[LinuxUsers] Advice

Jason cottonjmc at gmail.com
Sun Sep 20 01:59:02 UTC 2009 

The install went smoothly and no issues with drivers it appears. The  
only issue I've noticed is that my sound is extremely low even with it  
maxed. I've done a few searches on this and it seems like a common  
issue with a variant of resolutions. So far none have worked or only  
marginally.





On Sep 19, 2009, at 6:08 PM, Chris Louden <chris at chrislouden.com> wrote:

> Penns link to the howto forge is where i started. Its a great
> reference. Obviously pick and choose the apps you want form the list
> provided.
>
> -Chris
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Jason Cotton <cottonjmc at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>> I'm following Chris and Chris's recommendations, I'll let you all  
>> know how
>> it goes when I'm done.
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Chris Penn <cantormath at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you are finally fed up with XP/Vista, Im guessing you are not use
>>> to Linux as a desktop.  In that case, going with the basic install  
>>> of
>>> ubuntu and letting the installer format the disk for you would
>>> probably be the best choice.  I agree with what chris says, 1-6.
>>>
>>> Some of 1-6 can be found here:
>>> http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-ubuntu-9.04
>>> I do not recommend all of the package in this howto.
>>>
>>> In addition to what chris said, I would also suggest turning off  
>>> some
>>> of the services that run by default if you do not need them.  For
>>> example, if you are not using bluetooth, you can turn off bluetooth
>>> services.  There are some other services you many not want;  I do  
>>> not
>>> have a jaunty box here, so I cannot check.
>>>
>>> Chris...
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Chris Louden  
>>> <chris at chrislouden.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> my advice/ 2 cents.
>>>>
>>>> Some minimal stuff to get you going. This is just a quick spew  
>>>> and not
>>>> completely detailed.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Install
>>>> 2. Initial boot, see what works and what doesn't. Setup wireless  
>>>> or etc.
>>>> 3. Reboot.
>>>> 4. Updates (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade)
>>>> 5. Reboot. Generally you do not need to after updates however the
>>>> kernel has changed since the release of 9.04 and your  
>>>> installation so
>>>> you will need to reboot after the updates for all changes to take
>>>> effect.
>>>> 6. Install Medibuntu
>>>> (sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list
>>>> --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo
>>>> apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo
>>>> apt-get update)
>>>> 7.install some other stuff for media and system customization.
>>>> (sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 vlc vlc-plugin-*
>>>> ubuntu-restricted-extras vim compizconfig-settings-manager)
>>>>
>>>> with that you will have a nice working system that supports quite a
>>>> bit of media.  Note that not all of that software mentioned is  
>>>> legal
>>>> for use in the US due to software patents and etc...
>>>>
>>>> -Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Jason <cottonjmc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I plan on using it for web surfing and media mainly. And well to  
>>>>> learn
>>>>> the
>>>>> operating system more also
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Chris Louden <chris at chrislouden.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I highly recommend manually partitioning it once you are a bit  
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> comfortable with it. Odds are you are going to reinstall  
>>>>>> several times
>>>>>> to get things right/comfortable. Don't worry about it now. Play  
>>>>>> around
>>>>>> get familiar with it. Only option you might need to specify  
>>>>>> with the
>>>>>> install is ACPI. If the installation locks up, try disabling  
>>>>>> that. If
>>>>>> the install goes right through, then don't worry about ACPI.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now once you have it install a whole world of options and
>>>>>> customization opens up to you. What are you going to use it for?
>>>>>> Generally stuff.. internet/email?  Might want to look at  
>>>>>> installing
>>>>>> medibuntu, and well... of alot of things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Manny <vectormax at gmail.com>  
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Definitely do a manual partition.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did a quick install of Ubuntu 9.04 in a VM using  
>>>>>>> VirtualBox.  I was
>>>>>>> able to get a legacy scanner to work on it last night, as  
>>>>>>> there are
>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>> drivers for the scanner in Vista or Win7.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Xsane is so cool that it was able to see the scanner (usb) and  
>>>>>>> I was
>>>>>>> able to scan something my wife wanted to fax.  My plan was to  
>>>>>>> scan
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> email the pdf to myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Unfortunately last nights Ubuntu updates were taking too long  
>>>>>>> so I
>>>>>>> canceled midway and I'm left with a system that will require a
>>>>>>> reinstall.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This time I definitely plan to make a root (/) and home (/home)
>>>>>>> partition to safeguard any data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I attempted a reinstall without formating my /, but that  
>>>>>>> didn't work.
>>>>>>> I reinstalled grub but that didn't work either.  Someone told me
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> was a kernel update last night which explains much.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The document is recoverable (boot livecd image and mount the
>>>>>>> partition) but wasn't important.  It was a pretty fresh install.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good luck!
>>>>>>> Make a separate  /home if you plan to save any data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --Manny
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Jason <cottonjmc at gmail.com>  
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'll be single booting since I have several other machines.  
>>>>>>>> So I'm
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> worried about screwing up and trying over
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As to my exposure/experience with Linux I'm a novice. Dave  
>>>>>>>> exposed
>>>>>>>> me to
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>> years ago but I only dabbled with it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sep 18, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Randall Whitman <909linux at whizman.com 
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have a 15 inch acer that I'm going to put Linux on.  I'm
>>>>>>>>>> finally fed up with vista and xp that I want to seriously use
>>>>>>>>>> Linux.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are you planning to dual-boot or install Linux only?  How  
>>>>>>>>> familiar
>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> with Linux (i don't remember from any previous posts,  
>>>>>>>>> sorry)?  If
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>> accustomed to Linux-only, and not planning to dual-boot, it  
>>>>>>>>> can be
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>>> idea to run Linux from one of Live-CD/USB or WUBI-install,  
>>>>>>>>> until
>>>>>>>>> used
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have the ubuntu 9.04 distro. Should I just allow it to run
>>>>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>>>>> a standard setup or are there settings that I should be  
>>>>>>>>>> looking
>>>>>>>>>> for?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We always do manual partitioning (even though that may be the
>>>>>>>>> hardest
>>>>>>>>> part
>>>>>>>>> of install process) - at a minimum separate partitions for /
>>>>>>>>> (system)
>>>>>>>>> and /home (data).
>>>>>>>>> We also routinely add the OpenOffice PPA repository to the  
>>>>>>>>> Software
>>>>>>>>> Sources,
>>>>>>>>> so we get the newest OpenOffice through the Package Manager.
>>>>>>>>> (Well, we also get rid of libmono and install gThumb.)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Also opinions should I install the desktop distro or the  
>>>>>>>>>> netbook?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My recommendation is to try LiveCD or LiveUSB of both and  
>>>>>>>>> see which
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> like better.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> /Randall
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Randall Whitman
>>>>>>>>> Whizman Software Solutions
>>>>>>>>> www.whizman.com
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