I wanted to try the new Ubuntu, so I downloaded and installed it on an older system (Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz, 1 GB RAM, Geforce 5600XT, Maxtor SATA 160 GB). I had some trouble with booting because the xorg.conf file was not correctly configured. So I ran the live cd again. Copied the contents from the xorg.conf of the live cd to the conf file on the harddisk partition. Then finally I got it up and running! It looked great. So then I tried the desktop effects. It caused the X system to crash. So then I installed Beryl. Then I got all effects working perfectly. First I wasn't impressed by linux, but that has changed now! So my overall opinion: Ubuntu Feisty has some bugs, but I like it very much! I've made screenshots of the whole installation process. I put them here.
I got around to upgrading Xubuntu Edgy Eft to Feisty Fawn on my laptop the other day. I used aptitude dist-upgrade and the upgrade when very smoothly. I decided to use the command line method because I like to have more control, just in case anything goes wrong! I needn't have worried though. I've noticed that Feisty takes a little longer to boot, and the XFCE desktop takes a little longer to appear after logging in. However, once the desktop has loaded, the overall performance is on a par with Edgy. For reference, I am running Xubuntu on an old P2 class laptop with 256MB of RAM. Upon logging in for the first time, I was greeted by the Restricted Device Manager, which informed me I was using a proprietary WinModem driver. I thought that was pretty neat, although I don't use the modem anyway! Overall I am impressed with this release. Definately the best Xubuntu to date. The menus are now more logically laid out. XFCE is now stable. Thunar doesn't crash on me every 5 seconds. I've not had any issues so far. So my only grumble would be the hit on boot time performance. But otherwise it's a thumbs up! Can't wait to install Kubuntu Feisty, as soon as eBuyer give me my damn replacement hard drive! Curse Seagate... :devil:
wasn't it Ebuyer's fault[ot]why do you still use Ebuyer ?[/ot] me too, i thought the DL would be slow[ot]as i started DL on thursday @ about 19 o'clock and it was finished by 23 o'clock[/ot]i didn't check it constantly, i think it probably finished @ about 22 o'clock ish, it seemed very similar to Dapper[ot]but i didn't spend much time with it[/ot]
The Gnome version (ubuntu) boots faster than older versions on 2 of my systems. The KDE (Kubuntu) however took longer to boot than older versions. I downloaded it from a Dutch server, and it was downloaded after 15 minutes
i can only get 512mb/s in the area where i live, cos i live on the border where BB works or not (distance from BT's server)[ot]us northerners never get the good stuff to play with[/ot]BTW: i also used a Dutch server (NL)
I've had to move back to Kubuntu 6.06 again.... :doh: For some silly reason, my Hauppauge TV card is not auto-detected by Feisty, like it is in Dapper and Edgy. I have to "modprobe" it after every reboot. That's just not an acceptable solution for me. Not only that, but VMware doesn't work in Feisty. That's a major issue for me too. And to boot, Samba, NFS and SSH have all changed and it's like a foreign language. Where are the hosts.allow and hosts.deny files?? It's all just a load of hassle I don't need right now. And besides, I've backported to Dapper, most of the important applications I need from Feisty, such as Kaffeine 0.8.3 and Amarok 1.4.4 to name a few. I am sure Kubuntu Feisty is a good operation system, but I have special needs and a lack of time on my hands! Leaving on a positive note, Xubuntu Feisty on my laptop is working well. Mysteriously, the boot time seems to be a little faster now, and performance has improved overall.
Backporting is the process of compiling software from a later version of a distribution, in this case Feisty Fawn. Let's use Kaffeine as an example. In the Dapper repository, Kaffeine is at version 0.7.1 and it's ancient. Feisty's repositories contain Kaffeine at version 0.8.3. Now you can't simply download the Kaffeine version from Feisty and install it on Dapper, because that version would have been built using the Feisty libraries. Those libraries are newer then what is in Dapper, hence you'll get dependency problems. What you need to do is add Feisty's source repositories to your repository list, then download the source. Then edit the debian/control file from the source to strip out the version requirements of the build-depends. Then basically cross your fingers and hope that it compiles OK! I've been using a tool which automates the actual compiling process. It's called Prevu and it takes care of most of the work for you. However, downloading the source and editing some of the build depends is quite involved. For example, some packages get renamed between versions, so not only do you have to worry about version requirements, but sometimes you need to work out what the new package names are too! If you've got a lot of time to kill, it's an interesting thing to try out. But it can be quite complex sometimes. If you want any new packages from Edgy Eft of Feisty Fawn, just let me know! I'll be happy to do the backporting for you
sh1t, and i was thinking i was quite good with Kbun but appears i know nothing AGAIN i'll get it a do a bit of experimenting well time is something i've got plenty of let me have a go with Kaffeine first[ot]if i can find my Feisty CD[/ot] Edit:[ot]i'll be needing some help in the next few month, cos i'm building a LAN in my spare room with some system i got from Freecycle and will probably be using IPCop (cos i remember AT helping you setting up your LAN) BTW: hopefully you, AT or someone else can point me in the right direction, if you don't mind, & if you can put up with me[/ot]
IPCop is an excellent router/firewall, that'll boost your network and protect you from hackers. It's a little complex to set up, and you need at least some idea of TCP/IP, but you should get the hang of it.
well i was torn between IPCop & m0n0wall, but i've decided on IPCop, are their many more firewall / router distro's, i'm getting ready for the fun fun fun[ot]if you believe that you'll believe anything
