Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On 16/09/10 22:53, Grant Sewell wrote: O I'm sure the BBC have thoroughly tested it in all versions of everything available to have come up with this statement. Umm, well that's not exactly what they said lol - I'd already established that it didn't work on Lucid and figured it out via trial and error, discussion on forums and checking bug reports before emailing BBC to ask them to sort it out. After pointing it out on their forum and emailing them when I got no reply (and no doubt lots of other people complained too), BBC doesn't say anything about Lucid but now lists Ubuntu versions up to Karmic on their website as compatible. Apparently it also works on Suse. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
You can install 32 bit air on 10.04, even 64-bit. Essentially, you need to download the .bin (not the .deb) version. It's really easy to install Air onto Lucid, as I understand it, problem is the iPlayer doesn't work with the version of Air in the repos. You might be able to sort it out you have a couple of afternoons free but I don't at the mo ;) Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On 16/09/2010 18:19, Tony Pursell wrote: > On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:13 +0100, Steve Fisher wrote: >> Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, 64bit >> browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. >> >> >> Steve > It seems that what you cannot do is download programs because that needs > Air and Air does not install on Lucid. I.e you can only watch programs > streamed in your browser. > > You can install 32 bit air on 10.04, even 64-bit. Essentially, you need to download the .bin (not the .deb) version. I use it for tweetdeck and iplayer-- though my iplayer often hangs when downloading. http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/09/how-to-install-adobe-air-in-ubuntu-10-10-64bit/ (there are other similar suggestions) Glen -- Glen Mehn e: glen.m...@oba.co.uk | t: @gmehn m: +44 7942 675 755 | w: http://glen.mehn.net b: http://glen.mehn.net/mba -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:03:25 +0100 pmgazz wrote: > > On 16/09/10 18:48, Alan Bell wrote: > > > > The adobe air iplayer app works for me on Maverick, pretty sure I > > have it on a Lucid box too. Works on Maverick in 32 bit and in 64 > > bit. > > > > Alan. > > > Nu-uh, I emailed BBC and they said only works up to Karmic. > > Paula I'm sure the BBC have thoroughly tested it in all versions of everything available to have come up with this statement. Grant. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:21 +0100, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > flash doesn't work properly at all on mine, how did you get it to > work? > > On 16 September 2010 18:19, Tony Pursell > wrote: > > On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:13 +0100, Steve Fisher wrote: > > Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, > 64bit > > browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. > > > > > > Steve > > > It seems that what you cannot do is download programs because > that needs > Air and Air does not install on Lucid. I.e you can only watch > programs > streamed in your browser. > > Tony > What I had was it just kept telling me to install a new version, even after I had downloaded and installed it. Finally I removed a plugin folder, and its contents, in my home directory. I can't quite remember where it was. Probably under ~/.adobe. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
silly bbc On 16 September 2010 19:03, pmgazz wrote: > > On 16/09/10 18:48, Alan Bell wrote: > > > The adobe air iplayer app works for me on Maverick, pretty sure I have > it on a Lucid box too. Works on Maverick in 32 bit and in 64 bit. > > Alan. > > > Nu-uh, I emailed BBC and they said only works up to Karmic. > > Paula > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On 16/09/10 18:48, Alan Bell wrote: The adobe air iplayer app works for me on Maverick, pretty sure I have it on a Lucid box too. Works on Maverick in 32 bit and in 64 bit. Alan. Nu-uh, I emailed BBC and they said only works up to Karmic. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On 16/09/10 13:46, pmgazz wrote: > I had a similar heart-searching around Adobe Air - I work with > non-profits for whom fundraising is core - most funders issue > badly-constructed pdf forms and trying to fill these in with Evince is > still a work in progress. I can manage to do it because I know Evince > fairly well and what it can and can't do and don't mind working around > it - my clients were having total nervous breakdowns. > > Getting rid of Adobe's ghastly, bloated and tentacled reader was a > major plus in moving to Ubuntu for me ;) However, my clients really > really weren't coping. I now put Acroread onto Ubuntu Desktops where > people need to deal with pdf forms. Hate it, but there it is. > > And, until I upgraded to 10.04 and BBC iPlayer didn't, I used to > install Air (grumbling all the way) so I can run the iPlayer on my > desktop. I'm really committed to Free Software but I'm not a hermit ;) > > By the way, is there something we could (collectively) do to hassle > the BCC to sort out the iPlayer for Lucid (and Maverick - or is it > fixed on Maverick? I haven't had time to install it yet). > > Paula The adobe air iplayer app works for me on Maverick, pretty sure I have it on a Lucid box too. Works on Maverick in 32 bit and in 64 bit. Alan. -- Alan Bell The Open Learning Centre Web: http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com Mob: +44 (0)7738 789190 Tel: +44 (0)844 3576000 The Open Learning Centre is a trading name of Bell Lord Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales #05868943. VAT Registration #GB 901 4715 55 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
This may be of interest: http://www.webupd8.org/2010/09/adobe-flash-player-square-102-64bit.html -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
Don't understand, Lucid64 install, flash works (10.1.82.76) and BBC iPlayer works (Air not installed) what am I missing? I mean the Desktop version, the browser version works OK. Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On 16 September 2010 18:21, Jacob Mansfield wrote: > flash doesn't work properly at all on mine, how did you get it to work? > > > On 16 September 2010 18:19, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:13 +0100, Steve Fisher wrote: >> > Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, 64bit >> > browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. >> > >> > >> > Steve >> >> It seems that what you cannot do is download programs because that needs >> Air and Air does not install on Lucid. I.e you can only watch programs >> streamed in your browser. >> >> Tony >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > Must of got it installed before it was withdrawn, other than that dunno. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
flash doesn't work properly at all on mine, how did you get it to work? On 16 September 2010 18:19, Tony Pursell wrote: > On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:13 +0100, Steve Fisher wrote: > > Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, 64bit > > browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. > > > > > > Steve > > It seems that what you cannot do is download programs because that needs > Air and Air does not install on Lucid. I.e you can only watch programs > streamed in your browser. > > Tony > > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 18:13 +0100, Steve Fisher wrote: > Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, 64bit > browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. > > > Steve It seems that what you cannot do is download programs because that needs Air and Air does not install on Lucid. I.e you can only watch programs streamed in your browser. Tony -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
Well that answers part of it, but not why mine still works, 64bit browser (Chromium) and iPlayer works fine. Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html On 16 September 2010 17:48, Steve Fisher wrote: > Don't understand, Lucid64 install, flash works (10.1.82.76) and BBC iPlayer > works (Air not installed) what am I missing? > > Steve > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
Don't understand, Lucid64 install, flash works (10.1.82.76) and BBC iPlayer works (Air not installed) what am I missing? Steve -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
I currently don't like adobe because of the lack of x64 support for flash > no web games/movies On 16 September 2010 13:46, pmgazz wrote: > I had a similar heart-searching around Adobe Air - I work with non-profits > for whom fundraising is core - most funders issue badly-constructed pdf > forms and trying to fill these in with Evince is still a work in progress. I > can manage to do it because I know Evince fairly well and what it can and > can't do and don't mind working around it - my clients were having total > nervous breakdowns. > > Getting rid of Adobe's ghastly, bloated and tentacled reader was a major > plus in moving to Ubuntu for me ;) However, my clients really really > weren't coping. I now put Acroread onto Ubuntu Desktops where people need to > deal with pdf forms. Hate it, but there it is. > > And, until I upgraded to 10.04 and BBC iPlayer didn't, I used to install > Air (grumbling all the way) so I can run the iPlayer on my desktop. I'm > really committed to Free Software but I'm not a hermit ;) > > By the way, is there something we could (collectively) do to hassle the BCC > to sort out the iPlayer for Lucid (and Maverick - or is it fixed on > Maverick? I haven't had time to install it yet). > > Paula > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] MS vs. OO - and Adobe!
I had a similar heart-searching around Adobe Air - I work with non-profits for whom fundraising is core - most funders issue badly-constructed pdf forms and trying to fill these in with Evince is still a work in progress. I can manage to do it because I know Evince fairly well and what it can and can't do and don't mind working around it - my clients were having total nervous breakdowns. Getting rid of Adobe's ghastly, bloated and tentacled reader was a major plus in moving to Ubuntu for me ;) However, my clients really really weren't coping. I now put Acroread onto Ubuntu Desktops where people need to deal with pdf forms. Hate it, but there it is. And, until I upgraded to 10.04 and BBC iPlayer didn't, I used to install Air (grumbling all the way) so I can run the iPlayer on my desktop. I'm really committed to Free Software but I'm not a hermit ;) By the way, is there something we could (collectively) do to hassle the BCC to sort out the iPlayer for Lucid (and Maverick - or is it fixed on Maverick? I haven't had time to install it yet). Paula -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
