Tried everything many many times over Alpine John. Believe me.
For those without boundless energy and/or technical skills I recommend a HP printer. I once made the mistake of buying something else, but now I am back to HP because itās basically āplug n playā under Linux.
I am sure that you have seen this but heres a link anyway Linux Photography Editing
What is out there does seem to be improving.
I have been using Windows for over 18 years and use it for everything podcast, video editing, Web design, home hosting services and more
After all those years using Windows Iām a full-time Linux user and donāt miss windows at all
The list you describe shouldnāt be a problem and your dad should do just fine, question how does your dad feel about using Linux is he OK with the idea?
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I donāt think Linux would be a problem for my dad. I think he uses Google Chrome 90 % of his time on the computer. There can always be edge cases, but itās probably rare. If Chrome works then things should be OK.
Heās still on Windows 7, because I ran into problems with Ubuntu MATE 16.04 so Iām not using it myself. Itās not a big deal. Windows 7 is a solid OS, you just have to be selective about which updates to installā¦
Microsoft is the biggest threat to Windows 7.
Iāll reassess the situation when UM 18.04 is out.
Thatās impressive. Iām using UM 14.04 80% of my time, PCLOS 10% and Windows 7 10%. I like Windows (Windows 7 that is ). I tried UM 17.04 beta 2, but I had loss of Ethernet connection in the live-session so I didnāt bother installing.
Iāll go with the solution I consider most stable (no support calls). Windows 10 is evil (and not very stable). Reading this forum also makes me a little worried about Debian/Ubuntu. Having apt check for updates during boot? It can be disabled, but itās still a very questionable feature (a la Windows 10). I remember Mark Shuttleworth talking about Ubuntu 9.10 booting in ten seconds on a Dell Mini 9 (think it was). He used to be proud of every Ubuntu release, now heās not very visible. He lost interest in the desktop and I think quality suffered.
I have a Panasonic video camera that wonāt connect with UMate via USB. Can connect via wifi but takes sooooo loooong to transfer anything. No problem connecting it with USB to a windows laptop, copying the video to a USB stick which then goes into my UMate desktop.
I started with dual boot, with windows 7 and ubuntu, 6-7 years ago, and when I stop using ArcGIS, I never came back to windows, neither missed it. At the beginning, I had some problems with Office compatibility, but not anymore, I usually exchange doc, docx, with comments, and trackchanges, and no problem so far. And for impress, I just export to PDF or present in my computer, just in case.
The only thing thatās been stopping me from completely switching to Linux is something that may sound trivial to some. Iāve been using Eudora for my email for nearly 20 years and have yet to find anything that meets my needs better ā even for Windows.
That being said, even though my desktop is still Win7, my laptop is dual-boot with UM and Win10 (just so I remember how it works when I have to fix someone elseās) and spends 90% of the time in UM. The only reason for the Windows partition is if Iām going to be out of the house for a while and need my email.
Any suggestions for a Eudora replacement (or if anyone has found a way to get it to work properly under WINE) would be appreciated.
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Boy, what an email client. And rest easy, Iām not here to tell about what other email clients you could use on Linux. For one, Iām sure you know about them. And for another, I would be lying. The matter of fact is that they donāt make them like they used to. And nothing before or since ever approached Eudora.
Stopped using it exactly because of my switch to Linux, which also coincided with the end of its development around the end of 2011. I was never happy with the direction Mozilla took with the project and especially I will never forget that message on Mozilla website advising users to switch to Thunderbird and how angry it made me. And I wasnāt even using Eudora anymore! Clearly Mozilla never understood Eudora user base.
Anyway, just to:
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Compliment you on your good taste and let you know that Eudora along with Microplanet Gravity and Norton Commander are my most cherished programs of all time.
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Promise you I will check Eudora out on WINE. And see if we can work something out. What version do you use?
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On Linux I use Claws Mail for all my mail. Itās not Eudora. But its as traditional an email client as they come. And I quite like it. Wouldnāt trade it for anything these daysā¦ except maybe the chance to have another peek at Eudora.
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Thanks for your kind words. Nice to see that Iām not the only one who remembers the good olā days. I had forgotten about Gravity, though. Youāre right ā a wonderful program that brings back fond memories.
I, too, remember the suggestions to switch to Thunderbird. Youāre right ā Mozilla didnāt have a clue, especially the so-called āEudora Open Source Edition.ā Not. Even. Close.
Iām using Eudora 7.1.0.9 (the final release). The funny thing is that back in the 10.04 days, it worked perfectly on WINE, but something was broken in about WINE 1.3 or 1.4 or so. Thereāve been numerous bug reports filed, but there doesnāt seem to be much interest in addressing them. I guess I donāt blame them, though. Eudoraās pretty old.
The really frustrating thing is that it almost works. The main problem is in the html rendering. It will no longer use the MS renderer and itās built-in one, frankly, sucked when it was new (as Iām sure you remember). These days, itās pretty much useless. It also doesnāt want to call the default system browser when clicking a link, instead looking for a Windows browser, but thereās a workaround for that. Everything else works flawlessly.
I took another look at Claws Mail. Looks usable and I canāt remember why I rejected it before. Maybe Iāll play with it again ā canāt hurt.
Thanks again for your offer of help. Maybe between us we can get it to work and both return to a superior client ā and maybe even introduce a whole new generation of users. Wouldnāt that kick Qualcomm in the butt (grin)?