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Originally Posted by JJJCR
Hi I like your idea about exposing computer usage and programming in developing countries.
Aside from material things such as PC, electricity or whatsoever.
How to create modules, or how to get people started or just how to encourage that indeed there is hope in Linux programming?
I've been thinking about it as well, on how to impart ideas and help people to alleviate poverty.
Any ideas people?
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Hey JJJCR, I think the best way is to start at the early childhood level i.e. age 5 and under and then pique their interest in linux. By the time they are 10 years old they would be sufficiently interested not only in linux but in ICT in general. The fact is the average person in developing countries does not possess a basic understanding of computers let alone Linux. Knowledge is power right now, if for example some people can get some old computers and install Linux and be exposed to the web and computing it can only be for the best.
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Originally Posted by fenario
Hi LinuxorNot?
You did the right thing. Thumbs up for using Ububntu 12.04.
Did you notice that in the native file browser nautilus the "up to parent folder" arrow
is missing? This can be very annoying when you want to return back up the folder tree.
Luckily Mr Kirby, a dedicated tux user, created a patch to have more toolbar options.
Check out this site: https://launchpad.net/nautiluspatchtogglelocationbar
where the patch is available. you may have to downgrade nautilus to match the patch version.
latest version is: 3.4.2-0ubuntu8-1
After installing it you could lock the installed nautilus version in synaptic package manager
(has to be installed first; in terminal type: sudo apt-get synaptic)
so it won't get updated and loose the patch. Synaptic is much better than the software center.
You could regularly visit Mr.Kirby's site and check if there are newer versions.
To activate the up arrow and other options goto: Edit > Preferences > Toolbar > Tick: Show up icon
best wishes for the new year and enjoy ubuntu precise pangolin
Ps I uploaded my tweaked version of precise at: http://yadi.sk/d/cPzGNx1vDz9R6
for the tweaks I used in precise check out http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/
for my blog "Collection of 12 tweaks" which will be published later today the 19th December.
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Hey Fenario, thanks for your reply it, I like that you gave me a lot of information. I will check out Synaptic and precise. A question for you why am I having such trouble installing Libreoffice? Ubuntu came with Libreoffice 3 and while I am able to uninstall and reinstall that version. I cannot install 4.1.4. Here is a copy of my commands. Any help would be appreciated. Coincidentally, I was accepted to Southern Cross University which I see is in your area.
proppy@HappyDays:~$ cd Downloads
proppy@HappyDays:~/Downloads$ tar -xvzf LibreOffice_4.1.4_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-python-script-provider_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-writer_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-dict-en_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-images_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-pyuno_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-en-us-base_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-javascript-script-provider_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-gnome-integration_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-postgresql-sdbc_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-impress_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-base_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-presentation-minimizer_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-en-us-math_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-en-us-calc_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-en-us-writer_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-en-us_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-calc_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-mediawiki-publisher_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-onlineupdate_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core01_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-nlpsolver_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-librelogo_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-beanshell-script-provider_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-math_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-pdf-import_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-en-us_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-en-us-res_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core06_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-ooofonts_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-ure_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core05_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-impress_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-calc_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-math_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-dict-es_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core02_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core07_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-draw_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-base_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-writer_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-ogltrans_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-graphicfilter_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-draw_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core04_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-kde-integration_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-ooolinguistic_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-debian-menus_4.1.4-2_all.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libreoffice4.1-dict-fr_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-core03_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-xsltfilter_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/libobasis4.1-extension-report-builder_4.1.4.2-2_amd64.deb
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/readmes/
LibreOffice_4.1.4.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/readmes/README_en-US
proppy@HappyDays:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i *.deb
[sudo] password for proppy:
dpkg: error processing *.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
*.deb
proppy@HappyDays:~/Downloads$