| mikubuntu | i have a disc from the hospital with cat scan images, but lubuntu is not opening automagically -- any suggestions? | 01:47 |
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| mikubuntu | i have xubuntu restricted extras package installed, are there some other codecs/drivers i might need? | 01:55 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: could be, the disc has a "viewer" with it, and you are required to run it with whatever operating system they require you to run it with | 02:21 |
| holstein | when i had one of those, i was able to look around on the disc, manally, and open the images | 02:22 |
| holstein | you can try adding the restricted extras.. | 02:22 |
| holstein | !restricted | 02:22 |
| ubottu | For multimedia issues, this page has useful information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats - See also https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/media.html - But please use free formats if you can: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats | 02:22 |
| mikubuntu | holstein it does have some files marked 'viewer,' but of course it wouldn't launch. i think i found the file with the images, but they won't open individually either | 02:23 |
| holstein | but, it may be that its not even what we consider "restricted", but rather, just flat out requiring the bundled application | 02:23 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: it wont matter what gets marked "viewer".. it'll be a matter of forcefully opening the files, other places | 02:23 |
| holstein | the labels, and suggested default applications wont have to be relevant | 02:24 |
| mikubuntu | is there a command line i could use to find image files and force open? | 02:24 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: sure, but that wont help make things that are not designed to work, work | 02:25 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: you dont need the command line.. you can simply right click and force open in another application | 02:25 |
| mikubuntu | any suggested app? | 02:26 |
| holstein | i know its not all that simple, straight forward, or constructive, but, keep in mind, lubuntu/ubuntu/linux is not doing anything to prevent those from openging | 02:26 |
| mikubuntu | thats part of lubuntu standard? | 02:26 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: i will literally keep in mind that im promised, from the creators of the media, support for a completely different operating system, and just start trying to open in *everything" | 02:26 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: lubuntu's standard is completely open.. meaning, the creators of that disc are freely able to support it, but if they dont, you can have a challenging timne | 02:27 |
| holstein | what i typically do is drag the data in, off the disc.. then, i will start sifting through, looking for a specific file type.. an extension | 02:28 |
| holstein | .jpg, .png, for example... i will search around about how to open them with that specific information.. *not* searching lubuntu, but, ubuntu, and/or linux.. anything that works in ubuntu will happen in lubuntu | 02:29 |
| holstein | no need to narrow the scope unnecessarily | 02:29 |
| mikubuntu | oh, well -- i give up. not feeling well enough to wrastle with it. i tried right clicking image file. got nothin. | 02:31 |
| holstein | sure | 02:31 |
| holstein | it'll likely require digging deeper into what the file type is.. the extension | 02:31 |
| mikubuntu | gnna try one more thing -- image magick | 02:31 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: what file type are the media? | 02:32 |
| mikubuntu | fpm | 02:32 |
| holstein | you can feel free to share one, and i'll look at it, and let you know how i open, if i can | 02:32 |
| mikubuntu | don't know really | 02:32 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: dont know what? are they .fpm? | 02:33 |
| mikubuntu | no, fpm was a slip of my keyboard hand ... lol | 02:33 |
| holstein | you can ask in #ubuntu, for example, since, opening .fpm files will be the same, since, lubuntu is uubuntu | 02:33 |
| mikubuntu | don't know the file type | 02:33 |
| holstein | mikubuntu: you should be able to right click, in the file manager, and see details.. | 02:33 |
| mikubuntu | holstein thx, but i'm giving up for now | 02:36 |
| klubuntu | Is it higher system requirements for 15.04 then 14.04.2 ? What to use xubuntu or lubuntu. I have 64bit cpu 1Gb ram. | 12:59 |
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