Comments on: Ubuntu 7 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:58:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: soma to florida http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-20956 soma to florida Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:42:36 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-20956 <strong>soma to florida...</strong> news... soma to florida…

news…

]]> By: Mackenzie http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-3744 Mackenzie Wed, 02 May 2007 08:34:17 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-3744 With that card it should work immediately, I think. Older Radeons use the open source radeon driver along with AIGLX. Don't try using the closed source fglrx with XGL, and it should be fine (that combo is only for new ATI cards). Compiz is installed by default, but you'd want gnome-compiz-manager to control it better. You can also install Beryl using the Add/Remove programs thing easily. With that card it should work immediately, I think. Older Radeons use the open source radeon driver along with AIGLX. Don’t try using the closed source fglrx with XGL, and it should be fine (that combo is only for new ATI cards). Compiz is installed by default, but you’d want gnome-compiz-manager to control it better. You can also install Beryl using the Add/Remove programs thing easily.

]]> By: TheMatt http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-3739 TheMatt Wed, 02 May 2007 03:54:27 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-3739 It's true that the crazy UI effects don't *always* work, but I've only experienced minor problems with them...and that was several months ago after installing them in Fedora Core myself. With Ubuntu, I believe all the necessary software is installed by default, but not enabled. It's exposed in the GUI though, so you shouldn't have to do any terminal stuff to toggle them on. Your hardware should be more than capable of running the shiny stuff. It’s true that the crazy UI effects don’t *always* work, but I’ve only experienced minor problems with them…and that was several months ago after installing them in Fedora Core myself. With Ubuntu, I believe all the necessary software is installed by default, but not enabled. It’s exposed in the GUI though, so you shouldn’t have to do any terminal stuff to toggle them on.

Your hardware should be more than capable of running the shiny stuff.

]]> By: AK http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-3065 AK Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:04:34 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-3065 Thanks for the link, I'm on a slow connection so it will take time for the CD to be delivered to my door. I can't wait, though! Anyway, I've heard that the desktop effects don't always work? Would it work with a 3.2Ghz P4 processor, 1Gb RAM and an ATI Radeon X550 256Mb graphics card? And also, are Beryl and Compiz installed by default? I'm a newbie at this so any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Thanks for the link, I’m on a slow connection so it will take time for the CD to be delivered to my door. I can’t wait, though!

Anyway, I’ve heard that the desktop effects don’t always work?

Would it work with a 3.2Ghz P4 processor, 1Gb RAM and an ATI Radeon X550 256Mb graphics card?

And also, are Beryl and Compiz installed by default?

I’m a newbie at this so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2922 Mackenzie Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:27:04 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2922 Come on, Kiltak! Dual boot it using Edubuntu. Then your kids can have educational games to play with it too :D Release day didn't feel like much for me, but that's probably because I've been running it since January (herd (alpha) 2). Instead, it meant me getting excited that the repos for Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) will open to alpha testing soon. Come on, Kiltak! Dual boot it using Edubuntu. Then your kids can have educational games to play with it too :D

Release day didn’t feel like much for me, but that’s probably because I’ve been running it since January (herd (alpha) 2). Instead, it meant me getting excited that the repos for Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) will open to alpha testing soon.

]]> By: Kiltak http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2884 Kiltak Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:19:27 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2884 Yeah, I've read it, and thought it was quite interesting :). We even linked to it :). I'll get it up on my system when I get back to work in May, probably on a VM... Yeah, I’ve read it, and thought it was quite interesting :). We even linked to it :).

I’ll get it up on my system when I get back to work in May, probably on a VM…

]]> By: Brian Boyko http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2881 Brian Boyko Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:05:16 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2881 I've got it, I've installed it, I love it. I wrote an article for HardOCP.com called "30 days with Linux" - it's as if Canonical read the article and fixed all the problems I had with it. I did a clean install, and everything was set up - from the first boot of the live CD - in 90 minutes. I didn't need to go to the terminal even once. I’ve got it, I’ve installed it, I love it. I wrote an article for HardOCP.com called “30 days with Linux” – it’s as if Canonical read the article and fixed all the problems I had with it.

I did a clean install, and everything was set up – from the first boot of the live CD – in 90 minutes. I didn’t need to go to the terminal even once.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2855 Mackenzie Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:24:46 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/04/19/ubuntu-7/#comment-2855 It's 7.04. 7 for the year, and 4 for the month. You can't just say "7" because in October there will be 7.10. It’s 7.04. 7 for the year, and 4 for the month. You can’t just say “7″ because in October there will be 7.10.

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