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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: The Much Favoured AMAROK M...

Last post by buster - Yesterday at 05:19:33 PM

So way back we had Amarok. And then we had an offshoot of this called Clementine. And now we have an offshoot of this called Strawberry Music Player, which at the moment is playing some quiet, pleasant jazz Marilyn and I discovered at the Senator Hotel in Toronto, back when it was easy to visit Toronto. Or maybe we were just younger and that made it easy. The group had put out a tape or CD or something appropriate for the times.

Amarok -> Clementine -> Strawberry

Strawberry seems to be an organizer as well as a player. 

So in the world's political chaos, the makers of open software are still using their creativity daily. And I'm listening on a virtual Mint using VirtualBox.

[VMWare]

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General Linux/Android Discussions / Getting Drag and Drop between ...

Last post by buster - Yesterday at 04:20:37 PM

There is always an easier way to do things is a motto of Harry's and setting up drag and drop requires no great feat anymore. Here's how to do it simply:

VMWare: (I have an outdated VMware, but I assume the new release is similar.)

I first installed Synaptic in the Linux Distro, and then searched for and installed

open-vm-tools

open-vm-tools-desktop

A reboot maybe required. I can't remember.

VirtualBox could not be easier. Faster than its competitor.

Open Virtual Machine Settings:   While the virtual machine is off, open its settings by selecting it in the VirtualBox Manager and clicking "Settings".

Go to Advanced:   In the settings window, navigate to "Advanced" on the left-hand side.
 
Configure Shared Clipboard:   Under "Shared Clipboard," choose "Bidirectional" to allow copying text and data in both directions.
 
Configure Drag and Drop:   Similarly, for "Drag and Drop," choose "Bidirectional" to enable drag and drop in both directions.

Save and Start:   Click "OK" to save the changes and then start the virtual machine.

Test:   After the machine is running, try dragging files from the host to the guest and vice-versa to confirm the functionality.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: The Much Favoured AMAROK M...

Last post by buster - May 11, 2025, 10:08:53 AM

Amarok is available in Q4OS Trinity, but not in the latest Kubuntu. It is also available apparently in Mint but Flatpack has to be downloaded as well to accommodate it. And it's a fair total size for a vm. So I'll use Clementine in my Mint vm.

[open-vm-toolsopen-vm-tools-desktop]

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: The Much Favoured AMAROK M...

Last post by buster - May 11, 2025, 09:00:00 AM

Bill asked, "What was the software that you used to drag and drop between Win 10 and Q4OS?"

I first installed Synaptic, and then searched for and installed

open-vm-tools

open-vm-tools-desktop

This works for most Linux distros, but I never got it to wok for xfce distros. You may have to reboot. I can't remember. I've used this software for ages.

Some people have complained about Wayland and drag/drop, but my weak memory suggests I managed with the newest Kubuntu, which has I think has Wayland as the default.

By the way, VMWare, if you can find the download, allows the full software free! And the two above pieces of software make life so much easier.

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Linux Applications & Android apps / Re: The Much Favoured AMAROK M...

Last post by ssfc72 - May 11, 2025, 08:26:16 AM

Thanks for the info Buster.What was the software that you used to drag and drop between Win 10 and Q4OS?

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Linux Applications & Android apps / The Much Favoured AMAROK Music...

Last post by buster - May 10, 2025, 03:23:43 PM

In VMWare, I installed Linux Q4OS for old times sake and selected the Trinity Desktop. And lo and behold, after the tiny install, there was a handy list of the most popular software to be added after the install, and near the top was Amarok!

I finally found the software needed to enable drag and drop from Win10 to Linux OS, moved across some albums, and played music. So the software is back in development and should show in many Linux varieties. Very comfortable to use.

The original install of Q4OS is pretty quick, but you do have to click some things. Solid and old fashioned. Using Trinity is easy to catch on to because the design is ancient. Comfortable and fast.

I will note that the first thing I did, as Fox does too, is added Synaptic.

Good so far.

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General Discussion / Raspberry Pi rotting in a draw...

Last post by Scott - May 09, 2025, 07:55:01 PM

Good Evening Folks!

I am currently looking for generous donations of used Pis for our local Amateur Radio Club members who may be unable to purchase one.

These will be used in the near future for some educational projects. Please let me know if this sounds like something you are able to help with.

#8

General Discussion / Re: Windows 10 support ends in...

Last post by buster - May 09, 2025, 04:48:04 PM

Marilyn's computer will not upgrade to win 11 because she's using Linux Mint.

My super duper basement junk-room desktop computer runs Win 11.

My ancient 3 core AMD TV computer will live out it's life running Win 10 in a case I bought in 2002.

My everyday, and favorite, Acer laptop, will live out its life running Win 10.

Time is accelerating its speed. I remember when these machines were young. I think Time has switched to Fibre.

[100,000 views]

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General Discussion / Re: The Really Unpleasant Comp...

Last post by buster - May 08, 2025, 05:20:50 PM

This is an insert into this thread because of an unusual event taking place as I type.

The 100,000 views barrier is going to be broken this evening by a dark horse breaking into the lead.

The "Fallout from Covid 19" has surged from behind out of nowhere, well ahead of "The Really Unpleasant Computer Problem", which should reach the magic number about next midweek.

Strange things happening on the Peterborough Linux site.

#10

General Discussion / Re: Windows 10 support ends in...

Last post by fox - May 08, 2025, 12:50:48 PM

My Dell xps 13 uses Windows 11. It came with 10, but was upgraded.