Synaptic goes into the System sub-menu or press Alt+F2 and type synaptic. Roy Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit Location: Canada
On 4 September 2012 12:58, Joan Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > I couldn't find Synaptic, after I downloaded it, wonder where KDE put it? > I'll try Xshisen on it. > > Thanks, > Joan in Reno > > --- On Tue, 9/4/12, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Roy <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] KDE questions > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 5:12 AM > > If the game runs slowly on your machine then you might want to look at > alternatives. It runs fine for me on 12.04, 64-bit, but all machines are > different. It sounds more that it requires more resources than your machine > can deliver. There is xshisen and many other mahjong type games in the > repositories. I would not use Muon, BTW. I use either Synaptic or apt-get > and will not use Muon or Software Centre unless I have to. > > Roy > Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > On 4 September 2012 01:54, Joan Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > To update...I put another hard disk in the dual-Opteron and installed the > > new Kubuntu 12.04.1 64-bit and it had a slow version of the game, too. > The > > Muon Package Manager said something in the notes for it that leads me to > > believe they know it has problems, but they think games aren't important. > > That's stupid, coming from the Windows world and DOS before that, games > are > > how most folks start to learn their computers. > > > > Heck when one of mine or client's computers are installing, updating or > > scanning, I use another computer to do something else, and that includes > > some games. Doesn't anyone else have KDE-based games that are running > slow? > > > > Joan in Reno > > > > --- On Mon, 9/3/12, Joan Leach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Joan Leach <[email protected]> > > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] KDE questions > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, September 3, 2012, 1:42 PM > > > > > > > > > > Well I pulled out a Dual-Opteron that I had put aside, it's pci-x sata > > controller went bad...anyway I had forgotten I had put Kubuntu 11.04 on > it, > > at least it had it's original desktop on an IDE/PATA hard drive. I > checked > > and it had one of my favorite games on it, Kshisen. This game has become > > very slow on recent distros, but alright on my old Kubuntu/Gnome 10.04, > it > > was also fast on this 11.04. > > > > True on my other desktop towers I use LXDE, although I did test Mint Mate > > on my Intel Dual-604 Xeon and LXDE, but this Kshisen was still slow, > then I > > had to retire it, its CMOS has become damaged and no longer talks to its > > PCI slots. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Joan in Reno > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! > Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
