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]]> By: GDI http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154765 GDI Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:29:03 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154765 Surprised to hear you're having difficulties, here are some pointers: NTFS read / write is now fully supported, just install "ntfs-3g". This is now stable and safe. The restricted drivers manager should detect your nvidia card and offer to install the proprietary drivers, after which you can run "sudo nvidia-settings" to set up your dual-screen without touching config files such as xorg.conf. For desktop effects (compiz / beryl), I addded Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True" to the "Screen" section of xorg.conf to make it work happily with the nVidia card. The forums and official documentation are great resources and contain all of the info I mentioned above. The wiki is also generally quite good too. In the time you spent moaning on your blog, you could have figured it all out from the docs. I agree that it's not as straight-forward as a Mac in terms of set up, but Macs are also made by just a single company, which makes integration easy. Of course this also limits and ties you as a user to that same single company (not to mention the exorbitant prices). If you want a fully configured Ubuntu system without getting your hands dirty, look for vendors selling Linux pre-installed on their PCs (I'm sure they exist in Oz too - they even exist here in the UAE). Surprised to hear you’re having difficulties, here are some pointers:

NTFS read / write is now fully supported, just install “ntfs-3g”. This is now stable and safe.

The restricted drivers manager should detect your nvidia card and offer to install the proprietary drivers, after which you can run “sudo nvidia-settings” to set up your dual-screen without touching config files such as xorg.conf.

For desktop effects (compiz / beryl), I addded
Option “AddARGBGLXVisuals” “True”
to the “Screen” section of xorg.conf to make it work happily with the nVidia card.

The forums and official documentation are great resources and contain all of the info I mentioned above. The wiki is also generally quite good too. In the time you spent moaning on your blog, you could have figured it all out from the docs.

I agree that it’s not as straight-forward as a Mac in terms of set up, but Macs are also made by just a single company, which makes integration easy. Of course this also limits and ties you as a user to that same single company (not to mention the exorbitant prices). If you want a fully configured Ubuntu system without getting your hands dirty, look for vendors selling Linux pre-installed on their PCs (I’m sure they exist in Oz too – they even exist here in the UAE).

]]> By: Garth Danuarta http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154638 Garth Danuarta Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:55:57 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154638 Hey Duncan Ever heard of PC Linux OS 2007 (or PCLOS 2007) .. ? It is gaining many rave reviews for working so well out of the box. For example, see http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pclinuxos While awaiting your Mac you may wish to download it and try it as a LiveCD. You can always dump it easily if you don't like it, but you may be pleasantly surprised too ... :) rgds Garth Hey Duncan

Ever heard of PC Linux OS 2007 (or PCLOS 2007) .. ?

It is gaining many rave reviews for working so well out of the box. For example, see http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=pclinuxos

While awaiting your Mac you may wish to download it and try it as a LiveCD. You can always dump it easily if you don’t like it, but you may be pleasantly surprised too … :)

rgds
Garth

]]> By: bernstein http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154506 bernstein Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:05:37 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154506 well, dual monitor on ubuntu is a bit messy, however with the latest drivers from nvidia and ubuntu feisty it should work more easily. as for ntfs : this didn't work maybe a year ago, however it works flawless now. as for it's DEFAULT inclusion in a _free and legally correct_ linux distro : this will probably NEVER happen because it's PATENT PROTECTED.... the same goes for MP3, DVD, HD-DVD, BLURAY, etc... however it's easy installed via synaptic.... and for the looks : the default ubuntu theme may not look as pleasing as windows vista but it's certainly on par with windows xp and superior to all preceding versions of windows. however, which one one prefers, is personal preference and nothing else... i for one don't like the old windows nor the xp nor the vista nor the the ubuntu look.... even the - to me most pleasing - os x look isn't that nice... well, dual monitor on ubuntu is a bit messy, however with the latest drivers from nvidia and ubuntu feisty it should work more easily.
as for ntfs : this didn’t work maybe a year ago, however it works flawless now. as for it’s DEFAULT inclusion in a _free and legally correct_ linux distro :
this will probably NEVER happen because it’s PATENT PROTECTED…. the same goes for MP3, DVD, HD-DVD, BLURAY, etc…
however it’s easy installed via synaptic….

and for the looks : the default ubuntu theme may not look as pleasing as windows vista but it’s certainly on par with windows xp and superior to all preceding versions of windows. however, which one one prefers, is personal preference and nothing else… i for one don’t like the old windows nor the xp nor the vista nor the the ubuntu look…. even the – to me most pleasing – os x look isn’t that nice…

]]> By: geekgirl74 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154470 geekgirl74 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:17:50 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154470 http://www.dailymotion.com/related/1483629/video/xy1ja_wiimote-en-action-avec-ubuntu-et-be_tech/1 good example for a desktop with beryl and 2 monitors... http://www.dailymotion.com/related/1483629/video/xy1ja_wiimote-en-action-avec-ubuntu-et-be_tech/1

good example for a desktop with beryl and 2 monitors…

]]> By: anthonya http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154452 anthonya Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154452 Duncan try mepis 6.5 - it's a live cd www.mepis.org Nvidia driver loaded by default from livecd Multi monitor, forget. It's a b**ch in linux Duncan try mepis 6.5 – it’s a live cd
http://www.mepis.org
Nvidia driver loaded by default from livecd
Multi monitor, forget. It’s a b**ch in linux

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]]> By: geekgirl74 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154425 geekgirl74 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:39:50 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154425 which Ubuntu version did you use? which Ubuntu version did you use?

]]> By: geekgirl74 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/comment-page-1/#comment-154424 geekgirl74 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:38:22 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/01/the-vista-nightmare-just-turned-into-an-ubuntu-one/#comment-154424 btw, if you want to see a recent styled gnome desktop as an example, here is my latest desktop: http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_id=88292385346685f936b1fa&p=screen no ugly orange, as you can see ;) btw, if you want to see a recent styled gnome desktop as an example, here is my latest desktop:
http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_id=88292385346685f936b1fa&p=screen
no ugly orange, as you can see ;)

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