From: NoliMihiFrangereMentulam@libero.it   
      
   On 02/04/24 14:42, Jeff Gaines wrote:   
   >   
   > I am trying (again) to get myself going with Linux on a   
   > spare PC (Xeon CPU) and have made good progress so far with   
   > Ubuntu-MATE.   
   >   
   > I discovered yesterday that no matter how hard you try a Blu   
   > Ray disc won't play in a standard DVD player,   
      
   surprising !!   
   I mean : the wavelength is likely wrong, the spatial   
   resolution too, and maybe the rotation speed wrong also.   
      
   My DVD masterizer uses red laser, maybe also green on double   
   capacity (I am no longer sure of this, it's ages I have   
   given up in DVD backups), but for sure does not have a blue   
   laser (whose shorter wavelength allows it to read tinier   
   pits or spots).   
      
   Downgradin is not granted to work, but upgrading is granted   
   to fail in this case, due to physical limitations.   
      
   > that's an hour   
   > I won't get back. Once I had realised what I was doing wrong   
   > I got it working fine even using the terminal to install   
   > some libraries.   
   >   
   > I tried to install HandBrake but the web site was pretty   
   > sniffy and it seems I need first to install flatpak (?) to   
   > install HandBrake, new to me but I will give it a try.   
   >   
   > What has me stumped at the moment is I want to use the Linux   
   > machine from a Windows laptop using RDP on the laptop and   
   > xrdp on the Linux box. I made quite good progress to the   
   > extent I could connect (once I had realised I had to log off   
   > the Linux box first) but there was no access to the menu. It   
   > seems xrdp doesn't like 3D desktops. I have been going in   
   > circles this morning installing xfce4 (which I think is 2D)   
   > but RDP just keeps dropping out.   
   >   
   > I am taking a breather at the moment and wanted to ask if   
   > there is a distro that comes with a 2D desktop as standard   
   > since it might be easier to start from fresh?   
   >   
   > Good learning process, haven't used a terminal since DOS 6.2   
   > :-)   
   >   
   > Many thanks.   
   >   
      
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   2) Se tutti pagano le tasse, le tasse le pagano tutti   
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