Alan B'Stard
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Currently using Blag 6k myself, based on FC6 but completely open source. I find it beats Fedora hands down. And it only comes on one disk, complete with compiler etc.
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I've recently changed from XP to a dual-boot Ubuntu and XP system.
Ubuntu is excellent. Very easy to use, with loads of free software that would cost a fortune under windows.
I'd like to dump Windows altogether, but I have spent a lot on specialist music software that only runs on Windows.
I have no intention of ever buying Vista.
Ubuntu is excellent. Very easy to use, with loads of free software that would cost a fortune under windows.
I'd like to dump Windows altogether, but I have spent a lot on specialist music software that only runs on Windows.
I have no intention of ever buying Vista.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
I got Vista Business for free a few months ago, part of a deal with M$. Still aint installed it though!
rich upsetter
Cuffy is the new skill
i wouldnt bother if i were you. i think im going to unistall it.tek-monkey said:
theflamingred
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In spirit yay - in reality, alas nay.
Work = Microsoft only lest you be burned at the stake.
Home = Using Boyf's puter and there's no way he'd let me.
Too broke to sort own puter at moment. Hopefully pop back in here in a couple of months and run around shouting, "Yay," loudly.
Work = Microsoft only lest you be burned at the stake.
Home = Using Boyf's puter and there's no way he'd let me.
Too broke to sort own puter at moment. Hopefully pop back in here in a couple of months and run around shouting, "Yay," loudly.
-=Stubee=-
Pretentious poster
After meffing up my PC and then my Windoze boot disk refusing to work I installed Ubuntu as my main operating system. I was dual booting for the last year but had somewhat neglected Ubuntu.
I installed the Feisty Fawn version but was prompted to update to the newer Gutsy Gibbon. This is the best release so far, It instantly fixed all the sound problems I was having then recognised and prepared the drivers I needed for my graphics card. Now I have the 3D Cube desktop working and can rotate 360 degrees around a cube that displays four desktops. This is nothing new but this feature has been built into the repositories so now is a sinch to install and use.
Ubuntu does everything I need.... Except make music
There are very few games for Linux and most new releases are only for Windoze and Mac.
If you use Ubuntu or any other distro try a game in the repositories called Tremulous. It's an online FPS and seems to be one of the more popular games.
I recently found Audacity which is pretty good for editing sound but does anyone know of a sequencer that runs in Linux?
I can live without games but if I could make music in Linux then I'm sure I would be a complete convert.
I installed the Feisty Fawn version but was prompted to update to the newer Gutsy Gibbon. This is the best release so far, It instantly fixed all the sound problems I was having then recognised and prepared the drivers I needed for my graphics card. Now I have the 3D Cube desktop working and can rotate 360 degrees around a cube that displays four desktops. This is nothing new but this feature has been built into the repositories so now is a sinch to install and use.
Ubuntu does everything I need.... Except make music
There are very few games for Linux and most new releases are only for Windoze and Mac.
If you use Ubuntu or any other distro try a game in the repositories called Tremulous. It's an online FPS and seems to be one of the more popular games.
I recently found Audacity which is pretty good for editing sound but does anyone know of a sequencer that runs in Linux?
I can live without games but if I could make music in Linux then I'm sure I would be a complete convert.
Alan B'Stard
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I've not really touched music but have a look here http://64studio.com/ it's debian based (as is Ubuntu), so should be solid as a rock.-=Stubee=- said:
Games? I've tons of decent open source stuff installed, just don't have time to play them anymore and there is also the transgaming software which is wine tweaked for games basically. It does cost and only supports a limited amount of games but it does mean that you don't kiss goodbye to gaming only *some* games...
theflamingred
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I should imagine there will be many more Linux users in the future - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC
Many peeps walking around with them @ work.
Many peeps walking around with them @ work.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
What version of Ubuntu is it now? Always loved their naming conventions 
db
#chaplife
i doubt there will be "many" more.. you can get the eee pc in about a million different flavours, and most of them have windows xp on now!theflamingred said:
details of most of them are up at asus-uk.com, and even the linux models are badged as "XP Compatible"..
but yeah, you're right, it will certainly lead to some people being introduced to linux.. and i'm sure after about half an hour they will realise it's a lovely little OS if you're a hobbyist, but if you're in the real world you need an OS that's actually compatible with the stuff you want to run
Alan B'Stard
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I've just been converted to this and ditched Blag, installed like a dream on both laptop and desktop, autodetects everything out the box, webcam included, very impressive.Sofa said:Hardy Heron!tek-monkey said:What version of Ubuntu is it now? Always loved their naming conventions
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Programme on Radio 4 about Firefox, Linux and other open source stuff.
gdavies
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I just use a mac mainly now but have had my fair share use of linux and found ubuntu, kubuntu and xubuntu to be great little o/s's to convert people and all debian based. I always like to dabble in other distros of it just too get a feel of each and found red hat to be powerful and a full debian distro to be powerful just the same but more intense, After installing sun solaris just because they sent me 3 dvds of there distro out to me to test i found that to be very extensive but long winded to install. - In short BIG LINUX FAN lol
Alan B'Stard
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Interesting stuff, especially about the gold.Gramaisc said:
Symbian are to go open source now according to the beeb.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8496263.stm
CRobo
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Fedora 11 at work on all machines (cept a couple of workstations for testing), Fedora 10 at home because I haven't got round to updating yet.
I haven't got a problem with Windows, but not being a PC gamer I don't miss it. Main thing I like, gotta love updating everything with one command (yum update)!
Sly edit: oh aye, CentOS 5 on my servers
I haven't got a problem with Windows, but not being a PC gamer I don't miss it. Main thing I like, gotta love updating everything with one command (yum update)!
Sly edit: oh aye, CentOS 5 on my servers