Ubuntu Finally !!

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

I installed UBUNTU 7.10 on My PC and It Rocks !!

This is my First Post From UBUNTU !

It plays Music and has Firefox and now what i need is A C++ IDE !!

Of Course It is a big Deal

It took 1.5 hours to install it on my system from 7:45 to 9:15 .. i used the ubuntu alternate CD

I have 192 MB SD RAM with 1 Ghz P3 PC and i have no plans of major upgrade !!!! my dad ofcourse has a laptop but i don't touch it ! i don't like to !
my PC got only CD ROM had to use my dad's lappy to burn ubuntu CD !! lol !

Also PIDGIN rocks anyway in and i use it in windows too
need a bit torrent and download manager now too !
lets see what's it got !

now i am using Rythm box music player ..! i guess its good ! right guys ? or which is the best player . i mean the best which can run on my pc !


Yes Ubuntu 7.10 is real slow compared to XP SP 2
I can feel the difference .. but i think i will use Ubuntu and put a new ram stick in just for that . lol !

previoulsy i used to use damn small linux . now that was real fast !!

[FilledVoid]

Glad to hear that. You might want to check for setting up Ubuntu Gutsy for Speed . A search in google will lead you to a blog of the author. By the way you might want to watch out for a service called trackerd and see if it consumes alot of your memory.

Anyway welcome to ubuntu

[vish786]

DSL works fast like Flash(fastest runner).
Small & superfast.

use Deluge as Infra said.

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by exx_2000

Glad to hear that. You might want to check for setting up Ubuntu Gutsy for Speed . A search in google will lead you to a blog of the author. By the way you might want to watch out for a service called trackerd and see if it consumes alot of your memory.

Anyway welcome to ubuntu

Thanks a lot for the welcome and the Tip

acutally i hv used ubuntu for may be 2-3 hrs previously .. coz for all my friends its me who installs ubuntu in their PC

Will now see how to make it fast !

[The_Devil_Himself]

c++ is there in the synaptic package manager,I guess it is not installed by default(c is installed by default).Just use synaptic to install c++(nothing need to be downloaded just insert the cd)

exaile is an awesome music player.

[Hitboxx]

Player - sudo apt-get install banshee exaile

Torrent - sudo apt-get install azureus

[infra_red_dude]

With just 192mb of RAM, I wouldn't advise you to install Azureus. Use Deluge Bit torrent client instead.

http://deluge-torrent.org/downloads.php

Download Manager: Downloade4x. Its there in repos. Just connect to the net and install it via Synaptic.

Music: If you only want a player then Audacious is best for you. If you want a Media Manager cum Player then Exaile is good (I hafn't used anything else).

Both of them are available in the repos. Just connect to the net and install them via Synaptic.

[Cool G5]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

thanks infra , devil and hitboxx will try all tom !!

cool g5 .. my pleasure !!

[praka123]

For torrents Azureus is my personal choice but it uses too much memory.use deluge-torrent or transmission(lightest!) and there are many other torrent clients in Linux.
and for C/C++ IDE,go install from synaptic,Anjuta.use xine-ui and mplayer apart from totem for video play.install all those codecs if ur a multimedia freak.

[arunks]

i have installed 7.04 and then updated all the packages...

and then i installed all multimedia players like vlc xmms and more, fonts, many softwares like picasa flash partition , many codecs and plugins, ..etc. etc.

I took around 500MB to download and update these all /...

Now my question is if i upgrade my 7.04 to 7.10 gutsy then will that updated and installed softwared be wasted or not...?

i mean should i upgrade to 7.10 or not...?

[QwertyManiac]

You can upgrade without issues. The installed softwares would be updated as necessary as well.

But I'd just like to add that doing a CD download is more beneficial in case you have to reformat your Ubuntu at a later point of time.

[arunks]

i m getting ubbuntu dvd 7.10 with december 2007...
So why to download the cd ..

and plz tel me whether i can update from 7.04 to 7.10 with this dvd coming with digit

[infra_red_dude]

If Ubuntu 7.04 is fully updated and working fine then don't bother installing 7.10

[arunks]

but i want to have latest version

Also it(7.10) must be having some gud and new features..

[Faun]

Originally Posted by arunks

but i want to have latest version

Also it(7.10) must be having some gud and new features..

curiosity killed the cat

Try it if u like to tinker

[arunks]

but tell me willl my all updates and softwares installed in 7.04 be intact after upgrading to 7.10????????????????


If yes then only i can upgrade....
So anybody knows?????

[Faun]

Originally Posted by arunks

but tell me willl my all updates and softwares installed in 7.04 be intact after upgrading to 7.10????????????????


If yes then only i can upgrade....
So anybody knows?????

possibly some dependencies will go broken, Avant window navigator etc.

But the core system will remain stable.

I once upgrade and everything was workin fine. Though expect some bugs to infiltrate

[din]

@a_k_s_h_a_y

Congrats

Welcome to UAC (Ubantu Addicts Club)

[Faun]

Originally Posted by din

@a_k_s_h_a_y

Congrats

Welcome to UAC (Ubantu Addicts Club)

lol..UAC is the corporation in Mars, remembr doom 3

[tgpraveen]

Originally Posted by T159

lol..UAC is the corporation in Mars, remembr doom 3

LOL

[din]

Hmm, Ubuntu in Mars ?

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by din

@a_k_s_h_a_y

Congrats

Welcome to UAC (Ubantu Addicts Club)

not yet guys.. !

my dad said Ram Upgrade only in Jan 08 coz i hv exams now in Dec .. lol !

will add a 256 Mb Stick .. so a total of 384 Ram Must do very well so that i never boot into windows again ! unless i start to really miss viruses , spyware etc etc

[Pathik]

^^And gaming. Btw wat abt ur new pc?? also wat onboard gfx do u have?

[FilledVoid]

Opening Ubuntu on my system and then checking system Monitor shows that it is using <250 MB. However Applications like Firefox, OpenOffice and Amarok defintely increase its usage greatly .

[praka123]

amarock?exaile is better for me atleast-in Gnome

[FilledVoid]

Originally Posted by praka123

amarock?exaile is better for me atleast-in Gnome

I wish someone told me about exaile before I downloaded Amarok

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by pathiks

^^And gaming. Btw wat abt ur new pc?? also wat onboard gfx do u have?

no gaming man .. i don't remeber onboard thing

i know that i can't set screen color to 32 bit .. 24 bit is max .. so that $ucks
may be i should buy new PC only

but what's the use of new pc ??
for browsing this is enough i think soo

how do i install Adobe Flash player plugin in firefox .. i tired to install via adobe site's installer but failed .. !

i know only basic commands of UNIX .. don't know about adding stuff though .. know only what's there in my college ka UNIX text book .. lol .. shuld learn more ..

[FilledVoid]

how do i install Adobe Flash player plugin in firefox .. i tired to install via adobe site's installer but failed .. !

I think the command was sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree.

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by exx_2000

Join the Revolution! Format C: !

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Originally Posted by exx_2000

I think the command was sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree.

so will that enable flash player in Firefox ..
in fact once Firefox gave me an option to choose from 2 different flash player

adobe flash player and a free open source one.. i choose the open source flash player instead of adobe .. now i can't watch any videos on websites .. damn it .. they all ask for adobe flash player only