That sounds like a lot of hassle! Does Libre Office Writer not do what you need then?
https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/writer What features are you missing? On Sun, 19 Jun 2016 01:05 Will, <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish I could bring a computer with Windoz Xp > then have virtual box installed > then have MS Word installed inside VB > > Is such a process possible? > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:00 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Send xubuntu-users mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of xubuntu-users digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Funny problem with VLC (Jeffrey Needle) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:52:57 -0700 >> From: Jeffrey Needle <[email protected]> >> To: Xubuntu Support and User Discussions >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Funny problem with VLC >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed >> >> Well, lsblk gave me the drive mounted at /media/jeff/584C11B03DEE3B5B. >> I went back to VLC, navigated to /media/jeff, and bingo! there it was! >> No idea why it wasn't there the other day! >> >> Thanks so much. >> >> On 06/16/2016 12:23 AM, JMZ wrote: >> > Hi Jeffrey, >> > >> > When a media source is plugged into ubuntu linux, the drive is >> > auto-mounted to /media. This might not be a good place for your >> > external drive to end up. See if remounting the drive somewhere else >> > allows you to access your external drive. >> > >> > 1) Close VLC and open a terminal window. >> > >> > 2) type 'lsblk'. (I don't think you will need sudo, but throw a sudo >> > in there if needed.) This will give you a tree diagram of your mounted >> > drives, drive data capacities, and /dev assignments. This should help >> > you track down where your external drive is in the /dev hierarchy. >> > >> > 3) find and write down the /dev assignment for your external drive. >> > >> > 4) Y'know what, leave /media as it is. The external drive can be >> > mounted at two places at once. >> > >> > 5) Create some directory for the /dev to point to. You will need to >> > use 'sudo mkdir' off the root, should you wish to create a directory >> > one layer off root (your call). >> > >> > 6) mount the external drive like this: >> > >> > ------> (6a) 'sudo mount /dev/[/dev drive assignment] /[name of >> > target directory], where [/dev drive assignment] is a code such as >> > sda1, sdb2 etc. [name of target directory] refers to the directory >> > you have just created as a destination for the external drive >> > >> > Now try accessing your media files off the external drive with VLC, >> > drawing data from the target directory. >> > >> > Good luck and Happy Motoring, >> > Jordan >> > >> > On 06/16/2016 02:34 AM, Jeffrey Needle wrote: >> >> Hi. Just installed Xubuntu, 64-bit. Fully updated. >> >> >> >> I prefer VLC for playing media. For some reason, VLC isn't reading >> >> my external drive where I have the videos I want to watch. Parole >> >> Media Player finds it just fine. >> >> >> >> Anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I've tried navigating to >> >> the drive, but I can't find it anywhere in VLC's program. >> >> >> >> Many thanks. >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> -- >> xubuntu-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >> >> >> End of xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 113, Issue 5 >> ********************************************* >> > > > > -- > *Will > * > [email protected] > á é í ó ñ ú ¿ ¡ Á, > É, Í, Ó, Ú Ñ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users >
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