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post #81 of 110
1/31/06 at 1:55pm
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Originally Posted by MadMartagan
HE-llo! Wow. That would be veeeeery interesting.
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post #82 of 110
1/31/06 at 1:56pm
Uh-oh. I just said wow.
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post #83 of 110
1/31/06 at 1:59pm
Hmm, maybe good news. When the google version is easy for beginners and really an alternative system.
My girl-friend and her little boy are all proud windows-free and they are all happy with Fedora Core Linux...without a root pass.
Google has enough power and money, to give developers a chance to work on more easy tools and apps, maybe...


Marcus
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post #84 of 110
1/31/06 at 3:52pm
I gave the Ubuntu Live bootable CD a run. Everything seemed to work right from the start. I was impressed that a completely free operating system worked so well out of the box. However, it didn't really blow me away. I didn't see any real reason to use it over Windows, which I have to use for work.

There's probably a work-around but, for instance, if I were to create a spreadsheet in the Ubuntu version of Excel, it wouldn't save out to an Excel file, which means I wouldn't be able to use it at work. Take that and apply it to pretty much everything (again, there's probably a work around I don't know about) and its not a realistic alternative.
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post #85 of 110
2/1/06 at 5:52am
I have an Ubuntu LiveCD that I've used once. I agree that it was impressive that it just worked without hiccups. The performance was decent and the visuals were acceptable. What I didn't like was that, although things were fairly geared towards a Windows user, it had areas where there was far too much "Linux speak" going on. The Control Panel applets can be overwhelming and just take on the appearance of a clusterfck.

It's nice as a way to get a bare system up and running for communication tasks, but to do any serious work with the common applications (or counterparts that are fully compatible with the file formats) it falls short. The more the Linux system is hidden from the user, the more I would like Linux. I just don't like having to learn Linux customs when it wouldn't be impossible for the GUI to hide that.
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post #86 of 110
2/1/06 at 7:47pm
it saves to .ods by default because it is an open format. you can save to xls very easily though by just choosing it in the save dialog. if you mess with the options you can set it as default.

brayton, use something like opensuse then. it is free and more GUI-y
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post #87 of 110
2/2/06 at 2:20am
dont like gnome, but ubuntu is nice non-the-less.

i post this in hopes noone abuses it, like ordering 50 cds ><

https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
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post #88 of 110
2/3/06 at 12:16pm
M$ Vista whaa.... Vista whooo?

Novell Linux + XGL = http://cluster.sys.oakland.edu/test/

'Nuff said.
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post #89 of 110
2/3/06 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by litdie
dont like gnome, but ubuntu is nice non-the-less.
Don't forget there's a KDE version of Ubuntu, and if you're daring, an XFCE version. I use Fluxbox on an old Compaq laptop.

(edit: I have fat fingers this morning.)
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post #90 of 110
2/3/06 at 7:44pm
I used to Ubuntu but have gone the whole extra letter and now Kubuntu, I just prefer KDE...
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post #91 of 110
2/4/06 at 7:17pm
the linux world is split into two factions really lol.

gnome or kde.

i can use gnome, but prefer kde.

sure kde eats more memory, but with 2 gigs on my laptop and 4 on my desktop, who cares lol.

if yall wanna try a really nice desktop, try enlightenment.

http://www.get-e.org/ <--mainpage

http://www3.get-e.org/Screenshots/User_Submitted/ <--screenshots.

still in beta though, and not the easiest to install. unless pre-built packages are available.
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post #92 of 110
2/4/06 at 7:38pm
Do any of you have the Live CD for Ubuntu? I had some trouble getting it to load the last time i tried it on my 9300. It got most of the way through loading and then it just stopped at this one part. I'll have to give it another try later on and see if it will ither work or get more details on the part its locking up on.
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post #93 of 110
2/4/06 at 8:07pm
Sometimes when I have installed Ubuntu / Kubuntu and also had the same problem using the live cd/combination dvd - it has just frozen at a particular point (though never the same) and has to be rebooted. Once I have got it installed I have no problems though...
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post #94 of 110
2/11/06 at 10:32pm

Picking a distro

I just picked up a Hitachi 100GB hard drive upgrade kit for my 9300 that came with a 60gb drive. I want to dual-boot linux on my laptop.

I'm trying to select a distro. I'm looking for something where my hardware will all work out of the box or easily, I can run the 1920x1200 native resolution in X, and that has support for running the latest/cutting edge stuff. I want to try out the Xgl and Compiz stuff from Novell, check the latest stuff from Mono, etc. Will Ubuntu let me do this? I mean, can you get "unstable" or updated/latest packages through their package manager? I've downloaded Gentoo, OpenSuse 10, Fedora Core 5. I tried OpenSuse 10 in a Virtual Server 2005 virtual machine and it seemed nice but the performance sucked (probably due to VS2005, its not exactly Linux friendly).

How does Gentoo work on the 9300?

Thanks.
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post #95 of 110
2/11/06 at 11:05pm
Gentoo takes quite some time to install, just got everything working the other day (except the sd card reader - working on it though), lots of downloading and compiling...

For what you want I think Ubuntu/Kubuntu would be best.
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post #96 of 110
2/11/06 at 11:10pm
Alright, thanks. I am going to try Ubuntu. I'd like to run both KDE _and_ Gnome, so after checking the kubuntu FAQ it looks like installing Ubuntu and then pulling down kubuntu-desktop is the way to go.

Of course, the clone software that came with my drive says it is going to take 4 HOURS to finish the upgrade. Uggh.
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post #97 of 110
2/11/06 at 11:35pm
Couple of links to get you set up:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...ghlight=ubuntu

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
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post #98 of 110
2/12/06 at 5:03am
Just installed Ubuntu 5.10. I love it! The text based installer sucks, and the text based GRUB sucks, but once you are at the desktop it is nice. It autoconfigured X for 1920x1200 too. Now to get wireless working with PSK and install Mono and some more stuff....

edit: Love was short lived. The touchpad is acting crazy (clicks when I am trying to move the mouse cursor), no scrolling etc. Compiling the drivers for WPA-PSK support appears impossible on Ubuntu 5.10 (reading last pages of thread linked from the notebookforums post you quoted). The touchpad thing apparently is the kernel module for ALPS not getting loaded. But I really don't want to sink 5 hours or more into fixing basic usability issues. I'm going to wipe it and try and see if I have more success with OpenSuse.
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post #99 of 110
2/12/06 at 8:13am
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Originally Posted by z33driver
Alright, thanks. I am going to try Ubuntu. I'd like to run both KDE _and_ Gnome, so after checking the kubuntu FAQ it looks like installing Ubuntu and then pulling down kubuntu-desktop is the way to go.

Of course, the clone software that came with my drive says it is going to take 4 HOURS to finish the upgrade. Uggh.
If you want to try the bleeding edge, then Fedora Core is better for you. Gentoo is it not, only in the dev/unstable tree and gentoo is not easy to install. And Fedora has in FC5 mono, beagle, gcc-4.1, new xorg 7.0, kde 3.5.1, new 2.6.16 kernel and so on... and a good easy hardware support.

Here are some (older) screen shots, not with newer rhgb/gdm (graphical boot and gdm login). Very beautiful artwork from the new fedora designer(in).
http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/sl...se=554&slide=1

I think I have to do some newer sshots.

Marcus
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post #100 of 110
2/12/06 at 11:20am
z33driver, Ubuntu is about as quick and easy as it gets, if you aren't prepared to spend a little time sorting even the basic things out then perhaps playing with the 'bleeding edge' and even linux isn't for you. Give FC5 a try, but at some point you are going to have to do some work...
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