New to Linux Mint 18

2017-05-17 Thread Stephen Elliott
I just loaded Linux Mint 18 on a new Asus laptop. It begins the boot but hangs on the LM logo with 5 white/green dots below it. What do I do next? SE --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to ch

Re: New to Linux Mint 18

2017-05-17 Thread der.hans
Am 16. May, 2017 schwätzte Stephen Elliott so: moin moin Stephen, I just loaded Linux Mint 18 on a new Asus laptop. It begins the boot but hangs on the LM logo with 5 white/green dots below it. What do I do next? It looks like you wrote this yesterday early afternoon, but it didn't go to the

Re: New to Linux Mint 18

2017-05-17 Thread Michael
the same thing happens to me on a laptop. I thought the problem was just me. the solution I found was to restart it. it'll load sometimes and others not. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 4:23 PM, der.hans wrote: > Am 16. May, 2017 schwätzte Stephen Elliott so: > > moin moin Stephen, > > I just loaded Lin

zip

2017-05-17 Thread Michael
I'm looking to get a job and one of the things they want is for us to be able to zip files before we send them. Now there is tar and all of those zip abilities but there windows centric so I zeed a windows zip thing. Is there a linux utility to do this or else what do you think I can do? I'll be c

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Matthew Crews
I like 7-zip personally. Not only does it support the command line, but there are also GUI clients. Install details at www.7-zip.org On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:14 PM Michael wrote: > I'm looking to get a job and one of the things they want is for us to be > able to zip files before we send them.

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread James Mcphee
quick and dirty, java's jar is a zip format, so you can jar things up and they're in zip that most windows understands. the question i guess is what zip on windows are you using. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:21 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > I like 7-zip personally. Not only does it support the comman

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Matthew Crews
If you're using Windows, might as well use the built in zip tools (pretty much every version since XP? has them) On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:34 PM James Mcphee wrote: > quick and dirty, java's jar is a zip format, so you can jar things up and > they're in zip that most windows understands. the q

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Stephen Partington
https://linux.die.net/man/1/zip Virus-free. www.avast.com

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Stephen Partington
For windows 7zip is my absolute favorite. If i could get a 7zip GUI port for Linux i would be a very happy camper. Virus-free. www.avast.com

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Sesso
i just use zip lol jason > On May 17, 2017, at 3:14 PM, Michael wrote: > > I'm looking to get a job and one of the things they want is for us to be able > to zip files before we send them. Now there is tar and all of those zip > abilities but there windows centric so I zeed a windows zip thi

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Brien Dieterle
If you use Gnome, just select some files or folders, and right-click, choose "compress". Choose your format, 7z, zip, etc etc. You didn't specify your desktop environment so I hope this is helpful. On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 3:14 PM, Michael wrote: > I'm looking to get a job and one of the things

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Michael
I don't have windows. I will be zipping for a windows box On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 6:16 PM, Sesso wrote: > i just use zip lol > > jason > > > On May 17, 2017, at 3:14 PM, Michael wrote: > > I'm looking to get a job and one of the things they want is for us to be > able to zip files before we

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Michael
Gee that is simple. And I suppose 'zip' is the format I should select? On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Brien Dieterle wrote: > If you use Gnome, just select some files or folders, and right-click, > choose "compress". Choose your format, 7z, zip, etc etc. You didn't > specify your deskto

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Brien Dieterle
Yep :) On May 17, 2017 4:38 PM, "Michael" wrote: > Gee that is simple. And I suppose 'zip' is the format I should select? > > > On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Brien Dieterle wrote: > >> If you use Gnome, just select some files or folders, and right-click, >> choose "compress". Choose you

Re: zip

2017-05-17 Thread Brian Cluff
You can use the exact same procedure on the KDE Plasma desktop. Brian Cluff On 05/17/2017 04:35 PM, Brien Dieterle wrote: If you use Gnome, just select some files or folders, and right-click, choose "compress". Choose your format, 7z, zip, etc etc. You didn't specify your desktop environmen