Okay...from a fresh install
Below is the error copied from the terminal
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libmotif3 was not found in your repositories
Make sure you have all repositories enabled and updated
E: No packages found
libgnome-desktop-3-0 was not found in your repositories
Make sure you have all repositories enabled and updated
Downloading ...
Installing libraries ...
I'm a long time RedHat user so I'm VERY familiar with dependency hell since we were still in it while you fancy Ubuntu folks were a few steps ahead
Your point about open source software is well taken.
There might be a very good server based application delivery software, perhaps something like an Ulteo of sorts that would work, but I haven't really researched it as completely leaving Domino at this point isn't much of an option (see below).
A couple of reasons we are using Lotus. First and foremost because our company does Domino administration having the lotus client is a must. (I'm irritated enough that Domino Designer and the Admin client have to be run on Windows) but at least there is a webadmin client now.
The second reason is our company has spent a lot of money and time training Domino Developers so right now when we need an application it can get pawned off on anyone.
Playing devils advocate for Domino/Lotus for a minute. It's awfully nice that we can develop a piece of software in the notes client and then it simply works on the web without much alteration.
Coming full circle I guess the answer to your analogy is "We paid too much time and money for the fireplace, and have to many other people trained, and currently using the fireplace to dump it and use the furnace."
@PhilGil it's not so much reimaging alot of workstations, (there arn't that many) real problem is that the new laptops we ordered were The Dell XPS Developer Edition that ship with their own version of Ubuntu (Sputnik) which has support for this irritating new design of a mouse the Mac style clickpad. If we don't use that specific build of Ubuntu then you can't rest your thumb on the mouse pad.
Niekn & Tgalati4
Your points are also very well taken. I will install a 32bit Ubuntu build here tonight and post back results.
Again, thanks so much to everyone who is taking their time to help us solve this problem.
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