At least on screen 2, they took "Computer is plugged in" off the check list. As Bill Engvall (?) would say, "Here's your sign."
Paul
Installing the latest Ubuntu Linux: Ubuntu 11.10
by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | October 12, 2011 5:54pm PDT | Image 1 of 11
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October 13 is a big day for Ubuntu fans. It’s the day that the next version of Ubuntu arrives. If you want to give it a try, download a copy of Ubuntu 11.10, Oneiric Ocelot, burn an ISO copy to a CD or USB stick, pop that into your PC, and follow along.
Before doing anything drastic, like actually installing Ubuntu on your PC, make sure it works first. Only after testing it out for a while, should you reboot your computer and chose the Install Ubuntu option.
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@ALISON SMOCK Okay, mystery solved. No issue, just seemed self evident.
Paul
Paul
@pfyearwood
That msg was a reminder for those installing on a laptop. More than one person forgot that their laptop was NOT plugged in and experienced a power down event during install.
That msg was a reminder for those installing on a laptop. More than one person forgot that their laptop was NOT plugged in and experienced a power down event during install.
@vahnx Yes a few specifics would be nice with that wide paint brush statement, or in this case question. IMO it has not gone downhill. It is more elegant and definitely easier to use than it has ever been.
@vahnx I would agree with you. Apparently others don't, so I guess it's a matter of how you use your computer and what you consider good.
I hate how Ubuntu and the Gnome Project seem to be obsessed with a Mac style desktop. Why would you copy something nobody wants to use? I understand the glitz and the attractive interface, but why go so far as making a desktop unusable beyond casual computing. I don't get it and they refuse to admit it. KDE did it and lost users to Gnome, and know Gnome is doing it and losing users to xfce, etc.
I hate how Ubuntu and the Gnome Project seem to be obsessed with a Mac style desktop. Why would you copy something nobody wants to use? I understand the glitz and the attractive interface, but why go so far as making a desktop unusable beyond casual computing. I don't get it and they refuse to admit it. KDE did it and lost users to Gnome, and know Gnome is doing it and losing users to xfce, etc.
@varriform
Have you tried KDE 4.5 or higher lately? Dolphin is ANYTHING BUT "unusable". It is the most powerful file manager in any DE on the planet. Ditto for the rest of KDE4.
Have you tried KDE 4.5 or higher lately? Dolphin is ANYTHING BUT "unusable". It is the most powerful file manager in any DE on the planet. Ditto for the rest of KDE4.
@varriform Count me (and Linus!) with the Xfce users. But then, I went to Xubuntu before Unity came along.
Why is it that every time a new Ubuntu is released we get a piece on how to install it?
@30otnix
Because a certain troll (with the initials 'LD') will tell one and all that in order to use linux; you have to compile it.
Because a certain troll (with the initials 'LD') will tell one and all that in order to use linux; you have to compile it.
@fatman65536 ... It's called pervasive early onset shillitosis. I hear it's not curable and may be contagious to certain susceptible individuals. Poor man, it's believed to be genetically transmitted since about 1994 when Linux 1.0 was introduced.
@30otnix I was wondering the same thing. I mean, it is not complex. I have it installed here (I know, but in my defence I did Mac OS X 10.7.2/iOS5 the overnight as well. I have Windows 8 installed - what can I tell you?)
Does seem pretty weird as the install is so simple to do.
Does seem pretty weird as the install is so simple to do.
@30otnix Because it is Ubuntu. It's almost always the first distro of a new linux user. And most Ubuntu users are new linux users. These kind of articles help new users take that first step.
I have been using the beta for a couple of weeks and I really like it. I am looking forward to upgrading to the full final release of Ocelot. I hope everyone who likes Ubuntu gives it a try, there is not much this time around not to like.
@telinux48: Hey, you're right!
Unity is "not much"!!!
...and I don't like it!
Unity is "not much"!!!
...and I don't like it!
@ALISON SMOCK
You have your choice of interfaces. Unity is just the default. And once you get used to the idea that it's not identical to Gnome or Windows 7, it's really not that bad. You just have to look for certain things in places you're not used to looking. For instance, the "power button" symbol in the upper righthand corner actually presents a drop-down menu and System Settings is accessed from there instead of Administration.
You have your choice of interfaces. Unity is just the default. And once you get used to the idea that it's not identical to Gnome or Windows 7, it's really not that bad. You just have to look for certain things in places you're not used to looking. For instance, the "power button" symbol in the upper righthand corner actually presents a drop-down menu and System Settings is accessed from there instead of Administration.
@ALISON SMOCK Yeah, I REALLY hope they've improved Unity, because I really didn't like it. GNOME 3 is more my thing (it kind of reminds me of OS X Lion - anyone else think that?)
@telinux48
I agree. Ubuntu 11.04 performed perfect for me, and now with the improvements in 11.10 it's going to be better. And, Ubuntu One I find very useful now, it has come along way,
I agree. Ubuntu 11.04 performed perfect for me, and now with the improvements in 11.10 it's going to be better. And, Ubuntu One I find very useful now, it has come along way,
http://itshrunk.com/7e7cac .........00..1...
Not virtual, so how set up mount points for /home so when upgrade can keep home, and how set up mount points for added security?
not virtual, want to coexist along old XP,
how partition and what mount points to create so can save /home for next upgrade?
how partition and what mount points to create so can save /home for next upgrade?
@bernieleeds@... Go into "something else" on the partitioning screen, you can do advanced functions there.
Or if you have ubuntu already installed, it will ask if you to "upgrade your current installation wiping all apps but keeping files" ... btw, with people with a separate home partition, this is the safest way of upgrading.
Or if you have ubuntu already installed, it will ask if you to "upgrade your current installation wiping all apps but keeping files" ... btw, with people with a separate home partition, this is the safest way of upgrading.
When will Ubuntu stop (poorly) copying mac like interface. It was so good until 10.04.
I think Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols should try Windows 8 and be made to use it. It will be fun to see him explode
@krishnansriram
Remember "Longhorn"? When a "demo" of it was first "leaked" Longhorn didn't look or feel anything like what was actually released years later as VISTA, and VISTA was missing WinFS and the super duper video display, etc... IOW, Longhorn was full of vaporware. When Jim Alchin's coders came back from the Apple OS X release presentation they wrote an email to Alchin saying that OS X was what Longhorn was "supposed to be". He forwarded that email on to Gates and Ballmer and within a year he was history.
SJVN should wait until Microsoft actually releases the final "Win8" product before he tests it, otherwise he is just contributing to MS "buzz", which is exactly what MS wants.
Remember "Longhorn"? When a "demo" of it was first "leaked" Longhorn didn't look or feel anything like what was actually released years later as VISTA, and VISTA was missing WinFS and the super duper video display, etc... IOW, Longhorn was full of vaporware. When Jim Alchin's coders came back from the Apple OS X release presentation they wrote an email to Alchin saying that OS X was what Longhorn was "supposed to be". He forwarded that email on to Gates and Ballmer and within a year he was history.
SJVN should wait until Microsoft actually releases the final "Win8" product before he tests it, otherwise he is just contributing to MS "buzz", which is exactly what MS wants.
Hey, SJVN...
How come no screenshot of you turning closing down the telnet port?
ya know, because I'm always being told on here that linux leaves telnet port open by default
Seriously tho- I like what I see, but I will probably be holding out for SUSE 12.1
How come no screenshot of you turning closing down the telnet port?
ya know, because I'm always being told on here that linux leaves telnet port open by default
Seriously tho- I like what I see, but I will probably be holding out for SUSE 12.1
@chmod 777
shhh ... he who shall not be named will hear you ...
shhh ... he who shall not be named will hear you ...
It's hard to depend on Ubuntu for everything, I find it difficult
to do setups and changes in the file system that is not a problem in MS, this latest 11.10 fouled up the password and some files missing, and hours of research got me no where
to do setups and changes in the file system that is not a problem in MS, this latest 11.10 fouled up the password and some files missing, and hours of research got me no where
@adolphsn@...
"setups and changes in the file system"????
What file system are you trying to setup or change? It comes with EXT4 as default. Why would you want to "set it up" or "change it".
As far as passwords are concerned, when you first install Ubuntu the password you enter with the first account is also the "root" password. You enter it twice while setting up the first account. If you don't enter the same password in the second box that you entered in the first box you will be informed and you won't be able to proceed until your password entry and test both match. After installation you merely use the associated GUI to change a user's password.
As far as "missing files" you have to verify the iso download using md5sum before you burn it to a CD. Then, you verify that the LiveCD burned correctly using the test option on the LiveCD. These are tests you must always do as long as the Clayton Anti-Trust Act is not enforced and PC OEMs aren't forced to install only Win7 on the desktops.
"setups and changes in the file system"????
What file system are you trying to setup or change? It comes with EXT4 as default. Why would you want to "set it up" or "change it".
As far as passwords are concerned, when you first install Ubuntu the password you enter with the first account is also the "root" password. You enter it twice while setting up the first account. If you don't enter the same password in the second box that you entered in the first box you will be informed and you won't be able to proceed until your password entry and test both match. After installation you merely use the associated GUI to change a user's password.
As far as "missing files" you have to verify the iso download using md5sum before you burn it to a CD. Then, you verify that the LiveCD burned correctly using the test option on the LiveCD. These are tests you must always do as long as the Clayton Anti-Trust Act is not enforced and PC OEMs aren't forced to install only Win7 on the desktops.
It's a pity ubuntu has been fallen for the teletubby-trap. This means more and more windows emulation of hide&seek-games.
Build one distro for the ones that want to be kept stupid but don't annoy us with splash-screens or bring out a de-teletubby-package!
Everytime a new version comes out - i have more work to undo all this rubbish (but the upgrade went fine out of that).
That was why i was the happiest man in the world when i kicked out windows - if i want a slick interface with hide and seek games i'll know where to buy it - and be milked and milked and milked all over again and again.
Cut the crap - make it lean, make it mean, make it superfast and super-energy-efficient - and above all super-relyable.
Try to pursuade the libreoffice community to make their office multi-threaded so i can run dozens of windows at the same time without being blocked when one copy/paste operation from the browser takes op tons of time. It's no joke - and it works well on non-linux systems.
And fix the kde-shutdown bug - it crashes now every time - and no debugging is possible due to no debug-package available.
Build one distro for the ones that want to be kept stupid but don't annoy us with splash-screens or bring out a de-teletubby-package!
Everytime a new version comes out - i have more work to undo all this rubbish (but the upgrade went fine out of that).
That was why i was the happiest man in the world when i kicked out windows - if i want a slick interface with hide and seek games i'll know where to buy it - and be milked and milked and milked all over again and again.
Cut the crap - make it lean, make it mean, make it superfast and super-energy-efficient - and above all super-relyable.
Try to pursuade the libreoffice community to make their office multi-threaded so i can run dozens of windows at the same time without being blocked when one copy/paste operation from the browser takes op tons of time. It's no joke - and it works well on non-linux systems.
And fix the kde-shutdown bug - it crashes now every time - and no debugging is possible due to no debug-package available.
11.10 unity is much better ... also compiz is much better and now supports config files that only change certain settings; if they add more options for unity it could be possible that "themes" could be made for unity (crosses fingers)
Which modern distro will allow the installation of my Quake 2 and other .rpg games. Gnome based? KDE? Haven't found one including Mint and U9.04 that would allow reliable installation of Ati 650 hybrid tv tuner either. Install updates and OS goes south everytime. Booting this MS XP and 7 {yuk!} computer with super grub disc since Linux wiped my MBR.
I upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 on an HP VIIV (quad-core) with 3GB ram. The update went smoothly but 11.10 seems to run much slower than 11.04. I did not use Unity with 11.04 because it seemed quirky. With 11.10 it seems to slow things down; the multiple desktop selection is very choppy. I did avail the third party hardware update for the video - no difference. Yesterday I reinstalled 11.04 and switched to the classic desktop (has system). Maybe the next distribution.
I want to learn Linux and use it on an older HP server ( 2 actually in a rack) I made the move to Mac OSX a few years back - I love it - so far. Every OS is a dog in some ways...but if it's a Mac Look...I'm happier than a little pig 'n kaka
Ubuntu 11.10 AMD 64 has failed to install on two different new 2 TB hard drives. What gives?
I've tried to install Ubuntu 11.10 on two different new 2TB hard drives (no existing system) on a working computer. However, it hasn't installed. I've installed and run Ubuntu for several years now (including 11.04), so what gives?
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