Ubuntu! - Page 3

rennD · 05-14-2009, 06:30 AM

Linux Distros are like cigars

So many good ones. Try them and choose the one that is the best fit for you.

Try this:
http://www.polishlinux.org/choose/quiz/

It will help you choose a distro

rennD · 05-13-2009, 03:47 PM

Agreed Xubuntu is very light. I prefer Gnome.

I have used Ubuntu on a system that had a 1Ghz processor and 128MB of RAM with no trouble at all. Slowness here and there, but what do you expect when running a modern operating system on a dinosaur PC?

You can always install the standard Ubuntu and then just install XFCE after the fact, if it is slow.

SeanGAR · 05-13-2009, 08:23 PM

I've always found PCLOS to be much faster than X/K/Ubuntu. You can choose KDE/XFCE/Gnome as the windows manager with PCLOS pretty easily. Mint and Mepis are also excellent distros to try. I'm running PCLOS 2009 on an IBM X20 PIII 650 with 386MB RAM no problems.

Tristan · 05-14-2009, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeanGAR

I've always found PCLOS to be much faster than X/K/Ubuntu. You can choose KDE/XFCE/Gnome as the windows manager with PCLOS pretty easily. Mint and Mepis are also excellent distros to try. I'm running PCLOS 2009 on an IBM X20 PIII 650 with 386MB RAM no problems.

PCLOS 2009 is really sweet. Ran it under virtual box for a while to play around with it. I might have to try to partition some space off and run it full blown for a while!

05-14-2009, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeanGAR

I've always found PCLOS to be much faster than X/K/Ubuntu. You can choose KDE/XFCE/Gnome as the windows manager with PCLOS pretty easily. Mint and Mepis are also excellent distros to try. I'm running PCLOS 2009 on an IBM X20 PIII 650 with 386MB RAM no problems.

I'm on Mepis now. I migrated from SuSE. I like any debian linux better than the RPM based ones. Ubuntu based debians are a little harder to keep bleeding edge upgraded than raw debian. I've messed around with Solaris, SCO, IRIX, HPUX, and different *BSDs and I like what I've got now. But that said, I have to agree with the above comment by rennD.

Rabidsquirrel · 05-14-2009, 07:06 PM

Finally upgraded the other night. Everything went smoothly, I need to read up on some of the changes.

kenstogie · 09-13-2009, 02:48 PM

I am downloading ubuntu 9.04 now but would like to try a live cd or thumb drive before I take the plunge. How do I do that? I am not super geek but I am kind of geeky in some areas. Also I am on a "off brand" laptop (Medion) which is why I want to do the live cd thing first.

VirtualSmitty · 09-13-2009, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenstogie

I am downloading ubuntu 9.04 now but would like to try a live cd or thumb drive before I take the plunge. How do I do that? I am not super geek but I am kind of geeky in some areas. Also I am on a "off brand" laptop (Medion) which is why I want to do the live cd thing first.

Download the iso and if you have a usb or flashcard handy go get unetbootin and use that to try it out.

Tristan · 09-13-2009, 06:56 PM

This is a pretty good how-to on burning the live cd. If you want to install on a bootable flash drive there is a link a few inches down the page that will show you:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

rennD · 09-13-2009, 04:15 PM

If you are downloading the Desktop CD then it is a liveCD.

kenstogie · 09-13-2009, 08:22 PM

Workin on it now!

kenstogie · 09-13-2009, 09:14 PM

Got it all working, it's a little different but I could get used to that no problem. I also set up a Live thumbdrive to make startups a little easier as I figure out if I want to make the switch. So it all went well except the Wifi. I looked for a few mins 10 or so but really didn't know what to do. Is there a control panel or something? Any suggestions?

rennD · 09-13-2009, 09:16 PM

Check restricted drivers section to make sure that the wifi card is enabled.

kenstogie · 09-14-2009, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rennD

Check restricted drivers section to make sure that the wifi card is enabled.

Thanks I'll take a look.

Tristan · 09-14-2009, 08:39 AM

Should be a network icon in the panel next to the date/time. What hardware are you running? What is your wireless card? When I've had issues with wireless cards in the past I've done a Google search to see if anyone else has run into similar issues. There have been a few times where I knew the hardware just wouldn't work with the time/effort I was willing to put in. Luckily, this hasn't happened with any hardware that I own.

Hopefully your wired connection still operates and you have access to plug straight in to a router, etc. If so, you can click on System - Administration - Hardware Drivers and see if Ubuntu finds any drivers for your wireless card.

If it doesn't find any, you can still use windows wireless drivers by downloading from the manufacturer and using ndiswrapper. The operation could get a little more complicated then desired, but searching through the Ubuntu forums really helps in these situations.

kenstogie · 09-14-2009, 07:08 PM

So I have a Medion Laptop (who?) Yea that's what everyone says except Europeans some times. It's kind of semi old 3 years and I did the google search on my Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter. And of the 8 or so hits/post I sampled...

"winbond is not supported in linux nor does ndiswrapper support it." or something similiar.

Many were in other languages too.

So for me it's back to Winblows. Oh well. At least I have the actual install disc

09-14-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenstogie

So I have a Medion Laptop (who?) Yea that's what everyone says except Europeans some times. It's kind of semi old 3 years and I did the google search on my Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter. And of the 8 or so hits/post I sampled...

"winbond is not supported in linux nor does ndiswrapper support it." or something similiar.

Many were in other languages too.

So for me it's back to Winblows. Oh well. At least I have the actual install disc

You could always get a PCcard or usb wireless adapter. It will likely work better anyway. Then you can run Kismet

You should search first for compatibility.

kenstogie · 09-14-2009, 09:05 AM

I'll give it a shot thanks Tristan.

s0leful0ne · 09-14-2009, 10:44 AM

This may be a long shot but I just installed ubuntu 9.04 via virtual machine using VMWare Fusion. I've had trouble installing the VMWare tools, does anyone have any experience with this?

09-14-2009, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s0leful0ne

This may be a long shot but I just installed ubuntu 9.04 via virtual machine using VMWare Fusion. I've had trouble installing the VMWare tools, does anyone have any experience with this?

Yes. The installation does not include the kernel headers or libraries by default. There may also be trouble with the version of gcc installed vs what the kernel was compiled with. The error message from the tools installation would be helpful.

05-14-2009, 06:30 AM	#1
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: Ubuntu! Linux Distros are like cigars So many good ones. Try them and choose the one that is the best fit for you. Try this: http://www.polishlinux.org/choose/quiz/ It will help you choose a distro __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

05-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#2
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: Ubuntu! Agreed Xubuntu is very light. I prefer Gnome. I have used Ubuntu on a system that had a 1Ghz processor and 128MB of RAM with no trouble at all. Slowness here and there, but what do you expect when running a modern operating system on a dinosaur PC? You can always install the standard Ubuntu and then just install XFCE after the fact, if it is slow. __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

05-13-2009, 08:23 PM	#3
SeanGAR Crotchety Geezer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Radford VA Posts: 911 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! I've always found PCLOS to be much faster than X/K/Ubuntu. You can choose KDE/XFCE/Gnome as the windows manager with PCLOS pretty easily. Mint and Mepis are also excellent distros to try. I'm running PCLOS 2009 on an IBM X20 PIII 650 with 386MB RAM no problems. __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

05-14-2009, 07:06 PM	#6
Rabidsquirrel Moderately Confused Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, US Posts: 576 Trading: (5)	Re: Ubuntu! Finally upgraded the other night. Everything went smoothly, I need to read up on some of the changes.

09-13-2009, 02:48 PM	#7
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! I am downloading ubuntu 9.04 now but would like to try a live cd or thumb drive before I take the plunge. How do I do that? I am not super geek but I am kind of geeky in some areas. Also I am on a "off brand" laptop (Medion) which is why I want to do the live cd thing first. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-13-2009, 06:56 PM	#9
Tristan #PretentiousBastage Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tristan Location: Kaukauna, WI Posts: 329 Trading: (0)	Re: Ubuntu! This is a pretty good how-to on burning the live cd. If you want to install on a bootable flash drive there is a link a few inches down the page that will show you: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

09-13-2009, 04:15 PM	#10
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: Ubuntu! If you are downloading the Desktop CD then it is a liveCD. __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

09-13-2009, 08:22 PM	#11
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! Workin on it now! __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-13-2009, 09:14 PM	#12
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! Got it all working, it's a little different but I could get used to that no problem. I also set up a Live thumbdrive to make startups a little easier as I figure out if I want to make the switch. So it all went well except the Wifi. I looked for a few mins 10 or so but really didn't know what to do. Is there a control panel or something? Any suggestions? __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-13-2009, 09:16 PM	#13
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: Ubuntu! Check restricted drivers section to make sure that the wifi card is enabled. __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

09-14-2009, 08:39 AM	#15
Tristan #PretentiousBastage Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tristan Location: Kaukauna, WI Posts: 329 Trading: (0)	Re: Ubuntu! Should be a network icon in the panel next to the date/time. What hardware are you running? What is your wireless card? When I've had issues with wireless cards in the past I've done a Google search to see if anyone else has run into similar issues. There have been a few times where I knew the hardware just wouldn't work with the time/effort I was willing to put in. Luckily, this hasn't happened with any hardware that I own. Hopefully your wired connection still operates and you have access to plug straight in to a router, etc. If so, you can click on System - Administration - Hardware Drivers and see if Ubuntu finds any drivers for your wireless card. If it doesn't find any, you can still use windows wireless drivers by downloading from the manufacturer and using ndiswrapper. The operation could get a little more complicated then desired, but searching through the Ubuntu forums really helps in these situations.

09-14-2009, 07:08 PM	#16
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! So I have a Medion Laptop (who?) Yea that's what everyone says except Europeans some times. It's kind of semi old 3 years and I did the google search on my Winbond W89C33 mPCI 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter. And of the 8 or so hits/post I sampled... "winbond is not supported in linux nor does ndiswrapper support it." or something similiar. Many were in other languages too. So for me it's back to Winblows. Oh well. At least I have the actual install disc __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-14-2009, 09:05 AM	#18
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! I'll give it a shot thanks Tristan. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-14-2009, 10:44 AM	#19
s0leful0ne Its Huge. Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 477 Trading: (22)	Re: Ubuntu! This may be a long shot but I just installed ubuntu 9.04 via virtual machine using VMWare Fusion. I've had trouble installing the VMWare tools, does anyone have any experience with this? __________________ What's that smell?...Swamp Ash