I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread eric oyen
Hello everyone. I have a real show stopper here. I can't seem to get orca to start up from the installer dvd. I tried control-s right at boot and nothing. the documentation doesn't seem to suggest any other way to do this. is there another way? I really would like to have an operational linux

Re: I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread José Vilmar Estácio de Souza
Hi, what version of ubuntu? I think that in ubuntu 13.10, the shortcut to start orca is somethin like super+s, super+ctrl+s or super+alt+s, I am not sure exactly the correct combination. On 10/01/2013 11:03 AM, eric oyen wrote: Hello everyone. I have a real show stopper here. I can't seem

Re: I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread Alan Bell
it is ctrl+S after the sound of the drums. If you don't hear the drums then it is possible that there is an issue with your audio and orca has cheerfully started and is silently talking. The installer is basically broken at the moment because there are 7 progress bars at the bottom of the

Re: I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread Burt Henry
All software that can be installed on Ubuntu can be installed on Vinux. The softwarecenter is accessible, or easier for many of us is using apt-get to install from the command line, i.e. sudo apt-get install vnstat mutt pcmanfm just to give a few suggestions of programs I always put on any

Re: I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
What do you mean when you say vinux only has a few poultry applications? If you mean at install time, the DVD version will have more applications installed than the CD version. Otherwise, you can use the Software Center to pretty much install anything you want, the same applications you can

Re: I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
What apt.sources file are you talking about? The /etc/apt/sources.list file as well as the /etc/apt/sources.list.d directory contain everything Ubuntu contains plus a few Vinux specific repositories. The Software Center doesn't segfault on my Vinux 4 systems. On 10/01/2013 01:54 PM, Burt

Re: I have a real show stopper here

2013-10-01 Thread Jude DaShiell
first type alt-f2 then type orca then hit enter. On Tue, 1 Oct 2013, eric oyen wrote: Hello everyone. I have a real show stopper here. I can't seem to get orca to start up from the installer dvd. I tried control-s right at boot and nothing. the documentation doesn't seem to suggest any