Thanks a lot Shishir for the update and for correcting my misconception, I did my initial bit of research and there are a lot of pesky bloggers who did get pissed off at Ubuntu.. i.e, I was not alone in my disappointment. I even went ahead and wrote a blog post about it <http://fafdajalebi.blogspot.com/2008/01/disappointed-with-ubuntu- gutsy-gibbon.html>. Thanks for correcting my erroneous prejudgment on Ubuntu
Rather than posting what I posted earlier at the Ubuntu forum and crowding this post, my thread is still here < http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=657433> I would appreciate you help in this matter, or perhaps you could do a tutorial on it if its not asking for too much and correct the discussion on Ubuntu forums as well, because after reading the thread on Ubuntu forums, I am sure a lot of other newbie enthusiast may have lost interest. This definitely is a rebreather! looking forward to a tutorial and eagerly waiting on the local repository. Any chance of you guys starting up on a ubuntu wiki as well. regards, Utsav On Mar 29, 6:39 pm, "Shishir Jha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello utsav > > On 3/29/08, Utsav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > hi prajwal, > > > i am also a ubuntu newbie. I didn't do my bit of initial research b4 > > installing it on my xp desktop. > > > A few warnings if you haven't already installed Ubuntu. > > > Can't listen to mp3, watch videos and the like with when you install > > from the installation CD/DVD. > > True you cannot do that from straight CD installation, it needs extra > packages which can be downloaded from the internet. > > You need to download separate files/codecs to do that from the > > > system. > > > and also you cannot connect to the internet, Ubuntu does not support > > PPoE re. > > Well seems Utsav, you have not done enough research otherwise you would > never write that ubuntu does not support pppoe. I myself have configured > pppoe for wlink issuing a single command to set it up and another one to > connect to it as and when needed. So please make sure that you do know what > you are writing. Because what you write can alter the perception of people > towards linux. > > And thing about router is another crap, and just so that you know, if you > needed help about getting connected to internet using broadband, you should > have writted to this forum rather than writing to ubuntu as we know the > system of internet here better than people in ubuntu forum. > > If you are subscribed to the internet like i am (night surfing wlink > > > or hons and the like you are in deep shit you will need a separate > > router to use the internet(that's the answer i got from ubuntu forums. > > so ubuntu for me is on permanent halt unless i buy me a router) > > As far as your local repository is concerned we are working on it and if > everything goes well then we will surely have a local mirror for ubuntu in > Nepal from where you can use apt-get to install what ever you want. > > my questions to the ppl at wlink who've hosted the ubuntu ISO's? Any > > > chance of doing that (getting the mp3 codecs n other from > >http://opensource.wlink.com.np?? > > > good luck > > Utsav > > Dont take it personally, but such points needs to be clarified so that > people dont get misleaded and alter their views towards linux. And for how > to get the things(internet and music and video) working please refer to > Jwalanta's mail, he has provided the relevant links. > > Good Luck to you as well > > Cheers > > On Mar 29, 12:36 am, "nepbabu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Thus spoke Prajwal Adhikari on Friday, 28 March 2008 at 23:51:55 +0545: > > > > > Himanshu ji, > > > > > I have already downloaded ubantu cd image, but this wubi seeks > > internet to > > > > download actual installation files. Ain't There any other way to > > install it > > > > offline. > > > > Yes using Ubuntu install CD. > > > > Pop the Ubuntu CD in. reboot your computer and set it to boot off from > > CD. Then follow the prompts. > > > > Before you do this however, please read the Ubuntu installation guide. > > Here's a small converation with Ubotu for helping you out. > > > > ------------------------ > > > <nepbabu> !installation > > > <ubotu> Ubuntu can be installed in lots of ways. Please > > seehttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installationfordocumentation. > > > > Problems during install? > > Seehttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonProblemsInstallandhttps://wiki.ubuntu.c... > > Don't > > > want to use a CD? Tryhttp://tinyurl.com/3exghs-See also !automate > > > > <nepbabu> !automate > > > <ubotu> Ways to automate installation of Ubuntu on multiple machines are > > > > described > > athttps://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/installation-guide/i386/automatic... > > > > - See also !cloning > > > ------------------------ > > > > HTH > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > Bikal KC (Please use: nepbababucxspamfree_at_yahoo DOT ca) > > > Journal:http://nepbabu.livejournal.com|| pubkey: see header > > > "Rule 6: There is no Rule 6." - Rob Pike > > > > "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit > > atrocities." - François-Marie Arouet > > > > application_pgp-signature_part > > > 1KDownload > > -- > Shishir Jha > EPC 1970,GPO 8975, > KTM,NEPAL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: foss-nepal@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
