[QUOTE=Edvinas;32167264]I'm planning to install linux on my old desktop, but I'm not sure which distribution to use. I'm currently interested in ubuntu, but I have never used any linux operating system so I would appreciate any suggestions.
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with those specs I would look into Xubuntu
Crunchbang Openbox is easily the sexiest low-spec distro ever. You might have to touch a text file every now and again for some settings, but it should be simple to use.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;32168501]Crunchbang Openbox is easily the sexiest low-spec distro ever. You might have to touch a text file every now and again for some settings, but it should be simple to use.[/QUOTE]
Nope.avi
Archbang is set up much better.
Is anyone able to link me or describe to me how I can get network drivers for my specific network chip on BackTrack 5? Will i need to hardwire to LAN to download the drivers, and how would I go about doing that?
[QUOTE=Edvinas;32167264]I'm planning to install linux on my old desktop, but I'm not sure which distribution to use. I'm currently interested in ubuntu, but I have never used any linux operating system so I would appreciate any suggestions.
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Those specs are almost identical to mine. The Xfce and Lxde environments run quite well on it.
This weekend, I will install my new SSD in my notebook. Because its only a 120GB SSD I need a very lightweight Distro. could you guys point me in the right direction?
also, is there something, I should be aware of, when using an SSD with linux? (like trim support or things like that)
[QUOTE=kaukassus;32179684]Because its only a 120GB SSD I need a very lightweight Distro.[/QUOTE]
what
Are you seriously saying one or two gigabytes is too much for you
[QUOTE=esalaka;32179764]what
Are you seriously saying one or two gigabytes is too much for you[/QUOTE]
maybe not too much, but I need as much space as possible, because I'll run several virtual machines on it.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;32179932]maybe not too much, but I need as much space as possible, because I'll run several virtual machines on it.[/QUOTE]
I'd say allocate at least 5Gigs of space for the OS. No matter what os, at least 5 Gigs is a very good start.
I'm having some problems with crunchbang. After a while the wireless stops working and i have to disconnect from the router and then reconnect. I'm using an "Intel corporation WiFi link 5100 AGN". using iwlagn drivers.
Anyone know how, when using Dim screen to save power on Fedora, how I can restore the original brightness by wiggling my mouse cursor after it dims? Power saving shit is necessary on this laptop's battery, but if not, at least my FN keys work to control brightness.
It should all be in the power settings (right-hand menu>computer settings>power).
I've always hated itunes, countless problems, bloat, required quicktime and apple updater.
I installed gtkpod, got my ipod mounted and was really happy with it. gtkpod is a speedy side program that has a sole purpose managing files on your ipod.
The thing i love the most is that it handles .flac and .oog files just fine, unlike itunes; hot damn I love linux.
[QUOTE=Naelstrom;32187927]I've always hated itunes, countless problems, bloat, required quicktime and apple updater.
I installed gtkpod, got my ipod mounted and was really happy with it. gtkpod is a speedy side program that has a sole purpose managing files on your ipod.
The thing i love the most is that it handles .flac and .oog files just fine, unlike itunes; hot damn I love linux.[/QUOTE]
I really hope Media Monkey gets ported to linux at some point.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;32183747]Anyone know how, when using Dim screen to save power on Fedora, how I can restore the original brightness by wiggling my mouse cursor after it dims? Power saving shit is necessary on this laptop's battery, but if not, at least my FN keys work to control brightness.[/QUOTE]
It works that way for me in Fedora 15 with KDE. Might be a Gnome 3 bug.
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Also, my Unix/Linux class at university is awful.
I would never recommend Computer Science classes to anyone. Teach yourself everything like I did, and don't wait until you're taking classes.
[editline]8th September 2011[/editline]
I'm not saying Computer Science is bad because I love it, it's just the classes are horrible.
You get professors who are stuck in the mid 90s, and then you take 3 classes that start at how to declare variables in Java or C++.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;32191654]It works that way for me in Fedora 15 with KDE. Might be a Gnome 3 bug.
[editline]8th September 2011[/editline]
Also, my Unix/Linux class at university is awful.
I would never recommend Computer Science classes to anyone. Teach yourself everything like I did, and don't wait until you're taking classes.
[editline]8th September 2011[/editline]
I'm not saying Computer Science is bad because I love it, it's just the classes are horrible.
You get professors who are stuck in the mid 90s, and then you take 3 classes that start at how to declare variables in Java or C++.[/QUOTE]
I'd love to skip my retarded C++ class but a required class is a required class, and I can't test out.
We just "learned" if and switch statements and people are freaking out.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;32197044]I'd love to skip my retarded C++ class but a required class is a required class, and I can't test out.
We just "learned" if and switch statements and people are freaking out.[/QUOTE]
the people in my class freaked out over HTML and CSS, and we're gonna have a C++ course next year.
Funny, here in Sweden it's your RIGHT to be able to take a special test to complete a whole class.
[QUOTE=FlashStock;32199011]Funny, here in Sweden it's your RIGHT to be able to take a special test to complete a whole class.[/QUOTE]
Another reason why Sweden is the best country.
I tried to see if I could do a test to complete a class sometime last year. I was told to see if a university would do it, but I haven't checked since I found out that I didn't need to.
Ubuntu, why are you such a fucking cunt to work with 90% of the time?
Seriously, I love Openbox and I wanted to start my coding experience with Linux. So, I dual-boot it, get it running, install the shit I need, reboot to kill all the gnome shit and boot with openbox. It loads and I instantly get Thunar, gdebi, and Chromium downloaded and going. Archey installed, I'm ready to edit my menu. I go to the place I saved a copy of my XML, copy and paste it, save, and go to right click and reconfigure...
[h2]NO FUCKING MENU![/h2]
Reboot, still no menu.
Hey Ubuntu, I'll tell you what. I'll come back to your sorry ass when you do three things: let me uninstall firefox without installing chromium, DON'T FUCKING EAT MY OPENBOX MENU. [h2]AND HAVE MY FUCKING GRUB MENU SHOW THE FUCK UP ON BOOT.[/h2]
/rant.
Sorry. Anyways, I'm going to try debian testing... again...
ubuntu is generally a piece of shit if you want to mess around with it
[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;32206630]Ubuntu, why are you such a fucking cunt to work with 90% of the time?
Seriously, I love Openbox and I wanted to start my coding experience with Linux. So, I dual-boot it, get it running, install the shit I need, reboot to kill all the gnome shit and boot with openbox. It loads and I instantly get Thunar, gdebi, and Chromium downloaded and going. Archey installed, I'm ready to edit my menu. I go to the place I saved a copy of my XML, copy and paste it, save, and go to right click and reconfigure...
[h2]NO FUCKING MENU![/h2]
Reboot, still no menu.
Hey Ubuntu, I'll tell you what. I'll come back to your sorry ass when you do three things: let me uninstall firefox without installing chromium, DON'T FUCKING EAT MY OPENBOX MENU. [h2]AND HAVE MY FUCKING GRUB MENU SHOW THE FUCK UP ON BOOT.[/h2]
/rant.
Sorry. Anyways, I'm going to try debian testing... again...[/QUOTE]
Go Arch Linux.
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;32211418]Go Arch Linux.[/QUOTE]
This was always the solution to all my problems with Ubuntu
[QUOTE=T3hGamerDK;32211418]Go Arch Linux.[/QUOTE]
I need something that works out of the box that I don't have to spend hours setting up and that I've only set up properly once before.
Besides, I only have one computer so I can't access the wiki.
I seem to remember the wiki being in the install disk.
[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;32217211]I need something that works out of the box that I don't have to spend hours setting up and that I've only set up properly once before.
Besides, I only have one computer so I can't access the wiki.[/QUOTE]
pacman -S lynx
lynx wiki.archlinux.org
And it takes just a few minutes to install. Most of the time is spend setting up partitions and downloading packages (If you're doing a net install)
[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;32217211]I need something that works out of the box that I don't have to spend hours setting up and that I've only set up properly once before.
Besides, I only have one computer so I can't access the wiki.[/QUOTE]
Arch Bang
I have acquired an Acer Netbook from my friend because he no longer needs it, it currently uses windows 7 starter edition. I plan on using it for college (word processing, data management, and programming).
Given the fact that Windows 7 SE sucks, I think this is a good opportunity to move over to a Unix.
I don't have much experience with a Linux OS, I used RedHat eons ago, but that was when I was in an apprenticeship program.
What would you guys recommend for a 1.8ghz Dual Core Atom processor, integrated graphics, and 1gb of RAM?
I don't want a very visually compelling or bloated distribution, something stable and flexible and fast should do the trick.
Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but it's not often that I use Linux as a primary OS.
arch with xfce should work well.
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