Should I install Ubuntu?

[Homosexual]

Should I install Ubuntu? On my laptop (60GB HD), I have 33GB free space, would that be enough to dualboot with vista?

H

[Pyroka]

That's well enough, Ubuntu doesn't take up that much tbh. I think after you get Ubuntu, you'll remove Vista because it is a rather good operating system. My dad has it on his Mini 9 Netbook, and it's pretty versatile on 1GB RAM.

[scottish]

If you want.

[Homosexual]

If you want.

didn't help, but thx anyway :P


That's well enough, Ubuntu doesn't take up that much tbh. I think after you get Ubuntu, you'll remove Vista because it is a rather good operating system. My dad has it on his Mini 9 Netbook, and it's pretty versatile on 1GB RAM.

i have 2gb ram on mine; so i guess thats enough.

i probably won't remove vista if the drivers i need aren't on ubuntu (:

[Pyroka]

Most drivers are on Ubuntu, but you might be worth using VMWare for Vista. I'm trying to get XP and Ubuntu together, but I have a Vista laptop so I'm pretty stuck haha. 2GB RAM will send you flying, no doubt. :)

I'd see if you can find a free version of XP if you want to get rid of Vista. :P

[scottish]

Thread title was "Should I install Ubuntu?" so i responded to dat.

[Rapidshare]

Thread title was "Should I install Ubuntu?" so i responded to dat.


would that be enough to dualboot with vista?


I didnt know people just read the title these days :P

[Homosexual]

Most drivers are on Ubuntu, but you might be worth using VMWare for Vista. I'm trying to get XP and Ubuntu together, but I have a Vista laptop so I'm pretty stuck haha. 2GB RAM will send you flying, no doubt. :)

I'd see if you can find a free version of XP if you want to get rid of Vista. :P

I guess, but on 8.04 I never got any sound; hence why I removed it. Know any help Realtek High Definition Audio sound card? I never found any.

H

[scottish]

Two questions, i've never used ubuntu so theres no point in me saying "ye man that'll be fine" when i have no idea, so i answer the 1 question i can ;)

[Homosexual]

RapidShare, your one to speak, in Fugato's thread about his site you didn't read the post at all :/

[Rapidshare]

RapidShare, your one to speak, in Fugato's thread about his site you didn't read the post at all :/


Link? :rolleyes:

And yeh, install ubuntu..

[Homosexual]

Fugato got the post deleted.

[lolwut]

Go for Ubuntu if you want to, don't do it if you don't.
You can try it via Live CD if you just want a feel for it...
I personally reckon you should Hackint0sh your PC, that is if you feel up to it. :)

[Homosexual]

You mean OSx86? Don't work on my laptop :(

[Kevin]

Ubuntu is linux for beginners, it's a great operating system, it's free also.

I do recommend installing it, if you become to like, remove vista but dont wipe it off yet, until you if you develop a feel for it.

[Monopoly]

run it from a disk to start with, if you think it's worth it then install it on your system.

[Homosexual]

As long as I can get the OpenGL and Sound problem sorted, I'll be happy! I'll have to search Google again.

[lolwut]

You mean OSx86? Don't work on my laptop :(
What make & model is your laptop? I'll have a looksie. :)

[HotelUser]

I recently made the switch to Ubuntu, and I couldn't be more happy really. I use seamless mode with XP and WINE to run any needed Windows applications. I used an application called Wubi to install Ubuntu. You run it from Windows, and it sets everything up for you to dual boot with XP/Vista.

If there's no alternatives to applications you want, you can use WINE to run them on Ubuntu. If you cannot get the application working with WINE, you can use a Virtual PC with seamless. It's good for everything besides playing games :P.

[Homosexual]

What make & model is your laptop? I'll have a looksie. :)

toshiba satellite l30-113 :)

[DaveTaylor]

opensuse > ubuntu.

[HotelUser]

opensuse > ubuntu.
why so?

[DaveTaylor]

why so?

It's better to migrate from being a utter nub to more superior with linux, doesn't blank out as much on stupid kernel panics which ubuntu experiences if you type a wrong letter in a command, doesn't relay on crappy sudo. You get a proper linux feel with opensuse unlike being mothered with ubuntu.

[HotelUser]

It's better to migrate from being a utter nub to more superior with linux, doesn't blank out as much on stupid kernel panics which ubuntu experiences if you type a wrong letter in a command, doesn't relay on crappy sudo. You get a proper linux feel with opensuse unlike being mothered with ubuntu.
Perhaps I'll install it on vBox and give it a go.

[lolwut]

toshiba satellite l30-113 :)
I compared the specs of that to the Toshiba L35 which has been OSX86'd and it has worked. Your specs are basically the same...
Good news is you should be able to get it running. Your video card seems the same as the L35.
Bad news is that people have had a lot of trouble with Realtek audio cards. And that a Hackintosh install is bloody hard, obviously.

If you use this link: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.5.2/Portables#Satellite_L35-S2174, a lot of Googling for drivers and tutorials for the Audio and Graphics card hacks... Well, an OS X Leopard install should be possible.

But it's really damn difficult to Hackintosh if you don't have 2 computers. You need to keep downloading things and transferring them...

My advice is go ahead, but keep your Recovery CD's or a Ubuntu CD for installing if this Hackintosh fails.

[Recursion]

It's better to migrate from being a utter nub to more superior with linux, doesn't blank out as much on stupid kernel panics which ubuntu experiences if you type a wrong letter in a command, doesn't relay on crappy sudo. You get a proper linux feel with opensuse unlike being mothered with ubuntu.


Maybe if the openSuSE installer would even load on my laptop instead of showing a black screen ;)

[Homosexual]

I compared the specs of that to the Toshiba L35 which has been OSX86'd and it has worked. Your specs are basically the same...
Good news is you should be able to get it running. Your video card seems the same as the L35.
Bad news is that people have had a lot of trouble with Realtek audio cards. And that a Hackintosh install is bloody hard, obviously.

If you use this link: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.5.2/Portables#Satellite_L35-S2174, a lot of Googling for drivers and tutorials for the Audio and Graphics card hacks... Well, an OS X Leopard install should be possible.

But it's really damn difficult to Hackintosh if you don't have 2 computers. You need to keep downloading things and transferring them...

My advice is go ahead, but keep your Recovery CD's or a Ubuntu CD for installing if this Hackintosh fails.

I like things rather straight forward, so I won't bother with OSx86 (:

thanks though!

[HotelUser]

Maybe if the openSuSE installer would even load on my laptop instead of showing a black screen ;)

I've been downloading the installation DVD through the night. But I hear it takes ages to install:(.

[Homosexual]

Went to install ubuntu, won't use the partition I made, it wants to use the whole hd.

OSx86, here I come :P

[DaveTaylor]

I've been downloading the installation DVD through the night. But I hear it takes ages to install:(.

took me 30 mins? max

[Homosexual]

OSx86 = don't work on L30-113 :( so, i'm stuck with vista

[Tomm]

Went to install ubuntu, won't use the partition I made, it wants to use the whole hd.

OSx86, here I come :P

You need to select Custom in the installation or it will want to install on the whole HD by default >.>


I guess, but on 8.04 I never got any sound; hence why I removed it. Know any help Realtek High Definition Audio sound card? I never found any.

H

You don't need to install drivers... works out of the box for me (Also using Realtek HD Audio)

[Pyroka]

Can you put Ubuntu onto an External Hard Drive and boot from it?

[Tomm]

Yes (assuming your BIOS supports it, which it should do).


Can you put Ubuntu onto an External Hard Drive and boot from it?

[Pyroka]

Oooo... Wait, would I be able to boot XP from an External Hard Drive too then? I was trying to figure out if I could, but most places say you cant.

[Homosexual]

Nope, one has to be on internal hd.

[Pyroka]

I'm thinking of installing Vista, XP and Ubuntu :D If I installed XP onto Internal, then Vista & Ubuntu on external, would that work? :S

[Homosexual]

yes, it should.

[HotelUser]

took me 30 mins? max
Perhaps you have a faster connection than I do, for downloading 4.3GB with a 5Mbps connection doesn't complete in 30 minutes for me..although my file manager reports the file status as delayed, and it's been at 93% for a long time. I'm guessing Kget ran into a problem.

[lolwut]

Homosexuality: Ah, sorry about that. Guess you're stuck on Windows...

[Homosexual]

It's OK (:

[mb-group.net]

Try WuBi. It dual boots Windows and Linux without partitioning - when you want to un-install it, just head over to add/remove programs and uninstall WuBi.

You can get Wubi from wubi.com

[Mickster]

Try WuBi. It dual boots Windows and Linux without partitioning - when you want to un-install it, just head over to add/remove programs and uninstall WuBi.

You can get Wubi from wubi.com

I was just about to say that.

I use Wubi and it's really easy to set up and runs the same as Linux.

[Homosexual]

I'll try WuBi.

[Calon]

I dedicated 30gb for the installation, If I was you I would use wubi (damn, beat to it!).

[Colin-Roberts]

ubuntu seems like a good solution. I've thought about switching but the lack of wlm and msg plus equivalent has kept me from switching.

[Homosexual]

Use Pidgin :P

[Colin-Roberts]

Use Pidgin :P
pidgin doesn't come close to being even with msg plus and wlm on windows

[Recursion]

Went to install ubuntu, won't use the partition I made, it wants to use the whole hd.

OSx86, here I come :P

Thats when you click Manual Partition table on the partition screen.

If you can't install Ubuntu, then I dubt you could successfully get OSX86 working.

[Homosexual]

*****, already posted my update of it not working :P

WuBi freezes.

[HotelUser]

pidgin doesn't come close to being even with msg plus and wlm on windows
I used Kopete when I used Ubuntu. It's the best hands down IMO.

[swilson]

I think you should install Fedora Core instead, its much better than Ubuntu IMO.

[Homosexual]

Installed ubuntu, need to get sound working now (: