[Fsf-friends] Ubuntu, anyone?

[Praveen A]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:25:48 +0530, Sriharsha
<sriharsha.v@redpinesignals.com> wrote:
> Hello Friends,
>     yesterday evening I received the UBUNTU CD's that I ordered quite
> some time back. 

 

My friend got 10 cds and he gave me 7. I 've distributed it to my
friends. ( My cds are yet to come because he ordered before me.)
If you have a good internet connection. Setting up media support (mp3
support is a snap). just go to ubuntulinux.org . They have given every
step in detail. No need to check for dependancies and all. It hav good
package manager called synaptic which is very good and easy to use.

Tried all windows packages with friends' comps. It works fine. Live cd
also worked on very different machines but faced problems with one
which had a amd athlon processor.



>I was so eager to check them out and so started it on a
> system with the following configuration:
> Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz, 128MB Ram, Kobian 815e Motherboard with
> Intel 815 Graphics Card (built-in) etc.

Before that I've downloaded it and tested it on systems which has
intel motherboard (P4 with NViDIA Ge force 4 MX). Now we have 7 pcs
running ubuntu in our main Computer center (NIT Calicut)

> The boot-up was fine (though it was slightly slow compared to Redhat
> that we use elsewhere). But unfortunately, NO PROGRAM was opening except
> NETWORK Configuration. I get the error Screen Not Found (or Display
> Device unavailable). Not even "Terminal" works.
> 

If you install it and X server was not able to start you go in the
recovery mode and change the driever settings to vesa (try i810 which
is the driver for intel before vesa which is generic)  it may be nv.
You may be able to overcome this by giving boot parameters at
starting. Check with ubuntu forums. They have excellent support
through their site.  Check faqs also.
> Later I ran the CD on my home PC (Pentium-III 500MHz, 256 MB RAM and SiS
> 6326 graphics card) and it did boot and also the applications were
> opening. But I could not find as many applications as I did with a
> similar Distro of KNOPPIX 3.6 (distributed along with the magazine
> "Linux For You Pro", a few of months ago). Ofcourse, I am yet to install
> it into my drive and check the entire stuff out...
> Will write back once I review it.
> 

It installed fine with my friend but he had some problems which could
be easily solved (some due to patent restriction). The solutions may
seem to be difficult but when we think of the philosophy that led to
the removal of these packages, we should be ready to do it.

"Freedom is worth a sacrifice" RMS

He could not accesss his windows partition. It is easily solved by
editing /etc/fstab file
MP3 support can be solved my installing xmms with mp3 support (details
are given in ubuntu site)
Multimedia support by installing mplayer or xine (also details given
in ubuntu site).

> Also, I have FOUR more CD packs of UBUNTU. So, anyone interested in the
> same contact me either on my mobile: 9885137338 or mail me at
> sriharsha.v@redpinesignals.com
> 
> Regards,
> Sriharsha.
> 
> 
> Frederick Noronha (FN) wrote:
> 
> > ubuntu -- gnu/linux for human beings
> >
> > ubuntu live cd: This 'live CD' contains a full Ubuntu desktop
> > installation that you can safely try on your Windows-based computer
> > without installing anything to your hard disk. To try the Live CD,
> > place the CD in your CD-ROM drive and reboot your computer. If Ubuntu
> > does not load, check that your computer is configured to boot from the
> > CD-ROM drive. You should have at least 128MB of RAM to use the Live CD.
> >
> > This CD also contains Windows versions for several of the applications
> > included in Ubuntu. To install the open source software for Windows,
> > place this Live CD into your CD-ROM drive while in Windows and follow
> > the instructions that will appear on your screen.
> >
> >     ubuntu install cd: This CD contains the installable version
> >     of Ubuntu for Intel x86 computers. You can use this CD to
> >     install Ubuntu to your computer's hard drive. To use this CD,
> >     place it in your computer's CD-ROM drive and reboot your
> >     computer. Then follow the instructions on the screen....
> >
> > Ubuntu: is a community-based project to build an operating system
> > using only free and open source software. Ubuntu provides a free
> > desktop operating system with a full suite of applications and
> > documentation.  The Ubuntu project is sponsored by Canonical Ltd.
> >
> > Ubuntu is an ancient African word that means 'humanity towards
> > others'. It embodies the spirit of [free/libre and] open source
> > software, which is built by the best software practitioners for the
> > benefit of all humanity.
> >
> > F r e e   a n d   O p e n   S o u r c e   S o f t w a r e : Free and
> >                                                             open
> > source software is software that users have the ability to run, copy,
> > distribute, study, change, share and improve for any purpose. Open
> > source software is an ideal platform for business and education, in
> > the home or at the office.
> >
> > More information online:
> >
> > Ubuntu:        http://www.ubuntulinux.org
> > Canonical Ltd: http://www.canonical.com
> >
> > If you would like to request more CDs, you can do so online at
> > http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org    Price US$ 000.00
> >
> > YOU ARE LEGALLY entitled and encouraged to copy, share and
> > redistribute this CD, for yourself and your friends. Share the spirit
> > of Ubuntu.
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Frederick Noronha (FN)                    Nr Convent Saligao 403511
> > GoaIndia
> > Freelance Journalist                      P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436
> > http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks http://fn.swiki.net
> > http://www.ryze.com/go/fredericknoronha   http://fn-floss.notlong.com
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Difficulties to send email across? Write to fredericknoronha at vsnl.net
> > ============================================================================
> >
> >                       Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint
> > attachments
> >                   See
> > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Fsf-friends mailing list
> > Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in
> > http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
> >
> 
> --
>  *****************************
>  * Sriharsha Vedurmudi
>  * Software Engineer
>  *
>  * Redpine Signals Inc.
>  * Gate #395, Plot 87,88
>  * Sagar Society, Road #2,
>  * Banjara Hills,
>  * Hyderabad - 500 034
>  * www.redpinesignals.com
>  *
>  * +91-40-23559911  (Office)
>  * +91-98851-37338  (Mobile)
>  *****************************
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Fsf-friends mailing list
> Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in
> http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
> 


-- 
A proud GNU user
http://www.gnu.org
http://www.edathanattukara.com
Visit me at http://www.pravi.tk
 Rediscover the web ! Get firefox at http://www.getfirefox.com
 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments
 See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html