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Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04

Summary: Ubuntu 8.04 installation walkthrough.

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  • Cool Smooth Looks

    Thanks for the gallery pics; have installed it myself and loved the smoothness with which it went through. I hope MS is watching.
    -DH
    http://techwatch.reviewk.com/2008/04/ubuntu-hardy-heron-8-04-2/
    desmondhaynes
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    more meh..
    done@...
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  • Why does it still default....

    to turd brown? <br><br>
    It's getting there but Vista is light years ahead of these dialog boxes etc. <br><br>
    i recall the days when Linux folks labeled XP's UI as Fischer Price. Remember those days? <br>
    Well, Ubuntu has finally made it Up to the "FP" look (without MS's much better color and layout skills). The fat icons and terminal looking fonts still have a long way to go to looking modern. <br>
    Nothing against the OS, I just say ditch the default turd brown and learn a bit about pleasing color combinations and modern looking OS GUI from Windows and someday it could be a mainstream OS. ;)
    xuniL_z
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    • Already in process

      Personally, I'm not too keen on the brown either.

      The orange/brown colours are something of a legacy of Ubuntu's African origins.

      Ubuntu Brainstorm has been working on a new styled default interface for a while, but has left the implementation for Ubuntu 8.10. This has been the plan for a little while now.

      http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/384/

      Submissions for ideas go through DeviantArt. Might have a look now...

      http://search.deviantart.com/?section=browse&qh=boost%3Apopular+age_sigma%3A24h+age_scale%3A5&q=ubuntu
      AndyCee
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    • Not WYSIWYG

      The way a GUI desktop works in Linux is not at all the same as it is in Windows. You are not forced to use a desktop in Linux. Maybe Ubuntu has chosen a less then desirable color scheme, who cares? That has nothing to do with how YOUR desktop looks. Your desktop is your own and you can pretty much do what you want with it to make it anyway you like. You can change window managers, colors, looks of buttons, sliders, and other gizmos. So it really does not make much sense to knock any Linux Distro because of how it looks. If you don't like how your desktop looks then you only have yourself to blame.

      Arguing functionality makes some sense, but not how it looks.
      GemNEye
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    • fonts

      Mandriva 2008.1 has a great default look to it, and of course is infinitely configurable from there. And the default fonts are pretty good.

      But Mandriva has built a really slick wizard. If you have dual boot with windows, the wizard will find your Microsoft fonts and install them in your Mandriva system. Real cool. Great idea. If you have dual boot you have license to use those fonts.

      Someone at Mandriva is really thinking.
      catseverywhere@...
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    • Color - Shutup

      Color (like beauty) is in the eye of the beholder! I was always taught if you can't add something positive then SHUTUP! Some of us out here like the nice subtle brown color!!!!
      hideaway@...
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    Ought to be called internet connection nightmares from hell.

    Anyone tried setting up a cable connection with this OS. Unless you are a network engineer or just fluke it-good luck!

    PC Linux OS is a dream by comparison, its part of the installation!!!!!
    seagull1234
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    • PClinuxOS...

      ...forked off of Mandrake/Mandriva. I am really impressed with this 2008.1 spring release. Give the live CD "Mandriva One" a whirl:

      http://www.mandriva.com/en/download

      Select a country from the drop-down and straight download mirrors are listed. If you dl from the above page all you get is a torrent.
      catseverywhere@...
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    • Connecting with Ubuntu

      I just got finished building my newest desktop and am setting up a dual boot with Ubuntu and WinXP. I set up the WinXP, basicaly only the usual problems. Then set up Ubuntu 7.10, slick as glass. WinXP COULD NOT see my LAN, my sound card and several other devices, until I fed it the CD that came with the motherboard. Ubuntu set itself up, recognized and installed everything with no intervention from me. Even though the MB manufacturer (ASUS) also provided Linux drivers, they weren't needed. Then I upgraded to 8.04 when it came out..again, point, click, answer a couple of questions, go for a walk, done. I'm still fighting WinXP, now starting the SIXTH reinstall to try to get it to working acceptably. (And yes, I have the Microsoft issued SP2 disk.) One more try and then I'm simply deleting the WinXP and goining pure Ubuntu.

      It's not like I don't know how to use multiple operating systems...this is the 26th I've used in my life!

      Ron
      aduana@...
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    • Not at all :-)

      You, probably, never did this connection, did you?

      I am an embedded software engineer, but this has nothing to do with how I connected to a cable on my son's machine. Watch my steps:
      1. Connected cable modem to machine
      2. powered on cable modem
      3. powered on PC with Ubuntu live CD
      4. surfed Inet.

      For starters (any OS): ISP now provide you all information via DHCP protocol. All modems that I know (cable/DSL) come with HTTP pages where you set PPP connection data like your name and password. All modems nowadays run DHCP themselves to help you with your connection (plug Ethernet cable and you are in the game).
      This is it - your Windows/Linux machine is ready for work.

      It would be interesting to know which step did you miss? ;-)
      Solid Water
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    ????

    DHCP pretty much takes care of itself. You setting up a static ip?
    cheapasskevin
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    I think I'm gona try it...
    digitaus@...
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    I like Ubuntu as it is, as it looks, and as it works! So what?
    fvillaverde
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    Micro$oft could learn a thing or two about having the operating system load the right drivers from Linux. I've never had any problems loading a new operating system with it. you have to have drivers disks with Winder$.
    rMatey
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  • RE: (Adventures with Ubuntu 8.04)

    Very nice. For those who haven't heard about it, try out Sabayon linux (www.sabayonlinux.org). Installs as smoothly as Ubuntu and is very stable. Same great choice of applications and games. I am using Sabayon for myself and for my office with Compiz 3D workspace, why in the world should I downgrade and install Windows? In case some proprietary program or format is needed, windows programs can still be used within linux by using wine or wmware.

    Nice to see the recent developments! I am really interested to compare linux distributions with MS next developments.

    Patrick
    paschauf
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