There seems to be a lot of confusion about what Linux is. I hope this helps you understand a bit better. For more information on Linux you can check out my channel where I feature a lot of videos about linux and also check out coverlesstech.com where I have articles for pretty much every video of mine.
Tag Archives: Ubuntu
What is the advantage of ubuntu over vista and vice versa?
I am thinking of replacing my vista with ubuntu.
Questions:
1) what will be the advantages and disadvantages of using ubuntu instead of vista?
2) what will be the setbacks of replacing my vista?
3) how hard is it to cope up with the new OS? what must I learn to utilize ubuntu?
Ubuntu Demo
Multi-boot Pc with Windows Vista & Ubuntu 9.4. This video When it comes to an OS (operating system) Linux owns windows outside of the online gaming like wow, shaiya, etc. Linux has no need for an antivirus because its not poorly designed like windows is. To make windows as secure as linux, they would have to scrap the whole os and start from scratch.
Can you put Ubunutu and Kubuntu on the same computer as Vista?
Is it safe to put ubuntu and kubuntu, and vista on the same comp. Ii have vista and ubuntu, I want to try kubuntu, is it ok?
WINDOWS VISTA AERO VS LINUX UBUNTU BERYL
Take a look at this video and you’ll see what we’re talking about in this blog.
WINDOWS VS LINUX the song:HERE COME THE HOTSTTEPER.
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha New Look & Features Review Screencast
Take a look at all of the new features of 10.04 Ubuntu.
Review Screencast about Ubuntu Linux 10.04 Alpha 3 Lucid Lynx with Updates New Look & Feel with it’s new Theme’s and Features in programs like Ubuntu Software Center and Rythumbox. I also show you how to upgrade the OS from Karmic Koala 9.04 to Lucid Lynx online via the Internet with the Update Manager. Original video production by the www.OSGUI.com Tech Show.
Ubuntu for Older Machines
Ubuntu is a great version of linux if you just want to drop in a CD and have the software install and set up your computer. They really have a very simple to use installation system with their version of linux (Debian). However, there are some issues that you should understand when you are trying to use Ubuntu with older equipment, especially laptops.
I first installed Ubuntu on a suped up Dell Dimension latop and everything worked just fine right out of the box. I had just downloaded version 9.04. After a few minutes I was able to get the wireless networking running and the laptop has performed perfectly ever since. I was truely amazed at how easy it was to install and have the lap top working just fine.
However, I recently installed Unbuntu 9.04 on a Dell D610 machine. While the installation went very well and was easy to use, I found that the wireless feature of the laptop was not working. I checked around the internet and found out that the ndiswrapper is no longer installed for Ubuntu 9.04 and now 9.10. I spent quite a lot of time downloading packages and drivers and trying to get them to work. However, for some reason, I was unable to get the installation to load the driver and have a working wireless card.
I dug around a bit further and I found that people had used Ubuntu 8.04 on their Dell D610 laptop just fine. I found the older version and installed it as a clean install on the Dell D610 and "viola", the wireless card works perfectly.
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On my Dell D610 laptop everything works out-of-the-box, including wi-fi. After the first boot the touchpad stopped responding, but, using the trackpoint I gave it a reboot and now it is working. […]
Trying to install wireless drivers on my dell latitude d610
Ive got an old dell latitude d610 running the latest version off ubuntu, however the drivers for my wireless card did not come pre-installed. […]
Building a Linux Ubuntu Computer
If you have been using Microsoft products such as XP and Vista or even the earlier versions sub as Windows 95 or Windows 98, you are probably thinking that building a Linux Ubuntu computer is something only those super geeks can do.
Well, this is certainly not the case. Building a linux desktop computer is just as straight forward as building a Microsoft PC once you have the software CD ready. If you have a Ubuntu installation CD, all you have to do is to change the setup in your computer so that it boots first from the CD. Once you have done that, you just pop the CD in the drive, restart the computer, and follow the prompts to get Ubuntu up and running.
In fact, the Ubuntu installation for the desktop PC takes only a few minutes. If you have a brand new disk drive in the computer for this system, as I did for this project, the entire system was installed on a computer in approximately 10 minutes. The nice thing is the fact that I only had to reboot the computer once, right after the install to set the registers. From that point on adding software does not require rebooting the cmoputer over and over again.
about as easy as installing Ubuntu 9.04. It really was as simple as: download the ISO, burn a disk (I have a USB DVD RAM drive), boot the disk, choose install, provide user info and select the simple options for everything else.
With previous releases it has been necessary to install a customized Linux kernel to add support for wireless networking, Ethernet, and more. In Ubuntu 9.04, everything is supported by default with the exception of some of the keyboard function keys.