50% Linux on the home 'puters.

Fred_G · 16-April-07, 10:45 PM

Well, except for my guest 2.6Gig laptop that is 'stress testing', I am now only running 2 winXP compuers. The rest are Linux.

I am a Linux noob, and how I got them running, I do not know, I used the mouse and installed it. I just made a folder for it in my home folder, and clicked untill it worked. But they fold, so all is good.

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Jobistober · 17-April-07, 12:52 AM

Well I'm happy to report that I am officially on the Linux bandwagon as well! Just installed Ubuntu 6.1 on an old desktop rig today, and I'm very pleased with the results. I mainly decided to go Linux just for learning purposes... I'll be taking an Operating Systems class next semester and I decided I'd brush up on some Linux... plus my Telecommunications class is messing with Fedora core, so it's a lot of fun. It'll take some getting used to, but I think it's worth it.

musclecars&computers · 17-April-07, 11:25 AM

Nice, yea linux is nice once u get use to it.

btw windows problem is there solutions, and linux's problem is windows.

IcEMage · 17-April-07, 12:23 PM

I wish I could run it, but I could never get it to work with my wireless even with all the guides around the net

might give it another try when I get home today....

Dex · 17-April-07, 12:27 PM

Yup yup, nice one bro, ive just bought an oldish Athlon XP rig on eBay to run Sabayon Linux on, with the eventual aim of only using XP to game on

#!/mason/brain · 17-April-07, 12:29 PM

linux is perfect for many things i use it for websurfing and videos

it just cant beat playing games though or compressing video

well i guess i cant say that to an extent because mythtv is the bomb

s1ugh34d · 18-April-07, 12:39 AM

Well, i'd say that the one XP box i still run, is only for games, i have dual boot on my other PC's just fro benching but daily F@H and web browsing is all linux. (this box has my games on it, and my mother needs it for her linux-illiterate self)

Fred_G · 18-April-07, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by IcEMage


	I wish I could run it, but I could never get it to work with my wireless even with all the guides around the net might give it another try when I get home today....

Wireless can be tough! I do not know how I did it, but I got an Intell pro 2100 wireless running on my laptop with Fedora. Still don't know how I did it, and the hard drive died, so that one is on WinXP now.

But don't give up on it, if I did it in Linux, anyone can. Just wish I knew how I did it... Lots of determination and beer... lots of beer. The next day, I had wireless.

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IcEMage · 18-April-07, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fred_G


	Wireless can be tough! I do not know how I did it, but I got an Intell pro 2100 wireless running on my laptop with Fedora. Still don't know how I did it, and the hard drive died, so that one is on WinXP now. But don't give up on it, if I did it in Linux, anyone can. Just wish I knew how I did it... Lots of determination and beer... lots of beer. The next day, I had wireless. E

Lol beer so that is y you can remember

Well i got it working once with Kubuntu and it was a pain in the @ss..

I found a guide online to make it work with my card but it think it requires that you install first and I kinda want to make sure everything works before I install....O well I might put a network drop in my room soon so that would fix it also

ADD...looks like Mandriva 2007.1 now has 3d desktop goodies built in also:

Releases/Mandriva/2007.1/Tour - Mandriva Community Wiki

16-April-07, 10:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Louisiana (land of the corrupt) Posts: 2,338	50% Linux on the home 'puters. Well, except for my guest 2.6Gig laptop that is 'stress testing', I am now only running 2 winXP compuers. The rest are Linux. I am a Linux noob, and how I got them running, I do not know, I used the mouse and installed it. I just made a folder for it in my home folder, and clicked untill it worked. But they fold, so all is good. E __________________ Remove the warning labels. Cull the herd.

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Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,633	Re: 50% Linux on the home 'puters. Well I'm happy to report that I am officially on the Linux bandwagon as well! Just installed Ubuntu 6.1 on an old desktop rig today, and I'm very pleased with the results. I mainly decided to go Linux just for learning purposes... I'll be taking an Operating Systems class next semester and I decided I'd brush up on some Linux... plus my Telecommunications class is messing with Fedora core, so it's a lot of fun. It'll take some getting used to, but I think it's worth it. __________________

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musclecars&computers Apex Tech Demi-God Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pimping in Lancaster, S.C. Posts: 1,962	Re: 50% Linux on the home 'puters. Nice, yea linux is nice once u get use to it. btw windows problem is there solutions, and linux's problem is windows. __________________

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IcEMage Apex Tech God Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hoe'cala FL Posts: 2,334	Re: 50% Linux on the home 'puters. I wish I could run it, but I could never get it to work with my wireless even with all the guides around the net might give it another try when I get home today.... __________________

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Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 4,749	Re: 50% Linux on the home 'puters. Yup yup, nice one bro, ive just bought an oldish Athlon XP rig on eBay to run Sabayon Linux on, with the eventual aim of only using XP to game on __________________

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#!/mason/brain Apex Master Tech Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On Snowy Roads Posts: 235	Re: 50% Linux on the home 'puters. linux is perfect for many things i use it for websurfing and videos it just cant beat playing games though or compressing video well i guess i cant say that to an extent because mythtv is the bomb __________________

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