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Vista Beta 2 goes Public
- Thread starter Griff
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Pink & Blue 182, JDM DC2
.Griff. said:
Nice one matey
ex Clio 172 owner :(
How do you burn this to dvd?
I selected dvd-rom [iso] using nero and it won't work when trying to boot from the disc. Nor does it auto spinup within windows.
I selected dvd-rom [iso] using nero and it won't work when trying to boot from the disc. Nor does it auto spinup within windows.
Right then, im now back using XP due to my HDD problems however if it wasnt for that then id still be using vista now.
I love it, everything is really good. Fair do's it aint quick and most stuff dont work at the moment but i like that fact that Media Centre is bundled with it which makes the connection between your PC and a 360 loads better.
When it comes out ill probs buy a copy
I love it, everything is really good. Fair do's it aint quick and most stuff dont work at the moment but i like that fact that Media Centre is bundled with it which makes the connection between your PC and a 360 loads better.
When it comes out ill probs buy a copy
Not a Clio
olliee said:fair enough
http://www.ubuntu.com/
My latest screenshot: Clicky
I'll say no more.
Not a Clio
Daz said:After being a Linux user for near on 6/7 years, and using it on servers (still), desktops etc.. I'd say it's not ready for desktop use yet.
Windows XP/Vista or MacOSX is *way* more polished.. and just works. Ubuntu doesn't.
Totally disagree! When did you try Ubuntu last?
I use Dapper for everything, music, gaming, work, web, mail... everything.
I did a fresh install last week.
15 mins to install the OS
1 minute to install latest nvidia drivers
Sound drivers already installed, printer already installed, scanner already installed. - so no time lost there.
Used a program called automatix to install media codecs... minute there
Installed Opera - less than a minute
openoffice already installed
email client already installed
installed my games
chose a new wallpaper, theme and re-aranged my panels / icons
All done!
I've been using it since November last year without issue.
You have to remember that most Windows users will have never actually installed an OS anyway, it came pre-installed. Linux is desktop ready for anyone who knows how to do basic stuff like install an OS....
My other half asked me to replace XP with Dapper for her a few weeks ago and she has no regrets.
P.S. hello btw
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But anyway - I'm talking polish. I used my laptop OK with Dapper (since it was first made available in alpha stages). It worked. It didn't work as well as it would with Windows on it. SimpleViolentJ said:Totally disagree! When did you try Ubuntu last?
About two weeks ago?
I use Dapper for everything, music, gaming, work, web, mail... everything.
So did I. I used it on my laptop, and that went everywhere with me.
I ended up writing scripts to connect to wireless networks as Network Manager didn't work. It kinda worked on a fresh install.. but relies on WPA Supplicant. I had a properly supported Wireless card so didn't use WPA supplicant. It's things like that which I'm on about!
I did a fresh install last week.
15 mins to install the OS
Yea, I install it once tho..
1 minute to install latest nvidia drivers
Sound drivers already installed, printer already installed, scanner already installed. - so no time lost there.
Printer support sucks - and always has
Used a program called automatix to install media codecs... minute there
Yea, I guess.
Installed Opera - less than a minute
openoffice already installed
email client already installed
installed my games
Fine. I ended up using Thunderbird as Evolution is so poor. OpenOffice is OK, but again, not as polished as the Windows version. Games - I don't play games.
Lots of apps aren't polished. iPod support? Banshee didn't work right with my iPod. Ok, I could use GtkPod, but why should I? I wanna use one app.
Beagle - great - Just like Vista search and Spotlight - but, is it properly integrated? No.. not like Spotlight is. I think the closest is Deskbar and then "search whatever in whatever" but hey.
Evolution - hmm, not too bad - when it works. It's WAY too slow though. Compare it to Thunderbird on IMAP support.. and it's stupid really. I remember Evolution when it first got created.. and it wasn't much slower, and that's before anyone worked on any optomisations.
P.S. hello btw
Hello
Things "work" but aren't "polished".
Anyway, people use what they want..
My next laptop is a Macbook Pro with OSX..
All the power of Unix, but it works too!
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Not a Clio
Daz said:But anyway - I'm talking polish. I used my laptop OK with Dapper (since it was first made available in alpha stages). It worked. It didn't work as well as it would with Windows on it. Simple
Things "work" but aren't "polished".
Anyway, people use what they want..
My next laptop is a Macbook Pro with OSX..
All the power of Unix, but it works too!
I think it depends on a few things..
1. What you're used to
2. Personal preference
3. Personal standards
If you came from an XP install that crashed regulary and you had to reinstall every few months just to keep it running then you'd probably reach for the tissues and lubricant after trying linux.
Having said that not all distro's are the same. I tried Suse 10.1 last week out of curiosity and didn't like it much at all - hence the fresh install of dapper.
Personally I've used both Evolution and Thunderbird under Ubuntu and can't say I prefer either - they both do what I want them to do.
I don't have wireless so that's not been an issue but do understand wireless on linux can be a pain!
Not had an issue with the printer. I use a HP laserjet which gets detected just fine, as does my partners all in one HP printer/scanner/copier.
Not sure what you mean by polished with OpenOffice - I think this is personal preference, I suspect most users only use office apps for the word processor and as far as Writer goes it does everything you'd exepct a wordprocessor to do.
If I had any problems I'd move to another distro but all is well... more than well in fact
ive tried a few linux distros, normally only keep em for a week or two than go back to xp :¬) I like linux but im very s**t at it and dont really know how to do stuff properly :¬)
and my xp takes 7 mins to install - its one of those tweaked ones :¬) most of the services and stuff are disabled too so boots quick and runs well, so no complaints really.
and my xp takes 7 mins to install - its one of those tweaked ones :¬) most of the services and stuff are disabled too so boots quick and runs well, so no complaints really.
Not a Clio
the difference with Ubuntu is the amazing comunity: http://www.ubuntuforums.org
Take a look around and you'll see what I mean.
If you haven't tried Ubuntu - Dapper Drake then it's worth a go You never know... it might be the one for you.
Take a look around and you'll see what I mean.
If you haven't tried Ubuntu - Dapper Drake then it's worth a go
You never know... it might be the one for you.ViolentJ said:the difference with Ubuntu is the amazing comunity: http://www.ubuntuforums.org
Take a look around and you'll see what I mean.
If you haven't tried Ubuntu - Dapper Drake then it's worth a go
I've downloaded the Live trial CD of this and I'm quite impressed, posting on here using Unbunto and all is working well. I would be tempted to install this for real but I would then no longer have Photoshop or Dreamweaver which I need to use.
