It' great that you decided to give Linux a try. Ubuntu is a great disto. I personally use Linux Mint, which is a variant of Ubuntu which gives you a bunch of in-house developed system tools, flash player, and multimedia codecs. I love it how Compiz makes Windows Vista's compositing look really lame. Don't hesitate to ask any questions you have. Best of luck!
On Feb 22, 8:13 am, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi again, and thank you all for your advices! > > My laptop arrived yesterday, I've installed Ubuntu 8.10 and everything > worked on the first try (wireless included!). I'm really impressed > with Linux, the way it has progressed this far in a few short years > (unlike Windows which made the same progress from 95 to XP...or at > least it feels like that). I'm very happy about the fact that I am now > 50% free from M$. And I'm also positive I'll make some of my friends > very jealous with Compiz :-P > > If I ever get stuck, I know where to come. :-) > > Cheers! > > On Feb 20, 8:45 pm, JTF <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you need to, you can get VirtualBox and boot up a Windows Guest as > > a virtual machine and develop MS Based applications that way. > > > As far as hardware compatibility is concerned, when you boot the > > liveCD, check your system for functionality.....If it works in LiveCD > > Mode, it will work when installed as your OS.... > > > Any issues, please connect tohttp://ubuntuforums.org/ > > This is the official community support forums with literally, > > thousands of people who want to help others....Questions are generally > > answered within a few minutes in my experience > > > Also, if you use Pidgin (Ubuntu's IM client), you can access freenode > > IRC and connect to #ubuntu for live chat support. > > > On Feb 20, 1:40 pm, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you for your posts. You have both steered me towards Ubuntu, as > > > I have tried it and liked it. Now that you've confirmed that it has a > > > bright future, I like it even more. The fact that Mono is included is > > > another plus, since I work with C#/ASP.NET at work I guess I could > > > also try mono. :-) > > > > I only wonder if my hardware will work (i.e. will I be able to connect > > > to "the internets" via WLAN etc..). In the past I've had many hardware > > > issues with linux. But that was a long time ago... > > > > I will post the results of my "ventures" here, but please don't > > > hesitate to post more opinions. > > > > Cheers! > > > > On Feb 20, 5:13 pm, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Being new to the Linux world, I would suggest *buntu or Mandriva. I use > > > > Mandriva on several computers at home, and have for many years. I have > > > > looked at other distros and found no reason to switch. It just works > > > > for me. > > > > Ubuntu is popular because it's the one the media has picked up as the > > > > poster > > > > child for Linux. It is not a bad distro, don't get me wrong. It has a > > > > great > > > > user base, and lots of community support. Mandriva has great support > > > > too. > > > > Most distros have a Live-CD version you can boot to and try out without > > > > installing anything. Do a few of those. It really comes to personal > > > > preference. If you have a big hard drive, install several to try out > > > > with > > > > dual booting. > > > > > Welcome to the LUG, and good luck. Let us know what you end up using and > > > > why. > > > > > Jeremiah E. Bess > > > > Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four > > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 07:32, dr. Hannibal Lecter > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > Hi all! > > > > > > I'd like to tell you something about my current situation and why I > > > > > decided to post this question here. > > > > > > I'm a software developer, and my primary OS is WindowsXP. I'm getting > > > > > a notebook now, and being an open source supporter/fan, I've decided > > > > > to make my primary OS linux. I'm relatively new to linux, I've > > > > > experimented with it several times in the past, but I would call > > > > > myself experienced in any way. Basically, I know my way around, I know > > > > > how to run ./configure and make, but if those two fail, I normally > > > > > just go to the corner of the room and cry all night. :) > > > > > > Another problem is the fact that I'm going to share that notebook with > > > > > my wife and sister, which are "technologically challenged" as far as > > > > > linux is concerned. That's how I came to this point of asking myself > > > > > which distro is "appropriate" for all of us. > > > > > > I went through the "linux distribution chooser" > > > > > onwww.zegeniestudios.net, > > > > > and unsurprisingly I got the following results: > > > > > > 1. openSUSE > > > > > 2. Kubuntu > > > > > 3. Ubuntu > > > > > 4. Linux Mint > > > > > 5. Mandriva > > > > > > I've used openSUSE and Mandrake in the past, tried Ubuntu in vmware. > > > > > Kubuntu is out of the question because I don't want to limit myself to > > > > > KDE (reminds me of windows..and that's just not it!). Until now, I've > > > > > never heard of Mint. > > > > > > So in the end, which distribution would you suggest? What are your > > > > > opinions on the distros above? > > > > > > I want something that has a future (openSUSE is backed by Novell, so > > > > > that's one point pro-SUSE), and updated regularly. Also, the distro > > > > > should be easily configurable/maintainable, but not too limited either > > > > > ("for the utter noobs"), I would like to develop in it (mostly PHP) > > > > > and learn the advanced stuff on the way. > > > > > > I'm assuming there are some differences regarding media codecs/ > > > > > players, so if you know which one does the best job with audio/video, > > > > > that would certainly have some weight. > > > > > > I apologise for the long post, I thought I should be precise in this > > > > > matter to get good answers :-) > > > > > > Cheers and thanks in advance! > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
