avformat library (version 53 instead of 52): sudo apt-get install libavformat-extra-53 source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/26142/trouble-installing-codecs-libx264-and-… HTH Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Calligra Suite, the Promising Not-An-Office Suite
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

A nice review of the Calligra office suite: https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/575114-calligra-suite-the-promising-n… Been using Krita for quite some time now and love it. On thing that I didn't know was that Calligra is a fork of KOffice. Thought it was a simple rebranding... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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HP Shows Off Power Over Ethernet Thin Client
by Peter Reutemann 11 May '12

11 May '12

Drawing only 13W is pretty cool: "HP has unveiled an all-in-one thin client capable of being powered by an Ethernet cable. The t410 AiO supports the Type 1 Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard, which means it is capable of drawing its power from a network connection, although it can be powered by standard AC power. It uses an ARM-based processor and has an integrated 18.5-inch monitor, and it is capable of being used for virtual desktops through Windows RDP, VMware View and Citrix ICA." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/05/10/1354214/hp-shows-off-power-over… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Apache OpenOffice Releases Version 3.4
by Peter Reutemann 09 May '12

09 May '12

Looks like OpenOffice is finally coming round and finally picking up pace: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/05/08/1945248/apache-openoffice-releases… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Remote desktop tool Guacamole connects via VNC and RDP
by Peter Reutemann 08 May '12

08 May '12

Sounds quite useful: "Version 0.6.0 of the open source, Java-based tool adds support for Microsoft's RDP protocol. Guacamole can be accessed from any browser with HTML5 and AJAX support." --source: http://h-online.com/-1569579 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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OK Creating Wallpaper slide show, ...but a bit different with Ubunt 11.10
by Ian Stewart 07 May '12

07 May '12

Peter: Thanks for the pointer to creating wallpaper slide-shows. I didn't give the GUI application approach using "crebs" (create background slideshow) a try. I opted for the text editing and creation of a .xml file. I found the background slide show worked fine with Ubuntu 11.04. However there are changes with Ubuntu 11.10. The following posting does a good job of telling you how to get a background slide show running on 11.10... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1881394 ...the approach now seems to be that you edit and append to... /usr/share/gnome-background-properties/ubuntu-wallpapers.xml ...With 12.04 not far away, I think I'll wait and see what it takes to get a slide show working on that release. cheers, Ian.

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Gimp 2.8 is out!
by Peter Reutemann 07 May '12

07 May '12

After 3.5 years of development and major work on UI and guts: https://plus.google.com/116634837115748851709/posts/X5W6x2v5avo http://www.unixmen.com/gimp-2-8-is-out-ppa-ubuntu/ But beware: installing it from the ppa mentioned in the article above might break your system (see comments section)... Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Raspberry Pi Review & Initial How-To Setup Guide
by Peter Reutemann 06 May '12

06 May '12

Just to keep interest going: http://www.techspot.com/review/527-raspberry-pi/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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REMINDER: WLUG meeting tonight!
by Meeting Reminder Bot 04 May '12

04 May '12

There's a WLUG meeting tonight: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WLUG Installfest of Ubuntu 12.04 Meet up at the university - usual meeting room for Monday meetings. Time: 10am to 4pm http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4 We'll have internet access (48Mbit/s). Entry is free for visitors and club members. However, if you, as a visitor, wish to connect your computer to the internet for more than a few minutes, a fee of $4 dollars to cover internet costs would be appreciated. We will accept membership applications on the day ($20). There are no kitchen facilities within the room. Toilets are available.

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JavaFX Runs On Raspberry Pi
by Peter Reutemann 04 May '12

04 May '12

Looks like the Raspberry Pi is gaining traction: "Oracle seem to be concerned that the Raspberry Pi manages to run Java properly and they are actively working on the problem. To prove that it more than just works, what better than to get a JavaFX app up and running — what could be more cutting edge? Unfortunately the trick was performed using a commercial version of the JDK with JIT support and some private code, but it is still early days yet. Java and JavaFX on Raspberry Pi takes us into a whole new ball game." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/05/03/1553230/javafx-runs-on-raspberr… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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