Anyone else here use Ubuntu? I just downloaded the new version which came out today, and I'm about to install it. I'm pretty excited, I've heard this version is the one that's going to make it more mainstream, laptop companies are supposed to start selling laptops with it pre-installed this summer. It'll have a 5 year support plan and it's free(as always), and from what I've heard it just functions wonderfully. And apparently they got the boot time down even lower, though it's already super fast with 9.10.
I'm not super linux nerdy or anything, but honestly Ubuntu runs so much better than windows or mac OS's. I keep vista on this laptop and dual boot(for those who don't know, that means I get to choose which operating system I want to run on startup), but it's really only for Age of Empires III, which I play maybe once a week, and itunes, even though there are linux replacements. Otherwise I only use Ubuntu, it's so much faster and nicer.
www.ubuntu.com for more info.
I hear it has less brown.
I'm planning on testing it out in the next week or so.
My kids use Ubuntu.
Ha, shows how aware I am of things right now!
I use Ubuntu on both my netbook (Asus EeePC) and my laptop (Toshiba), and I love it. I forgot that 10.04 was coming out this month. Probably will install it tonight on my laptop and some other time on my netbook.
@NWC: does WINE not handle AoE III?
Just cause WINE supports a game doesn't mean that you can get nVidia's crappy Linux drivers to install.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on April 29, 2010, 09:17:17 PM
Just cause WINE supports a game doesn't mean that you can get nVidia's crappy Linux drivers to install.
:lulz: True. Drivers can be a bitch, but they're getting better.
I'll try it out this weekend.
I'm using the backtrack distribution which was based on ubuntu 9 I think. Still not used to it but it has some cool features and as you say it is incredibly fast.
My ex installed a bunch of security/child protection software on my son's computer, which is shutting his ass down when it comes to doing homework research. I'm going to have to wipe it and start from scratch, so I'll probably have to re-install the latest Ubuntu release.
I want to throw all these computers out the window and get the kids Macbooks, but that will have to wait.
Quote from: The Lord and Lady Omnibus Fuck on April 30, 2010, 01:20:19 AM
My ex installed a bunch of security/child protection software on my son's computer, which is shutting his ass down when it comes to doing homework research. I'm going to have to wipe it and start from scratch, so I'll probably have to re-install the latest Ubuntu release.
I want to throw all these computers out the window and get the kids Macbooks, but that will have to wait.
The macbooks are expensive but there is a major advantage in the form of a loophole.
Apple don't stock their old model of laptops.
If you get the three year cover plan, two and a half years later your laptop can have an accident and you will get the brand new model.
Apple replaced the battery to my Macbook Pro when it was not covered by warranty or any sort of replacement program, so they saved me close to 200 bucks.
:D
Also, buying your kids Macbooks = best mom ever.
I love my little Mac! I've also found customer support to be very good. The kids use Macbooks at school so it would be an easy transition for them. I just need to sell a few more beads...
Quote from: Ne+@uNGr0+ on April 30, 2010, 01:29:39 AM
Apple replaced the battery to my Macbook Pro when it was not covered by warranty or any sort of replacement program, so they saved me close to 200 bucks.
:D
Also, buying your kids Macbooks = best mom ever.
It depends what you say to them. The first time I needed the battery changed was when my dad died two years ago and I had to go to greece.
When I got back the battery wouldn't work.
THey asked:
Did you leave your mac in sleep mode for a prolonged period of time, I answered truthfully with yes, they said it wasn't covered.
I rang again the next day, got the same question but said "no, it just stopped working" and a week later I had a new battery.
WTF? Macs don't shutdown from sleep mode if the battery is low? Even Dells do that.
Never heard of that problem before.
Quote from: Kai on April 29, 2010, 09:13:59 PM
@NWC: does WINE not handle AoE III?
According to the internet, some people have succeeded in making it work. I tried once, spent about an hour on it, and got nowhere. It's just so much easier to give vista a third of my hard drive for that kind of thing. I pretty much never use wine.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on April 30, 2010, 03:34:13 AM
WTF? Macs don't shutdown from sleep mode if the battery is low? Even Dells do that.
This would have been two years ago on the macbook, I have the pro now. I still think its a problem they haven't fixed.
Yay! 17 days until Fedora 13 is released.
Let's have some proper software around here, eh?
Quote from: Jean-Lustine d'Hadamard on May 01, 2010, 11:15:56 PM
Yay! 17 days until Fedora 13 is released.
Let's have some proper software around here, eh?
You mean, stuff that takes a computer science degree to understand, right?
Because Fedora is purposefully obfuscatory.
How is Ubuntu not proper software? It does everything almost everybody needs a computer for. It even does some stuff you don't need, and it does it all without needing you to hold its hand.
Can't CS nerds just be happy that there is a single linux distro that normal people might possibly want?
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 03:52:39 AM
Can't CS nerds just be happy that there is a single linux distro that normal people might possibly want?
no.
they want to have an exclusive club that they can hold over the heads of the unwashed masses, yet simultaneously want to whine about why said people are unwilling to use their golden boy OS....
Quote from: Iptuous on May 03, 2010, 04:02:22 AM
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 03:52:39 AM
Can't CS nerds just be happy that there is a single linux distro that normal people might possibly want?
no.
they want to have an exclusive club that they can hold over the heads of the unwashed masses, yet simultaneously want to whine about why said people are unwilling to use their golden boy OS....
This.
Also, be advised that Linux tards are even easier to troll than Objectivists. Rag on their OS, and they lose their fucking minds.
Shut up you guys linux loves me, and it would love you too if you were better people.
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 04:09:16 AM
Shut up you guys linux loves me, and it would love you too if you were better people.
IT'S THE BEST OPERATING SYSTEM EVER EVEN IF IT DOESN'T RUN ANYTHING AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU SUCK YOU'RE JUST A CONSUMER WHORE AND NOT NEARLY AS EDGY AS ME GET A REAL OS YOU PUKES UNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG!
:lulz:
TBH, it does almost everything I need, except some games. So I tend to use my windows box, even though windows is a pain in the ass.
i used Ubuntu for a while on a lark when it was a dapper drake, and thought it was pretty decent.
my box just crapped out again and i'm building up a new one now.
i'll give this one a shot...
it's not like i do any gaming on it.
mostly just the intarwebs and downloading/burning media.
Yeah, it does all that pretty much out of the box. Just make sure you grab the restricted extras codec and everything's cherry.
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 04:19:18 AM
Yeah, it does all that pretty much out of the box. Just make sure you grab the restricted extras codec and everything's cherry.
All software should operate "out of the box". No tweaking or adjustments should be necessary.
For example, this wonderful "Vista" gives me a beautiful sky blue screen, complete with cloud-like white letters spelling doom, without me doing anything whatsoever.
To hell with vista, why not switch back to XP? It's the only Windows OS I ever liked, and even then only because it doesn't BSOD constantly and I can turn off all the naggy dialogue boxes.
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 04:25:52 AM
To hell with vista, why not switch back to XP? It's the only Windows OS I ever liked, and even then only because it doesn't BSOD constantly and I can turn off all the naggy dialogue boxes.
The security for XP is even worse than Vista. Believe me, I was with you on that one, had it on my netbook for a while. Then I got a horribly nasty virus and decided that was it, I'm done with Bill Gates.
Quote from: Kai on May 03, 2010, 04:30:18 AM
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 04:25:52 AM
To hell with vista, why not switch back to XP? It's the only Windows OS I ever liked, and even then only because it doesn't BSOD constantly and I can turn off all the naggy dialogue boxes.
The security for XP is even worse than Vista. Believe me, I was with you on that one, had it on my netbook for a while. Then I got a horribly nasty virus and decided that was it, I'm done with Bill Gates.
We can fix that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofoK_QQxGc
SP2 ain't bad, if you get yourself some protection and have a good idea how to not download viruses.
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 04:33:24 AM
SP2 ain't bad, if you get yourself some protection and have a good idea how to not download viruses.
Um.
ANY system is good if you do that.
Well...
...
Shut up! :crankey:
:hammer:
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 03:52:39 AM
How is Ubuntu not proper software?
its made for plug n play, i think i have like 20 processes right now,
and only really know what four or five of them actually do
whats metacity and seahorse actually do?
were as with other linux distros everything has to be added manually,
so you learn what everything does by reading the files and editing the confs
awww its just a GUI and a PGP keyring
Quote from: Kai on May 03, 2010, 03:39:59 AM
Quote from: Jean-Lustine d'Hadamard on May 01, 2010, 11:15:56 PM
Yay! 17 days until Fedora 13 is released.
Let's have some proper software around here, eh?
You mean, stuff that takes a computer science degree to understand, right?
Because Fedora is purposefully obfuscatory.
Hey, you take that back! I'm not some comp-sci weirdo!
All I know is every time I have to use Ubuntu, I seem to wind up crouched in a corner, clenching the sides of my head and wailing. Although I understand a lot of people like it and find it very useful, and I'm OK with that. Music, comedy, operating systems and so many backs to get up...
Quote from: Pēleus on May 03, 2010, 06:58:50 AM
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 03:52:39 AM
How is Ubuntu not proper software?
its made for plug n play, i think i have like 20 processes right now,
and only really know what four or five of them actually do
whats metacity and seahorse actually do?
were as with other linux distros everything has to be added manually,
so you learn what everything does by reading the files and editing the confs
Ubuntu isn't for the hardcore geeks, it's just for people who don't care and want it to work out of the box. Also for people who are looking to get into the geeky Linux stuff, but need a stepping stone so as not to drown in unfamiliar territory.
Quote from: Doktor Howl on May 03, 2010, 04:34:04 AM
Quote from: Sigmatic on May 03, 2010, 04:33:24 AM
SP2 ain't bad, if you get yourself some protection and have a good idea how to not download viruses.
Um.
ANY system is good if you do that.
The Doktor speaks truth.
Remington,
XP SP2, no firewall, minimal AV. No viruses for three years and counting.