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XO Laptop: Hello Windows ~ Goodbye Linux :( Posted: 16 May 2008 01:28 PM CDT The One Laptop Per Child Project and Microsoft plan to make both Windows and Linux available on a version of the project's XO Laptop. It means the little green laptop would now run Windows XP as well as Linux. According to Nicholas Negroponte: OLPC is not in the open-source advocacy business ... we're in the education business. This will not just kill enthusiasm for the project but the project itself. Windows XP will not run smoothly on low end hardware. It will be now dual-boot system with Sugar and Microsoft's Student Innovation Suite, a US$3 software (Windows XP, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Microsoft Math 3.0, Learning Essentials 2.0 for Microsoft Office and Windows Live Mail software). More information available here. OLPC did not specify the price of the dual-boot system. Related Posts: OLPC Dual Boot Windows and Linux PC Coming Soon You can purchase OLPC laptops next year How to return your unused Windows license and get your money back Laptop Battery Safety - protect yourself from flames Download of the day: Wubi an unofficial Ubuntu installer for Windows XP © XO Laptop: Hello Windows ~ Goodbye Linux :( - nixCraft - Support nixCraft when you shop at amazon. Thanks!

Install Flash Player 10 Under Ubuntu Linux Posted: 16 May 2008 01:05 PM CDT Adobe flash player version 10 (code-named "Astro") has been released and available for download. It has many new features such as: + Visual performance improvements + 3D effects + Custom Filters and Effects + Advanced Text Layout + Enhanced Drawing API + Performance improvements and much more. You must uninstall any currently installed Flash Player before installing the beta under Linux or Mac / Windows computer. Open Firefox and type following at url box: about:plugins (Fig. 01: Flash Player 9 installed) To uninstall type the command: $ cd ~/.mozilla $ rm flashplayer.xpt libflashplayer.so Visit adobe website to grab flash player 10. Download and install flash player 10 (please exit any browsers you may have running): $ cd /tmp $ wget http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashplayer10/flashplayer10_install_linux_051508.tar.gz $ tar -zxvf flashplayer10_install_linux_051508.tar.gz $ cd install_flash_player_10_linux $ ./flashplayer-installer Sample output: Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC. All rights reserved. Adobe Flash Player 10 for Linux Adobe Flash Player 10 will be installed on this machine. You are running the Adobe Flash Player installer as a non-root user. Adobe Flash Player 10 will be installed in your home directory. Support is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ To install Adobe Flash Player 10 now, press ENTER. To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C. NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running. Press ENTER to continue... ----------- Install Action Summary ----------- Adobe Flash Player 10 will be installed in the following directory: Mozilla installation directory = /home/vivek/.mozilla Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser. Installation complete. Perform another installation? (y/n): n Please log out of this session and log in for the changes to take effect. The Adobe Flash Player installation is complete. Now open Firefox and type about:plugins: (Fig. 02: Flash Player 10 installed) You can now view any flash based site (see featured demos and videos on official site) or video from Youtube video sharing site (Fig.03: Flash 10 demo featured at official site) Flash 10 64 bit Linux version However, there is no 64 bit version of Flash 10 exists for Linux systems. You can install and use Flash, Java, Real Player 32 bit plugins under 64 bit Linux Firefox version Related Posts: Download Linux Flash Player 9 beta Download Solaris UNIX Intel x86 / Sparc Adobe Flash players Flash Player 9 Beta is getting ready for Linux and FreeBSD desktop Wizpy Linux - Boot Linux from media player Howto install & use Flash, Java, Real Player 32 bit plugins under 64 bit Firefox © Install Flash Player 10 Under Ubuntu Linux - nixCraft - Support nixCraft when you shop at amazon. Thanks!

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