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Posted: 7/16/2008 8:02:14 AM EDT
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Good man...but I don't know what you were thinking leaving in the first place. 
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Posted: 7/16/2008 9:25:17 AM EDT
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I am a Linux noob. Currently, I am downloading a copy of Ubuntu for one of my desktops at home. How difficult will it be to get up and working? Will I have any trouble connecting it into my windows home network?
What would I do about using windows based programs on the system? Vaca |
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Posted: 7/16/2008 12:51:13 PM EDT
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firstly, stick with the previous version - from the 7.x series. the 8.x series kind of totally sucks.
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Posted: 7/16/2008 3:59:29 PM EDT
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It's pretty easy - even more so if your willing to wipe out the windows install currently on there. Just stick the CD in, reboot, and follow the prompts. I have no trouble connect to our windows network, or indeed printing through a printer attached to a windows machine on the network. For running windows programs you have three choices: i. Use Linux equivilents (Open Office, Firefox etc) ii. Install windows in a virtual machine iii. Use WINE, which emulates the windows API layer. |
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Posted: 7/16/2008 4:10:03 PM EDT
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Well, I downloaded ubuntu 8.xxx and am running it of the boot CD. It connected to my windows network without a hitch. So far, I like what I am seeing. I will have to give it a little time but I think I may switch, at least on this machine.
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Posted: 7/16/2008 7:57:36 PM EDT
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Ubuntu is good, but I still like straight up Debian.
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Posted: 7/17/2008 7:26:57 AM EDT
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Look at LinuxMint.
After you look at LinuxMint, you'll probably look at Ubuntu the same way that you're now looking at your MacBook.  I tried other distros, including Ubuntu, when I first started looking at going Linux this winter. Once I found LinuxMint, I haven't looked back since. |
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Posted: 7/18/2008 12:35:28 PM EDT
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I'm running kubuntu and really like it. Only problem I have had is that ALSA doesn't have drivers for my sound card, so I have no sound (I have a creative xfi-xtrememusic), which sucks. I tried installing the linux drivers from creative, but it didn't work
 .I do really like linux though, and will be keeping linux as my main operating system and will setup a virtual machine of XP later. |
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Posted: 7/21/2008 12:01:13 PM EDT
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big +1 I've tried lots of distro's and still own XP, Vista, and Mac OS X, but I now use Linux Mint pretty much exclusively and the rest of the family uses the others. 
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