On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:25:48 +0530, Sriharsha sriharsha.v@redpinesignals.com wrote:
Hello Friends, yesterday evening I received the UBUNTU CD's that I ordered quite some time back.
My friend got 10 cds and he gave me 7. I 've distributed it to my friends. ( My cds are yet to come because he ordered before me.) If you have a good internet connection. Setting up media support (mp3 support is a snap). just go to ubuntulinux.org . They have given every step in detail. No need to check for dependancies and all. It hav good package manager called synaptic which is very good and easy to use.
Tried all windows packages with friends' comps. It works fine. Live cd also worked on very different machines but faced problems with one which had a amd athlon processor.
I was so eager to check them out and so started it on a system with the following configuration: Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz, 128MB Ram, Kobian 815e Motherboard with Intel 815 Graphics Card (built-in) etc.
Before that I've downloaded it and tested it on systems which has intel motherboard (P4 with NViDIA Ge force 4 MX). Now we have 7 pcs running ubuntu in our main Computer center (NIT Calicut)
The boot-up was fine (though it was slightly slow compared to Redhat that we use elsewhere). But unfortunately, NO PROGRAM was opening except NETWORK Configuration. I get the error Screen Not Found (or Display Device unavailable). Not even "Terminal" works.
If you install it and X server was not able to start you go in the recovery mode and change the driever settings to vesa (try i810 which is the driver for intel before vesa which is generic) it may be nv. You may be able to overcome this by giving boot parameters at starting. Check with ubuntu forums. They have excellent support through their site. Check faqs also.
Later I ran the CD on my home PC (Pentium-III 500MHz, 256 MB RAM and SiS 6326 graphics card) and it did boot and also the applications were opening. But I could not find as many applications as I did with a similar Distro of KNOPPIX 3.6 (distributed along with the magazine "Linux For You Pro", a few of months ago). Ofcourse, I am yet to install it into my drive and check the entire stuff out... Will write back once I review it.
It installed fine with my friend but he had some problems which could be easily solved (some due to patent restriction). The solutions may seem to be difficult but when we think of the philosophy that led to the removal of these packages, we should be ready to do it.
"Freedom is worth a sacrifice" RMS
He could not accesss his windows partition. It is easily solved by editing /etc/fstab file MP3 support can be solved my installing xmms with mp3 support (details are given in ubuntu site) Multimedia support by installing mplayer or xine (also details given in ubuntu site).
Also, I have FOUR more CD packs of UBUNTU. So, anyone interested in the same contact me either on my mobile: 9885137338 or mail me at sriharsha.v@redpinesignals.com
Regards, Sriharsha.
Frederick Noronha (FN) wrote:
ubuntu -- gnu/linux for human beings
ubuntu live cd: This 'live CD' contains a full Ubuntu desktop installation that you can safely try on your Windows-based computer without installing anything to your hard disk. To try the Live CD, place the CD in your CD-ROM drive and reboot your computer. If Ubuntu does not load, check that your computer is configured to boot from the CD-ROM drive. You should have at least 128MB of RAM to use the Live CD.
This CD also contains Windows versions for several of the applications included in Ubuntu. To install the open source software for Windows, place this Live CD into your CD-ROM drive while in Windows and follow the instructions that will appear on your screen.
ubuntu install cd: This CD contains the installable version of Ubuntu for Intel x86 computers. You can use this CD to install Ubuntu to your computer's hard drive. To use this CD, place it in your computer's CD-ROM drive and reboot your computer. Then follow the instructions on the screen....Ubuntu: is a community-based project to build an operating system using only free and open source software. Ubuntu provides a free desktop operating system with a full suite of applications and documentation. The Ubuntu project is sponsored by Canonical Ltd.
Ubuntu is an ancient African word that means 'humanity towards others'. It embodies the spirit of [free/libre and] open source software, which is built by the best software practitioners for the benefit of all humanity.
F r e e a n d O p e n S o u r c e S o f t w a r e : Free and open source software is software that users have the ability to run, copy, distribute, study, change, share and improve for any purpose. Open source software is an ideal platform for business and education, in the home or at the office.
More information online:
Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntulinux.org Canonical Ltd: http://www.canonical.com
If you would like to request more CDs, you can do so online at http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org Price US$ 000.00
YOU ARE LEGALLY entitled and encouraged to copy, share and redistribute this CD, for yourself and your friends. Share the spirit of Ubuntu.
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