Re: {OT} Interesting view on Windows/Linux+Wine
don cole wrote:
>
> Hello Al,
>
> I've been tring to install Ubuntu for 2 weeks now so I could experiment with
> wx programs.
>
> I recieved 10 CDs from Ubuntu (5.04 ver.) and every one hangs on install.
> Some guy from the Ubuntu forum was nice enough to send me a 5.10 CD. I finally
> got it installed. After running it a couple of times with muli-boot I would
> boot up and the Linux screen showed GRUB>_(cusor flashing). I inquired about
> this on the Ubuntu forum. And was told this was a 'bad thing'. So I
> re-installed
> and everything worked fine (for a while) then the same thing happen again. I
> was advised to put GRUB on a seperate partition. I reformated and tried this
> a couple of times. Now the 5.10 installation CD hangs. This guy, on the Ubuntu
> forum said he's going to send me another CD. However I'm under the impression
> that Ubuntu simply cannot be installed or multi-booted with windows.
> I'm with you that I believe my time would be better spent working with
> Windows.
>
> God bless Bill Gates for bringing us Windows.
>
>
> Don Cole
Hi Don,
Thats interesting. I just downloaded the x86 ISO at around 632 MB and burned it
to a CD. My computer boot the CD the first time and installed it without any
problems as a dual boot system. The internet worked right out of the box and it
was only minor trouble to get 3D acceleration, printer drivers, MP3 playback, DVD
playback + CSS, Java, Shockwave, Firefox v1.5, etc. My USB 2 flash drive is
automatically detected when inserted.
The only thing I havent got working yet is Euphoria and my scanner. But there
has been some discussion on how to install Euphoria on Ubuntu here. I'm gonna
read up soon.
What I like about Ubuntu is the relatively small download compared to the four
or five GB distros like SUSE or Fedora Core. Ubuntu has massive package
repositories like Debian, so I can easily download and install additional
software when needed. With some distros, basically everything is included with
the package and that really contributes to a huge download. Huge downloads don't
work well with 256 kbps connections.
I guess I could order the CDs but I don't want to pay and wait several weeks
just to recieve them.
Regards,
Vincent
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