Starting with Linux - Ubuntu

[noswal]

I just got my 5 copies of Ubuntu in the post the other day and am currently installing on my desktop which has win98, I found this site particularly helpful with the install:

http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p14.htm

Will be exploring the virtual virtues of linux from now on.

 

[brooko]

welcome to the club

 

[nic777]

I know you are just starting out, but have a look at KDE rather than Gnome as your window manager - its just better to do everyday tasks with it.

 

[noswal]

my first problems to overcome are getting it to connect using a sentech modem and to get the DVD drive to play DVDs (only plays CDs)

 

[Compl33t]

When you feel you know your way around Linux...you may want to try something like Gentoo.

Here's my system. Gentoo with Fluxbox as my Window Manager.
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2593/nix1gw.jpg

 

[noswal]

I've just a simple blue background for now, really not keen on the brown

 

[DigitalSoldier]

noswal u can always try www.linuxquestions.org its a really helpfull site and the forum really helps with a noob section

 

[Angellus]

Anyone maybe know how to get DVD's and Music to work properly in Ubuntu? I cant seem to get it working.

 

[Jeeva]

1 url www.freebsd.org

btw, if you want live help with Ubuntu or any other distro & most open source programs, or the ubuntu community forums

irc.freenode.org #ubuntu

 

[bdt]

Anyone maybe know how to get DVD's and Music to work properly in Ubuntu? I cant seem to get it working.

Try the Automatix update script, it puts in a whole WHACK (technical term ) of extra stuff, specially things like libraries for media .. like libcss (the one for decoding DVD).

You might also want to look at easylinux.info unofficial ubuntu starter guide, FlackOS - 10 guides for a new ubuntu user and easy ubuntu ...

HTH
-bdt

 

[LandyMan]

I can't believe none of you mentioned the biggest one of all:

www.ubuntuforums.org

 

[mccrack]

Thought i'd finally take a look @ Ubuntu, i generally stick with SuSE and Fedora.

Having gone through the installation i am sorely disappointed at the Installation GUI, for normal non system users it's not pretty, does not have an auto-configure partition tool or Auto Grub loader.

Make it pretty, make it easy and the end users will brave the new world

 

[LandyMan]

@mccrack, there are certainly a few things missing, but comparing the ubuntu installation against something like Redhat, especially on a notebook, it works like a charm.

 

[noswal]

The link I mentioned in my first post was extremely helpful for the install


Still without connection. The system sees the modem but no connection occuring

Feb 27 07:49:57 Lps98 kernel: [4333278.348000] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
Feb 27 07:49:57 Lps98 kernel: [4333278.445000] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 2 choices
Feb 27 07:49:57 Lps98 kernel: [4333278.448000] ipwtty 1-2:1.0: IPWireless converter converter detected
Feb 27 07:49:57 Lps98 kernel: [4333278.452000] usb 1-2: IPWireless converter converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Feb 27 07:49:57 Lps98 usb.agent[18129]: Keeping default configuration with /sys//devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb1/1-2
Feb 27 07:49:57 Lps98 usb.agent[18142]: ipw: already loaded
Feb 27 07:50:07 Lps98 pppd[18194]: pppd 2.4.3 started by root, uid 0
Feb 27 07:50:08 Lps98 chat[18195]: timeout set to 30 seconds
Feb 27 07:50:08 Lps98 chat[18195]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Feb 27 07:50:08 Lps98 chat[18195]: expect (^M)

 

[The_Unbeliever]

That's also one of my gripes with UnSuitaBle modems and Linux... wish Mark will light a fire under all those UnSuitaBle modem drivers... and get these to work under linux as well...

This is one of the biggest drawbacks of Linux, that most UnSuitaBle modems are not supported out of the box.

Anyway, familiarize yourself with Ubuntu, then try different Linux distros for a full experience.

Regards

TU

 

[chris54]

Thats the gripe I have with Ubuntu....NO Sentech modem driver

Never got it working !