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December 26

OpenFOAM

I'm trying to download the entitled software and this is what I found so far. I'm confused, I just want the software in order to use it thereafter. Could you give me a direct link to download the latest version of this software please? 27.147.226.140 (talk) 16:31, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you click on the picture it's supposed to give you the installer but instead it gives you an error message because the file is not found. Maybe because the latest version was only released a few days ago and it's the Christmas period so it hasn't been produced yet, or an error was found which had to be fixed so it was removed. You can check out the directory for the latest version v1612+ and confirm for yourself that there is no installer there. If you go to the directory for the previous number in the list v1606+, you should see the installer which is clearly labelled WindowsInstaller. Depending on you OS and browser, you may also see the old version of installer suggested at the top of SourceForge (i.e. after you click on the picture) as the latest version ("Looking for the latest version"). Do note that this appears to be a command line tool originally developed for *nix without a GUI. The installer may make it easier to install, but if you can't even figure out how to download the installer, even considering the minor confusion over the newest version being missing, perhaps consider again whether it's really the sort of software suitable for you. Nil Einne (talk) 23:17, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tails 2.9.1

I'm trying to download the entitled software and this is the farthest I went with my research. Could you give me a direct link to download the full Live version please? 27.147.226.140 (talk) 16:31, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think that you should follow instructions on that page. Ruslik_Zero 20:40, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You can download an ISO image directly here[1] or here,[2] but of course you should assume that those ISOs have subtle changes in them designed to reveal your tails use to the NSA. Far better to do it the way the tails webpage recommends. --Guy Macon (talk) 22:49, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you click "Download and verify using OpenPGP" at the bottom of the page, it takes you to another page where there is a direct download link. However, that download is unencrypted HTTP. It would be safer, more reliable, and more polite to download using the torrent file and a BitTorrent client (more polite because it saves the Tails project some money). -- BenRG (talk) 22:24, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Another alternative would be to simply buy a copy here:[3] One advantage of doing it this way is is that if osdisk was shipping an altered version, it would be quickly found out and widely publicized. Of course the NSA could still intercept and change the disks sent to certain individuals, so if you are working for organized crime, terrorists, foreign governments, etc, even buying from osdisk is not secure. For the rest of us it should be fine. --Guy Macon (talk) 23:01, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any source for this NSA (or whatever gov branch) distributed copies of any OS? It seems like an ineffective way of catching a terrorist. Llaanngg (talk) 18:18, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not an answer to your question, but I believe it is worth mentioning because it is quite interesting (to me at least): The article Red Star OS contains the following quote:

The North Korean government wants to track the underground market of USB flash drives used to exchange foreign films, music and writing, and the system watermarks all files on portable media attached to computers

If you want more examples of government-supported OS'es then you can look at this See also section: Nova_(operating_system)#See_also (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 18:58, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Taskbar doesn't work

Start button doesn't bring up menu when I left click it, but right-clicking works just fine, also the Internet access icon doesn't accept left clicks, but it accepts right clicks. (It doesn't show the networks even when I try to access them by other means.) Date-time and volume slider don't accept left clicking either. Left and right clicks are accepted by web browsers and other taskbar programs. Note: There is not an issue with my mouse; in fact, this is not a hardware issue at all.--63.143.232.77 (talk) 22:21, 26 December 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.159.60.210 (talk) [reply]

Have you accidentally swapped the left&right mouse buttons? This is a option in control panel->mouse. LongHairedFop (talk) 12:05, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Or maybe the computer was used by a lefthanded person who intentionally swapped the mouse buttons. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 08:23, 28 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]