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I have installed and used some applications such as Quod Libet and others on Ubuntu 12.04. When I go under settings to tell Ubuntu which software to use when opening specific files, Quod Libet and others are not in the selection. Even when I click "Show Other Applications" it is not listed as one I can use. Now if I go through Quod Libet, I can tell it to play that file just fine so I know it will play, for instance .flac files, but why is it not showing up so I can select it as my default music client?

Thanks and apologies if this is already in another thread. I wasn't sure how to phrase the question.

I like to upload my music to my Google account and I use Google Music Manager to do this.

When I downloaded the music manager the first time, I wanted to actually download all the music I purchased from Google onto my Ubuntu 12.04 Dell Latitude E6400 32-bit. It worked fine and all the music downloaded.

Now I have ripped some of my old cds and want to upload that content to Google. When I chose Google Music Manager from my applications, it pops up in my tray as running but nothing actually happens. When I click on it and chose options which used to open up the interface to chose which folders you wanted to upload and so forth, nothing happens.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times and it still does the same thing. I ran it from command line and I see I am getting the errors below.

I intend on asking this same question in a Google forum but I wanted to ask here since I usually get better answers from the Ubuntu community.

t:~$ google-musicmanager

log4cxx: No appender could be found for logger (root).

log4cxx: Please initialize the log4cxx system properly.

I am digitizing my video collection and want to put it on an external hard drive. It is a 1TB Western Digital HD. The files are all over 5GB as I am ripping the files with Handbrake and at a very high quality. I use the copy/paste method of transferring them to the HD and when it hits a certain size, it errors and stops the transfer telling me that the file is too big. There is plenty of space on the HD.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks.

I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on a Dell Latitude E6400 32bit.

I have just installed Ubuntu 12.10 from a flash drive that you create from the official ubuntu website. I am getting some errors on the system quite frequently. I have tried redoing it but I keep having the same problems. I am using a Dell Latitude E6400.

The biggest error that I keep running into and no one has been able to answer is when I try ripping a cd using Rhythmbox. I have tried other software to rip the CD but keep getting the same error regardless of what software I use. This is the error I get.

"Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to create media files of the following type: Vorbis encoder"

Now I have installed every Python package I can find. I uninstalled Rhythmbox and reinstalled it. When this message comes up there is a the option to "Install" the missing plugin. I click it and it also informs me of an error about the package not found.

I would appreciate any help I can get from anyone. Ubuntu 12.10 looks like it has some nice features but it so far has been nothing but frustrating.

I have just started using Okular and I love it. It has a lot of functionality that I need when I am in pdfs and it already opens up epubs automatically. How to I get it to open pdfs by default instead of "Document Viewer?"

I appreciate the help!

This is the message I get when I try to rip a cd from any player. I usually use the stock Rhythmbox but have tried others to no avail. I have just updated to 12.10 from 12.04 and I had no problems in 12.04. I have read the other posts and have switched to the Main Server in the Software Sources menu. I have installed Ubuntu Restricted Extras. Nothing seems to help. I would appreciate any help.

"Python (v2.7) requires to install plugins to create media files of the following type: Vorbis encoder"

Thanks!

I installed gscan2pdf 0.9.? something from the Software Center. It has bugs in it that will not allow me to import a pdf with images without gscan only importing the images and ignoring the text.

I found this online and read that it is fixed in gscan2pdf-1.0.4 which is available on Sourceforge. Whenever I try to install it thought it, the install fails and Synaptic will not update past 0.9. Why is this and how can I get gscan2pdf-1.0.4 on my computer? Thank you.

I work in a library, so we have a Ricoh printer that is networked between all of us. I just recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 64bit on my desktop and have been trying to set up the printer without success. Ubuntu found the printer immediately and allowed me to set it up. When I hit test print, I get one sheet with writing on it and then it prints blank pages and will not stop until I turn off the printer. I tried printing from a document and I get the same one page with writing and then all the blank pages again. Below is what the page says with writing on it. I'd appreciate any help anyone is willing to give. Thanks.

%!PS-Adobe-3.0 %% %% mark () () (bunch of numbers) {setuserinfo} stopped cleartomark %%%!

I have been experimenting with Tellico collection management software. I like how easy it is to use and that it will create all kinds of collections for any kind of medium (movies, books, games). The thing I would really like to be able to do is sync this with my Goodreads account so when I enter a book into the collection on Goodreads or on Tellico they will sync. Any ideas if this is possible or if there is another software like Tellico that has this capability? Thanks for your help.

Good Day,

I am relatively new the Ubuntu world but I am loving it. I am a huge supporter of open source software, open access, and anything that can relate to these concepts. I am tired of paying big industry boodles of money for stuff that I cannot even really do what I want. So, this is my question(s).

How do I create the ultimate Ubuntu home system? Maybe open source would be a better use as I am new to this area, there might be something better for this than Ubuntu. Let me explain what it is that I want to do. Please remember that although I am new to this area, I am a do-it your self kind of person, so a lot of work to get what I want doesn't bother me.

I want a sweet customizable entertainment system. I see there are things out there like MythTV for recording shows. I want to be able to do that, but I also want to be able to access an external hard drive that has digital movies on it, music, photos, and who knows what else. I want to be able to watch internet tv shows and YouTube without the stupid blocks that come on Google TV and Xbox where it won't let you watch some videos. I want it to be networked with other devices in my house and have a home server storing all of this information in one spot so it accessible even without an internet connection. If I can get it to work with lighting and other electronics that would be great.

Perhaps there are some other things out there that I am not even aware of...as I said, I'm new. I have a LAMP server running on my laptop locally and it was pretty easy to set up. I am working on numerous open source softwares that require that server so I am somewhat familiar with it.

I am really looking for a cool do it all kind of system that runs through out the whole house, has central storage, and customizable interfaces for each specific job. I hope I am making myself understood. Please feel free to ask any questions and I look forward to reading your posts! Thanks!