What programs would you like to see ported to Linux?
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Distribution: Debian Sid AMD64, Raspbian Wheezy, various VMs
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Originally Posted by jamison20000e
When I search "chromium" in Debian-8 it gives both, chromium a browser and chromium-bsu.
Yes, but the game used to be "chromium" and the browser "chromium-browser" and now the browser is installed by default if one installs chromium:
Code:
apt-cache search chromium
chromium - web browser
chromium-dbg - web browser - debugging symbols
chromium-l10n - web browser - language packs
chromium-bsu - fast paced, arcade-style, scrolling space shooter
chromium-bsu-data - data pack for the Chromium B.S.U. game
See my previous link to view the name change happening.
Has rufus been mentioned? Been having difficulty with usb images and went to windows os to use rufus in order to make bootable flash drives. I should explore the linux methods more to see if I can get it right.
I dual boot Windows 10 and Linux Mint 17.3, mainly using Windows for speech-to-text using Nuance Software's Dragon Naturally Speaking 13 which I find more accurate and easier to use than the inbuilt Windows facility, although the latter is greatly improved in Windows 10. As speech recognition programs of this sort are widely used by people with disabilities, I suspect that Nuance would find a LINUX version profitable.
I have seen posts on forums where some folk have been able to get older versions of Dragon Naturally Speaking working with Wine, but I have had no success with it so far. However, I live in hope.
Last edited by Happy Wobblein; 01-18-2016 at 09:49 PM.
Not those .. A little, tiny, small desktop wigget type ..
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Originally Posted by cwizardone
You didn't look very hard. Audacious, XMMS, xine, and several others.
As to Linux distributions for ms-windows users, Zorin or Linux Mint might be a better choice.
"I was just looking to place a little CD player on my desktop. Like we do with clocks, weather monitors, System monitors and so on. I couldn't find one. There are almost no choices. I didn't want to use one of the bigger media players, just a small (Wigget?) CD player."
I would also like to see the garman GPS software ported aswell as Poweragent
yes there is GoldenChaeter but would sill like to see the others
Can't get GC to or well linux to read my cycling computer
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Originally Posted by cedar11
I would really find Garmin GPS programs ported to linux very helpful, the gps is almost a must when traveling or finding my way around in an unfamiliar city. On a recreational use the DeLorme handheld gps is great for hiking and getting around the backcountry.
I have spent many hours searching ubuntu, mint and debian forums for work arounds for the Garmin programs and downloads to work with no success.Have also spent much time with wine and its various bits and pieces and have only been able to get partial working from DeLorme topo programs.
Distribution: Slackware64-current with "True Multilib" and KDE4Town.
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Originally Posted by DLXPM7
"I was just looking to place a little CD player on my desktop. Like we do with clocks, weather monitors, System monitors and so on. I couldn't find one. There are almost no choices. I didn't want to use one of the bigger media players, just a small (Wigget?) CD player."
You can do that with XMMS and by changing settings and/or skins, with some of
the others.
Amarok, which I'm not particularly fond of, but is liked by many, defaults to an icon
in your system tray when you "close" it. In other words, it plays in the background.
IIRC, Clementine, a fork of Amarok, does something similar.
I've seen plugins that will place the media controls in you system tray, etc.
What you want is available.
You can do that with XMMS and by changing settings and/or skins, with some of
the others.
Amarok, which I'm not particularly fond of, but is liked by many, defaults to an icon
in your system tray when you "close" it. In other words, it plays in the background.
IIRC, Clementine, a fork of Amarok, does something similar.
I've seen plugins that will place the media controls in you system tray, etc.
What you want is available.
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