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  1. 09-09-2007, 10:29 PM #1
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    Default Who is running Linux?

    Ok so I just decided FUCK MS and go with Linux. I am running Ubuntu, which so far is great, but am having a few problems. Anyone here running Ubuntu with XGL? I need to ask a vet. some questions. THANKS
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    Good thread, make more.
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    M$ lol

    linux=free
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    Quote Originally Posted by coolcat
    Good thread, make more.
    seriously, google "good thread ideas" it might help
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    I've run Ubuntu before but since I can't run a lot of my favorite games on there I switched back to Windows XP. I don't EVER plan to upgrade to Windows Vista though, read the EULA.

    Here are some of the really big points: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10...eula_analysis/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jecht
    I've run Ubuntu before but since I can't run a lot of my favorite games on there I switched back to Windows XP. I don't EVER plan to upgrade to Windows Vista though, read the EULA.

    Here are some of the really big points: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10...eula_analysis/
    Good read.. I need to take my computer some where and get them to make xp work. I'm running Vista Home Premium, and it's slow (it come on my xps system). I've tried to put xp back on here but something with my damn Raid 0 stripe won't let me, after I tried it wiped out both of my drives, and was a bitch to get vista to come back. And I really hate to pay someone to do something on my damn computer, but I spent 2 days getting pissed off at it trying to make it work.

    I really can't see why someone would want to run linux unless you just want to learn a whole bunch of coding. Nothing is hardly compatible with it, and the only reason why you would ever really need to know the system is for programming or a job. I tried Redhat back in the day.. and I wanted to kill myself. I went back to 98 after a few weeks.

    But then again.. it's free
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    Quote Originally Posted by sirkus34
    I really can't see why someone would want to run linux unless you just want to learn a whole bunch of coding. Nothing is hardly compatible with it, and the only reason why you would ever really need to know the system is for programming or a job. I tried Redhat back in the day.. and I wanted to kill myself. I went back to 98 after a few weeks.

    But then again.. it's free
    the main reason i am running Linux is because all i use this computer for it internet, and typing papers for school. I dont play games, I occasionally download songs, but thats it. Also my XP boot sectors were fucking up so it would take 10-20 restarts just to get it started.
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    ^^ you know running the repair utility off the XP disk would have fixed those boot sectors lol


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    I use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, since I work for RedHat
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stormhammer
    ^^ you know running the repair utility off the XP disk would have fixed those boot sectors lol
    tried it multiple times. never would completely fix everything. decided to FUCK MS and go with something better, well better for what I am using this computer for, and something cheaper, FREE.

    well back to the original question, i need some help updating a few things and installing Java. can someone please pm me so I can ask them a q. THANKS
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    ive been meaning to install ubuntu on an old pc i have laying around... but im not in a rush, cause i <3 my OS X.
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    Im Dual Booted With Ubuntu And Xp...But I Have To Use Xp More Often...
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    I use VMware and run Puppy Linux on my Xp machine. I work with command line linux all day, so when I am at home, I like having something else to look at, but I still have the Linux there if I want to mess around with work type stuff
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    Quote Originally Posted by dtmcnamara
    tried it multiple times. never would completely fix everything. decided to FUCK MS and go with something better, well better for what I am using this computer for, and something cheaper, FREE.

    well back to the original question, i need some help updating a few things and installing Java. can someone please pm me so I can ask them a q. THANKS
    I've been running Ubuntu for ~1yr now, so I should know how to do this.
    To install java, you can go to System>Preferences>Synaptic from the main menu, enter your password, and download the j2re1.4 and java-common packages, or enter [code]sudo apt-get install j2re1.4 java-common[/code] from the command line, and install all dependencies. PM me if you need to know anything else.
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    It isn't really that hard to use Linux. Most installs are fairly easy and there are plenty of guides if you don't understand.
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    i wouldnt call ubuntu a real linux :X
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyx
    i wouldnt call ubuntu a real linux :X
    well its free and as close as I will get to running real "linux". i dont have time or patience for learning new things any more. I just want something to work properly and this seemed the best way to go right now.
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    mandrake is the shit. I was never too great a fan of ubuntu. Fake ass afrikaan linux.
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