You are currently browsing the archives for the Linux category.
Posted November 14, 2007 ago at 5:32 pm. 5 comments
The forum thread of this week is by professor fate. Professor fate and his friend have a bet about Ubuntu vs. Microsoft and invited the forums community to observe the challenge.
Quoted from professor fate:
Hello,
I am here because of a bet I have with a friend. This is the deal: I have to use Ubuntu for 30 days. IF there is anything I can’t do on Ubuntu (except for games which he reluctantly conceded is Microsoft turf) that I can do on Vista, then I get a brand new laptop courtesy of my buddy. IF on the other hand, I lose, I have to pay for his new laptop.
The rules:
1. I have to post any and all questions I have about installing and using Ubuntu on this forum.
2. I have to save all of my correspondence.
3. I cannot use any other OS for 30 days, except for my computer at work.
4. If I can demonstrate that Ubuntu isn’t neck to neck with Microsoft in anyway, I win.
5. I have to use open source software as much as possible. If there is no equivalent, then I get to use MS software, but using some sort of emulation software to run it on. (Buddy said I’d have to learn about it here).
6. My friend wanted me to use Feisty, but I told him to step up to the plate, so it’s going to be Gutsy. (I figure since it’s new, it must have lots of issues, so the better for me).
Well, there it is. I plan on winning this bet, but I will be fair. All of this will start tomorrow. Tonight is the last evening of my beloved Microsoft for 30 days. I am downloading Gutsy and will install tomorrow.
Professor Fate
This forum post was recently on the front page of Digg, so this thread is getting a lot of attention.
Posted November 9, 2007 ago at 4:25 pm. 2 comments
This is a re-visit of my guide for Ubuntu Feisty, updated for Gutsy.
- Install 3D drivers for your video card if you have not already. It may work without these drivers on some cards.
- Install dependencies:
sudo apt-get install python-imaging python-opengl libgtkglext1 python-gtkglext1
- Launch Applications –> Games –> Chess
- Go to View menu and select 3D
For an extra challenge, install the crafty engine:
sudo apt-get install crafty
Wiki Page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/3DChessboard
Posted October 31, 2007 ago at 1:42 pm. 10 comments
At UDS this week we had a spec (https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packaging-section-on-the-forum) to look how the MOTUs could teach and assist forum users how to properly package software for Ubuntu. This would make sure better and safer packages created by forum users, and get some people from the forums interested in the great work the MOTUs do.
The first result of this was a reorganization of all of the development and programming sections on the forums. All these sections are now located together in the sub forum Ubuntu Development & Programming.
Sections in this subforum are:
- Packaging and Compiling Programs
- Development CD/DVD Image Testing
- Development (Hardy Heron)
- Ubuntu Idea Pool
- Ubuntu Dev Link Forum
- Programming Talk
- Repositories & Backports
- Ubuntu Backports
- Ubuntu Forum Archives
- Old Release Development Archives (Closed, but readable)
RSS Feed: http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php?type=RSS2&forumids=310
Thanks to ubuntu-geek and dholbach for their hard work and leadership on this spec.
Posted October 24, 2007 ago at 10:35 pm. 1 comment
I’m a big fan of conky, all the power of widgets with low resource overhead. Started by Dylan103 over a year ago, this forum thread is one of the best places on the Internet to find tips and tricks and using conky. Be prepare to do a lot of reading, this thread has had 826 replies in the last year.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=281865
Posted October 18, 2007 ago at 9:23 am. 7 comments
The release of Gutsy has broken the record for the most user on-line at the Ubuntu Forums.
Most users ever online was 9,724, 1 Minute Ago at 09:19 AM (MST).
And the day is still young.
Also, if you are curious. Here are some other stats from the forums
Threads: 564,688, Posts: 3,549,133, Members: 403,850
Most users ever online was 11,934, Oct 23,2007 at 01:49 PM. (MST -6)
Posted ago at 9:19 am. 1 comment
If any Ubuntu members, users, or gurus have any extra time the next couple of days, the ubuntuforums.org is going to have an influx on new users needing help on Ubuntu. We could use help answering new users questions, especially in the Absolute Beginner Talk forum or just search for new posts. Please stop by if you have the time.
Posted October 17, 2007 ago at 12:31 pm. 5 comments
Once a week, I’m going to find a thread on the Ubuntu Forums of interest to me and hopefully the Ubuntu community in general and blog about it.
Ubuntu - My New Home, is a thread started by Kevin Carmony of Linspire fame. In this thread he discusses Linspire, his new love for Ubuntu, his new projects, and the Mitt Romney campaign (could the U.S. have a President that understands what Linux and Open Source are?). I invite everyone to the discussion.
Posted October 16, 2007 ago at 3:48 pm. 2 comments
The Ubuntu Utah LoCo team will hold a release party for Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) on Saturday October 20, 2007 at 6:30 PM (MST) at the Paradise Cafe in Salt Lake City. Anyone interested in Ubuntu is welcome to join in the celebration.
Free wifi will be available at the restaurant.
Address:
Paradise Cafe
618 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT, 84102
Phone: 801/746-6990
Map: http://tinyurl.com/2lullz
Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtahTeam/GutsyReleaseParty
Posted October 8, 2007 ago at 4:26 pm. 6 comments
Matthew’s post about conky got me playing with my .conkyrc again. One new feature in conky 1.4.7, which is included in Ubuntu Gutsy, is the ability to parse RSS feeds. By adding the following lines to my .conkyrc, I get feeds from Ubuntu Forums and Planet Ubuntu posted to my desktop.
${rss http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php?type=RSS2 10 feed_title}
${rss http://ubuntuforums.org/external.php?type=RSS2 10 item_titles 20}
${rss http://planet.ubuntulinux.org/rss20.xml 60 feed_title}
${rss http://planet.ubuntulinux.org/rss20.xml 60 item_titles 10}
Posted September 21, 2007 ago at 2:47 pm. 1 comment
I want to get the Legendary Sabdfl card for my deck.
Thanks to xkcd for the great web comic.
