Allan, I love your enthusiasm. > They are doing this because although they use Linux, they have another side that uses windows that has always been complaining of viruses.
If "troubled lecturer" has a strong voice in ICT change management at the university, please start from the top to handle some on those wrong perceptions. Not all Windows updates and downloads are viruses. You can use good old SQUID to control what users can download and as who (classifying users) even without "visible" authentication. # Edz. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:51 AM, kamukama allan <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks guys, > So far ive managed to get him pspp ( linux version of SPSS and he > seems to love it. But now i have a bit of a problem installing RevMan. > How can i do that. I have tried out all options given on the internet > but failed. The option thats available on google is installing RevMan > 5 on FEDORA. > > Reinier, i like you idea of setting up a cache but do you think he can > still be able to get downloads or updates because the University has > put a policy of not downloading anything. They are doing this because > although they use Linux, they have another side that uses windows that > has always been complaining of viruses. So he can only use the > internet but can't get updates because they are blocked. > > Regards' > Allan > > On 9/19/11, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > When I read the lecturers email, i can not see anywhere he is asking to > run > > a > > program that requires Wine. He actually suggests to use a linux version > of > > software he needs several times. > > > > He might want to provide a license key or login for the proprietary > software > > he needs, which would allow Allan to install the legitimate version of > some > > of > > the sofware suggested (like SPSS) > > > > (and yes, VLC will play almost anything, its pretty amazing, especially > if > > you > > compare it to the amount of codec packs you need to install on windows to > > get > > the same functionality) > > > > In regards to the update manager issue, standard updates for ubuntu are > > downloaded over port 80. You might want to read > http://linux.or.ug/aptcache > > too. (and if you rock you setup your own cache within the university. > > http://linux.or.ug/content/26-how-run-apt-cacher-server ) > > > > rgds, > > reinier > > > > > >> *Hello everyone, i recieved this email from a lecturer at UMU that i > >> had > >> just moved from windows to linux. Can anyone help me out on this?* > >> Dear Allan, > >> I hope you are doing fine. I am also still struggling to acquaint > >> myselfbetter with Ubuntu 11.04, here at UMU. > >> But I think I am making someprogress.However, there are some programs > that > >> I > >> need to install into my computer,which I need you to know about in > >> advance, > >> so that when I come there onSaturday, it will be quicker/faster for you > to > >> do it, so that I catch upwith our transport back to UMU. The programs > are > >> as > >> follows: > >> 1) RevMan 5 (This is a Review Manager 5.1.4 for researchers. It is > >> alreadyavailable for windows and linux in general. I have failed to get > >> one > >> forUbuntu 11.04) > >> > >> 2) SPSS (This is a Statistical Package for Social Scientists. There > seems > >> tobe a trial version already of Linux (SPSS 19). I don't know if there > is > >> onefor Ubuntu 11.04 > >> > >> 3) RealPlayer (Basic) > >> > >> 4) Google search (RSS feeds). The other time you had managed to activate > >> itwhen you installed Ubuntu 10.04. Now I can't do it in Ubuntu 11.04 > >> > >> 5) Updating (Update Manager can't intall updates from here in UMU. I > hope > >> it > >> will work from there) > >> > >> > >> NB. I have managed to install skype by myself, and it is working. My > Skype > >> name is adaktar. The Sound is also on now, and I can play DVDs without > >> problems. > >> > >> > >> If any new problem emerges, I will tell you later. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Joseph. > >> > > -- > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > http://twitter.com/batje > > http://twitter.com/mapuganda > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). 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