shaneshane1 said:what are its pro's & con's?
Nigel Goodwin said:Pro's - it's FREE!.
Con's - can you get programs to do what you want that run under it?.
I've installed Linux a number of times over the years, I've never been impressed with it's speed, and never found anything I was really interested in running under it?.
Nigel Goodwin said:Pro's - it's FREE!.
Con's - can you get programs to do what you want that run under it?.
I've installed Linux a number of times over the years, I've never been impressed with it's speed, and never found anything I was really interested in running under it?.
Gaston said:I just loaded ubuntu on a pc to try it out. It seems like something I will like, however it looks like there are some things to learn. Like gnome, what is gnome?
And synaptics, from what i gather if you want to install a program you use this and it will go out on the internet and download and install it. is that correct?
Gaston said:so basicaly gnome is like the graphical user interface for linux? and its done like that so different distributions like ubuntu and suse ..ect can all use the same applications?
Torben said:Essentially, yes. It doesn't have anything to do with different distros running the same apps per se; all the distros are Linux and as long as dependencies are met, libraries/file paths/etc can be found, etc, then a Linux app is a Linux app (it's more complicated than that but that's the general idea). For instance, I can take a package from Red Hat, and using the proper installation tools, I can install and run it just fine on the Debian-based Ubuntu.
shaneshane1 said:Wow all good points
I finally downloaded linux after a black out at 87% download and had to start again
when i restart my pc press F2 and choose CD drive and reboot it, it all works, but its really really slow, i can hear the drive starting and stopping all the time, so is my drive a peice of crap?
Can i copy it from CD to my hard drive, i tried through the cd drive but its mega slow(waited 10 minutes and the page still didnt load?
I have 2 hard drives [C] & [D] and [D] is empty so i want to dedicate linux to that drive? but how will i install it when it is having trouble loading it, all my other cd's seem to work fine eg: games,DVD's,music.
Torben said:Your drive probably sucks no more than any other; running from CD is very slow compared to running from the hard drive. Hard drives are much faster.
You didn't say what distro you downloaded, but if it's Ubuntu, there should just be an icon on the desktop you can click to start the installation process. You'll need to repartition your drive or else set aside another drive to install Linux on. The installer will walk you through that.
Torben
[Edit: Bizarrely, I read your last paragraph just before I wrote my second-last sentence, and wrote the sentence anyway. I think my brain took a walk somewhere. Oops.]
shaneshane1 said:yes its ubuntu, and when you say icon on desktop to start installation? nope, the only thing i have is the ubuntu 7.10i386 on the cd and the original ISO which is the ubuntu before i put it on the CD.
There is the installation option on the CD but its to slow to operate correctly?
Torben said:Are you talking about your Windows desktop or the Linux one you get when you run from the CD? I'm talking about the one on the Linux desktop. That's the installer I was talking about.
Torben
shaneshane1 said:yes thats the one i meant to, I tried running to cd from boot up and i get to the desktop that says install, but when i click on it the cd doesnt seem to want load it just hangs there for ages, ive only tried once, so i might try again.
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