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| Main - Computing - Ubuntu 7.04, Feisty Fawn, get. | New thread | New reply |
| Black Lord |
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 Red Cheep-cheep Level: 35 Posts: 37/220 EXP: 258566 Next: 21370 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5425 days Last view: 5424 days |
The Ubuntu team released their latest version today. Just got it installed myself, and it's by far the most impressive Linux distro I've ever run. Also, it would be a great distro to get familiar with linux if you ever wanted to.
You can download it at their site, www.ubuntu.com, don't know how many are interested, but I thought I'd just give it a little shot here, as I expect a few will be interested. ____________________  |
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 Super Koopa Level: 62 Posts: 85/842 EXP: 1936028 Next: 48658 Since: 02-19-07 From: durff Last post: 4491 days Last view: 4015 days |
I'd be interested in running something like Ubuntu, but I'm curious as to what the limitations are. I.e. would my NIC run with it, would my external Hard Drive work with it, CD burner, etc. These are the main reservations I have about installing linux. A friend of mine has said that either Ubuntu or... something other popular distro had fairly good hardware support. ____________________ Zelda Hacking Forum hobbies: delectatio morosa |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 35 Posts: 38/220 EXP: 258566 Next: 21370 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5425 days Last view: 5424 days |
Nearly all the newer distros have good hardware support these days... that is if it is newer hardware.
If you want to check if they work, you could check www.ubuntuforums.org, search for your hardware and see the problems others have had with it, you can also download the iso and run the live cd without installing, and then see if the live cd recognizes the said devices. ____________________ |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 52/211 EXP: 241957 Next: 11694 Since: 04-07-07 Last post: 6075 days Last view: 6074 days |
I've been running Ubuntu for the longest time. I beta tested Feisty.. and I wasn't happy. But it WAS beta. I reverted back to Edgy for the meanwhile. I'll boot into Edgy and upgrade it to Feisty tonight and see what I think. Thanks for the heads up, Black Lord. |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 430/1220 EXP: 3367694 Next: 118174 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6094 days Last view: 6078 days |
Have they made any significant improvements with regards to hardware support? I was plagued with problems with it not supporting various devices last I used it. |
| Black Lord |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 35 Posts: 39/220 EXP: 258566 Next: 21370 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5425 days Last view: 5424 days |
I think the support has gotten a lot better... mostly because it supports proprietary drivers right out of the gate, so if your device doesn't have any open source drivers (or has open source drivers but they're not worth a crap). I don't know exactly how well there driver support has come along, but I definitely had less troubles installing Ubuntu, all my hardware is recognized right off the bat, where as with a fresh Windows install, I have to go driver hunting. ____________________ |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 650/3965 EXP: 19784422 Next: 272274 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3304 days Last view: 2055 days |
Guess I give it a try later. Right now I'm waiting on a torrent to finish, but after that's done I probably give it a try. 
I used ubuntu a bit, but I made the mistake of using the badly supported AMD64 version.  And it was my last CD-R... I get the X86 version this time around.____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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Level: 105 Posts: 1377/2846 EXP: 12031470 Next: 230790 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6063 days Last view: 2800 days |
I wouldn't even think about trying this on my laptop with previous experiences of how well my choice of hardware is supported.. ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 158/217 EXP: 253304 Next: 347 Since: 02-19-07 From: Beyond Last post: 5640 days Last view: 5640 days |
That's because nothing supports laptop hardware, really.
I tried running Edgy off the liveCD on my mom's laptop, and it seemed to work okay, except for the part where it didn't have any wireless networking support, which made it completely useless. |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 35 Posts: 41/220 EXP: 258566 Next: 21370 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5425 days Last view: 5424 days |
Actually, they fixed the wireless network support, and it works...
It worked before, it was just difficult to set up, and keep set up... but now, on my laptop, and as far as I've heard, other laptops, wireless support works like a charm. If you don't believe, you could try just booting up the LiveCD, and see if it does. ____________________ |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 651/3965 EXP: 19784422 Next: 272274 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3304 days Last view: 2055 days |
That it starts as liveCD is really nice anyway.
Because it's a easy way to check if the distro would work with your computer or not. Would been more annoying to go through repartitioning and installing to only see that your hardware isn't supported. :/ ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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 CHIKKN NI A BAAZZKIT!!! 80's Cheerilee is best pony Level: 138 Posts: 196/5344 EXP: 30953177 Next: 709804 Since: 02-20-07 From: The Netherlands Last post: 4501 days Last view: 2637 days |
All live distros I've tried hung at startup when they tried to load the Lappy's PCMCIA. I have to use boot params to make 'em skip. And sound's off too.
Feisty Fawn any better you think? ____________________ Wife make lunch - Shampoo Opera - give it a spin Spare some of your free time? <GreyMaria> I walked around the Lake so many goddamn times that my sex drive was brutally murdered Kawa rocks  — byuu |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 653/3965 EXP: 19784422 Next: 272274 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3304 days Last view: 2055 days |
Yeah, you told me that "The sound never works".
From what I heard, you can usually get it to work after some manual setup... but the point of ubuntu is that you're supposed to avoid doing stuff manually.
Since hardware support is apparently improved, it dosen't hurt to try. I'm going to try running it on my laptop first even. (and I know that last ubuntu dosen't work on it, classmates tried with same model) ____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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 Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 27/152 EXP: 148137 Next: 17732 Since: 03-21-07 From: Vermont, USA Last post: 6009 days Last view: 6007 days |
I used to use Ubuntu for a while. It didn't really like my ATI card, but then again, I've done distro hopping, and most of them were the same way. It's not a bad distro IMO, but I switched to Arch Linux because I like to tweak sometimes.
I also keep windows around for when I don't feel like tweaking.  I don't like messing around with Wine to get windows games working.____________________ What sig? I don't have a sig. |
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 Boo Level: 68 Posts: 451/1036 EXP: 2642277 Next: 86523 Since: 02-19-07 From: It is a mystery. Last post: 5725 days Last view: 5725 days |
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Newcomer Level: 8 Posts: 8/8 EXP: 1785 Next: 402 Since: 04-14-07 Last post: 6211 days Last view: 6210 days |
I've heard tons of good things about this distro, actually. If I wasn't so satisfied with the Knoppix installation I have now, I'd probably check it out.
Last time I checked out Ubuntu, it was using Gnome as its window manager, which instantly caused me to switch back to Knoppix. Some time later I decided to look into Kubuntu because I like KDE so much, but I got the AMD64 edition, which didn't seem to work out so well. I don't remember anything specific, but I remember being filled with immense rage and switching back to Knoppix yet again. !? Not sure why I ranted about that. Maybe I'll get this for some people I know that currently are using Windows ME. With an OS like that, it shouldn't be hard to turn them over to the "dark side." Anyone know how dial-up works on here or do I have to look for myself? (I'm lazy, but I'll do it if I have to.) |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 560/1220 EXP: 3367694 Next: 118174 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6094 days Last view: 6078 days |
Posted by BooUrnsWhy does this remind me of "keyboard not found, press F1 to continue"? |
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