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I made the switch...sort of. I tried installing Beryl and my computer crashed. HARD. So hard that I tried to using the Windows XP disk to rescue the computer. Bad idea. It formated the entire drive, so I lost everything :(
But I am back, using dual-boot. I think Ubuntu is great for the most part, though ripping music to MP3 is a pain because the core doesn't support it. And though I would love to use Beryl, I don't trust it enough.
But I am back, using dual-boot. I think Ubuntu is great for the most part, though ripping music to MP3 is a pain because the core doesn't support it. And though I would love to use Beryl, I don't trust it enough.
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Originally Posted by Allmachtige
Forgive me this if it sound ignorant...but why not just use Debian? Curious.
Now, if I could get my MS *&T 2006 GPS antennae/device to work for sure, I'd be all set.
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Bah! I try this all of the time, but I just can't make the transition completely to Linux.
1) WINE won't run all of my windows programs that I want to take with me
2) I was able to set up an emulator (QEMU) and even have most of the connectivity (i.e. masqueraded network to support sharing my wireless card with a guest OS), but no sense in emulating a complete PC just to run another OS
I will say, however, for day-to-day Linux use, Ubuntu is the closest thing yet!
1) WINE won't run all of my windows programs that I want to take with me
2) I was able to set up an emulator (QEMU) and even have most of the connectivity (i.e. masqueraded network to support sharing my wireless card with a guest OS), but no sense in emulating a complete PC just to run another OS
I will say, however, for day-to-day Linux use, Ubuntu is the closest thing yet!
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
I have to admit, I threw it on my laptop. I won't install Beryl, though. The built in "Desktop Effects" won't work with my video card, so I doubt Beryl would be much better.
And I can't find any useful documentation
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
Originally Posted by 1995BvSSE
Originally Posted by MOS95B
I have to admit, I threw it on my laptop. I won't install Beryl, though. The built in "Desktop Effects" won't work with my video card, so I doubt Beryl would be much better.
And I can't find any useful documentation
Code:
sudo echo "Beryl & Intel installation script for ubuntu Ubuntu Feisty" sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.backup.beryl-script sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup.beryl-script echo "deb http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org feisty main deb-src http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org feisty main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list wget http://ubuntu.beryl-project.org/root@lupine.me.uk.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y install beryl beryl-manager emerald-themes sudo cp /usr/share/applications/beryl-manager.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/beryl-manager.desktop cp /usr/share/applications/beryl-manager.desktop ~/Desktop/beryl-manager.desktop echo -e "Logout now and then press \e[0;31mCTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE\e[0m to restart xorg" echo "Installation completed !"
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Originally Posted by MOS95B
Originally Posted by 1995BvSSE
Originally Posted by MOS95B
I have to admit, I threw it on my laptop. I won't install Beryl, though. The built in "Desktop Effects" won't work with my video card, so I doubt Beryl would be much better.
And I can't find any useful documentation
www.ubuntuforums.org/
to apply a theme you need the emerald manager you can get it under 'add/remove'
and for the exploding windows effect its under the settings for beryl manager the specific one I don't recall off the top of my head but I'll check and post once I get home
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1. How big of a partition do i need for unbuntu?
2. What version of linux has the biggest wow factor? I only downloaded unbuntu because of the cool youtube video of the gui.
2. What version of linux has the biggest wow factor? I only downloaded unbuntu because of the cool youtube video of the gui.
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I'd say go for ubuntu its the most user friendly of linux distros
here'* what'* needed for an install. there'* a built in partitioner with the cd to do all the partitioning for you.
Mos, in the beryl manager you just have to check box the options you want and they apply themselves there'* no 'apply' button
is that what you ment :?:
here'* what'* needed for an install. there'* a built in partitioner with the cd to do all the partitioning for you.
System requirements
The current Ubuntu release, 7.04, requires 256 megabytes of RAM , and, when installed to the hard disk , requires at least three gigabytes of hard-disk space if installed as the usual Desktop installation. The Server installation requires 64MB of RAM and 500MB of hard disk space.
The current Ubuntu release, 7.04, requires 256 megabytes of RAM , and, when installed to the hard disk , requires at least three gigabytes of hard-disk space if installed as the usual Desktop installation. The Server installation requires 64MB of RAM and 500MB of hard disk space.
Mos, in the beryl manager you just have to check box the options you want and they apply themselves there'* no 'apply' button
is that what you ment :?: