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Ubuntu 5.10 is out!

I really want to like Ubuntu: sleek, different, great Gnome implementation. I tried the 5.10 LiveCD, didn't detect my wireless, couldn't configure it aftwerwards, same old problems.
 
I've never tried Linux before. Maybe I'll give this a spin. Would you recommend I install the full thing on a separate partition or just use the live cd?
 
Originally posted by: daniel49
hmm with software it seems to be better to wait a while..can you upgrade over the top of hedgehog?
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Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list to the one for Breezy Badger and do:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Now you will have a Breezy Badger system.
 
I really want to like Ubuntu: sleek, different, great Gnome implementation. I tried the 5.10 LiveCD, didn't detect my wireless, couldn't configure it aftwerwards, same old problems.
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My wifi works fine, the problem probably isn't with the distributions.

I've never tried Linux before. Maybe I'll give this a spin. Would you recommend I install the full thing on a separate partition or just use the live cd?
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The LiveCD should contain most of the main packages and it'll be safer, no chance of f'ing things up while repartitioning.

Does it actually support some diff wireless authentication protocols finally?
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Huh?

is it better just to get the regular 32bit version?
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Better than what?
 
Better than what?
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Better than 64bit. Its too late anyway since I already installed Kubuntu 5.10. Its looks nice. The only thing is I can't set the resulotion above 1024x780 like the previous version. So now my question is how do I set my resolution above that?
 
Better than 64bit.
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Better is subjective. Most things should work fine in the 64-bit version, the main problem is things that there's no source available for like the flash plugin, closed source codecs, etc.

The only thing is I can't set the resulotion above 1024x780 like the previous version. So now my question is how do I set my resolution above that?
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If you know the hardware can handle it you can put whatever modes you want available in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, in the "Section Screen" there should be a "Subsection Display" and under that a "Modes ..." line for each bitdepth, just add the resolutions that you want to the list and restart X.
 
ok. I went to go click on save and it would let me do that because I didnt have permisson to do that. So I assumed I have to log in as root...the only thing is during installation it didnt ask me for a root password. I know that for a fact. So my question is how do I log in as root then? And another thing...do I have to do this in terminal?
 
http://www.ubuntuguide.org/

Most of the stuff should be the same for 5.10, but I can't say for sure since I haven't really used either.

There is no root password, but default the account is disabled and you must use sudo to do priviledged operations. So run 'sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf' and you should be fine.
 
I only have 1 complaint about ubuntu. I have tried alot of different stuff to make it better but of course, i havent been able to fix it. My Viewsonic E90FB will not run at better than 1024x768 @65hz.

I cant stand that size. I have tried alot of stuff, and cant seem to get it to work right, then when i tried to get it straight it booted me into the black screen where there was no gui to fix it. Complete and utter blackness. So i dumped it and now i am going to try adifferent distro. Probably Fedora 4.I change just about monthly anyways... and im over due.

 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
http://www.ubuntuguide.org/

Most of the stuff should be the same for 5.10, but I can't say for sure since I haven't really used either.

There is no root password, but default the account is disabled and you must use sudo to do priviledged operations. So run 'sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf' and you should be fine.
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It says command not found...hmmm.
 
Originally posted by: Nothinman
sudo or gedit wasn't found?
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Yup. and I didn't put in the two ' either. I just copied and pasted the whole thing into terminal and pressed enter. The only thing is, I forgot how to copy edit and save things in terminal.
 
well I got it to work. I just reinstalled linux and this time I learned how to select the resolutions during installation by clicking the space bar and it works now. That 1024x780 on a 19inch LCD was killing me.
 
I downloaded the .iso file last night - I'll write it out to a CD and try installing for the first time later this evening. Fingers crossed. 😉
 
been running it since RC1 😀 I like it a lot more than hoary. Certain things like gnome2.12 with flashing task bar are a HUGE welcome....

and they fixed gdesktlets as well...although i still think there is a problem. If I leave them open over night, and i wake up and check processes, it will have gdesklets using over 800 megs of ram so there is definitely soe kind of memory leak issue.

Otherwise its nicer, and i'm starting to boot into windows only to seed the ubuntu Cds (doing that right now 😉 ) sinec for some reason bitcomet is the only client that works
 
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