Check out gnome flashback session if you really cant stand unity.

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/04/ubuntu-14-04-classic-gnome-flashback-session

Are you using nero for dvd burning or editing movies?

You can use dvd-styler ( http://www.dvdstyler.org/en/ ) to create menus,
etc.

Brasero Disk Burner also comes default with Ubuntu.



On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 9:49 AM, Kenneth Lynes <kenlynes at usa.net> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> I am perplexed lately as to what version of Linux to use. I hated the Unity
> desktop and wanted to keep Ubuntu as I really liked it before that change.
> I
> know that underneath it was the same as before and would work best for me,
> but
> I wanted my familiar menu back.
> It seems there was some attempt to keep it intact and there was a short
> time
> when on the next update to Ubuntu, the classic look was made available. But
> later on this seemed to disappear and I went over to Mint as it seemed to
> me
> that it was the closest thing to having Ubuntu. I think it used the same
> repository, but not sure about that.
>
> My issues have been only that the video ability of linux lags behind so
> much
> from what my extremely hated Microsoft would enable me to use. I used nero
> linux for a while last year until my paid for install suddenly would not
> run
> and said it was expired. I bought the app from Nero and they did not say it
> would end or only be good for one year. I digress a bit talking about that
> and
> I will have to see if Nero will still honor my version of the program now.
> But I would have to use some video conversion programs only available on MS
> and kept hoping there would be some progress in the video realm with linux,
> but it seems to have stalled or even gotten worse now. Does anyone in the
> linux field care if they can deal with the videos in an equal way being
> done
> in MS world?
>
> Number two issue is the NDAS open source code is available to use in
> whatever
> way is wanted and is given away I am told. No one with ability to fix it
> does
> anything with it so I have to use a windows computer to use the windows
> version to see my ndas drives and then use some kind of network windows
> shared
> for my linux computer to see them.
> I like the ndas idea as I can have drives on my network which do not have
> an
> address as such and can not be seen from outside the network. Only
> computers
> in the network can see them as they are addressed by the ndas software.
>
> I want to get rid of all my windows machines, but the lack of doing some of
> these things in linux is stopping me. I am not good at the command line now
> days. I am getting a bit old and cant remember the various commands
> easily. So
> I rely on the GUI and it is not doing much for me.
>
> Also, just to comment on the previous days postings about which linux
> variety
> is used and liked most. I want to stay with Ubuntu so is there a way to do
> it
> better than using Mint?
> I think it was great to see which distros guys with real expertise were
> using.
> I will read a lot of those postings again. Perhaps we could have a meeting
> dedicated to this topic and extoll the virtues of the various distros?
>
> Thanks for any advice you may give me.
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:11:12 AM CST
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> Subject: tclug-list Digest, Vol 121, Issue 49
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> >    1. Re: Which linux do you use? (B-o-B De Mars)
> >    2. Re: html5 on 3.13.etc kernel (Jeff Chapin)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:00:05 -0600
> > From: B-o-B De Mars <mr.chew.baka at gmail.com>
> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Which linux do you use?
> > Message-ID: <54AD3BE5.5030309 at gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
> >
> > On 1/7/2015 2:14 AM, paul g wrote:
> > > Mr. Bob, would you be able to talk with a noober like me about
> Slackware
> > > sometime?
> > >
> > > I am interested in your post. Thank you for your time.
> > >
> >
> > Yes.I would be happy to talk about Slackware with you.
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 09:10:03 -0600
> > From: Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com>
> > To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org>
> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > Message-ID:
> >       <
> CAJt84+PCOfWXqUDd8ymp0Z0AHpbpA0QQoYHN4DotKifRhxO2Kw at mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >
> > Did you install flashplugin-nonfree via apt? Is it the latest version
> > provided by Mint?
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 4:30 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I am trying to play 'old music videos' - via - 'youtube' on
> > > Linux-Mint17-Mate with kernel -3.14.13-031413-generic-under-firefox
> 34.0'
> > > Currently I have the 11.2.202.425 flash installed. The HTML5 Google
> player
> > > makes Firefox 34.0' crash after 2-3 songs if that. I think it may be
> > > something to do with Cisco systems video Codec. Sorry to ask such a
> dumb
> > > question. Thank you for your time.
> > >
> > > 0. problem--> I am trying to play 'all kinds of' music videos via
> youtube
> > > on my linuxmint computer.
> > >
> > > paul g
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 04:11:39 -0600
> > >
> > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 3:44 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Can you take any time off your schedule to help? I apologize for being
> a
> > > noob.
> > >
> > >
> > > You have to state what you are trying to do before anyone can help you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks and happy new year.
> > >
> > > paul g
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 03:02:41 -0600
> > >
> > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > >
> > > I'm not sure what you are trying to say, or how this relates to the
> rest
> > > of this email chain.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:24 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, look closely -if you have time- and you can see firefox put in
> /opt
> > > now on any current Mint. Thanks for helping me by the way. I kindof
> learned
> > > to really respect you even though I am 'slow'.
> > >
> > > paul g
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:12:25 -0600
> > >
> > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > >
> > > no.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 5:12 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Have you tried out Lightspark at all personally?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:39:04 -0600
> > >
> > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > >
> > > I'm running Version: 11.2.202.406 of flash, so not much older.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 4:36 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > What version of flash are you running over there? I attached a
> screenshot
> > > of the installed plugins currently on my system. So I should run an
> older
> > > version --> like which version then? I could manually install a version
> via
> > > terminal I suppose. Thanks for helping as I am sure your aware of my
> > > struggles trying to figure any of this stuff out.
> > >
> > > [image: Emoji] - Happy Holidays
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:16:16 -0600
> > >
> > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > >
> > > You can also click on the warning and authorize flash to run either
> once,
> > > or always.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUJMZbNR0d0
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 4:12 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Would you please break down how exactly how I can 'authorize Firefox to
> > > use the outdated flash plugin'? Sorry to bug you.
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:04:06 -0600
> > >
> > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > >
> > > Do you need to authorize firefox to use the outdated flash plugin, as
> > > previously mentioned?
> > >
> > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 3:46 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > You know I just took a little break from it. I did a hard reboot logged
> in
> > > and opened Opera went to YouTube and the music-videos work fine. It
> looks
> > > as is Firefox and not Opera is having the issue. I could swear though
> that
> > > Opera was not working with the music - videos earlier this morning.
> Could
> I
> > > ask for your advice and take on what you would recommend I do? Thanks
> for
> > > your help.
> > >
> > > [image: Emoji] - Happy Holidays
> > >
> > > Paul G
> > >
> > > > Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:58:36 -0600
> > > > From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
> > > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] html5 on 3.13.etc kernel
> > > >
> > > > Now that you mention it, I think I have been doing that for quite
> some
> > > > time, too. That's most likely it.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Shawn Fertch <sfertch at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > I thought Adobe killed Flash for Linux. I run into this issue
> myself
> on
> > > > > YouTube, etc but havent had time to fix it. So, I just tell it to
> use
> > > the
> > > > > old version of flash even if it is outdated. This is on current
> Fedora.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Dec 31, 2014 1:30 PM, "Jeff Chapin" <chapinjeff at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> The likelihood of this being related to ISP behavior is slim to
> none.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Have you installed flash? If you don't want to use the html5
> player,
> I
> > > > >> believe you have to have flash installed and working correctly.
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
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> > > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"
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> > > President, CedarLug, retired
> > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"
> > > President, UNI Scuba Club
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> > > President, CedarLug, retired
> > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"
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> > > President, CedarLug, retired
> > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"
> > > President, UNI Scuba Club
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> > > President, CedarLug, retired
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> > > President, UNI Scuba Club
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> > > President, CedarLug, retired
> > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"
> > > President, UNI Scuba Club
> > > Senator, NISG, retired
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> > > President, CedarLug, retired
> > > President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it"
> > > President, UNI Scuba Club
> > > Senator, NISG, retired
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