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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: Crunchy(Cracked)Butter on 24 November 2002, 17:27

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: Crunchy(Cracked)Butter on 24 November 2002, 17:27

If i had known this i would of bought redhat!!!
Now i suppose i will have to buy it and dual boot!

http://www.europe.redhat.com/products/rhl8.0/comparison.php3 (http://www.europe.redhat.com/products/rhl8.0/comparison.php3)

The European version of Redhat DOES have multimedia applications unlike the ones that people complain about when they see there are no music proggies!

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: flap on 24 November 2002, 17:38

huh?
who complained about what?

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: RudeCat7 on 24 November 2002, 21:26

No, you just need the xmms plug-in for Mp3s, and you need to download the xine RPMs (with the DVDcss), to view encrypted DVDs (that you paid for and own*) it's quite easy with RPMs.
Whatever it is you think you are missing, you can get it......

*rant: Why the fuck would we have to use software/hardware that pays a licensing fee so we can watch a DVD that we fucking paid for and OWN!!?

Another reason the public is turning to P2P....


Or...Maybe I just misunderstood your post, you have Redhat, or you don't have Redhat, what/who is complaining?

[ November 24, 2002: Message edited by: Black & White Cat ]

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: slave on 24 November 2002, 21:47

I have the US version of RHL8 and it was easy to download RPM's for mplayer, xine, ogle, etc.  so don't despair.  Thankfully linux programs are very small downloads compared to similar Windows apps (case in point, GIMP is a 10 meg download while Photoshop is a 150 (at least) MB program)

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: voidmain on 24 November 2002, 22:41

Yeah, what apps? If you can find a link to what is included on this multimedia CD I can probably give you simple istructions on how to get all of these apps installed easily without the MultiMedia CD. There are only a couple that I downloaded that weren't included (mpg123, Xine, and MPlayer, about 10 minutes of download/install time using "apt" over a cable connection).

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: Crunchy(Cracked)Butter on 25 November 2002, 01:07

Okay, fuckit, i'll buy it then you can maybe show me then?  Also this would go on my laptop since i am selling my main pc.  Is a triple boot okay?  WinME + SuSE and then RedHat, is RH gonna like that?

Title: Why did nobody tell me this?
Post by: choasforages on 25 November 2002, 07:46

it should, i booted from CHOASNETOS/*still working on it hehe, when i get the 200 gig harddrive later i hope, if the rebate is good*/ BeOS, FreeBSD and Redhat 7.3 sgi-xfs