Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Liam Proven]

On 18 January 2013 07:58, Mark Fraser  wrote:
> Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
> zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be suitable for
> installing Ubuntu on.
>
> Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi, but there are
> instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy going through
> that every time the kernel changes.

Simplicity resell Zoostorm / Clevo machines with Linux Mint - it works
pretty well. We used to have to do some tweaking to get Wifi & cameras
working on some models but not since Mint 13. (~= Ubuntu 12.04).

http://www.simplicitycomputers.co.uk/

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Alan Pope]

On 18/01/13 02:36, Rob Beard wrote:

I was under the impression that you can configure things like drivers to
re-compile when a kernel changes, not that I know exactly how to
configure it to do so (is it something to do with DKMS?).



Yes, DKMS does that.

However sometimes (not often) the upstream driver breaks when a new 
kernel comes out which might need manual intervention. If this scares 
you then choose a machine which has non-stupid wifi if possible.


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu quickly ebook template

[Mike Hingley]

thanks david - I've update the page.


Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:36:59 +
From: linux...@avoura.com
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu quickly ebook template


  

  
  


On 18/01/13 00:44, Mike Hingley wrote:



  
  Just thought I'd drop you an update - I posted on
the mailing list asking for recommendations for HTML WYSIWYG
editors - I was working on a quickly template for ebooks - an I
managed to get the code onto launchpad this evening.

 

https://launchpad.net/quickly-ubuntu-ebook 

 

There's still some work to do with it - mainly to do with
sharing source, but it has been a great experience so far. 
Getting it into launchpad was more complicated but I'm happy
it's there.

 

My hope is that people will be able to use this template to
create ebooks and that we will benefit from the benefits of the
ubuntu and linux packaging system.  Content Packaging is
something I feel passionately about - and I gave a talk about
content packaging at oggcamp11 about packaging Linux Reality
back catalogue in a PPA.

 

Anyway - it's getting late here ...  Thanks everyone.

 

 

  
  

  
  


You have a typo in the title on that page



"Manage your ebook using quickly, publish your novell to launchpad."



it should be novel not novell.







David K







  


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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Rob Beard]

On 18/01/13 09:32, Simon Greenwood wrote:


On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser" mailto:mfraz74%2bubu...@gmail.com>> wrote:
 >
 > Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website
http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
 > zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be suitable for
 > installing Ubuntu on.
 >
 > Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi, but
there are
 > instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy going
through
 > that every time the kernel changes.
 >
There are plenty of more well known names around that price that have
better support for Ubuntu. The Lenovo G700 series immediately come to
mind, mostly because I've got one. A Clemo laptop from
pcspecialist.co.uk  should have a similar
spec for that price and they support Ubuntu as they are the same models
that System76 sell.

s/



Wow, PC Specialist aren't bad, same spec machine with 3 year warranty is 
only about another 15 quid.


Rob

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu quickly ebook template

[David King]

On 18/01/13 00:44, Mike Hingley wrote:
Just thought I'd drop you an update - I posted on the mailing list 
asking for recommendations for HTML WYSIWYG editors - I was working on 
a quickly template for ebooks - an I managed to get the code onto 
launchpad this evening.


https://launchpad.net/quickly-ubuntu-ebook

There's still some work to do with it - mainly to do with sharing 
source, but it has been a great experience so far. Getting it into 
launchpad was more complicated but I'm happy it's there.


My hope is that people will be able to use this template to create 
ebooks and that we will benefit from the benefits of the ubuntu and 
linux packaging system.  Content Packaging is something I feel 
passionately about - and I gave a talk about content packaging at 
oggcamp11 about packaging Linux Reality back catalogue in a PPA.


Anyway - it's getting late here ...  Thanks everyone.





You have a typo in the title on that page

"Manage your ebook using quickly, publish your novell to launchpad."

it should be novel not novell.



David K



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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Rob Beard]

On 18/01/13 07:58, Mark Fraser wrote:

Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be suitable for
installing Ubuntu on.

Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi, but there are
instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy going through
that every time the kernel changes.



I was under the impression that you can configure things like drivers to 
re-compile when a kernel changes, not that I know exactly how to 
configure it to do so (is it something to do with DKMS?).


Saying that it might be possible to replace the wireless card with 
something better supported (all the wireless cards I've seen have been a 
fairly standard connection), or alternatively albeit not ideal you could 
possibly get a micro wifi adaptor (one of those USB ones which only 
sticks out about half a centimetre from the USB port so unlikely to 
cause much bother.


You might also be lucky and find the wifi is supported in the newer 
releases of Ubuntu.


Rob

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Colin Law]

On 18 January 2013 09:32, Simon Greenwood  wrote:
>
> On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser"  wrote:
>>
>> Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
>> zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be suitable for
>> installing Ubuntu on.
>>
>> Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi, but there
>> are
>> instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy going
>> through
>> that every time the kernel changes.
>>
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>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
>
> There are plenty of more well known names around that price that have better
> support for Ubuntu. The Lenovo G700 series immediately come to mind, mostly
> because I've got one. A Clemo laptop from pcspecialist.co.uk should have a
> similar spec for that price and they support Ubuntu as they are the same
> models that System76 sell.

I think that should be Clevo.  I bought a pcspecialist Genesis IV with
i5 processor recently and have been satisfied. With 12.10 pretty much
everything worked out of the box, and any minor issues I had were
easily sorted.  The only proviso is that I do not know about the
situation if you have a graphics upgrade rather than using the built
in Intel graphics (which works fine).

Colin

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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Simon Greenwood]

On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser"  wrote:
>
> Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website
http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
> zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be suitable for
> installing Ubuntu on.
>
> Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi, but there
are
> instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy going
through
> that every time the kernel changes.
>
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There are plenty of more well known names around that price that have
better support for Ubuntu. The Lenovo G700 series immediately come to mind,
mostly because I've got one. A Clemo laptop from pcspecialist.co.uk should
have a similar spec for that price and they support Ubuntu as they are the
same models that System76 sell.

s/
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