usedHONDA Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Due to request, I'm creating a thread to discuss Linux/GTK/KDE/Debian/whatever. So let's start with this: CURSE YOU UBUNTU!!! Don't blame Ubuntu! Blame GNOME! >_> Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 KDE > GNOME Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Put away this glassy laggy thing from here, if you want some blue, get XFCE. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 Ubuntu does come with themes. Currently, my Ubuntu PC has a dark blue theme to match the wallpaper I created in GIMP (only thing I've created in it). Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aron Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Did you just say the G word? Ontopic: could someone tell me what's so great about this linux things? Quote My Deviant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBlackLamb Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 It's free... Quote dA Son, someday you will make a girl happy for a short period of time. Then she'll leave you & be with men that are ten times better than you can imagine. These men are called musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted August 8, 2007 Author Share Posted August 8, 2007 For starters, it's free. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRavioli Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Did you just say the G word?Ontopic: could someone tell me what's so great about this linux things? OH NO HE DIDN'T!! Linux has: No viruses Completely Free Very Stable Frequently Updated Much Better Support than Windows A huge range of choices Does 95% of whatever Windows can do, and sometimes better Compatible with most things Quote The coolest Indian on Paint.NET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint_boy Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I dunno if my Dad will let my switch a computer to linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangstaCrab Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 You don't have to switch it. Try Wubi out for a test run. It doesn't require you to partition your hard drive as it installs through windows. When you start your machine, it will ask you which OS you would like to boot. Then if you don't like it, you can uninstall it. P.S. For those linux users out there, if you love eye candy, install beryl! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 With beryl, you can make Ubuntu look like Vista... even better than any program for XP can! Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 A live cd is also a nice way of trying out Linux without installing the real thing. Here is a few: http://www.livecdlist.com/ :wink: Quote My DA: http://leif-j.deviantart.com/ -------------- Some people seek justice so persistent, that they will do great injustice themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint_boy Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 You can try linux without actually using it? Wowzers i don't think you can do that with Mac or Windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastermind7373 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 That's why Linux is better. plus depending on the distro, you can get in excess of 5000 free programs ready to install, it only requires and internet conection. Software is much more secure, security updates come out more often than windows, and It rarely crashes and most of the time a few days later the crash will be gone. Linux fixes it self. It also renders 3D better, here are the statistics on Planet Pengiun Racer: Both same Computer seperate hardrives. Windows XP with Nvidia: 640x480 32bit 12-15fps Debian Linux with Nvidia: 1280x1024 32bit 30-35fps You don't have to know much about computers to know that there is a large difference. I don't know but that game ran muh smoother in linux. I can do a lot of 3D in Linux that I can't in windos. I think it is the xgl that helps a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRavioli Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 i just got finished trying out ubuntu on my dads laptop. it takes quite a while to install and initialize but it becomes VERY nice at the end. Ubuntu would run a lot better on my dads laptop had it had lots more HD space (i only had 4, optimal is 8 ). I definitely plan on installing it on my desktop computer back in Texas. I used Wubi for the install. BTW, i know Wubi is for trying out Ubuntu, but can i just keep it and use it from now on? If you want to install Ubuntu and its your first time installing any OS, be very patient....just let the installer run and go watch t.v., i learned that the hard way How do you get PDN to run on Ubuntu? Quote The coolest Indian on Paint.NET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 I finally realized what the problem was with my Ubuntu PC. The motherboard. THe MB was what made me change to this (new) computer. At the time the Hard Drive on it died, I was experiencing random crashes that lowered the frame rate and CPU usage to a crawl. It was just last night that I realized how that problem connects to my current one. So now that I know that, I may sometime buy a new Intel MB and a cheap Q6400 Quad-Core (which will also make me get more memory and later, Windows Vista). Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Pi Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 KDE > GNOME Amen How do you get PDN to run on Ubuntu?There's no complete port of PDN on Mono (.NET for Linux). In other words, you can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 There's something I've noticed. When I used to hear about Linux-related things, normally there's a picture of Tux that goes with it. Now that I have 3 Linux Distros, all I see are Debian, GNU, and other miscellaneous logos-- never the penguin, Tux. I can't even find a picture of him in Ubuntu! Also, right now I'm downloading SLAX for my 1GB flash drive. EDIT: BTW, http://code.google.com/p/paint-mono/ Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangstaCrab Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I used Wubi for the install. BTW, i know Wubi is for trying out Ubuntu, but can i just keep it and use it from now on? How do you get PDN to run on Ubuntu? Wubi is not just for trying ubuntu out, thats just the route I went and then decided to do a full install. Wubi is just an easier way for a person to install the distro. I know there was a port for PdN on linux, but I believe it was an older version. PdN is the only reason I haven't made the switch completely to ubuntu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRavioli Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 NO!! i couldnt install it on my desktop as a dual boot using Wubi. It asks me to restart, i say yes, and it never shuts down....(I went to sleep for 7 hrs, woke up and it was still on the same screen) Quote The coolest Indian on Paint.NET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 A live cd is also a nice way of trying out Linux without installing the real thing. Here is a few: http://www.livecdlist.com/ :wink: Sounds a bit like what I have. A bootable linux CD no installing required. I call it "mini linux" or "linux light". You can only really use it for fixing problems and hacking etc. but it gives you a nice idea of what basic linux is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 You may be talking about the Ubuntu LiveCD (it doesn't say "LiveCD" when you boot it) or SLAX. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Thats Probably it because its Ubuntu, unfortunately I don't have a label for the CD and I don't really use it The last time I really used Linux was Red Hat 6.0 that came with a Linux 3rd edition (circa '99) so I'm a tad behind the times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerkfight Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 No Paint., I wont use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Frojo Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Oh yea. I forgot to say that I have decided to start running linux. I decided earlier today because Im tired of vista, especialy 32bit with my 64bit processor. Quote I'm still alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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