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Barnes · 02-24-2007, 09:36 PM

I am downloading the PowerPC version now. I ilke the fact that you can run it right off a cd so you can try it out.

Anyone try it?

Thoughts?

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Fire · 02-24-2007, 09:50 PM

I haven't used it before but I've heard good things about it. Mostly it has to do with the ease of use of it.

gottabekd · 02-24-2007, 09:54 PM

I do. I'm a computer geek, so "Linux" isn't something foreign to me. Ubuntu is great for a home desktop. The extensive repositories make it easy to get pretty much anything you need. And the http://ubuntuforums.org support community has some great help. If you want to search on how to do something, or get something to work, just search the forums and you'll have your answer.

Though I must admit, to do anything beyond the basics, you need some technical ability/confidence. If the idea of typing commands on the command line scares you, then sticking with Windows is a good idea.

That being said, when my sister had a computer for me to setup for her, I stuck Ubuntu on it and she says it does what she needs. Browse the web (i.e. YouTube), email, word processing (OpenOffice). It could probably fit the needs of most....and the $0 price tag quite nice.

photon · 02-24-2007, 09:55 PM

You're using it right now! (CP's server...)

Flash Walken · 02-24-2007, 10:00 PM

cp's server is ubuntu?

Carayzay.

I'd suggest kubuntu, uses KDE which i believe is nicer.

I'm using xp right now, but today i was talking with a friend who changed all his home pc's (5+) to the latest ubuntu, and he suggested making the jump instead of trying vista, which he didn't like at all.

I've used redhat, mandrake, debian and ubuntu before, and like the ubuntu distro best. Even a unix admin i know uses ubuntu on hi machines.

cSpooge · 02-24-2007, 10:02 PM

I dual book kubuntu and xp on my home machine but I pretty much only use XP for gaming. Otherwise its my MacBook or linux for everything else.

kermitology · 02-24-2007, 10:44 PM

I run the live distro from time to time when I have trouble connecting to wifi in the US.

It's a great operating system. Light, fast, clean, as soon as I terminate contact with my old employer I'm nuking my system and doing a dual boot.

photon · 02-24-2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Flash Walken

cp's server is ubuntu?

Carayzay.

I'd suggest kubuntu, uses KDE which i believe is nicer.

I'm using xp right now, but today i was talking with a friend who changed all his home pc's (5+) to the latest ubuntu, and he suggested making the jump instead of trying vista, which he didn't like at all.

I've used redhat, mandrake, debian and ubuntu before, and like the ubuntu distro best. Even a unix admin i know uses ubuntu on hi machines.

It's actually the server distro, so there's no KDE or Gnome or anything like that.

And yeah teamchachi who admins the server for us uses Ubuntu for a lot of his machines; it's been getting a lot of traction.

We almost went with FreeBSD too.

teamchachi · 02-24-2007, 10:53 PM

The CP server is running Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS. I like the fact that they committed to putting out security updates for the server version for 5 years.

It's a nice little distribution, easy to install, and update. Great device support.

All the servers I build are either Ubuntu or FreeBSD depending on the hardware and the application.

teamchachi · 02-24-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by gottabekd

I do. I'm a computer geek, so "Linux" isn't something foreign to me. Ubuntu is great for a home desktop. The extensive repositories make it easy to get pretty much anything you need. And the http://ubuntuforums.org support community has some great help. If you want to search on how to do something, or get something to work, just search the forums and you'll have your answer.

Though I must admit, to do anything beyond the basics, you need some technical ability/confidence. If the idea of typing commands on the command line scares you, then sticking with Windows is a good idea.

That being said, when my sister had a computer for me to setup for her, I stuck Ubuntu on it and she says it does what she needs. Browse the web (i.e. YouTube), email, word processing (OpenOffice). It could probably fit the needs of most....and the $0 price tag quite nice.

Oh come now. Sticking with Windows? I'm as hard core a BSD/Linux guy as they come, but I'm typing this on a MacBook Pro. You can't beat Mac OS X.

Bobblehead · 02-25-2007, 12:50 AM

I'm keeping track of who to bug the next time I hose my MythTV box.
(There will be a next time. I always think I can tweak it just a bit more.)
I'm running FC6 but have a live CD for Kubuntu that I've played with on my ThinkPad.

Barnes · 02-25-2007, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teamchachi

Oh come now. Sticking with Windows? I'm as hard core a BSD/Linux guy as they come, but I'm typing this on a MacBook Pro. You can't beat Mac OS X.

Yeah. Not sure why one would assume I should stick with Windows. I have never owned a Windows PC in my life. I have one at work though. It's gotta a cool calculator and the constant restarting always leaves me a lot of slack time.

While I am waiting patiently for Leopard, Ubuntu will give me something to do. I am going to run it on an external drive on my PPC based iMac and try it through parallels on my Macbook.

Have you tried it through parallels on your MBP Teamchachi?

Barnes · 02-25-2007, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I'm keeping track of who to bug the next time I hose my MythTV box.
(There will be a next time. I always think I can tweak it just a bit more.)
I'm running FC6 but have a live CD for Kubuntu that I've played with on my ThinkPad.

This MythTv sounds interesting. Looks like Ill be busy this week.

gottabekd · 02-25-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by teamchachi

Oh come now. Sticking with Windows? I'm as hard core a BSD/Linux guy as they come, but I'm typing this on a MacBook Pro. You can't beat Mac OS X.

I just mean, in general market share terms, Windows has the majority. So if someone is going to jump into Linux, they most likely are coming from Windows.

But thanks for the reminder that there are other options out there...myself I've not used an Apple/Mac in 6 or 7 years so I rarely think about them. From what I hear, I probably should.

mykalberta · 02-26-2007, 08:41 AM

Ubuntu is great for dual boting for Windows. Also they will send you a whole wack of CD if you ask for them for FREE.

Great way to learn Linux, they take the most obtuse part Linux (installing it and configuring drivers) and make it very easy.

Until a corporation actually takes the time to market Linux as a viable alternative to Windows (which it currently is not), Linux will continue to wail away with the "do not shower" crowd

MYK

Red · 02-26-2007, 09:23 AM

Ubuntu security is annoying.

sudo everything..........yuck! Can't even login a root.

But it's pretty :-)

Suse or Fedora is the way to go for me, at least you have a chance to see those in corporate world.

sclitheroe · 02-26-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Red

Ubuntu security is annoying.

sudo everything..........yuck! Can't even login a root.

But it's pretty :-)

Suse or Fedora is the way to go for me, at least you have a chance to see those in corporate world.

"sudo everything" is the way to go...there is absolutely no need to log in as root 99% of the time, unless it's an emergency.

Red · 02-26-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sclitheroe

"sudo everything" is the way to go...there is absolutely no need to log in as root 99% of the time, unless it's an emergency.

That's worse than all the annoying popups in Vista.

And most people that use Linux and not just look at it need root/su access all the time.

llama64 · 02-26-2007, 10:30 AM

I've played around with Ubuntu alot on my home computer. I gotta say, doing development in a true *nix environment is a hell of a lot nicer then the windows equivalent. And Ubuntu is the nicest of all the distros out there.

<rant>
But I've never been able to use any Linux distro for much longer then a passing interest. Anything that I like to do in WindowsXP takes less then half the time as it does in linux, despite me being pretty familiar with both OS's. Yes, Linux is more secure, but prudent use of Windows is not that hard to learn. And besides that, the interface is much nicer on the windows side then on the linux side.

To each their own I guess.

gottabekd · 02-26-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Red

That's worse than all the annoying popups in Vista.

And most people that use Linux and not just look at it need root/su access all the time.

Once in a while, for software installs and upgrades, I'll need to sudo or enter the password in the GUI.

However, if I find myself in "Administrator mode" where I need to hop around as root, I'll run "sudo bash" in a terminal, and leave it running.

Of course, you can always hack it up to allow you login as root if you want.

As for appearance, it is customizable. If you want more eye candy, try KDE.