[CS-FSLUG] Ubuntu Black and White Kaffeine

[Yama Ploskonka]

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
>