ubuntu linux
I came across a new distro called Ubuntu Linux!
Am typing this upon it. Kernel 2.6.8-1 Gnome 2.8!!!!!! based on Debian http://ubuntulinux.org/ 1 iso image 590MB versions available for ppc and 64bit ubuntu means "humanity towards others" very slick indeed |
I am trying it out now. Seems pretty stable after a few initial glitches. On the first boot into the installer It hung on a blank screen just before hardware detection. I let it sit for about 5 minutes before rebooting and trying again. It worked fine on the second try. Go figure. It didn't quite configure my video settings. I had to adjust the monitor section of XF86Config-4 and reboot. After that, everything has been fine. Gnome 2.8 is clean and functional. I have used KDE more frequently than Gnome so I am a little lost. Has a "Mac" feel. Pretty basic application selection by default but the availability of many more via apt-get.
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a quick search at the ubuntu homepage revealed the apparent missing root password
it's set to use sudo and has no root password unless one runs sudo passwd root on synaptic, the default setting is CD as the only source, however, if you go into the sources and add the online stuff a LOT more software becomes available that said, having added xine, abiword and gkrellm, none of these are showing up in the menus (not that this is a problem). I don't know whether this is a gnome 2.8 thing or an ubuntu thing. I wouldn't recommend this distro to a newbie, but if you've got a few months under your belt it's very nice reminds me a little of slackware |
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I´m downloading it right now and are looking forward to try it. I can see they also are using the new installer from Debian. |
i subscribed to the user list
am now getting some 200 emails a day - be warned there is a mention from someone regarding this and a reply explaining that if the person attempted to edit the menus then "you're on your own" possibly some mention of it being fixed when ubuntu goes gold in October |
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HOWTO mount win partitions
I have tried many different ways to reach my win partitions, but I can't mount them.
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make a dir at the root (eg /win)
then add the following to /etc/fstab /dev/hda1 /win vfat umask=0,iocharset=iso8859-15,codepage=850 0 0 these are all on the same line, and a space is needed between vfat and umask save exit and reboot go to /win this is for a fat16 or fat32 partition |
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I am absolutely a newbie on this, just so you know.
I am having trouble accessing the desktop from the login screen. I type in my password on hte text login, and that is where I get stuck. How do access the GUI desktop from the text installer/command line? Thanks! |
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startx and press Enter |
Has anyone managed to get a silver speedtouch USB modem working on Ubuntu yet. I have tried the two different methods both of which worked fine on Mandrake 10. I still get messages saying No 'usb_ohci' whatever I do. Any suggestions would be great.
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Sorry I jumped straight into my problem without saying that I think Ubuntu is absolutely fantastic ... Linux how I always wanted it to be: different to windows, more powerful and very clean and simple.
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Love Ubuntu...fast, and if the beta is this good, I wonder what the will be like.
I'm rather fond of gnome too, but I can't figure out how to configure the panel/virtual desktops in Ubuntu. Specifically, how to make all the apps from every virtual desktop show up in the bottom panel. Right now it only shows the apps that are open in that partical VD, which means when I'm surfing in one VD and chatting in another, I don't see if anybody's answering unless I switch desktops, which is annoying. I looked into the help section but "panel configuration" isn't where it should be (Computer > Desktop Configuration) and me being a Gnome noob, I don't know where else to look for it. Can anybody help? |
Hi guys...
I'm gonna give Ubuntu a try but I'm just waiting for the CDs to be shipped :) Now I was wondering if it supports hotplugging right out of the box. As I am a person that does a lot of digitalphotography I need my card reader and flash drive to be recognized, and as I :heart: my mp3 player i need all those components to hotplug easily thanks Shane |
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