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Jigglepuff

Jigglepuff

Chin Jiggla!
Just turned my computer into an Ubuntu system from a windows xp system. Love it so far! Free OS w/ it's own version of an MS Office-like sweet plus it comes with Firefox (my favorite web browser:cheesy:)

Anybody else using Ubuntu or another Linux like OS?
 
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czygvtwkr

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I used Suse for a while but switched back because it wouldn't work with my Palm Pilot or All in one machine.
 
Severa

Severa

Common sense ain't common
Jigglepuff said:
Just turned my computer into an Ubuntu system from a windows xp system. Love it so far! Free OS w/ it's own version of an MS Office-like sweet plus it comes with Firefox (my favorite web browser:cheesy:)

Anybody else using Ubuntu or another Linux like OS?
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Right now I've got my computer dualbooting XP and Ubuntu (cause some of the games my kids like just will not work on Linux, trust me I've tried). I've tried a lot of the different Linux OSes out there, but I've always come back to Ubuntu.

If you decide down the road you want to check out other Linux OSes, check out Distrowatch. I've found it's the best place to get information on all of the Linux OSes in one simple, user-friendly site.
 
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RadioPatrol

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Severa said:
Right now I've got my computer dualbooting XP and Ubuntu (cause some of the games my kids like just will not work on Linux, trust me I've tried). I've tried a lot of the different Linux OSes out there, but I've always come back to Ubuntu.
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You Tried Cedega, WINE ....
 
Severa

Severa

Common sense ain't common
RadioPatrol said:
You Tried Cedega, WINE ....
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I have but on certain games that DirectX is too much of a headache...
I've also tried running Windows in Virtualbox but when you don't have access to the videocard, 3d acceleration just isn't going to happen...
 
GWguy

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I tried installing on my old Mac G3 platform, just couldn't handle it, although it was supposed to work. I want to re-visit it when I get something I can run it on.
 
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forceofnature

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I use Ubuntu Hardy Heron at the moment. Most stable OS for me so far. I used Mandriva for a while but came back to Ubuntu. I dual boot with Vista 64 bit on the laptop.

My wife will not let me put Linux on the PC. I think it is bad memories from the times where I had 3 OS booting off the PC she was a bit angry trying to figure out how to boot the system. I had Windows 98, RedHat Linux, and SCO Unixware loaded. When I made a hard drive jumper switch for the PC case to run a PC version of OpenVMS that was it.
 
Jigglepuff

Jigglepuff

Chin Jiggla!
forceofnature said:
I use Ubuntu Hardy Heron at the moment. Most stable OS for me so far. I used Mandriva for a while but came back to Ubuntu. I dual boot with Vista 64 bit on the laptop.

My wife will not let me put Linux on the PC. I think it is bad memories from the times where I had 3 OS booting off the PC she was a bit angry trying to figure out how to boot the system. I had Windows 98, RedHat Linux, and SCO Unixware loaded. When I made a hard drive jumper switch for the PC case to run a PC version of OpenVMS that was it.
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:lol: I'm hoping my wife will let me put it on her laptop (eventually...probably have to make it dual boot). Vista makes it soooo slow and she hates the fact it's so slow.
 
Jigglepuff

Jigglepuff

Chin Jiggla!
Severa said:
Right now I've got my computer dualbooting XP and Ubuntu (cause some of the games my kids like just will not work on Linux, trust me I've tried). I've tried a lot of the different Linux OSes out there, but I've always come back to Ubuntu.

If you decide down the road you want to check out other Linux OSes, check out Distrowatch. I've found it's the best place to get information on all of the Linux OSes in one simple, user-friendly site.
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Thank you very much for the info. I'll be hitting up some of that free shiznet on the distrowatch.

I initially had issues loading the video driver for my PC (Nvidia GeForce 6100) and all the ones they initially recommended (177, 173) screwed up the video bad. However, going back to the default setting and letting the PC download the software patches; gave me the '96 driver (which some forums recommended for 6100 Nvidia) which worked and enabled my 3D effects and screen resolution. So now all the windows 'flip and fade' like Vista.

It found my cheesy Buffalo wireless Internet USB key without a hitch. WEP 64 no issue w/ Ubuntu. It also works with my HP 3300 All In One.
 
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forceofnature

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Jigglepuff said:
:lol: I'm hoping my wife will let me put it on her laptop (eventually...probably have to make it dual boot). Vista makes it soooo slow and she hates the fact it's so slow.
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Yeah if my wife was patient enough to learn the new interface I would do it. She is not a good supporter of change. All I hear is how come I don't see MS word how come I can't use MS explorer, so I let her foul up her own junk.
 
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WildCherry

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forceofnature said:
I use Ubuntu Hardy Heron at the moment. Most stable OS for me so far. I used Mandriva for a while but came back to Ubuntu. I dual boot with Vista 64 bit on the laptop.

My wife will not let me put Linux on the PC. I think it is bad memories from the times where I had 3 OS booting off the PC she was a bit angry trying to figure out how to boot the system. I had Windows 98, RedHat Linux, and SCO Unixware loaded. When I made a hard drive jumper switch for the PC case to run a PC version of OpenVMS that was it.
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I also have 64 bit Vista. How does one go about getting their machine to dual boot with Ubuntu?
 
Jigglepuff

Jigglepuff

Chin Jiggla!
forceofnature said:
Yeah if my wife was patient enough to learn the new interface I would do it. She is not a good supporter of change. All I hear is how come I don't see MS word how come I can't use MS explorer, so I let her foul up her own junk.
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:killingme I hear ya man... I just hope one day she gets so irritated w/ her laptop she says "#$#! it!! Load it on here!"
 
Jigglepuff

Jigglepuff

Chin Jiggla!
WildCherry said:
I also have 64 bit Vista. How does one go about getting their machine to dual boot with Ubuntu?
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Before I would do anything, (partitioning the hard drive, hooking up an additional drive) I would make an image of your current system with Acronus True Image or Norton Ghost. This is just in case things go really bad, you can re-load your current hard drive to exactly the way it was before.
 
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forceofnature

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WildCherry said:
I also have 64 bit Vista. How does one go about getting their machine to dual boot with Ubuntu?
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I did mine when it was new so I had nothing to back up so what I did was wipe the drive clean, and partition the drive to 2 drives. After the drive was ready I installed Vista 64. Once complete then installed Ubuntu Linux on the other partition and had it auto set up the linux partitions within drive. Worked like a champ.

By starting with a clean install I was able to have a Vista set up without all the bloat ware on it.
 
Floyd2004

Floyd2004

-Void-
I tried it once because it was free. Didnt like the fact that just about all my programs/games wouldnt play on it so back to Vista I went.

Redhat I also tried but I couldnt even get past the log on screen.
 
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