Re: [OT] Ping No Stop

Alias wrote:

Galen wrote:
In news:%23EekeyKDHHA.2328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Alias had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

Alias wrote:
Galen wrote:
In news:%23iOrXGBDHHA.5048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Kerry Brown had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

You're welcome


Thanks for your help.

Alias
I want to add this:

For now? If I were the one "telling you want to do" I'd tell you: Just
boot into the OS via CD.

Otherwise - really - Use Virtual PC 2007 beta and use that. That would
be wonderful too 'cause then you will need to poke, learn to run as
root so that you can make sound work, etc. :)

I have no doubts about your capacity - and I'm sure you'll do fine.
BUT doing it in a situation where you're able to get access to
newgroups or forums will make it easier for you. I really used to sit
people down, take away their Windows, and then leave them like that
and if they really wanted they'd read the book, configure the modem or
network, and they'd be able to get their email. Today I don't resort
to such tactics having found that it is really better to merge slowly.

*grins* Anyhow - enjoy your trek to Linuxland. I believe there is a
place for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Then again, I'm probably insane or
something.

Does Ubuntu have a fax program?

Alias
Took another peek at the Live CD and it does, indeed, have a fax
program.

Alias

It sure does and if it didn't then you'd need grab (installing under
Linux is fairly easy these days) a build for your chosen OS and, with
Ubuntu, you'd want .deb packages.

What's a .deb package? It doesn't convert the faxes into .tif files like
XP does? Can someone with 98 or XP read a .deb package if I were to
email it to them?

A .deb package is how software packages get bundled up for installation
within a Debian/Ubuntu system. When you use Synaptic through the GUI or
apt-get through the CLI, you're actually downloading .deb files from the
Ubuntu repositories. These package files contain compiled
applications/libraries along with built-in instructions telling the system
where to install the files, how to add an application to the menu system
and where to put any documentation files that might be included. Although
you can pickup .deb files from all sorts of places, it's always best to get
them from the Ubuntu repositories using the tools outlined above.

Cheers.




One caveat...

Programs that use (such as internet connection) phones seem to sometimes
be a pain to configure. It takes a little bit of work and sometimes a lot
of research but I'm sure you'll get it.


I have a dedicated fax phone line and my Internet connection is cable.

Alias

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