flyuche:

i have had to reformat my vista laptop 4 times to get thing working well again, but the next time i am wiping off that vista partition to give way to ubuntu. it's been 3 weeks now and i am still fiddling with ubuntu. my work is suffering o!    just love the high degree of flexibility with this OS.

blackweaver:

yeah when i saw that in 8.04 i thought it was a joke at first; unfortunately they're still the only linux distro that has adopted that;
(even linux mint which is based on ubuntu doesn't have anything like that - and i her it's supposed to be easier than ubuntu too)
a lot of people have problem with partitioning hard disks and then there are people like me who have exhausted all their partitions.
the wubi installer makes it easier to try it out new distros

lynxnoon:

2. hw can i see / monitor d bandwith of my starcoms connection?
tnx

Solved

blackweaver:

man lots of respect so as a new user you started with a beta version? wow

me am waiting till it becomes officially released; but then Ubuntu's not quite my favorite linux flavor

bigrovar:

well i have been running linux now for close to two years, half of it as my exclusive OS, i started with feisty fawn but i have since tried over 50 linux / bsd distributions, currently run ubuntu jaunty (ibex was a huge regression for me, lots of issues so i jumped ship once jaunty got to alpha 6) on my laptop (which came preinstalled with ubuntu 8.04) and i run archlinux on my desktop, i aslo have a freeNAS NAT server , and i still consider my self a noobie, why? because there are still a whole lot about linux that i dont know. linux is a bottomless pit , u cant know it well

esquire:

Guys how una dey now?
I always feel at home in this thread than any other place.
I like the progress and am amaze at ur progress flyuche kudos guys.
Am working towards having a steady internet connection then you'll see more of me.
Cheerio

lynxnoon:

@esquire
Wat linux distro r u using?

bigrovar:

well i have been running linux now for close to two years, half of it as my exclusive OS, i started with feisty fawn but i have since tried over 50 linux / bsd distributions, currently run ubuntu jaunty (ibex was a huge regression for me, lots of issues so i jumped ship once jaunty got to alpha 6) on my laptop (which came preinstalled with ubuntu 8.04) and i run archlinux on my desktop, i aslo have a freeNAS NAT server , and i still consider my self a noobie, why? because there are still a whole lot about linux that i dont know. linux is a bottomless pit , u cant know it well

Azanor:

Gurus in d house i need a little help,i installed 8.10 on my lappie but because of slow internet i havent been able 2 get any updates. My question is can i install softwares and stuff on my current ubuntu os 4rm d ubuntu ultimate 2.1 dvd that i got without having 2 install d full ultimate os, and how do i do this

flyuche:

@bigbrovar. how about the debian distro. what's your impression.

The success of Debian GNU/Linux can be illustrated by the following numbers. It is developed by over 1,000 volunteer developers, its software repositories contain more than 20,000 packages (compiled for 11 processor architectures), and it is responsible for inspiring over 120 Debian-based distributions and live CDs. These figures are unmatched by any other Linux-based operating system. The actual development of Debian takes place in three main branches (or four if one includes the bleeding-edge "experimental" branch) of increasing levels of stability: "unstable" (also known as "sid", "testing" and "stable". This progressive integration and stabilisation of packages and features, together with the project's well-established quality control mechanisms, has earned Debian its reputation of being one of the best-tested and most bug-free distributions available today.

bigrovar:

i doubt that first of what graphic driver are u running? ubuntu ships with only free and opensource software hence only free and open source hardware will work on it out of the box like Intel hardwares (wireless card and graphic card) other closed source hardware would work but u have to use a tool called Hardware Driver which u can find in Systems/Administration/Hardware Drivers lunch the tool and if your system needs a particular closed source driver to work then it would office to download it for you.

centaur-prime:

Hello everyone, I ordered an ibex from canonical and I recieved it in December but after installing on my laptop ( Mandriva partition), I discovered some problems which were really frustrating. First, it did not recognize the network when I took it to a cafe to update so I could not browse the net with it. Secondly, some plugins required to play audio files like MP3s and WMAs were missing. Even DVDs and video CDs didn't work. I'm trying to master Linux and I have rute but again, most of the commands didn't work on console. The man files were missing and the friggin OS was complaining that my HP nx9000, P4 2GHz, was an x84 therefore the 3D effects wont work. Inasmuch as I work with windows because of the work I do, I still need to master Linux. What can I DO? I need help! Somebody,  Anybody, 

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