[CS-FSLUG] Ubuntu Black and White Kaffeine
Yama Ploskonka
yama at netoso.com
Mon Apr 7 07:07:01 CDT 2008
I agree. Ubuntu seems to be more of a system diva that advertised.
Moreover, DVD can be a major issue with "honest" distros that believe in
not angering DRMA people.
Fred A. Miller wrote:
> pastor.george at nehemiah-center.org wrote:
>> I am re purposing an old Pentium 3 500MhZ machine for a family who has no
>> computer in my church. I decided to put Ubuntu on it and all seems ok
>> except the DVD player. Totem doesn't work worth a fiddle and I can't get
>> any codecs to stick on it. It will play a DVD in Kaffeine using Kaffeine
>> Xine engine but its in black and white.
>>
>> I have never had these hassles with FC what am I doing wrong here?
>
> You have a minimal system to start with and *buntu ISN'T a minimalist
> OS, IMHO. Download PCLinuxOS 2007 and burn the CD. I think you'll have a
> good install and a lot less problems.
>
> Fred
>
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