Tag Archive for 'Linux'

Getting Started with Skype on Linux

I bought a new webcam few days ago (Tevion MD85872) and had in mind to use it for video conferencing with my family and friends, and this – yes – with Linux. I’ve tried a few messengers, which were told to be able to work with Linux regarding video transmissions. This is the MSN messenger [...]

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Google Earth 4.3 (Beta) crashes on Linux (Problem solved by workaround)

Perform these three lines, if it still doesn’t work, read the workaround described below: cd ~/.googleearth wget http://mymediasystem.net/wp/2009/01/libGL.so.1.2 googleearth If it crashes again, you can give it one further try by removing the lock file and myplaces (back them up, if necessary):

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Tevion Graphics Tablet (Aiptek, APT-6000U) on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

Finally I’ve got my old USB Tevion graphics tablet working on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). It was a hard fight, and I don’t exactly know anymore how I got there, but I’ll try to reconstruct this case as good as I can. Before you go ahead: It’s not working without flaws. There are some ugly [...]

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SimCity2000 in a DosBox on Linux for free

Abandonware – a Wikipedia definition: Abandonware refers to computer software that is no longer sold or supported, or whose copyright ownership may be unclear for various reasons. … Well – SimCity2000 (SC2000) is told to be abandonware. So I’ve downloaded simcity2000.zip [2.3MB] from the year 1993, and tried to run the INSTALL.EXE with wine. Hehe, [...]