@c.wolf, forget story; MS will still take over 85% of the market share; most of the people who
will try out thee google os are adventurous guys like the linux users, not the average joe
who doesn't even know what an operating system is

@bigrovar
how's the performance of kde 4.x? i used to hear that it was buggy (am sure by now it's much better)
the only os i have that uses kde 4.x is opensuse 11 i think, but men that thing drags - ok it's MUCH better than vista
but it still drags; i stil use kde3.5 on most of my kde-based distros

blackweaver:

@c.wolf, forget story; MS will still take over 85% of the market share; most of the people who
will try out thee google os are adventurous guys like the linux users, not the average joe
who doesn't even know what an operating system is

@bigrovar
how's the performance of kde 4.x? i used to hear that it was buggy (am sure by now it's much better)
the only os i have that uses kde 4.x is opensuse 11 i think, but men that thing drags - ok it's MUCH better than vista
but it still drags; i stil use kde3.5 on most of my kde-based distros

well am finding kde 4.3 to be quite stable , although its still very beta and i would not recommend it for everyday use , it still has some rough edges ,

hi y'all just joined d ubuntu club. God bless u all coz a starter like me seein ubuntu 4 d first time is able 2 install and run 2 operatin systems on my lap top. tanx 2 all ur gists used as a guide line. pls help me love-vendor my computer life. love you all. got 2 go as i am d only one left in d office (bank) by 8.30pm busy installin ubuntu since mornin. though was too scared 2 install till i saw ur encouragin mails. i m a banker in maiduguri. GOOD NITE !

jellyface:

hi y'all just joined d ubuntu club. God bless u all coz a starter like me seein ubuntu 4 d first time is able 2 install and run 2 operatin systems on my lap top. tanx 2 all ur gists used as a guide line. pls help me love-vendor my computer life. love you all. got 2 go as i am d only one left in d office (bank) by 8.30pm busy installin ubuntu since mornin. though was too scared 2 install till i saw ur encouragin mails. i m a banker in maiduguri. GOOD NITE !

well come to the club , dont forget to post any issue u have here , cheers from Abuja

@jellyface
Welcome 2 d club
Kip UBUNTU fire burning!!
UBUNTU LINUX 4 HUMAN BEINGS,

Hey guys am currently learning java at computer institute and running java through the terminal and eclipse.sweet. Although, they teach using windows, i show them the power of linux. Even the instructor never knew linux was this beautiful thanks to compiz fusion

Having Serious Problems Connecting my Starcomms Novatel USB Modem to my Linux Mint 7 Gloria. Yesterday i plugged it and it worked straight out of the box but after shutting down and re-booting,it doesn't seem to see the USB dongle. I'v restarted,plugged and unplugged but no show.Iv tried reading through the threads but can't seem to find what i am looking for. I need help people!

Double N:

Having Serious Problems Connecting my Starcomms Novatel USB Modem to my Linux Mint 7 Gloria. Yesterday i plugged it and it worked straight out of the box but after shutting down and re-booting,it doesn't seem to see the USB dongle. I'v restarted,plugged and unplugged but no show.Iv tried reading through the threads but can't seem to find what i am looking for. I need help people!

sorry my guy i was a lil busy den
try rite-cliking on d netwok manager n clik on edit connections, from dere try n create a new connection if u hv all d parameters for ur starcoms connection n lets see hw dat goes
cheers

No wahala bros,I'll do just that and give you the feedback.Thanks!

@doubleN
also go tru dis thread: https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-11508.1024.html
read wat esquire posted
cheers

help o! @ all. just bought myself a samsung d900i n wanted 2 give it a spin on jaunty. i hooked it up wit cable n used d network manager wit d conviniently peconfig settings only 4 d thing 2 ask me 4 -samsung d900i modem puk number! wat is dt?

Wat is dt pls? i tried dis stuff wit anor fone b4 n it worked asap! @lynx am back. u dnt hapen 2 hav a cd containing apps 4 jaunty handy do u, lyk runtime, wine, codecs? was thinkin 2 mtn bt 4 d above. dnt hav time 4 cafe. MODEM PUK CODE O!

Wat is dt pls? i tried dis stuff wit anor fone b4 n it worked asap! @lynx am back. u dnt hapen 2 hav a cd containing apps 4 jaunty handy do u, lyk runtime, wine, codecs? was thinkin 2 mtn bt 4 d above. dnt hav time 4 cafe. MODEM PUK CODE O!

@4llerbe
y not try d PUK no. of ur sim or chk d back or inside of d fone
dunno just gessing sha
as per cds for jaunty i was tinkn of doin an APTonCD but hvnt,,,,,,,,,,may do so soon sha

@Lynxnoon and all
Plugged in my USB Evdo this morning and it auto-detected it and i am now online!!I wondered what happend the other day.Linux Mint rocks!!Still trying to find out what new stuff i can do on it.

Double N:

@Lynxnoon and all
Plugged in my USB Evdo this morning and it auto-detected it and i am now online!!I wondered what happend the other day.Linux Mint rocks!!Still trying to find out what new stuff i can do on it.

welcome to d club

lynxnoon:

welcome to d club

Thanks Bro,but getting a hang of this thing after years of 'windowing' ain't gonna be easy.

I said d same tin wen i started & nw hv nt used my vista 4 som months nw; even tho dere r stil tons of stuf i nid 2 learn

Hello, everybody,
i have been reading this thread for the past 3 month now, trying to decide whether to switch to this Ubuntu OS. For people like me who have never known(used) anyother Os apart from Windows, honestly it a tough decision and am really scared but I have decided to try some new.
So here we go, i tried downloading the iso like suggested somewhere on this thread but was getting 45kb of data and can't write it on a cd. and pls house am a bit confused with all those mint,gloria.kde stuff are they the same ubuntu os,
My location is Enugu, can someone help me with a cd,
Thanks all, peace

danexd:

i have been reading this thread for the past 3 month now, trying to decide whether to switch to this Ubuntu OS. For people like me who have never known(used) another Os apart from Windows, honestly it a tough decision and am really scared but I have decided to try some new.

That's a decision most of us had to make. But I don't think it's such a drastic move considering the fact that you can revert back to Windows or simply dual boot (run both windows and Linux). With Linux, you won't have virus problems as linux is pretty much immune to all that. Most win32 applications have Linux alternatives, although Linux is a bit internet dependent, you should enjoy it.

So here we go, i tried downloading the iso like suggested somewhere on this thread but was getting 45kb of data and can't write it on a cd.

Perhaps, your internet connection is not the way forward . A standard Ubuntu .iso shouldn't be less than 600MB, depending on your internet connection, downloading that will be like playing 'whack-a-mole'. 45Kb is definitely, not it, unless it's a .torrent file you downloaded or an .iso file to grab the other packages off the internet as you attempt to install which isn't recommended.

and pls house am a bit confused with all those mint,gloria.kde stuff are they the same ubuntu os,

The best thing for you to do is take some time off, read tons of guides / articles on the internet and with no time, you'll get to understand things.
Linux mint is an operating system, much like Ubuntu. Gloria is the default desktop on Mint. KDE is a desktop environment that can be installed on existing linux operating systems. It does basically what the win32 explorer does such as provide basic / advanced desktop functionality and applications for your daily need. The default DM in ubuntu Gnome which, IMO is pretty much stable until you break it like mine.

My location is Enugu, can someone help me with a cd.

Sadly, I can't help you with that. I'm currently in Abuja chilling with my folks (thanks to ASUU) and will be back to Benue when the strike has been called off, if you know anyone around any of the aforementioned areas, I could send a CD your way.

@Ralvy
Thanks a million, i just left Makurdi some weeks back but i have someone there, can i have u email or phone no so we can talk more,
Thanks

Hi guys am sorry for being silent for a while ,  well its because i have been banned from posting msgs on Nairaland ,  the reason given was that i posted   *spam* here , in Nairaland ,  i tried mailing the mod for computer section (dhtml) and i even left a msg for seun that this most be a mistake because i have never posted spam msg here ,  ever since i have been a member here i have tried to abide by the rules of decent discussion expected on a public forum. well i guess it was all to no avail. as it is my normal nairaland account bigrovar is no longer active ,  i had to create this account so i can post this msg ,  after which i have no intention of being a part of the board anymore ,  its really sad that things have to turn out this way ,  and this is no way to run the biggest on-line forum in Nigeria. anyway i want to thank everybody and all my friend that have made my stay here a memorable one ,  will miss u all  for those who still want to get in touch with me u can do that thru twitter http://twitter.com/bigbrovar  or thru my blog http://bigbrovar. or the ubuntunigeria mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntunigeria/ ,  so i guess this is it ,  bye

bigbrovar:

Hi guys am sorry for being silent for a while ,  well its because i have been banned from posting msgs on Nairaland ,  the reason given was that i posted   *spam* here , in Nairaland ,  i tried mailing the mod for computer section (dhtml) and i even left a msg for seun that this most be a mistake because i have never posted spam msg here ,  ever since i have been a member here i have tried to abide by the rules of decent discussion expected on a public forum. well i guess it was all to no avail. as it is my normal nairaland account bigrovar is no longer active ,  i had to create this account so i can post this msg ,  after which i have no intention of being a part of the board anymore ,  its really sad that things have to turn out this way ,  and this is no way to run the biggest on-line forum in Nigeria. anyway i want to thank everybody and all my friend that have made my stay here a memorable one ,  will miss u all  for those who still want to get in touch with me u can do that thru twitter http://twitter.com/bigbrovar  or thru my blog http://bigbrovar. or the ubuntunigeria mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntunigeria/ ,  so i guess this is it ,  bye

Bigbrovar, please, don't leave like that. I had the exact same thing happen to me and all I did was clicked the 'Report to Moderator' link in one post and inform them of the issue. Ideally, it's pretty much stupid and insensitive to think that an active participant of the community with over 500 posts would post spam. Perhaps, it was a (stupid?) mistake. Some Administrators or Moderators need to be (re)introduced (bad english) to the term 'spam' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam).

bigbrovar:

Hi guys am sorry for being silent for a while ,  well its because i have been banned from posting msgs on Nairaland ,  the reason given was that i posted   *spam* here , in Nairaland ,  i tried mailing the mod for computer section (dhtml) and i even left a msg for seun that this most be a mistake because i have never posted spam msg here ,  ever since i have been a member here i have tried to abide by the rules of decent discussion expected on a public forum. well i guess it was all to no avail. as it is my normal nairaland account bigrovar is no longer active ,  i had to create this account so i can post this msg ,  after which i have no intention of being a part of the board anymore,  its really sad that things have to turn out this way ,  and this is no way to run the biggest on-line forum in Nigeria. anyway i want to thank everybody and all my friend that have made my stay here a memorable one ,  will miss u all  for those who still want to get in touch with me u can do that thru twitter http://twitter.com/bigbrovar  or thru my blog http://bigbrovar. or the ubuntunigeria mailing list http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntunigeria/ ,  so i guess this is it ,  bye

Please this issue has too be resolved!Bigrovar is our Ubuntu/Linux Big brother in the house.If he leaves,a lot of us are bound to follow suit.Whoever is in charge of this should get this problem resolved.

@ lynx, pls do the cd ooooo!!!!!!! then i tthink u said u work in ikeja? would like to see u in person so i could thank u 4 the cd's. anyway sha thank u very mussssshhhh o my bro, u too kind. hey u dnt happen to have the softwares u download 4 jaunty lying idle in ur pc do u? cos i need the runtime and oda things o. and downloading them without ur 3g privilege is like pissing in the wind o! anyways hw did u solve the mp3 codec and video codec stuff, cos its kind of strange staring at my pc with no sound!!! like my music playing while surfing

Bigbrovar, after digging into the issue. I found out that it's a bot that bans the accounts. I'm hoping this should be resolved soon as well.

-[n3rve]

@Ralvy
Sent u a mail, waiting to hear from you, Thanks
@Bigrovar, am joing the CLUB and u are leaving, You are yet to help me out so pls stay, i believe the issue will be resolved since it was banned by a bot
Can wait to start using Ubuntu,

danexd:

@Ralvy, sent u a mail, waiting to hear from you, Thanks

Fired off a Reply .

@Bigrovar, am joing the CLUB and u are leaving, You are yet to help me out so pls stay, i believe the issue will be resolved since it was banned by a bot
Can wait to start using Ubuntu,

Yeah, I doubt he'll leave. Seeing that it's a bot that banned the accounts, I'm sure he'll reconsider *hopefully*.

@bigrovar
my guy pls dnt leave oh, i had d same problem awhile back n hd to open a new id to complain b4 it was fixed,,,,,,,,,,,,i tink its a bug n i saw somwhere where dhtml said he has sent ur complaint to Seun,,,,,,,,,Dont mind dis guys jare i bet dey will fix it in no time

@4llerbe
no probs i'll do d APTonCD but it only copies repos of all current apps on d system n not d sotwares demselves oh
As per sound n video on mint just go to SOUND N VIDEO in d menu icon n clik on Download Multimedia Codecs( mk sure ur internet is tite dat period ) n for ubuntu just clik on d file u want to listen to n if it doesnt hv d cdec it wil automatically search n dwnld dem if u r online and afta dat u wont hv to dwnld dem again