On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 11:33 -0600, Sean Burns wrote:
> Theresa, on the wiki page describing modem set up for Ubuntu, you have
> this:
>
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> Conexant HCF (controllerless)
>
> 1. Installed, worked (at 14.4 free version). Some minor notes:
>
> c. Can't use Linuxant's automatic installer program. It wants 'root' and
> the root password (and in Ubuntu, of course, everything is accomplished
> via sudo). Download the package, unzip it, and run the install script.
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>
> On my Ubuntu box, I can become root by typing 'sudo su'. Can you do
> this? Will the automatic installer script for Linuxant work after you
> do a 'sudo su'? I didn't want to change the wiki until this was
> confirmed.
The installer pops up a window, and specifically says to enter the user
name 'root' and the root password. I'm not sure how or if you can get
around that with 'sudo su'. It rejected using the user's name.
In any case, it's easy enough to install manually -- just remember if
you double-click the desktop icon to do it the GUI way, be sure to watch
out for the 'gotcha' where it doesn't expand the terminal, but sits
there waiting for some user input).
> Of course, if we switched to Ubuntu at some stage and wanted to activate
> the root user for the images, we could do that with 'sudo passwd root'.
I was talking a little bit with Robert about a possible future migration
from Debian to Ubuntu. When we looked into it last year, the big issues
were performance on old hardware with 128MB RAM and dial-up access (had
the SLU kids test it, and their unanimous vote was pretty much, it was
unacceptably slow -- for example, just opening a browser took 10-12
seconds), and modem support with Ubuntu. Now that's less of an issue,
it becomes more one of performance.
It would be nice, moving forward, if a volunteer wanted to head up the
'Ubuntu Research' team, and do some experimenting (is Kubuntu or
Edubuntu significantly faster?). Of course, it still depends on our RAM
inventory, and when/if we get enough to provide 256MB to all graduates.
Plus, Debian definitely has the edge when it comes to being stable. Not
as shiny, but less likely to break.
t.
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