epp_b Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) I have Ubuntu installed on a virtual machine in VMWare, and it's quickly becoming one the distros of choice for me if/when I finally switch over to Linux.Here's the hardware...RAM384MB (allocated in VMWare for Ubuntu)HDDVMWare Virtual SCSI drive (looks just like a standard hard drive for Ubuntu)CDROMI have a generic CD-RW, no brand nameEthernetVMWare virtual Ethernet controller (I'm sure the physical VIA Ethernet card I have would work just fine)VideoVMWare virtual VGA cardNow, here's where it gets amazing...AudioRealtek AC97 OMB cardScanner (<-- yes, scanner!)Agfa Snapscan TouchI have to say, the scanner compatibility amazes me the most. I just connected it, opened up the scanner app (xsane 0.97) ... and it just works!!My grandparents are planning to get a new computer soon, and I'm going to try to get them on Ubuntu (and, hey, they save a few bucks!). Honestly, it's easier than Windows!If ever there is a distro destined to be for the "average" user, Ubuntu is it! Edited December 9, 2006 by epp_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hi epp_bCongrats ! Glad you found a distro you like . . . and one that likes your hardware Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) I also worked with Kubuntu when it was still Dapper 5xAfterwards I discivered PCLOS, which is my main distro now, and I also found out that kids and older people find it easier than K/Ubuntu.It's a copy of Mandriva, wifh some good changes/improvememtsJust try it for comparison.There are images available for it too. Edited December 9, 2006 by Ajarn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=16189http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=16517http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=16876http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=17061I agree with you, epp_b. Ubuntu is amazing! :)Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilertech Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I am having a hard time getting Ubuntu set up than I did with PcLinux. Changing mount points and permissions are easier in PcLinux. I don't like not being able to log into kdm as root. It seems that they make Ubuntu safer by restricting admin commands or usability. I want FULL control not limited. I got to admit that getting my Nvidia 7600 gt card set up was very easy in Ubuntu. Also the 64 bit version seems faster than PcLinux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 I am having a hard time getting Ubuntu set up than I did with PcLinux. Changing mount points and permissions are easier in PcLinux. I don't like not being able to log into kdm as root. It seems that they make Ubuntu safer by restricting admin commands or usability. I want FULL control not limited. I got to admit that getting my Nvidia 7600 gt card set up was very easy in Ubuntu. Also the 64 bit version seems faster than PcLinux.I think Ubuntu is designed to be an easy-to-use and secure distro for "everyday-folk". And it seems to do a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I don't like not being able to log into kdm as root. It seems that they make Ubuntu safer by restricting admin commands or usability. I want FULL control not limited.So be it:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Well, then switch over. Completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epp_b Posted December 9, 2006 Author Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hehe, I wish I could b2, but there are still a number of applications for which there are no viable replacements at this time.I will fiddle around with wine, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilertech Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 So be it:https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo In KDE * Open Konqueror and open the /etc/kde3/kdm/ folder * Right click the kdmrc file and then Actions --> 'Edit as root' * On line 246 should be AllowRootLogin=false change it to 'true' * Save and exit. This should be In KDE * Open Konqueror and open /etc/kde3/kdmrc * Right click the kdmrc file and then Actions --> 'Edit as root' * On line 246 should be AllowRootLogin=false change it to 'true' * Save and exit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rin Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Ubuntu is awesome it converted me. I haven't used PCLinuxOS whcich I here is pretty user friendly(I'm downloading the live CD now). I think Ubuntu has a good chance of bringing more people over to the Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) Well, when I have run Ubuntu live, I cannot get mplayer to work . . . Granted, I have not installed it, but I also could not get my printer to work; both work live from PCLos before installation . . . ? This is the dapper disk they sent me along with Kubuntu.Bill Edited December 10, 2006 by BillD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Well, when I have run Ubuntu live, I cannot get mplayer to work . . . Granted, I have not installed it, but I also could not get my printer to work; both work live from PCLos before installation . . . ? This is the dapper disk they sent me along with Kubuntu.Bill Psssssst . . . Bill . . . . . they want you to believe Ubuntu is the best invention since sliced bread . . . now, please don't tell on me, but we both know that PCLos is muuuuuch better, don't we ? Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Urmas Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Psssssst . . . Bill . . . . . they want you to believe Ubuntu is the best invention since sliced bread . . . now, please don't tell on me, but we both know that PCLos is muuuuuch better, don't we ? Bruno Il y a l'arsenic ouaisC'est trop long.Il y a le révolverMais c'est trop court.Il y a l'amitiéC'est trop cher.Il y a le méprisC'est un péché. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Il y a le méprisC'est un péché.Lá t'as raison . . . . . . mais . . . . on peut avoir sa propre vérité, mais est ce la vérité pour les autres ? Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhbell Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Lá t'as raison . . . . . . mais . . . . on peut avoir sa propre vérité, mais est ce la vérité pour les autres ? Bruno Translation Lá have you reason. . . . . . but. . . . one can have his own truth, but is the this truth for the others? I don't think so. Ubuntu works better for me. Melthe made me do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Can't compare PCLos with Ubuntu because I haven't installed PCLos as yet and no room to do so right now, but overall, I have to say, I really am very happy about everything in Ubuntu except sudo and only with sudo's quirks. Overall, I haven't missed true root except once so far...but it was a frustrating one.But it works so well and I am very happy with Ubuntu. The team has done a tremendous job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I'm a poor judge of PCLinuxOS because it crashed my system twice while trying to install it. I eventually gave up on it. With that in mind, I won't judge it harshly. I've heard many folks talk about what an excellent distro it is. However, Ubuntu works... for me, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvent2 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I completely agree. I actually use Kubuntu rather than Ubuntu since I prefer KDE over GNOME. The latest version runs on AIGLX by default so I could set up Beryl. Beryl is absolutely godly and I'm getting fluid frame rates on an Intel Integrated Graphics :thumbsup:I just wish Kubuntu didn't give KDE apps a monopoly on my system on first setup. Seeing "K" everywhere in the start menu will make you think you've gone insane. That's my only gripe, and even then the access to Ubuntu's amazing repository more than makes up for it. I recommend Kubuntu over Ubuntu since KDE is the far better DE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I too didn't install (K)Ubuntu because try as I might, I couldn't get the printer working. It's a networked HP and works in Vector, Mepis, and PCLos. I won't install any distro if I can't print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 ... on peut avoir sa propre vérité, mais est ce la vérité pour les autres ? TEMMMMMMMPPPPTAAAATION! "On peut avoir sa propre vérité, mais est ce la vérité pour les autres ?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiarnach Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 PCLOS and Ubuntu are both great. Got both on this PC. Ubuntu was the distro that led me to remove Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvent2 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 TEMMMMMMMPPPPTAAAATION! "On peut avoir sa propre vérité, mais est ce la vérité pour les autres ?" What is he doing here in ATL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 What is he doing here in ATL? OK, OK... in reality - and partly in French - he said:Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer got his Francophile on last week in answering a question about the leadership transition at Microsoft."Well, I probably shouldn't just lapse into French," Ballmer said during an interview at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., "but I would say, 'plus ça change, plus ça reste la meme.' The more things change, the more they stay the same. As a little kid, I grew up in a French-speaking country, so I apologize for that."Ballmer's family moved in the mid-1960s from Detroit to Brussels, Belgium, where he learned to "speak perfect French," according to one biography.The old saying, Ballmer continued, fits the situation at Microsoft well."There are basic core principles that have been at the backbone of Microsoft, and I don't think anybody ought to expect to see any change," he said. Among those core principles: an expansive footprint that crosses entertainment, online, enterprise and desktop businesses; a focus on innovation; the Live platform; and tenacity."The bone doesn't fall out of our mouth easily," Ballmer said.But, hey, given the season... the umptieth rerun of "It's a Wonderful Life" and all... one can dream, can't one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhbell Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 TEMMMMMMMPPPPTAAAATION! "On peut avoir sa propre vérité, mais est ce la vérité pour les autres ?" one can have his own truth, but is this truth for the others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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