Buckleheid Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 cheers for teh tips,will give it a bash will let you know how i get on Quote
harry_a Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 google some basic terminal commands, especially the "apt get" command for installing programs faster, and google what "sudo" means. the terminal makes things easier, not harder Quote
harry_a Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Yup. Easiest way is to have Windows on the system first, then install ubuntu. Download it, burn it to a CD, DVD or USB stick, plug in and away you go. Generally, yes, it's easy to use. There are a few differences you need to get used to, like installing applications for example - all of the "approved" apps are in a central library, you just boot up the software centre, pick the ones you want and click "install". Takes some getting used to, but it's not actually difficult once you're used to it didnt they discontinue Ubuntu netbook? is that basically vanilla ubuntu running unity? a fun project, have a play with archlinux.. rolling updates and i've got my hard disk encrypting and decrypting on the fly as i access it! oh, and it uses 0% cpu at rest. i jest not. Quote
The Geoff Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Yup, it's just a Unity interface on the standard Gnome/Ubuntu stack. Works very well though, I know everybody bitches about Unity but I really like it for a netbook sized screen. Quote
nudge1599968719 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7576/capturebav.jpg Quote
Sammy1599968740 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 all these dull black depressing backgrounds! now for something a little more "summery"!! http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/sam_wickham/Screenshot-1.png Quote
BillyTheShed Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 I installed Ubuntu on a EEEPC 901 after the SSD failed (was running XP), and it installed and ran up fine. Found all the hardware, even wireless & camera. Its a lot quicker booting up and running than XP ever was. Could this be an option on my parents eeepc? It came pre installed with home premium and is like watching paint dry! Will Ubuntu run any faster or just make windows worse? Quote
Buckleheid Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) new one or maybe the other http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/buckleheid/desktop-3.jpg http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/buckleheid/Untitled-16.jpg Edited July 22, 2011 by Buckleheid Quote
network.ned Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 didnt they discontinue Ubuntu netbook? Have a look here: Alternative downloads | Ubuntu Half way down the page under 10.04LTS for the netbook version. I'm running this on an Acer Aspire one as the only OS. I go from off to wireless connected in about 25 seconds, which includes entering the password on my user account. Worked straight up from the install with nothing not working. If you're worried about 'The Olds' not liking it you can flip the desktop from the standard UNR desktop shown further up to one that resembles Windaz. I've been running UNR one the Acer for about 3 years with no problems at all. Quote
Spock Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 some really tidy desktops on here. certainly puts mine to shame. Quote
Buckleheid Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 some really tidy desktops on here. certainly puts mine to shame. only reason mines is clean i just did reformat of hdd,i try to do this every six months to keep my pc nice and clean for optimum gaming Quote
nudge1599968719 Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 some really tidy desktops on here. certainly puts mine to shame. my icons are just turned off, am using rainmeter so want to see them not program icons. That all launches from rocketdock Quote
Simpster Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) my desktop quite normal http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/desktopnmh.png/ Edited July 22, 2011 by Simpster new link Quote
kinny Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Posted July 22, 2011 all these dull black depressing backgrounds! now for something a little more "summery"!! http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd301/sam_wickham/Screenshot-1.png Winner Quote
Bigmp Posted July 22, 2011 Report Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) >>clicky Mine is a bit... long Edited July 23, 2011 by Bigmp Quote
Buckleheid Posted July 23, 2011 Report Posted July 23, 2011 my desktop quite normal ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting i see you like to play pc games and not pay for them lmao Quote
abba Posted August 25, 2011 Report Posted August 25, 2011 i see you like to play pc games and not pay for them lmao He also runs Nokia Ovi Music... Horrid! So lumpy its untrue! Ovi Suite is useable Quote
Chaos Posted August 28, 2011 Report Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) Picture of Sand-Yeti doing his thing, good init ? What Kite are you flying Sand-Yeti, a Sabre mk1 9.5? Edited August 28, 2011 by Chaos Quote
Ped Posted August 28, 2011 Report Posted August 28, 2011 looks like a blade V 6.5 to me. Yip................me too Quote
skfflyer Posted August 28, 2011 Report Posted August 28, 2011 wow a lot of linux users here, sadly my new laptop was too fussy to dual boot os's so just good old windows 7 on this one, i have to say in Bill's defence its been one of the most trouble free os's i have ever run so Kudos to you mr Gates. just me and the gf in the maze at longleat, only took us 25 mins to get to the middle (with the help of a ten year old we passed lol) http://jbrittain.co.uk/desktop.png Quote
Buckleheid Posted August 28, 2011 Report Posted August 28, 2011 wow a lot of linux users here, sadly my new laptop was too fussy to dual boot os's so just good old windows 7 on this one, i have to say in Bill's defence its been one of the most trouble free os's i have ever run so Kudos to you mr Gates. just me and the gf in the maze at longleat, only took us 25 mins to get to the middle (with the help of a ten year old we passed lol) http://jbrittain.co.uk/desktop.png nice one ,back on topic as well Quote
Nick1599968727 Posted August 28, 2011 Report Posted August 28, 2011 this was my last desktop pic (ive removed the icons so you can get a better look) vertigo anybody? http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j132/nicke20/Discovery_LakesJoux_Neuchatel-fullresnotes.jpg Quote
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