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I haven't read into this stuff, I just use it, but....that's what I have seen since I installed 4.10....so what's the news? I installed test...this is final? I guess? Still more stable than anything I've ever used ;)

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I've also installed Ubuntu now and really liking it, just makes me feel like I'm lying on a water bed? lol anyhow great distro expect to be using this for a while.

 

-Luis

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FYI....

 

After building a new box and needing mplayer I tried to use Marilets unstable and no worky, he must be moving to more bleeding edge debian but, if you move to testing, you should be able to install most everything.

 

# Mplayer and dvd::rip (video-dvdrip)

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main

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FYI....

 

After building a new box and needing mplayer I tried to use Marilets unstable and no worky, he must be moving to more bleeding edge debian but, if you move to testing, you should be able to install most everything.

 

# Mplayer and dvd::rip (video-dvdrip)

deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ testing main

 

Or do it from the source (like me :cheesy:)

 

There's howto in the ubuntu forum: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=94

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I'm back! Ubuntu rocks! But i can't get Ragnarok Online workng :( but that's not Ubuntu's fault. Someone said Ubuntu final was out, but i find no information about it on the site.

 

Got this E-mail about Ubuntu final release:

 

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:15:19 +0200

 

=== Announcing Ubuntu 4.10 "The Warty Warthog Release" ===

 

The warm-hearted Warthogs of the Warty Team are proud to present the

very first release of Ubuntu!

 

Ubuntu is a new Linux distribution that brings together the extraordinary

breadth of Debian with a fast and easy install, regular releases (every

six months), a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default

and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of security and

technical support for every release.

 

You get a distribution that is:

 

  * absolutely committed to free software,  every end-user application

on the

    CD is free software

 

  * 100% free of charge, and the Ubuntu team is committed to keeping

    Ubuntu free of charge

 

  * security updates for the distribution at no charge for 18 months

    for any release

 

  * updated to the latest desktop and kernel and infrastructure every

    six months with a new release

 

  * supports x86, amd64 and ppc processors, with additional ports under

    way

 

If you've heard all about Ubuntu and just want to get the install CD or

test the Release Candidate Live CD, you can download it here immediately:

 

  http://www.ubuntulinux.org/download/

 

If you want a shrinkwrapped CD we will gladly ship it to you at no cost.

To receive a complimentary copy of the Warty Warthog CD -- or a handful

to give to your friends, your school or LUG, register online at:

 

  http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org/

 

For more information, you can turn to any of the following resources:

 

Ubuntu Website: http://www.ubuntulinux.org

 

  The website contains some basic background on Ubuntu, an

  overview of the project, information on how to get it, and

  some documentation for the software.

 

Ubuntu Wiki: http://wiki.ubuntulinux.org

 

  The wiki is a shared web space used by the Ubuntu community to

  develop new ideas for Ubuntu. Anybody is welcome to edit and

  add to the wiki.

 

Ubuntu IRC Channel: #ubuntu and on irc.freenode.net

 

  The Ubuntu IRC channel is your best place to start for help and

  discussion about Ubuntu and the Warty Warthog release. We aim

  to keep the signal-to-noise ratio as high as possible on that

  channel, and on all community forums.

 

Ubuntu Mailing Lists:

 

  Ubuntu mailing lists are the heart of our community. In addition to the

  announcement list, and lists for users and developers of Ubuntu,

  there are now Ubuntu mailing lists in German, French, Spanish as well

  as lists devoted to Ubuntu security, news, translators, and the

  inevitable lighthearted chitchat list ("the Sounder"). To get more

  information or subscribe, visit:

 

    http://lists.ubuntu.com

 

 

Warty Warthog Features

 

* Simple and fast Installation

 

  Ubuntu comes on one single CD, with thousands of extra packages

  available online. The install is optimised for speed and

  simplicity. Ubuntu has excellent support for laptops (both

  x86 based and Powerbook / iBook PPC based), and can also be

  setup in a minimalist server configuration.

 

* GNOME 2.8

 

  Ubuntu was the first distribution to ship Gnome 2.8, on the day

  of the 2.8 release. Ubuntu is a great way to try out Gnome 2.8 if

  you have not already experienced its speed and simplicity.

 

* Firefox 0.9 (with security patches)

 

* First class productivity software

 

  Evolution 2.0 and OpenOffice.org 1.1.2

 

* XFree86 4.3 with improved hardware support

 

  We also worked hard to detect as much hardware as possible,

  simplifying the X install considerably.

 

Warty can be installed in a minimalist mode for servers, or in full

desktop mode. It works well on laptops and desktops. Warty is secure

by design - a key goal was to ensure that Warty was as safe from attack

over the internet as possible after a default install.

 

Thanks to the team of professional and volunteer maintainers who have

worked so hard to bring the Warthog to life, and also to our rapidly

growing community, who have provided excellent testing and ideas for

the future of Ubuntu!

 

"Ubuntu" is an ancient African word for "humanity towards others", and

we think it's a perfect name for an open source community project. In

that spirit we invite you to join, to contribute and to share Ubuntu

with your own community. Our next release, the Hoary Hedgehog, is due

in six months time. You can help to shape it by joining the team

and contributing your own expertise. See you at #ubuntu on

irc.freenode.net.

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Hmm odd it seems ubuntu is taking over the world these days. I have been running it for a month now, and I like iit. Although iam using Mandrake 10 at the moment. Something about having more tools has always been my thing. lazy ex windows user.

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ubuntu has now replaced gentoo on my box.  good stuff :thumbs:

MwahHahahHAhah :deal:

 

gotta love it!

 

 

Never thought that one day I'd say..."hmmm....gdesklets? Hmmm, a gnome distro with great python devel?

/bvc opens synaptic...

...sees all gdesklet stuff is already installed

bvc opens terminal and finds the starterbar....

gdesklets

gdesklets /usr/share/gdesklets/Displays/starterbar-desklet/starterbar.display

:o

It Works!"

:banana:

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For those of you Ubuntu users and have your repos pointed to Hoary the next release. Xorg is now up and ready to install. I have it running on here.

 

Only problem I have so far with Hoarty is trying to run Enemy Territory. When I start it all I get is a black screen. If I move my mouse/pointer around i can move that black screen around and see an overly large desktop underneath. Just the one side and the bottom.

 

Not sure whats causing that.

 

FX

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Well I got Enemy Territory working. Come to find out that Hoary loads esd on startup and for some reason that was blocking ET from starting. I also had no sound in XMMS. I ran killall kill esd and everything seems to start working again.

 

Also in <computer><desktop preference><sound> if you disable the 'sound server' on the first tab that will prevent esd from loading on startup. Couple of people in #ubuntu helped me with that.

 

FX

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:furious3:

yeah, what's up with that?

For 2 years all distros move towards alsa, away from oss and sound servers, and ubuntu pulls this? I never imagined my sound was working because esd was running :o I saw that alsa was installed and running and assumed it was business as usual. Disable esd and I have no sound :furious3: and I don't wanna mess with this crap! Hassle free is/was the reason I was using ubuntu :devil:

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