Installing Vidyo on Ubuntu 16.10
Posted: May 12, 2017 Filed under: Computers, Linux | Tags: hacks, installation, Linux, vidyo Leave a comment »I need to use Vidyo conferencing software for some projects I’m on. Because I just reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04, I needed to reinstall the Vidyo desktop.
This is not easy, since the installation file Vidyo directs you to contains a dependency that is not available on Ubuntu 16.10 (libqt4-gui).
There are various solutions out there, though I was not able to get the one proposed by Vidyo itself to work.
The one that did work for me is on the CERN site. Read the rest of this entry »
Installing Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) on Aspire One
Posted: April 24, 2009 Filed under: Applications, Hardware, Linux, Technical Notes | Tags: acer, Computers, installation, Linux, ubuntu Leave a comment »Ubuntu, one of the more popular and user friendly Linux installations, has an awkward release schedule. They release in late October (the x.10 release) and late April (the x.04 release). In late October I have essays to mark and need to prepare for the annual conference and meeting of the Text Encoding Initiative. In late April, I have final exams and essays to mark, and need to prepare for going to the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo.
A wise and moderate person would wait to install the newest version of an open source operating system if the release came at a period of high professional demands; but I’m neither wise nor moderate; and installing a new operating system gives some thrills that help break up the monotony of marking.
In this case, with the latest release (9.04 Jaunty Jacaklope), the thrill of installing a new operating system, with what used to be its inevitable mess-ups and desperate attempts at recovery is almost completely gone.
