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    just some fun 4 you ubuntu users :-))

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by helikaon, Jan 26, 2010.

  1. helikaon

    helikaon Notebook Consultant

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    LOLing!
    i've read a few of those type blog/articles before..
    don't know what went wrong with that..but i've NEVER had that many problems..LOL
     
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    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    LOL ! The source of his problems may be found in the bathroom mirror...LOL

    I've switched to Fedora for now, but you'll see as Ubuntu grows and grows, you'll have the same kind of hate crowd that Windows now enjoys...
     
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    jjblackfox Newbie

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    Ug! I reported a bug and make the stupid mistake of subscribing to the bug report because I thought I was going to be a huge help to the community. I got emails months later about duplicate bugs and people getting all excited because they "HAVE THE SAME BUG!!!!!"
     
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    lol it actually happened to me i upgraded ubuntu via web and it went all nigth long , i went to sleep, then when i woke up that thing i wanting my input on something i don't know, i selecto yes and hell broke lose!!.

    and now mi fedora broke cuz i uninstall KDE o well lemme try mint fluxbox
     
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    jjblackfox Newbie

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    Trying to read that hurt my brain. Yeah it might be a bad idea to allow permission for something that you don't know.
     
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    sorry English is not my first language
     
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    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Lol the only issue I ever had with ubuntu was 9.04 and keeping a static assigned IP, but it was fixed pretty easy (although painfully). I have gone through release after release on PCs before with no issues and no going to the watered down mac OS is for those who cant handle adult operating systems. Just my $.02.
     
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    I'll translate.

    :D

    Anyways, that is rather humorous, but sadly I have similar upgrade problems. Also, 9.10 was a mess (for me). GRUB 2 didn't help that situation at all either.
     
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    9.10 worked well for me..but grub 2..ehh..i could have done w/o.
     
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    QFT. :D

    I've had a couple of livable issues in the past, but the only major problem I've had was with 9.10, since it didn't recognize my SD card and Hibernate would break Ubuntu. I stuck with 9.04. :rolleyes:

    But support for stuff like my wireless card has only gotten better, and the Ubuntu forums are really useful. That being said, I'm working on installing Arch on my desktop so I can achieve hardcore status. :)
     
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    Just today i did stupid thing. I had nice working fedora 11 on my pc desktop, but guess what?!
    I just wanted to try that fancy 12, lol os i upgraded 11->12. Now i have 12, but broken sshd on some missing lib that doesn't even exist in 12 and my X not working any longer too because of stupid Nouveau driver, thas mess with my binary that was added by dkms.... holy crap, why did i shoot myself in leg again?. :D
     
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    the curiosity of trying a new distro version and seeing how well it works then the one before..idk..lol ..then deciding which ones works better for you to keep...hehe :D
    i've had trouble with some upgrades too..the better thing to do..i found is to not install it from the update manager..but from the live cd..if u didn't do that already..
    idk..it has worked better for me in the past.. :rolleyes:
     
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    Agreed. My trolling on the ubuntu forums is what helped me fix the IP issue I was having. Not to mention I'm far from being a linux guru.
     
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Best way to deal with static IP's is to set up your router to assign certain IP's to certain MAC addresses. That way if you reinstall, change systems, whatever, your IP for that machine is still the same. That's typically something you need an aftermarket router firmware for, though.