Official NBR Linux Team Thread

Any hope for a Slackware banner?

 

No need to quote the img and code lines, man.

 

I shall join.

 

So how's it, anyone can join this flood thread and use the cool sig logo?

 

It involves a bucket of water and a neighbour...
Then you can use every sig you want.

 

the new joiner will have scroll back a bit to learn how that works....TIP: pick out a 'small, weak' neighbor lol

 

Not to many neighbors...cat managed to over hear you.




Kidding.... *glances over shoulder at cat*

 

Ok, can i join now?

 

No, you're too young. You still have your whole life ahead of you.

 

@Enunes.....did that old guy run you down?

 

He told it all to my mommy. I'm grounded since then with no videogame.

And it's all your fault.

 

Well this is my first post from my e6400 running linux!

 

World says hello to andy71600!

 

Which distro are you running on that Precision? I've got Slackware on this one, but having issues ATM switching kernels.

EDIT: sorry, got my m's and e's mixed up....Ubuntu, all of them, run flawlessly on the new DELLS.

 

My laptop is actually a Latitude. I'm pretty sure the M6400 is the Precision, but anyways... I am now running the freshly released: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux


Everything runs great... The boot performance with ext4 and my SSD is just awesome. After a few tweaks I am drawing only 8.9W with wifi on doing some basic surfing. This is getting me ~6 hours out of my 6 cell battery.

 

You are most welcome!

 

Yesterday at my university, some people were discussing about how slow their [windows] computers are.

I got in the discussion and told them to do the standard windows cleaning stuff. They told me they had already done it all.

As I am always prepared, I pulled out a Kubuntu Live CD (from the ones at kubuntu.org) for each and everybody was happy in the end
Even me

[/diary]

So, do people here spread live cds to people who "need" it too?

 

that's great Enunes for you Univ young people. For me, in the circles I'm in, they'd have no clue....no clue...I can't even talk to them even about windows. lol

 

I occasionally when fixing a computer, stick in a live CD to see what the problem is. Whenever I do I find it increasingly difficult to explain the fact that it is an operation system and unrelated to Windows.

 

LOL that sounds like my work - we play around with very high tech helicopters all day, but if their computer/laptop at home begins to have issues they turn into a blubbering mess and get me to have a look at it!

Don't know if I asked previously, but can I join?

Been using Ubuntu since Warty came out, dabbled in openSUSE, involved with the Ubuntu Gamers Arena, still attempting to get a database together for gaming PC hardware that just works with *nix...and general *nix fangirl

so can I? can I? huh? huh?

lol

 

They say you have to perform the ritual first.

 

Enunes has set a new standard.
You're most welcome to try and raise the bar...

 

hehe - icy water goes well here in the tropics

How about I say I hve done that (this is the internet after all) and we shall call it even, and shall henceforth be a NBR Linux Team Member

lol

 

Unfortunately I can't take the credits.

 

Since you're in Queensland, maybe boiling water would work better...just run faster.....

Getcha one of those banner thingies....

 

woohoo...you mean like this one? hehehe

Thanks guys

 

Count me in ....using ubuntu 9.04 + KDE 4.3 Beta .....works like a charm

 

Hmm... I keep meaning to try KDE. :GEEK:

 

I was the frist one to perform zeee ritual and that too in ****ing canadian winter!!!!

 

I'm trying out Arch Linux in a VM, I'm really liking it.

 

i myself am looking forward to 9.10..trying it out...the differences..
i wish they would have done something different with the login screen and startup wallpaper..but that can easily be changed..so no big...11 more days.

 

@ Calvin
idk i just keep coming back to Arch, just feels like home (founder is a Canadian XD )

 

I really feel like I'm at home with Arch, even if it's just a VM.

 

That's what I should do... try Arch in a VM.

Oh, and I suppose I should perform "the ritual," which I haven't, since it was instituted after I joined. But I'll have to wait until tomorrow for broad daylight and neighbors.

 

w00t linux

 

QFT.

I went outside and dumped a bucket of water on my head, per procedure. It was fun.

 

Agree with the Arch. Went to try Ubuntu 9.10 but just felt so.. constrained.

 

I tried 9.10 too, but thought it's boot screen was a bit uglier, I wanted to be able to change the login screen, my SD card reader didn't work, and 'Hibernate' would crash the system. No bueno.

I've found Jaunty to be really good though, but now that I've tried KDE, next on my list is to try Arch.

 

I can understand being an Arch Fanattic after getting hooked on Slackware for similar reasons....however, for the 'convenience' minded, I'm finding Fedora 12 x64 to be rock solid. It a little harder to install codecs etc but not that big of deal but I end up with basically the same desktop as 9.10 but something that feels a little more stable.....fwiw for those hopping around...worth a looksie...

 

That procedure is for the shy people, but the neighbors HAVE to see you do it to be valid (see anyone laughing thru the window across the street?).....LOL

 

Eh, I waited until a couple people showed up in the parking lot, but they hardly gave more than an inquisitive glance at me. I would have preferred a bit more reaction, that's for sure. Maybe if it was really cold and snowing...

 

I just thought I would revive this thread and ask what distribution everyone is using currently.

 

Just started using Linux in the past few weeks. I tried Live Cds of Ubuntu 10.04, Mint 9, Simply MEPIS, openSUSE 11.2 and 11.3, Peppermint, and PCLinuxOS KDE & Gnome.

I was unable to get the Ubuntu 10.04-based distros or openSUSE 11.3 to work on my old desktop (Athlon XP and ATi 9600XT). So, after playing with PCLOS and MEPIS, I found that I preferred PCLOS (KDE) and installed it on the desktop last week. No significant problems.

Because my experience has been generally positive, last night I installed PCLOS on my HP dv7t (dual boot with W7).

Having fun exploring a new OS.

 

your story sounds like my adventure. congrats!

 

That reminds me of my first taste of linux

I tried Ubuntu 7.10, Mint 4, Mepis 7, and PCLOS 2007 in one night

 

was using peppermint..finally going to try out ubuntu 10.04 though

 

Good idea.

 

LOL..that's what i thought...
u use ubuntu 10.04 right thomas? how's she doing for ya?

 

Great, all of my machines run it actually, works great for me and is easily the most mature desktop linux distribution around.

 

yea I booted it up and ran it last night..got most of my customizing done..it's been quite fast and stable I've tried a lot of distros and always went back to ubuntu..it just seems to..fit me i spose ..