Linux

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:16 am

I'm starting this thread to discuss Linux with tribalman without hijacking another thread, but I figure for those unfamiliar with Linux, I would explain a little bit first.Linux is a very versatile free software operating system. I use it as a normal home computer to browse the internet, check email, IM, word processing, photo processing and storage, listening to music, watching movies, keeping track of finances and more.Linux also makes a great server platform. I use an older 1Ghz PC to run as a server 24/7. It runs web, FTP, and mail server software so I can host my own website and email and learn more about how those systems work. I even installed MediaWiki (the software that WikiPedia uses) on it to collaborate and share knowledge with several people. The same PC acts as a host for my home computer to back up to every night. I wrote a script to only backup changed documents and config files, which takes around 10 seconds to run. No excuses not to backup daily!The amount of free software available for Linux is incredible. Many distribution allow you to easily search tens of thousands of programs that can be automatically downloaded and installed at the click of a button.Linux even runs on many devices that no one would ever guess. Tivos, some Linksys routers, some mobile phones including Google's upcoming Android platform all run compact versions of Linux.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:26 am

yup good stuff, my home pc the only thing i ran into was some sites didnt like FF, trying to get windows apps to run in wine can be a pain and my video card drivers wont install! well...they will but it will take lots of time for me to configure..thats lots of work :/

kevera · Post by **kevera** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:34 am

Know much about solaris?

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:55 am

Wow, I have to say I'm surprised there are more people interested in Unix/Linux. I guess car guys like to tinker with computer stuff too.Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»my video card drivers wont install! well...they will but it will take lots of time for me to configure..thats lots of work :/What distribution are you using? If Debian or derivatives (Ubuntu, Mint), there is a program called "Envy" that does all the work automatically. How long have you been using Linux?Quote, originally posted by kevera Â»Know much about solaris?I have used Solaris, both CLI and the GUI (CDE?), but honestly not enough to say I know much about it.

kunkstyle · Post by **kunkstyle** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:59 am

Played around with linux a bit. I use Knoppix for a backup disc so I can still access my HDD when windows crashes

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:01 am

I tried debian, kubuntu, ubuntu, gento and another one ALL had issues with my video card and my spare one. The only linux install I've done where i could get 3dfx working (beryl) was my powerbook g4. I could still tinker with it but I havent had tons of time lately. right now im running ubuntu and my server is running debian. Ill look into envy, but ati's new drivers were suppose to just work and so are nvidia.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:32 am

Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»yup good stuff, my home pc the only thing i ran into was some sites didnt like FF, trying to get windows apps to run in wine can be a pain and my video card drivers wont install! well...they will but it will take lots of time for me to configure..thats lots of work :/i've had this issue to. sometimes i need to log into the school systems to do homework, but i have to be using IE. it didn't take me too much effort in Fedora 5 and WINE to get IE to work. so far the only issue i have with Linux is i cannot get my wireless to work. the wireless adapter on my laptop is a broadcom 43xx one, and it's one of those that are hard to get working in linux. whats odd is that i can see the networks that are available around my house including mine, but i cannot connect. i'll set it up so that i am using the encryption type i have set up on my router along with the key. but i cannot get a connection. either by using the router as a DHCP server, or by manually setting all that stuff up.

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:13 am

i've played around with linux a few times. i've tried kubuntu, suse, mandriva live disk and knoppix live disk. i like linux but as a mechanical engineering student (can't wait to graduate in May) it hasn't been practical for me to use linux/ teach myself but once i graduate i plan to start using it again. I dont mind XP but can't stand Vista, its such a piece of crap and Office 07 is abismall and counter productive. i'm hoping that Windows 7 will be better/ less of a hog on my amd x2 2.2ghz system

thallanor · Post by **thallanor** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:18 am

I have experimented with Linux over the past ten years but it was not until I started my current job as Network Administrator that I started using it full time. I use Windows, OS X, and Linux to different degrees and each have their pros and cons. I simply use what is the most appropriate for the given task. At work, I use Linux for the servers and OS X for production work. At home, I use Windows for gaming. I'm from the "can't we all just get along?" camp.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:21 am

crap envy default didnt work, so ill have to try different versions of the driver . i really think its my motherboard...its like a anti-linux asus +1 to cant all os's get a long I found windows xp runs so much better if you only use freeware/opensource apps. then it doesnt get bloated.

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:21 am

Quote, originally posted by tribalman Â»so far the only issue i have with Linux is i cannot get my wireless to work. the wireless adapter on my laptop is a broadcom 43xx one, and it's one of those that are hard to get working in linux. whats odd is that i can see the networks that are available around my house including mine, but i cannot connect. i'll set it up so that i am using the encryption type i have set up on my router along with the key. but i cannot get a connection. either by using the router as a DHCP server, or by manually setting all that stuff up.I'm using a broadcom 43xx (dell 1390) in an inspiron 1520 using Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy). What distribution are you using? Are you using the native bcm kernel driver or ndiswrapper?

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:34 am

Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»crap envy default didnt work, so ill have to try different versions of the driver . i really think its my motherboard...its like a anti-linux asus Hmmm, I've never had problems with an Asus before. What GPU and bus (AGP/PCIe) are you having trouble with? Did Envy give any error messages?+1 Can't we all get along?I like to share reasons why I like Linux better, but I think it's stupid and rude to push it on anybody. LiveCDs are great for letting people check out Linux without destroying their Windows partition. If they like it great, I'll help them out if they need it. If not, good luck with Windows, I don't keep up with it anymore.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:27 pm

Quote, originally posted by altimar Â»I'm using a broadcom 43xx (dell 1390) in an inspiron 1520 using Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy). What distribution are you using? Are you using the native bcm kernel driver or ndiswrapper? i am also running Gutsy GIbbon( 7.10 Ubuntu). from the research i found i was using the included "Restricted Drivers Manager". i had to download two items. it then allowed me to see networks, but just not connect. i'll try that ndiswrapper thing. not sure what it is.and thallanor, any tips on being a network admin? it's what i'm currently attending a tech school for. i'm hoping to sometime soon finally get my A+ along with Net+. would you recommend becoming MCSC certified or Linux, or just forgoing it?

thallanor · Post by **thallanor** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:34 pm

Quote, originally posted by tribalman Â»and thallanor, any tips on being a network admin? it's what i'm currently attending a tech school for. i'm hoping to sometime soon finally get my A+ along with Net+. would you recommend becoming MCSC certified or Linux, or just forgoing it?Microsoft certification is always a touchy subject. A lot of people believe that it is a useless certification but the truth is a lot of employers still look for people with it. It certainly does not hurt to have too much certification than too little. As for Linux, there are more and more certifications every day but you need to be careful to do your research and find one that is more widely recognized.For a Network Administrator, there are several other certifications that you might want to investigate. The big one for me, that I am just starting to get information on so I can proceed with, is the different Cisco certifications. These tend to be the big ticket items on a resume for a Network Administrator. Net+ is a good precursor to this.Every day I continue to learn and I love it. There are frustrating days too, but I figure they happen for a reason and I just have to learn from it if it was something I did, or just go with it if there was nothing or is nothing I can do about it. If you have any more questions, I'll do what I can to assist. There seem to be a lot of other knowledgeable people here too, and that is great to see.

audiovibe · Post by **audiovibe** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:38 am

FWIW Ive been thinking of switching to Linux off and on for about 2 years. I havent heard anything real bad to deter me from the software and the fact that it dosent have the name Microsoft on it is just worth the switch alone. I know a couple people that use Linux in the automotive enviroment and it is working flawlesly for them. Mabye I will take the plunge this year, but I said that last year also.Kinda O.T. but if anyone is in the chicago area and is interested in seeing Linux in an automotive enviroment send me an IM. We have monthly meets and there is always at least one person running linux.Aron

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:43 am

installing linux is getting easier, ubuntu has a new version thats still in beta but it allows you to install it in windows just like any other program and uninstall it if you dont like it. because of this, you dont have to format your drive and loose all of your programs and dataheres a link to an article about ithttp://blogs.zdnet.com/hardwar....e622

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:21 am

ubuntu/kubuntu are making the switch for windows users almost seamless. Great distro to start with

random · Post by **random** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:17 am

Been using Ubuntu since Feisty first came out, upgraded to Gutsy but downgraded to Feisty as it was not ready for prime time back then.They have a new release at the end of the month, something like Hardy Heron..?Anyways I will probably stick with Feisty a while longer before upgrading. I still have Windows but almost never boot into it unless I have to, as in I have a Navigon GPS and their software did not run in Wine correctly so for map updates etc, I boot into windows but for everything else, Ubuntu does the trick.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:16 am

I was running Kubuntu Fiesty on my PC before I upgraded it, it was schweet. By far, Kubuntu's been my favorite distro, and I've been dorking around in Linux since 1999. I've tried many. I used to be a diehard SuSE fan...I upgraded motherboards and am having a serious video problem with the onboard crappy sis chipset on this new board (can't complain about the board though, it and the processor were free and far better than what I had!) I don't have another video card to use, onboard's all I got. Long story short, apparently several recent flavors of Kubuntu really hate this chipset (Fiesty --> Hardy beta all give me serious screen corruption, lines all over the place, all kinds of garbage) so I had to keep trying distros that would halfway agree with this onboard video.*sigh* I'm back with OpenSUSE until I can get a real video card then it's fricken gone! It tolerates the onboard video, I get a weird blip or a flash every so often but it works. I misses my Kubuntu and it's Debian roots man! 'specially apt-get and such.

vibe-04 · Post by **vibe-04** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:30 am

I'm running SUSE 10.3 on a spare laptop and it's pretty good. I had some tweaks but all-in-all well worth the price http://www.novell.com/products/opensuse/XP Pro is great, Vista is a POS even on a power machine the Aero desktop craps out. all Vista is is eye candy.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:19 am

fedora is a pretty good one too, real similar to ubuntu. Ones I like:fedoraArchdebianubuntuthey are all gui'd pretty good and have package management so installing software is just clicks away for the most part.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:50 am

w00t, back home in Kubuntu! A guy at work gave me a Geforce card and some extra RAM to boot, all for free... I tried getting the nvidia driver to install in OpenSUSE but it kept spitting out this error in sentence fragments in eleventeen different languages. I fixed it by throwing in my Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon CD and hitting reset. Didn't have any problems setting up the driver in Kubuntu, it practically did everything for me. This is the first time I've had functioning 3D on a Linux box, pretty sweet. Now I can use the Euphoria screen saver. (removed)! Ahh, I Linux. My poor Mac, the lil' trooper has gone unused for a few days now. I guess I'll power it up long enough to update my podcasts and sync the nano, that'll make it feel better. lol!

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:28 pm

cool. wb. for some reason i've become a linux (removed). right now i have gusty installed on the HDD, i either have the live cd of gusty or hardy heron in the CD drive, i have the CDs for Fedora in my car, and right now i'm downloading a new distro called Mandriva. just released, gonna give it a spin and see how i like that one. i just wish i could get my wireless to work. i can't figure out that ndiswrapper. i don't think heron has support at all for the broadcom 43xx. didn't see it in the program that lists hardware that wants non-open source drivers.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:36 pm

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic Â»w00t, back home in Kubuntu! A guy at work gave me a Geforce card and some extra RAM to boot, all for free... I tried getting the nvidia driver to install in OpenSUSE but it kept spitting out this error in sentence fragments in eleventeen different languages. I fixed it by throwing in my Kubuntu Gutsy Gibbon CD and hitting reset. Didn't have any problems setting up the driver in Kubuntu, it practically did everything for me. This is the first time I've had functioning 3D on a Linux box, pretty sweet. Now I can use the Euphoria screen saver. (removed)! Ahh, I Linux. My poor Mac, the lil' trooper has gone unused for a few days now. I guess I'll power it up long enough to update my podcasts and sync the nano, that'll make it feel better. lol! Yeah with the new kubuntu/ubuntu it makes 3d driver installs a breeze...well for more cards. I seem to get the never working ones :/ you ever put your ipod to a linux machine? (removed) so much better, i hate itunes and its death grip on my ipods/iphone...

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:55 am

Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»Yeah with the new kubuntu/ubuntu it makes 3d driver installs a breeze...well for more cards. I seem to get the never working ones :/ you ever put your ipod to a linux machine? (removed) so much better, i hate itunes and its death grip on my ipods/iphone...actually, i was going to try to connect my ipod soon. i want to put some music i've found from jamendo onto the ipod, but it wasn't sure how well it would work. what program do you use to interface with it? or is it just plug and go?

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:02 am

Quote, originally posted by tribalman Â»actually, i was going to try to connect my ipod soon. i want to put some music i've found from jamendo onto the ipod, but it wasn't sure how well it would work. what program do you use to interface with it? or is it just plug and go?nevermind, it's easy. just plug the ipod in and the program works fine, still drag and drop like itunes. gonna be playing with the program. btw, that new distro Mandriva, i don't really like it that much. it can have either kde or gnome, but during the live it is kde.

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:07 am

I had mine mounted the other day and was browsing around on the file system but I didn't do anything more than that. First time I had looked at the stuff that gets put on the iPod, interesting the things it does to your music once it gets on there.I never gave much thought of abandoning iTunes and the Mac for syncing, mainly since I have like 3 gigs of junk I've bought out of the iTunes store still in protected format... I figured that would be a pain to deal with so I haven't bothered.

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:17 pm

i'm running 64bit kubuntu and would like to install java so i can us the GV chat but cant get it to work. i tried the package on the sun site and tried some java stuff thru the kubuntu repositories but neither worked. i tried restarting my browser in between each try

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:38 pm

do you have a java installed at all? on my laptop i am also running ubuntu, but only the 32 bit version. also, do you have all the updates installed both for the system and for firefox? using the downloader i was able to get java 6.0 to work.

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:26 pm

i'm trying to get this working for opera browser, i tried firefox and it said there was a plugin needed but it couldn't install it and i only had an option of manual which took me to the java site. i'd rather not use firefox if possible but if i need to for chat i will. i dont like firefox, it doesn't work for me, i can't check my emails thru it and get a bunch of sites that dont work and functionality wise find it much harder to use. i tried konqueror too but it didnt work there eitheryea, i installed it following these instructions for 64bithttp://www.java.com/en/downloa...0.xmlthen i saw these instructions for 32bit and created the symbolic link mentioned at the bottom and restarted opera but still nothing. http://www.java.com/en/downloa...ctingyes, i do have all the updates for kubuntu

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:03 pm

which version of kubuntu? cuz im running beta H still and I almost think it came with it or i just installed from repositories...If i cant get something to work I usually have to google:ubuntu+java installfor example, then theres tons of install guides

moongdss · Post by **moongdss** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:21 pm

I've tinkered with Linux for my TiVo hack, and am about to hack my Linksys router. I d/l'd SUSE recently and was shopping around for a craptop to run it on, but car mods took my fun $$ this year I'm looking into a carputer next year or the year after and I plan to run Linux on that.I own my own copy of XP Home and while I was looking at laptops last month, my main plan was to wipe the drive to get rid of Vista and run either Linux or XP. The problem I kept running into was that some laptop manufacturers no longer produce drivers for their hardware for anything other than Vista. This started to make my head hurt, so I modded my car instead lolz.My main rig is for gaming, so I feel that Vista is the epitomy of evil. Why the heck would I want an OS that sucks more resource from my warez than my games do?! I think Vista has been a miserable financial/PR flop and M$ is going to ditch it soon, leaving all the poor Vista users (who are usually simple end-user/consumers) in the lurch. Don't get me started!Can anyone recommend a laptop for no more than $600 that is capable of running something other than Vista? I'm looking for something for my online college courses, so nothing spectacular is really needed. Just light to carry and somewhat durable.Cheers!~Dianacurrent rig stats:P4 3.2Ghz 540HTTIntel Ausberg D915GAG4Gb DDR400Nvidia 6600GT 128MbSeagate 200Gb 7200RPM SATAMaxtor 320Gb Network StorageTiVo:Hughes DirecTiVo HDVR2upgraded to 160gb Drive enabled networking for file extraction

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:30 pm

What version of Opera? The current stable version for Linux has some issues with plugins as i have found... I don't think Java worked, and Flash would flat out crash the browser each time anything flash loaded.I installed the beta version of Opera, Java and Flash work fine.Running Kubuntu Gutsy but can't recall what exact version of Opera I'm running. I'll check when I get home.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:51 am

oh yeah im running beta 3 of FF on my linux box...man i need to stop using beta stuff, it doesnt seem to like my hardware much..ill be fixing that soon with a reinstall of a stable ubuntu. i think flash streaming movies on my box run kinda laggy, like it will be smooth for 5 seconds then skip a bunch then play normal etc. gets annoying.

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:11 am

i'm running version 8.04 Hardy Heron with KDE 3.5.9. the version of Opera is 9.5 beta 1. forgot that its beta so that could be part of the issue, i installed that one because it is the only one available in 64bit and figured it would be more stable than riging the 32bit to run on 64bit. maybe theres a newer beta.did a google seach as north mentioned and that did bring up a bunch of results

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:02 am

I just got the final Opera 9.5 today, threw it on my Kubuntu Gutsy box. Holy crap is it sweet! Seems to be entirely different than the beta I had earlier - the interface is completely different and it seems faster... I swear it has the page loaded before you even click the link, it's that fricken fast. lol! And Flash works, yay. Definitely worth the upgrade.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:16 pm

i saw the final opera features and was like...uhhhh yeah im switching! I need to give it a test drive soon.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:55 pm

from the aftertaste, I'd say genvibe must be running a linux, but maybe a different one for the home page and for the forums

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:40 pm

Netcraft confirms it! forums.genvibe.com: Linux Apache/1.3.27 (Unix) (Red-Hat/Linux) http://www.genvibe.com: Linux Apache/2.0.52 (CentOS)

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:26 pm

as i was talking to a friend about open source and why he didn't like it he jokingly said "if it doesn't come from a huge corporation" he doesn't want it, so i came up with this:"You aren't stimulating the economy with your open source, NERD!!"so yes, in this time of economic uncertainty, buy microsoft! XD

jerryn · Post by **jerryn** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:02 am

I can also post.. that.. if you master Linux and become a master, you can earn $$$$$. I started using linux when it first cam out in the 90s. The distribution was called yggdrassil. You can make a career out of it. Quote, originally posted by altimar Â»I'm starting this thread to discuss Linux with tribalman without hijacking another thread, but I figure for those unfamiliar with Linux, I would explain a little bit first.Linux is a very versatile free software operating system. I use it as a normal home computer to browse the internet, check email, IM, word processing, photo processing and storage, listening to music, watching movies, keeping track of finances and more.Linux also makes a great server platform. I use an older 1Ghz PC to run as a server 24/7. It runs web, FTP, and mail server software so I can host my own website and email and learn more about how those systems work. I even installed MediaWiki (the software that WikiPedia uses) on it to collaborate and share knowledge with several people. The same PC acts as a host for my home computer to back up to every night. I wrote a script to only backup changed documents and config files, which takes around 10 seconds to run. No excuses not to backup daily!The amount of free software available for Linux is incredible. Many distribution allow you to easily search tens of thousands of programs that can be automatically downloaded and installed at the click of a button.Linux even runs on many devices that no one would ever guess. Tivos, some Linksys routers, some mobile phones including Google's upcoming Android platform all run compact versions of Linux.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:19 am

Quote, originally posted by altimar Â»Linux even runs on many devices that no one would ever guess. Tivos, some Linksys routers, some mobile phones including Google's upcoming Android platform all run compact versions of Linux.i have one of the linksys routers that can run linux. i'm gonna try it once i get enough $$ to get a new once incase i brick the current one. as for linux with wireless i had trouble to get my laptop to work in Gutsy, but with heron it was easy. i also got a friend to try it and he uses a wireless card on his desktop with a cantenna but in windows he had troubles with it. but with HH he was getting better connections. i was reading about linux on the router and i love the fact that you can control the signal strength along with other options that aren't there by stock.

altimar · Post by **altimar** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:57 am

Quote, originally posted by tribalman Â»i was reading about linux on the router and i love the fact that you can control the signal strength along with other options that aren't there by stock.I assume you are talking about the WRT54G. Just make sure it's pre-v5 or the GL. Which distro are you going to go with? DD-WRT, OpenWRT, and Tomato are the most popular I think. I installed OpenWRT on my WRT54GL a couple years ago. At the time, the GUI was barely developed and I was really only using it as an AP, so I didn't play with it much. I've recently been having trouble getting a connection from my bedroom, so I've been thinking about cranking up the transit power, but I'm not sure how to do it. I figure first I'll probably upgrade to a much newer distro, and it'll probably be easier. I've recently been seeing more about Tomato, so I think it may be maintained better than at least OpenWRT.Also, really cool, but I'm not entirely sure what I'd use it for: Add an SDcard reader.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:17 am

Quote, originally posted by altimar Â»I assume you are talking about the WRT54G. Just make sure it's pre-v5 or the GL. Which distro are you going to go with? DD-WRT, OpenWRT, and Tomato yeah! we just got tomato on our home linksys, but ill be throwing it on my microsoft router soon. Its nice to have QOS for home stuff so i can have http take priority over bit torrent uhhh i hate BT

ColonelPanic · Post by **ColonelPanic** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:03 am

w00t, I gots me a new toy to take Linux on the go.It's an Asus eee PC - a fully functional laptop, despite the fact that it's roughly the size of some people's power supplies (only not as thick ) on those 20 pound things with 50" widescreens I see people lugging around that they call "laptops" these days. It's got a 900 MHz Celeron, 4GB solid state drive, 2GB RAM, 7" display at 800x480, SD card slot, wifi... Doesn't sound like much but it's actually really fast. The lack of a mechanical drive and a crapload of RAM helps. They ship with Xandros, which is horrid, so the guy who I bought it from threw a copy of Xubuntu on there. Runs great! Using xfce for the window manager - super fast, although not as flashy as KDE which I prefer but not sure I want to try it on this thing. xfce gets the job done and I still have 50% free on the 4GB ssd. You can also throw in a SD card and run an OS off of that, I may see what I can squeeze onto the 2GB card I just bought for it.This lil' thing is pretty cool... It joins my dated but still cool Zaurus PDA so now I have a collection of devices that let me dork around in Linux away from the desk.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:39 am

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic Â»w00t, I gots me a new toy to take Linux on the go.It's an Asus eee PC - a fully functional laptop, despite the fact that it's roughly the size of some people's power supplies (only not as thick ) on those 20 pound things with 50" widescreens I see people lugging around that they call "laptops" these days. It's got a 900 MHz Celeron, 4GB solid state drive, 2GB RAM, 7" display at 800x480, SD card slot, wifi... Doesn't sound like much but it's actually really fast. The lack of a mechanical drive and a crapload of RAM helps. They ship with Xandros, which is horrid, so the guy who I bought it from threw a copy of Xubuntu on there. Runs great! Using xfce for the window manager - super fast, although not as flashy as KDE which I prefer but not sure I want to try it on this thing. xfce gets the job done and I still have 50% free on the 4GB ssd. You can also throw in a SD card and run an OS off of that, I may see what I can squeeze onto the 2GB card I just bought for it.This lil' thing is pretty cool... It joins my dated but still cool Zaurus PDA so now I have a collection of devices that let me dork around in Linux away from the desk. My roommate got one a couple months ago! really cool for a on the go user

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:35 pm

sweet. i've been thinking of getting one of the ultra mobile's. either the EEE or one of the competitors, but none of the ones i've read reviews about have made me really want one.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:16 pm

Quote, originally posted by tribalman Â»sweet. i've been thinking of getting one of the ultra mobile's. either the EEE or one of the competitors, but none of the ones i've read reviews about have made me really want one.yeah ive never really been the person to use such a limited pc. I've had similar things and they just collected dust. Im currently thinking of getting a new 24" imac (fully loaded one) but the thought of a pc not being a desktop is crazy for my computer nerd self! But in the mean time i need to get this beta ubuntu off its ruining my ubuntu'ing experience (it crashes a lot on my hardware :/ )

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:56 pm

Quote, originally posted by northvibe Â»yeah ive never really been the person to use such a limited pc. I've had similar things and they just collected dust. Im currently thinking of getting a new 24" imac (fully loaded one) but the thought of a pc not being a desktop is crazy for my computer nerd self! But in the mean time i need to get this beta ubuntu off its ruining my ubuntu'ing experience (it crashes a lot on my hardware :/ )when i was running gusty i had troubles with getting my wireless to work, but with heron it was easy. i just formatted cause i figured it has been a few months since the last time. all the other items work fine. the only issue i have with linux is the stupid way it deals with the sound. in windows if you plug something into the headphone jack the speakers shut off. not in linux. you can have both the speakers on and headphones. i need to figure out a way to use the buttons for volume on the laptop case to control the PCM values and not the Master values.

coldmm803 · Post by **coldmm803** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:08 am

very cool CP. they dont have a cd drive do they?i fried my sony vaio (4 yrs old) a few months ago and may need to pic up one of those eee's as a replacement if i get a job requireing travel.

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