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by uncle mark
Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: Older Versions
Topic: videodownloadhelper--companion app--update-not in pkg installer [Solved]
Replies: 8
Views: 300

Re: videodownloadhelper--companion app--update-not in pkg installer

thanks timkb4cq. well, I have the .bz2 file in my downloads folder, which is in my data folder, not in a firefox location. I did extract, now I have the .bz2 file and another file, vdhcoapp-2.0.10. This second file contains a number of files, one of them a vdhcoapp executable. I then went to xfce t...
by uncle mark
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Public Library Censorship of websites
Replies: 16
Views: 19483

Re: Public Library Censorship of websites

This city's Public Library system offers free internet access via WiFi. However, it appears that the library's IT section categorically denies access to any website associated with Freeware/Shareware to comply with city policy. This includes Sourceforge.net. Tor won't work either. Suggestions for g...
by uncle mark
Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Community Fun
Topic: Least naggy antivirus for Win 11 [Solved]
Replies: 13
Views: 3332

Re: Least naggy antivirus for Win 11 [Solved]

I'm late to this thread and it looks like the OP has made his decision, but I'll throw this out in case it helps someone else. There was a time not too long ago when I had a good side gig cleaning up infected Windows computers and was darn good at it (if I say so myself). Yes, McAfee is bad. It, lik...
by uncle mark
Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly
Replies: 13
Views: 2041

Re: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly

j2mcgreg wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:34 pm It's up for me. (Toronto, Canada)
And now for me too.
by uncle mark
Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly
Replies: 13
Views: 2041

Re: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly

Your link is referring to an October outage. Still down for me now. Yep - I'm not sure that it was down since then for me, but it's been quite some time - another reason why I asked here. New outage for me just today. Been fine up until this morning. I have to believe something expired at years end.
by uncle mark
Mon Jan 01, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly
Replies: 13
Views: 2041

Re: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly

Is distrowatch down, or is it just me? I checked several sites and some report that it's up, yet some report that it's down. Also kc1d reported here https://www.linux.org/threads/distrowatch-down-here.46971/ that it was down. I have not been able to connect since about the time of this comment by k...
by uncle mark
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly
Replies: 13
Views: 2041

Re: 1 Jan 2024 Distrowatch Weekly

Is distrowatch down, or is it just me? I checked several sites and some report that it's up, yet some report that it's down. Also kc1d reported here https://www.linux.org/threads/distrowatch-down-here.46971/ that it was down. I have not been able to connect since about the time of this comment by k...
by uncle mark
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: How to install software in MX Linux?
Replies: 11
Views: 1347

Re: How to install software in MX Linux?

saskguy wrote: Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:47 am Thank you for your replies, very helpful!
You can also request that an application/program/package be built by our devs for MX. You'll be astonished at how responsive and receptive they are to such requests.
by uncle mark
Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:42 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: Unable to install antivirus
Replies: 10
Views: 1195

Re: Unable to install antivirus

gangosan wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:08 pm Hello i try to install OTX Endpoint Security™
Don't bother. You don't need it.

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