Been scared of Linux? Give Ubuntu 8.04 a try! - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

Vypurr · 05-27-2008, 12:44 PM

I have been a big Linux fan for some time now, and recently I started using Ubuntu because it was just so easy and required no thinking for the most part.

If you don't know what Ubuntu is, here is the quick and dirty description. It is a free linux based operating system which is just as powerful as Windows/OSX but totally free. It comes with a photoshop equivalent, an office package, and a ton of other free software already installed.

You can even try it without installing it. Simply download the install file/cd (700mb ISO) and burn it to a disc. Reset your computer with the disc in, and click boot from live CD. This is very handy for working on Windows PCs that have decided not to boot anymore. You can burn all of the files to a DVD or transfer them, and reformat and not lose anything.

It is completely customizable and can be made to look however you want it to. I currently am running a very clean theme that is so easy to use.

It will also make almost any computer usable again if Windows has decided that the computer is too slow. By that I mean, if you are sick of waiting 10 minutes to boot up, and then another 3 minutes to open Firefox just to get on the web...Try Ubuntu 8.04, it will drastically increase the speed of your computer, and you will never look back.

The software is easy to use, and you do not need to know any code at all to use it. Here is a quick screen shot of mine to show how nice it looks, and a quick video showing the power of some software on it such as Compiz which will make a pompous mac prick ashamed that they paid so much for their "cool, Mac-only" features.

My desktop:

Move the mouse to the top right corner to show all open windows:

3D Desktop (have 2+ separate desktops...useful for web development)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E4Fbk52Mk1w

SvicksTc · 05-27-2008, 12:49 PM

thats sick, im running fedora core 7 on my PS3 and love that, i think im going to switch to this since i only know a little with code, but i dont know if i can run such a new verizon of that on my PS3

OMGz Turbo · 05-27-2008, 01:04 PM

so i can still run this even with windows xp as my main os??

Scapegoat · 05-27-2008, 01:06 PM

yeah, I'm seriously considering ubuntu as my OS... been seriously thinking about reformatting my current PC as well... got a lot of crap to back up though so I'm kinda holding off...

OMGz Turbo · 05-27-2008, 01:08 PM

Okay....well if i get this to work and it works flawlessly....i will use it...

Scapegoat · 05-27-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by OMGz Turbo

Okay....well if i get this to work and it works flawlessly....i will use it...

no OS works flawlessy, not linux, not mac, not windows

OMGz Turbo · 05-27-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Scapegoat

no OS works flawlessy, not linux, not mac, not windows

Correction. If i can get it to work on my pc than i will run it...i found some instructions to run dual OS' so im trying this first.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/virtualbox

nuzzlenut · 05-27-2008, 01:54 PM

Ubuntu dual boot is sweet. I run BackTrack myself. It's a version of Slax.

SvicksTc · 05-27-2008, 02:02 PM

does anyone know if i can run this on my PS3 im going to give it a try as it is downloading now and use the same process i used to Install Fedora Core

Jeffros Spec V · 05-27-2008, 02:10 PM

What types of programs are compatable with this?

Honest_Bob · 05-27-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffros Spec V

What types of programs are compatable with this?

Your going to need a whole new set of software, but this time 90% of the good stuff is free.

OMGz Turbo · 05-27-2008, 02:32 PM

hey will how did u get the icons at the bottom like that

Jeffros Spec V · 05-27-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Honest_Bob

Your going to need a whole new set of software, but this time 90% of the good stuff is free.

How would I go about viewing photos that say I have saved on a thumb drive?

Or word documents, does that all have to get switched/converted?

Vypurr · 05-27-2008, 04:28 PM

It comes with software to read all of those types! Just try the live CD. It lets you use the OS without installing it to see if you like it.

Justin - The bar at the bottom is an extension called AWN(Avant Window Navigator). To get it, go to System>Preferences>Synaptic Package Manager and search for "Avant". Once it loads, right click on "Avant-Window-Navigator" and click "Mark for Installation" and click yes to a couple of menus. It will then appear under system>Preferences as AWN Manager. If it works right for you, and you want it to load every time you start it, just go to System>Preferences>Sessions click "Add" an put this as the command "avant-window-navigator".

OMGz Turbo · 05-27-2008, 04:33 PM

****ing right. will you are the ****!!!

BTW WINDOWS GUYS!!!!= My brother in law is a IT tech i asked him to help me install it on my computer. He gave me a website google" wubi installer" it installers ubuntu and it gives you the option when your computer boots to load windows or ubuntu its GREAT!

Vypurr · 05-27-2008, 04:36 PM

The WUBI installer is now part of Ubuntu 8.04. You should be able to download and burn the CD from their site and then put it into your drive and load it within Windows also!

lagos · 05-27-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by OMGz Turbo

****ing right. will you are the ****!!!

BTW WINDOWS GUYS!!!!= My brother in law is a IT tech i asked him to help me install it on my computer. He gave me a website google" wubi installer" it installers ubuntu and it gives you the option when your computer boots to load windows or ubuntu its GREAT!

wubi is included in the latest ubuntu. Just put the cd in the drive and it will let you install it inside of windows.The HUGE benefit is that you dont have to partition your hard drive, so if you decide you want to uninstall ubuntu, you just do it right inside of widows and your system is not affected at all.

I've been using ubuntu for about a year now. Its great. You can learn a lot from it and there are no viruses/spyware/etc.. to worry about.

Scapegoat · 05-27-2008, 06:11 PM

don't say there are none.

Thats as bad as saying there are none for the mac OS... they are out there, you are not 100% safe. But you are 99% safe ;)

lagos · 05-27-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Scapegoat

don't say there are none.

Thats as bad as saying there are none for the mac OS... they are out there, you are not 100% safe. But you are 99% safe ;)

Compared to windows, its crazy secure, and not even a target. Most hackers use linux, and spend their time helping to make it better, while wiring viruses to make windows worse.

lagos · 05-27-2008, 06:19 PM

Here is my current desktop...

A few of my old themes...

Vista running INSIDE of linux..

05-27-2008, 12:49 PM	#2
SvicksTc Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spoolin a Snail Member #7395 My Ride: Nike 6.0 iTrader: (1)	thats sick, im running fedora core 7 on my PS3 and love that, i think im going to switch to this since i only know a little with code, but i dont know if i can run such a new verizon of that on my PS3 __________________ Why V-tec When there is To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ? \|Nikon\| Twitter: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	so i can still run this even with windows xp as my main os?? __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

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OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	Okay....well if i get this to work and it works flawlessly....i will use it... __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

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SvicksTc Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spoolin a Snail Member #7395 My Ride: Nike 6.0 iTrader: (1)	does anyone know if i can run this on my PS3 im going to give it a try as it is downloading now and use the same process i used to Install Fedora Core __________________ Why V-tec When there is To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ? \|Nikon\| Twitter: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	hey will how did u get the icons at the bottom like that __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED

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Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	yeah, I'm seriously considering ubuntu as my OS... been seriously thinking about reformatting my current PC as well... got a lot of crap to back up though so I'm kinda holding off...

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nuzzlenut Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Nov 2007 Member #6202 My Ride: 1997 Eclipse GST iTrader: (1)	Ubuntu dual boot is sweet. I run BackTrack myself. It's a version of Slax.

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Jeffros Spec V Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Langhorne PA Member #263 iTrader: (0)	What types of programs are compatable with this?

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OMGz Turbo Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ltown Member #3108 My Ride: 01' WS6..That whistles...01' Explorer 5.slow iTrader: (0)	**ing right. will you are the !!! BTW WINDOWS GUYS!!!!= My brother in law is a IT tech i asked him to help me install it on my computer. He gave me a website google" wubi installer" it installers ubuntu and it gives you the option when your computer boots to load windows or ubuntu its GREAT! __________________ loading HATERS.....99% ████████████████] NO ONE CARES ABOUT BEING TTT APPROVED**

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Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	don't say there are none. Thats as bad as saying there are none for the mac OS... they are out there, you are not 100% safe. But you are 99% safe ;)

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lagos Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Member #989 My Ride: Toyota Celica GT-Two iTrader: (0)	Here is my current desktop... A few of my old themes... Vista running INSIDE of linux.. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. The accelerator on my toyota has always been stuck to the floor.. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by lagos; 05-27-2008 at 06:21 PM.

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