Ubuntu Linux
I decided to play around with a new linux flavor tonight, Ubuntu (a distro based on Debian), on a really old, nearly useless machine of mine.
Some time ago, I tried to install Red Hat on the thing, and that was a disaster.
I got FreeBSD going, but never really did much with it.
Ubuntu installed very nicely, and everything seems to be working. The Ubuntu people promise a simple, functional OS, and they seem to have delivered. I could even see my windows network after the installation, no intervention on my part required. That was a nice contrast to my FreeBSD experience.
The main reason I'm fooling with it again is I figured at some point, I ought to consider an OS for this Athlon 64 laptop that can actually take advantage of the processor (no thanks, WinXP64 trial).
Anyway, Ubuntu seems very user friendly if you're a Windows user who's a little scared by the harder core Linux flavors. I'm looking forward to playing around with it further, goofy name and all.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 12/29/04 21:41 | Other | Technorati
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After I commented on my Linspire experience the other day, Kevin gave Ubuntu Linux a try and recommended it. It's definitely the equal of Linspire, though I don't care for the default color scheme as much, and has a couple of extra points in its fav...
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It's really amazing the progress that Linux has made in the last couple years on the interface. I experimented with Mandrake a year or so ago and was very impressed. If my network were still up and running, I'd still be using it - in fact, I'm considering using it for my sole desktop.
Posted by R. Alex @ 23:16 on 12/29/04
"The Ubuntu Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world."
OK, that was a coffee-nose intersection moment. You just can't make this stuff up.
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 10:01 on 12/30/04
Yeah, the goofy name isn't all that's goofy, I guess. The "mission statement" is a bit over the top, but as long as the open-source software geeks come up with a linux that the rest of us can use, I'll not make fun of their grander statements. :)
Besides, what better linux distro to try during Kwanzaa?!
Posted by Kevin @ 10:05 on 12/30/04
You're enjoying the Kwaanza thing far too much, Whited.
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 12:41 on 12/30/04
I decided to try out Ubuntu since it is Kwanzaa. Get in touch with my Celtic roots and all...oh, wait, hmmm... I like the blue desktop on Linspire better but for $50, I can handle the brown one or try to figure out how to change it.
Gee, how many ways can the PC among us find to be offended by this lighthearted comment?
Posted by Tom Hanna @ 16:29 on 12/30/04
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