I'm using Ubuntu again...10.1
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RadioGiant
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Posted 5:02 pm, 01/09/2011
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Well I can't speak to your system. But Ubuntu detected and properly configureed my wifi perfectly the first time. No tweaking. The only driver tweaking I did was to download the ATI Catalyst driver for Linux, which allowed Flash to use hardware acceleration, just like in Windows.
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Ant Flo
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Posted 12:32 pm, 01/08/2011
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like I said - one that works properly, every time. Their driver is buggy, at best. Ive been trying for three years to get either that one, or several custom ones to work. It has to do with the hardware I'm afraid.
I'd just get a new card, if I didn't have to replace 30+ of em...grrrr...
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Ant Flo
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Posted 12:07 pm, 01/08/2011
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Welp, until someone coughs up a decent set of drivers that can put an Intel PRO 2200A/B/G wireless card into promiscuous mode and it work properly, every time, then I'm still stuck with winderz as my main OS.
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RadioGiant
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Posted 7:07 am, 01/08/2011
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I've used Linux long enough to have installed via package managers, through terminal. That used to be the only way to enable DVD playback in Ubuntu!
I find Ubuntu, particularly the latest version, very user-friendly.
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bennett78
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Posted 6:58 pm, 01/07/2011
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Suse can be use friendly. I would recommend sticking with ubuntu until you are comfortable with Linux in general. It and Suse have good support forms for learning the os.
For example installing packages is far more complex in Linux than with windows. Suse has a control panel style package manager. IE add remove
Also packages like Xirc, Vlan player, work good and are free
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islesurfer
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Posted 4:54 pm, 01/07/2011
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I have only used Fedora, but it worrks well for me.
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RadioGiant
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Posted 12:38 am, 01/07/2011
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Is Suse as user friendly as Ubuntu? I think a Windows user who's never used Linux before can pretty much just sit down and use Ubuntu.
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RadioGiant
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Posted 12:06 pm, 01/06/2011
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I've got Vista Home Premium, finally stable after three years, on my desktop. My laptop has Win 7 home premium, and Ubuntu.
Windows 7 is actually great...stable, reliable...hard to believe it's a Microsoft product!
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islesurfer
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Posted 10:48 am, 01/06/2011
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I use Windows 7 for most of my work too, but I enjoy the safety of a Linux system for web browsing.
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RadioGiant
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Posted 10:25 am, 01/06/2011
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There is some software that I use that absolutely requires Windows. I work in Adobe Audition, as do the vast majority of radio producers. That's NOT a Linux program. But for surfing the web, downloading a file, or doing other routine tasks, it's just a safer environment. And since most software is free and centrally located, it's fun!
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islesurfer
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Posted 10:20 am, 01/06/2011
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Radio, I have Fedora as a second boot OS. I like it and it works great as a second boot. Lots of free software and since most viruses are written for windows; thats one problem that I don't have to worry about.
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RadioGiant
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Posted 6:11 pm, 01/05/2011
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The great thing about doing a Wubi-install of Ubuntu is that it doesn't affect your Windows install at all. In fact, you can remove it from within Windows, just like any other program.
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Fins
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Posted 5:20 pm, 01/05/2011
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No, Ive never played with different OS's. I play with enough techie stuff, and dont get into playing with OS's. Partly because with the other stuff I do, when I need my computer I need it to work.. I dont need it to be an experiment or have some additional variable introduced that can potentially cause an issue.
Ive got a friend in IT though that is always trying stuff out. Usually I get my curiosity filled just by getting info from him. I saw him once take a Mac computer and install Windows (not a dual boot or emulator) on it because everyone said it was impossible.
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RadioGiant
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Posted 9:57 am, 01/04/2011
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Well I like to be able to surf without worrying about viruses. And I love the way software is available in a central place. No stupid registry to worry about gumming up with software installs and uninstalls.
Those are reasons I'd give to justify it. But honestly, Fins...I just love piddling with alternative operating systems. Most every one I've tried, I've enjoyed. Even ones with obvious problems like Windows Mobile. Learning a new OS, a completely new way of doing things, is fun!
Do you play with alternative operating systems? And if you do, what are your reasons?
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Fins
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Posted 8:55 pm, 01/03/2011
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Why did you decide to do it? Whats the reason to use Unbutu?
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RadioGiant
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Posted 3:58 am, 01/03/2011
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I finally decided to use Wubi to install Ubuntu on my Gateway laptop, running 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium. I needn't have worried. It installed perfectly, dual-booting works perfectly, and it discovered my wifi. I did have to download audio and video codecs, of course...and the Flash plugin for Firefox. Flash was kind of jerky, and I couldn't play video smoothly above 480p until I downloaded the ATI Catalyst drivers for Ubuntu. Now it's working like a charm, and 720p video on Hulu works like a charm.
After installing the Totem DLNA/UPNP plugin for Movie Player, streaming audio and video from the Windows Media server on my Vista desktop, or tons of content from the PlayOn server also running on my desktop is a piece of cake.
It was easier to setup than a Windows install...by a long shot!
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