Ubuntu Hardy Heron Released

Discussion in 'Science, Technology & Car Chat' started by Knoctur_nal, Apr 24, 2008.

  1. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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  2. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    is linux even that great? it doesn't have the office programs which are required by most ppl.
     
  3. ^ shows you aint a comp geek. lol
     
  4. dim8sum

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    it has open office, which is a great free alternative to MS Office
     
  5. tonkachi

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    open office works wonders in place of office...the best part of it is its free
     
  6. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    i see, i would get it but then again i've never used linux and windows is fine for me lol.
     
  7. tonkachi

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    wat u can do bbes if you want to get your feet wet is download ubuntu and burn it to a CD...it will run directly from the CD no need to install anything to your computer and you get a chance to learn
     
  8. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    ye i know, they offer a live disc, but i don't rele have discs to spare.
     
  9. tonkachi

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    go install vmware server its free and you can start playing with virtual machines :)
     
  10. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    oh i got it now and tried it, not gonna install it, it doesn't have the right driver for my wireless dongle and also there's some programs which i prefer on windows. its gd for when i do need it i guess and it supposedly does have like a lot of aesthetically pleasing features.
     
  11. ayy that bird looks pretty coo.. hahaha

    is there a way to run it simultaneously with Vista? and does it have all those effects make the desktop all crazy n what not? -lol
     
  12. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    dual boot or virtual machine it.
    Running a virtual machine would be your best choice.
     
  13. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    couldn't u just install it in windows? but ye u can activate all the visual stuff which i think is pretty cool, but i don't know how to use linux so i can't be bothered to install it at this moment in time.
     
  14. tonkachi

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    it won't install into windows bbes because its a operating system on its own and won't use the file system that window uses. You could create another partition on your hard drive to install it and do a dual boot thing...but like knoc was saying vm it is the fastest and has less hassles
     
  15. bbes

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    but wouldn't it run slower if u use vmware and like u have to register to get vmware with all sorts of questions which i can't answer lol. also, don't u need a lot of ram for vmware?
     
  16. ^ if you consider 2gb a lot of ram or even 1gb... but its recommended that you have 2 anyways if you are running vista with their aero(?) software....

    and last i check VMWare wasn't that hard to obtain.....

    unfortunatly i don't see the need ATM for this cause im barely spending time on my laptop at home and im about to get a new one.... so ill see where this is later.... lol
     
  17. Phil

    Phil 香港 PA 社團 揸Fap 人

    um , is that a Phoenix head and second
    Lunix is awesome since Xbox runs with lunix hehe
     
  18. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    as an alternative e to vmware, look into virtual pc from ms.
     
  19. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    on linux, how would u extract files anyway? like the winrar files. what program do u use there?