Full Circle Magazine FR

More Wine! I love the magazine and I read it frequently. I especially love the compilation editions where significant series are pulled together in one. Python has been exceptional in this regard. I find the topic aspect helpful to include with distributions to friends, as it helps provide them with nice introductions to some of the key applications on Linux – Drawing, Office, Programming, Unity, Virtualization, etc. On that note, I'd like to see a compilation for the GIMP articles. That was also an exceptional series. As for topics, I'd really like to see a series/tutorial on Wine. Wine usually just works, but understanding what the limitations are, how it works, what wine bottles are, etc, requires more digging around. Wine has come a long ways forward, and I find it essential for some “gaps” in my linux machines capability – most significantly Acrobat Professional. Again, thank you for the dedication and efforts to support the community. You, and your contributors' efforts are as essential as the programmers. Arick

Encore du Wine! [NDT : jeu de mots en anglais: Wine = Vin]

J'adore ce magazine et je le lis souvent. J'aime particulièrement les éditions spéciales où tous les épisodes significatifs d'une série sont regroupés. Python a été exceptionnel à cet égard. Je trouve utile d'inclure des articles regroupés par sujets dans mes distributions à des amis, car ça aide à leur donner de belles introductions sur certaines des principales applications sur Linux : Dessiner, le bureau, la programmation, Unity, la virtualisation, etc

A ce propos, j'aimerais voir une compilation des articles de GIMP. C'est aussi une série exceptionnelle.

Quant aux sujets, je voudrais vraiment voir une série / tutoriel sur Wine. Wine fonctionne tout bêtement en temps normal, mais de comprendre quelles sont les limites, comment il fonctionne, que sont les bouteilles de Wine, etc, exige de creuser un peu plus autour. Wine a fait un long chemin en avant, et je trouve qu'il est essentiel contre certaines «lacunes» dans les capacités de mes machines Linux : le plus important étant Acrobat Professional.

Encore une fois, merci pour le dévouement et les efforts pour soutenir la communauté. Vous, et les efforts de vos collaborateurs êtes aussi essentiel que les programmeurs.

Arick

Touchy I wanted to ask you if Ubuntu was ever going to support “Touch”, or does it already? With Windows 8.1 out, everything is going to a “touch” format, except the monitors. One would think that a new monitor now would be a touchscreen. But, no. So why would I want Windows 8? I’m finding second-hand computers for about $10.00-15.00 and am restoring them, maxing out the memory and upgrading them wherever I can (video card, hard drives, etc.) Anyway, I found a case at a thrift store for $10.00, and it had a brand new motherboard in it. The guy said the motherboard was bad, but I was really after the case. Anyway, got it home and opened it up. Inside was a brand new Asus M4-A785-M Motherboard with an AMD Dual Core Processor. All it needed was the P/S and some memory which I got from Ebay. All for less than $40.00! Put it all together and booted it up. Kind of stalled on me, like there was a short. Started to disconnect all the peripherals and the board booted just fine. Came to discover it was the IR connector (the wires were reversed), got that fixed, and plugged everything back in. The system booted with no problem and I installed XP as the OS with Ubuntu as the backup. I looked up the retail price of the MB and discovered it was between $50.00 and $100 new. Not including the processor, and I got it for $10.00! Made my day. Total cost to build: about $50.00. Price to build new: probably over $500.00. My main system that I made 3 years ago cost me about $1,100.00. But then I had to buy new hard drives, Windows 7 (64bit) and MS-Office 2010. I really liked the article about the computer rescuers putting Ubuntu on the rebuilt machines. Way to go! Then the buyers have a choice, keep Ubuntu, or go to Windows. That’s the option I tell people when I put computers back together. John Stancliff

Touchy

Je voulais vous demander si Ubuntu n'a jamais souhaité supporter le « Tactile », ou le fait-il déjà? Avec la sortie de Windows 8.1, tout prend un format « tactile », sauf les écrans. On pourrait penser que tout nouvel écran maintenant serait un écran tactile. Mais, non. Alors, pourquoi voudrais-je de Windows 8?

Je trouve des ordinateurs de seconde main pour environ 10 à 15 $ et je les restaure, avec un max de mémoire et les fait évoluer là où je peux (carte vidéo, disques durs, etc). Quoi qu'il en soit, j'en ai trouvé un dans un magasin à aubaines pour 10 $, et il y avait une nouvelle carte mère flambant neuve. Le gars a dit que la carte mère était mauvaise, mais j'ai été intrigué par le cas. Je l'ai donc ramené à la maison et l'ai ouvert. Dedans, il y avait un toute nouvelle carte mère Asus M4-A785-M avec un processeur AMD Dual Core. Tout ce qu'il fallait, c'était l'alim. et de la mémoire que j'ai obtenue sur Ebay. Tout ça pour moins de 40 $ ! J'ai assemblé tout ça et démarré. J'étais choqué, comme s'il y avait un court-circuit. J'ai commencé à débrancher tous les périphériques et la carte a très bien démarré. J'en suis venu à découvrir que c'était le connecteur infra-rouge (les fils étaient inversés), j'ai réparé et tout rebranché. Le système a démarré sans problème et j'ai installé XP comme système d'exploitation et Ubuntu comme secondaire. Je cherché le prix au détail de la mémoire et découvert qu'elle valait entre 50 et 100 $ neuve. Sans compter le processeur, je l'ai eu pour 10 $ ! J'ai gagné ma journée. Le coût total de l'assemblage : environ 50 $. Coût de construction d'une nouvelle : probablement plus de 500 $. Mon système principal, que j'ai fait il y a 3 ans, m'a coûté environ 1100 $. Mais j'ai dû ensuite acheter de nouveaux disques durs, Windows 7 (64 bits) et MS-Office 2010.

J'ai vraiment aimé l'article sur les sauveteurs informatiques metant Ubuntu sur les machines reconstruites. C'est la marche à suivre! Ensuite, les acheteurs ont le choix, garder Ubuntu, ou prendre Windows. C'est le choix que je donne aux gens quand je répare les ordinateurs.

John Stancliff

Article Ideas I have a couple of thoughts. 1. How about a story comparing the strengths and weaknesses of other Linux distributions compared to Ubuntu. I have Oracle's Virtualbox – initially because I needed Windows 7 to run a work-related app – and I have installed various Linux distros to compare my experience with what I have now – Ubuntu with a Cinnamon UI – with other Linux distros ranging from Fedora (horrific install experience) to Bodhi (I still have this on virtualbox because I like Enlightenment and Bodhi is quick). I think such an article – starting with how it installs, how difficult it is to set up, get updates, etc, would really benefit new users. I keep extolling the virtues of Linux, and I always recommend Ubuntu, but even Ubuntu with certain interfaces would help ease the transition from Windows. Perhaps Linux distros that emulate Windows XP more or less. 2. I would love a story – any story, progress report, etc – that can inform Ubuntu users (or any Linux user for that matter) regarding the progress of getting Linux (and I am NOT talking about Android or ChromeOS) on a tablet. Or, for that matter, an easy method for getting Linux on my Sony S Tablet, or a Kindle, Nook, and, possibly, an Apple IPad. What is going on regarding the delay. A story outlining the difficulties, challenges, etc, would be of interest especially to those developers who may read your newsletter. Why not be the person(s) who can create the way to easily accomplish this task. I would do it now – getting rid of my Android OS – and installing Ubuntu in a heartbeat. Perhaps, a comparison of Android, Chrome, and more orthodox Linux OSs would be in order. I enjoy FCM. However, I do think that you need to focus more on some “paradigm” issues (marketing, development – viability of an OS that works across devices, e.g., distribution – how come a company like System76 cannot produce a Linux tablet, for example? John Moore Ronnie says: If anyone would like to grab any of those ideas, feel free. Regarding FCM focusing on marketing, development, etc; as I keep saying, we can print only what people send in.

Back In Time The distro specific files [for Back In Time] apparently aren't available for Mint XFCE - common files yes but no GUI. XFCE is my current experiment on the main machine. I've been using it since Mint XFCE went final. I think its a bit more versatile than SolydX being, after all, a Mint distro. I'll let you know if I find any issues on the Toshiba netbook; so far I've only installed it. For what it's worth, my take on back-up is: user data only. If the user has lost something, as you did, that's all that is important anyway. The config and application stuff will be regenerated if the OS needs to be reinstalled. The new installation might suffer heartburn if the old stuff was restored so it shouldn't be done. Mint Back-up's saving and restoration of the user apps might make sense. The back-up app should backup only the changed information, should allow the creation of a folder to contain the backup rather than scattering stuff all over the backup drive, should allow backing up to USB stick (Lucky apparently can't find one) and should have a straightforward, user friendly and understandable GUI (I can't find one that does!). Dave Rowell