Installing only free software

Is there a way to easily install only free software in Arch Linux? Something like Debian's free non-free repo's or Gentoo's ACCEPT_LICENSE in make.conf?

WonderWoofy wrote:Unfortunately, I have seen specs of sysetm76 machines that indictate they ship with this same realtek card. Hopefully this has been changed by now.
I don't want to derail the thread too much but my laptop is a System76 from this year and the only wi-fi options available were for Intel.
Anyway, the Intel wireless driver is open source but it requires a binary firmware blob. Personally I don't understand why it needs to be distributed as firmware then and not just flashed onto the card once and for all. Their argument for the binary blob is that certain aspects of a wi-fi card, such as the radio frequencies on which it operates, should not be open to tinkering because they would void the various approvals that the device receives (FCC and such, if I remember correctly); I would argue that if it shouldn't be open for tinkering and, indeed, it should never be changed, it should just be permanently flashed onto the card. But, I must confess general ignorance about the inner workings of wi-fi cards.
I think the only other device on my laptop that I can't use due to using linux-libre is the SD card reader but I don't really care about that, so I haven't even checked.

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ITUNES FREE SOFTWARE UPGRADE 2 WRECKED MY IPHONE

I tried upgrading my iphone to the software 2 free offer on itunes. NOT only did it not work .... itunes erased my iphone's operating system. My iphone is totally useless. I can't use my iphone at all, not even the cellphone. What itunes now tells me is that my simcard is not supported and my iphone cannot be activated? It was already activated ...... screen is blank .... it worked fine before I tried to install this free software.
I have an unlocked iphone, bought several months ago. The model just before the G3 .... however this doesn't give anyone the right to erase my iphone's operating system under the guise of upgrading my iphone's software program.
Does anyone know what itunes/apple did to my iphone to rendered it useless and how I can correct it?

I appreciate the reply ... however, went back to itunes to check for the
'WARNING' THAT if the iphone was UNLOCKED that itunes would erased the
iphones operating system. There was no such warning, at least I didn't
see it.
I'm sure if it was "visible" people would NOT attempt to use itunes's upgraded software 2.
SO YES, it is apple's/itunes fault for being manipulative and underhanded towards iphone owners that have unlocked iphones. In Europe a lot of
people have unlocked phones .... is apple also playing around with their
operating systems or are they discriminating against Canadians only?
And hey apple ... we also/have used (PLS NOTE COULD BE PAST TENSE) your other products, such as, computers, laptops and software programs (actually just bought 2 more apple computers & the updated software)... we've spent a lot of money on your products over many years ... so you are messing around with loyal clients that have supported and bought your company products for many years.
The price of the Iphone is peanuts compared to what we pay/have paid for apples other products. Just be aware apple .... there's lots of competition out
there for both your computers and iphones???? Thanks a lot.

Dell Inspiron 14z free software: Photoshop and Premiere Elements activation

How do I install the free software versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements that come with my Dell 14z Inspiron laptop? (http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-14z-Photoshop-Bluetooth/dp/B008YWGTVU)

For OEM softwares that came alongwith your Dell laptop, please go to : https://smartsource.dell.com

Allow only free app installs

Alll of my kids just got the iPhone 3GS and I have setup parental controls however the one thing I do not see is an option to allow them to install only free apps.
Am I missing something? I know I can make it so that a password is required for any installs but I would like to allow them to install as long as the apps are free. Any paid apps would require a password. Is this possible?
Thanks!

Get them their own Apple ID's and then set up their own App store account without a credit card. The only thing they'll be able to install are free apps:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534

When I plug in my IPOD Nano into a USB port, the computer recognizes it as a printer. It then attempts to install the printer software, which is already installed. The only way to fix it is to unplug the printer. Any thoughts?

When I plug in my IPOD Nano into a USB port, the computer recognizes it as a printer. It then attempts to install the printer software, which is already installed. The only way to fix it is to unplug the printer. Any thoughts?

Turn the printer off.

I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows 7. I need to re-install it because my computer crashed. I saved the outer box, but I do not see a serial number and it is asking for it when I am trying to install the CD software. I went online, but the only

I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows 7. I need to re-install it because my computer crashed. I saved the outer box, but I do not see a serial number and it is asking for it when I am trying to install the CD software. I went online, but the only serial number I see is when I registered the Photoshop Elements 2.0.

The serial number will be on the disc case, not the outer box. Find your serial number quickly

Is the only way to re install a free trial version to wipe my mac???

is the only way to re install a free trial version to wipe my mac???

A free trial version of what.

Even though I entered a credit card. Will it not charge anything if I only install the free apps? Is there like a monthly charge or just a charge when I want to buy apps that cost actual money?

Even though I entered a credit card. Will it not charge anything if I only install the free apps? Is there like a monthly charge or just a charge when I want to buy apps that cost actual money?

There isn't a monthly charge.
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Creating ASM after installing grid infrastructure software only option

OS environment is Solaris 10 sparc (64 bit) with suncluster 3.2. Oracle version is 11.2.0.3.0... ASM configuration also..
Grid binaries (i.e. GRID_HOME) will be placed in local disk on both the nodes. Oracle Binaries (ORACLE_HOME) also will be placed in local disk on both the nodes..Oracle database only will be placed in shared storage with ASM...
My doubt is If i select "install grid infrastructure software only" option, can i create separate ASM instance on each node by using "$GRID_HOME/dbs/initSID.ora" file of each node?
Is it possible to create two ASM instance in the clustered environment since Single instance Oracle ASM is not supported with Oracle 11g release 2 as per "Oracle® Solaris Cluster Data Service for Oracle Guide"?
Please tell me the suggestion if anyone knows........
Thanks & Regards
Ramesh M

Hi,
First of all "software only installation" only places the binaries onto the local disks. This software only binaries later have to be configured either for GI Standalone Server or GI for Cluster environment. It differs in the root.sh script to be called, and in the need to use config.sh to configure the cluster environment.
So by configuring standalone server GI later, you will only have a local ASM installation.
However you will not end up with a initSID.ora file for the ASM instance, since the spfile of the ASM instance will always be placed inside the first ASM diskgroup to be configured. (the same for GI cluster, as for GI SI).
Now creating clustered ASM and SI ASM => you can only create clustered ASM for nodes which participate in the same cluster. So if you configured both nodes with clustered GI, but did not tell them to be 1 cluster, but 2, then both ASM instances will be separate. Resulting in beeing ASM1 instance on both nodes, and not able to mount the same diskgroup (consistent of the same disks) on both servers at the same time. So in the end having 2 clusteres consisting of one node each, does not really differ much from the ASM point of view, other than having ASM1 as instance name instead of +ASM (in GI SI). The difference is in the cluster stack below ASM, which simply has more processes and requirement for the clustered GI version.
And last but not least, yes you can have separate ASM instances on 2 separate nodes. If they are not part of the same cluster, the ASM instances are independent.
They are not really single instances, since they know that they are RAC ASMs, however they do not communicate with other nodes. However you may only have one ASM instance on each host (either physical or virtual host, as you can have an ASM instance in each solaris container).
Hope that clarifies it.
Regards
Sebastian

Installing Oracle10g XE software only

Hi,
Oracle10g XE
Linux Fedora14
I have downloaded the .rpm package of oracle10g XE from oracle website for Linux Os
I want to install oracle10g XE software only on Linux Fedora14 without creating the starter database, how it can done ?

user640001 wrote:
I want to install oracle10g XE software only on Linux Fedora14 without creating the starter database, how it can done ?Hi,
What you mean by "starter database" ?
You like have database without sample HR schema ?
I think that is not possible install option.
But that is only one schema, and you can drop it after install if you do not need it.
Regards,
Jari

HT1918 I want use only free applications, and I have not credit card, how I can install free apps?

I want use only free applications, and I have not credit card, how I can install free apps?

Hello Azim5s,
Indeed, this can be done by setting your account up and choosing 'None' when prompted for billing information.
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
Cheers,
Allen

I can't install the new software 8.2 wireless from the phone only when I connect to my laptop

need help to install the new software 8.2 wireless from my phone

Howdy Punya,
It sounds like you are unable to get your phone updated by downloading it directly to the device, and it only works when you connect it to iTunes. I would recommend you use the troubleshooting in the following article with different troubleshooting depending on the issue that it is having:
Resolve issues with an over-the-air iOS update
If that does not resolve, or doesn't address the issue, can you elaborate on what is happening when you try?
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

Since I installed a printer software Satellite L300 has stopped working

Hello there!
I'm new here so not really sure if I'm posting in the right place. Mods, please feel free to move to the relevant section, thank you.
OK I have a Toshiba Satellite L300 Laptop and ever since I installed a printer software on Wednesday night, my laptop has suddenly stopped working!
Ever since Thursday night, I have been trying to get it working but I'm faced with this message:
when i load it up it goes to Windows error recovery:
'windows has failed to start.a recent hardware or software change might be the cause
if windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly,startup repair can help diagnose and fix the problem.if power was interrupted during startup,choose start windows normally'
then it gives two options: Launch startup repair (recomended)
start windows normally
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-so i click launch startup repair (reccomended)
-then a scren loads up called 'system recovery options'.. it says: select an operating system to repair and click next.only windows vista operating systems are listed and can be repaired
if you do not see your operating system listed, click load drivers to load drivers for your hard disks'.....
but nothing comes up so i click load drivers and it just gives me loads of random folders...and i haven't a clue which ones to load
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so i just click 'next'
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then i have 5 options:
-startup repair
-system restore
-windows complete pc restore
-windows memory diagnostic tool
-command prompt
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startup repair says it cannot manually fix any problems
-system restore just says your computer is in a limited state and performing this action cannot be changed...but there is no option to do so
-windows comple pc restore says i need to insert a backup disk which I dont have
windows memory diagnostics tool says that windows is preventing this
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but on the system resotre it tells me to type something like: rstrui.exe /OFFLINE:C:\Windows
but i don't know where...i typed it in the command prompt but don't understand how to use it
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i also tried to click start windows normally but it won't work

If the problem is installed software, start notebook in safe mode and try to start system restore from there.
Please let me know which options are available. Can you roll back OS few days back?
Are some restore points listed there?

Can I unstall Office 2011 from a Macbook and re-install the same software on a different Mac/Mackbook?

Hi all,
I’ve looked around Google and here and I can’t find a definitive answer to my question so hopefully you guys can give me some advice
I bought the Office package in 2011 when it was new and installed it on my Macbook. I now plan to buy an iMac for the purpose of studying so I'd like to remove it from my Macbook and transfer it to the new Mac. My Macbook is running on the current highest software (the name escapes me at present, I'm not on it to check) and I assume the Mac will be too. If I were to uninstall everything, would I be able to use the same disc (i.e. same unique code) on the other computer? I believe I only have the 1 disc 1 Mac version so can't have two running with the same software.
Ideally I'd not like to buy another Office package so any advice would be much appreciated. I realise I may not have much choice though...!
Many thanks for your assistance.
Kind Regards,

New Mac's come with OS X 10.8 so you would have to check compatibility of your software with the new OS X versions.
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
Next you will have to check if the software will install or not on 10.8 from the disk, since the disk is static it can't change for newer OS X versions, however the software itself might run fine if a more recently updated version is downloaded and installed, then the license key entered.
Far as licensing concerns, you will have to check with the developer how to go about deauthorizing, uninstalling and getting a new license key for the new machine or if you can continue to use the existing one.
Most licenses are for one machine, however some can be multiple machine packs.
If you don't exactly need Office specifically to work with other Office users, you can also install the free LibreOffice and it can open your Office files.
The thing with Office is it's widely used in businesses, so if you learned it already then it doesn't make much sense to continue using it and paying money for only personal use.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
LibreOffice is truly cross platform, Linux, OS X and Windows. The files are easily exchange and many Mac users are thrilled using it apparently as the developers have commented a great deal of Mac users are installing it.
If you have trouble installing, it's likely Gatekeeper security that's on the new 10.8 machines, simply hold control key and click on the installer/program and select "Open" and it will remmeber it's a trusted program from then on.

I want to install a learn software that runs normally in windows?

I am trying to instal a lern software for my kid on a mac that runs only on windows. is there a possibilty to download it and make it run?

Have your cake and eat it too! With the Intel Macs, you can run windows in a virtual machine. You will need our own copy of Windows.
Don't miss the free VirtualBox.
"VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. " Runs Windows on Mac OS.
http://www.virtualbox.org/
Parallels:
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/
& some catalog order places sell Parallels for 9.99 when you buy a mac.
With VMware Fusion, run the most demanding Mac and Windows applications side-by-side at maximum speeds without rebooting
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/
Wine emulates the windows api's on an intel Mac.
"Wine lets you run Windows software on other operating systems. With Wine, you can install and run these applications just like you would in Windows."
http://www.winehq.org/
Robert

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