ubuntu freaks, it is almost time for 9.10
Tuesday, 27. October 2009, 05:45:41
All you *buntu freaks, it's almost here again, upgrade time. Distro upgrades are always fun. This Thursday, 29 October 2009, is the next release, 9.10 (Karmic Koala, WTF!) so fire up those torrent clients and look busy. 
See my CD-less speedy combo method of upgrading. Download servers will overload on Thursday, so if you use bittorrent to fetch, you'll save a lot of time.
All of these are fun and run smooth as silk:
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Ubuntu - for you Gnome-ers. Safe with most medications.
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Kubuntu - KDE eye-candy fantasy. Goes well with spicy Chinese take-out, or Vietnamese.
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Xubuntu - for people who like the military-like precision of the Xfce desktop like I do.
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Edubuntu - Ubuntu enhanced with educational applications, tools, content, and themes.
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Ubuntu Netbook Remix - runs dreamy on my Sylvania Meso netbook.
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Microsoft Windows 7 - obligatory "I'm kidding" link. What a freakin' downer!
If you can't decide which one to get, just pick any of the first few listed above. One can be converted to another with little hassle.
Reminder, if you are upgrading from a previous *buntu system, get the *alternate* CD iso file, not the main one. If it's a virginal install, any of the iso files will do. In fact, if you're new to all this, get the recommended main file. You can boot it live and see how it looks before you install it.
Upgrades: get the *alternate* file! Virgins, get any file, especially the main one.
All install easy as pie, especially with beer.
Don't forget to install Opera after you get 'er running.Control + C. I'm done!
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WIDGETIZE
cofoppyplop # 27. October 2009, 07:46
slackwrdave # 27. October 2009, 07:53
Originally posted by cofoppyplop:
As I sit here with green armpits from that Three Mile Island (Chernobyl scented) stick deodorant you loaned me.
cofoppyplop # 27. October 2009, 08:06
I completely forgot there was an alternate cd.
I did download the release candidate and burned it to disk, but haven't used it yet.
Windows 7 worked better for me than 9.04 but I've been hearing nothing but good things about this one. I'm hoping a KDE distro will finally work on my computer. Kubuntu 9.04 just wouldn't do it.
I'll probably wait for the Mint version, but because of all the rain I've had a good spell of 'nets lately so I'm downloading the kitchen sink while it's available. I wonder if the disk mount thing would work with Mint.
PoolBoy42 # 27. October 2009, 12:19
How about spunky spider for the next release though.
slackwrdave # 27. October 2009, 14:26
Originally posted by cofoppyplop:
It will as long as it's an upgrade from an already running system. The command is long, but all iso files can be mounted and viewed as if they had been written to the CD already.
In a similar vein, many of the movies I download are in iso format ripped from a DVD. The VLC media player will read and play the iso directly without having to have the burned DVD in the drive.
Originally posted by PoolBoy42:
The names are already goofy enough. They might as well start using drag queen names, which frequently have the same repeating letter for the first and last name:
PoolBoy42 # 27. October 2009, 18:12
XxTatteredXSoulXx # 27. October 2009, 21:23
slackwrdave # 27. October 2009, 23:19
Originally posted by XxTatteredXSoulXx:
I always enjoy your screenshots and things.
cofoppyplop # 27. October 2009, 23:58
I can't imagine what the 'L' name for Ubuntu will be-- Limpid Lamprey, Languid Llama, Lurking Liverfluke, Lowering Lion, Listening Lice.
slackwrdave # 28. October 2009, 00:19
Originally posted by cofoppyplop:
I booted Sabayon one time off of a CD. It ran ok, but I didn't see much there that interested me. As for rpm based distros, it's been many years, but I grew to hate Red Hat and it's rpms. Things have probably gotten a lot better, but I have a permanent aversion to rpm based distros.
I've run KDE both on Slackware and Kubuntu. It's a little demanding, but the effects can be toned down to make it more responsive. I've rarely had significant issues with KDE, but I'm currently into the light and snappy Xfce desktop.
I've always had the deepest admiration for Debian and Slackware. I was a little disappointed in myself for getting hooked on the *buntus, but they work so well for me, and they're Debian based, so that's a plus. I'd heard rave reviews of Debian's package manager for years, and by golly, it's superb, and the *buntus use it.
Last rambling point of mine, lol. I find the default install of Ubuntu (or any of them) to be pretty barebones, whereas Slackware had such a complete feel to it. With Ubuntu you just have to go on a little package hunt with Synaptic, and you can fill it out any way you like.
I love to ramble about Linux, and heck, I don't really know squat.
Shaunak # 29. October 2009, 09:12
decodedthought # 13. November 2009, 09:48
Originally posted by Shaunak:
5 more days
Karmic is really nice!!!
shuts down in lightning speed
but some how boot time , it takes longer than that of jaunty