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this issue will be if the i386 distro that is out will even install on the PS3...I will try tonight, but we may have to wait and see if a PPC copy even gets released.
Just in time! This weekend I'm un-switching by giving my Macbook to the wife and setting up Ubuntu on a cheap PC laptop.
The reason? She wants to do all sorts of media stuff that her old K7 based HP Pavilion tank can't handle and I spend most of my time in a terminal or a browser.
@dingus: they have a netbook specific distro too, I now have an excuse to pick up a Dell mini, MSI Wind, or Asus netbook...which do you think would make the best ultra portable internet appliance?
I ordered a Mini 9 with Ubuntu and tinkered around with it while I waited for my upgrade parts to arrive, on which I was going to install Windows.
I hated it. I get that it's customizeable and virus free and that "real" computer users love it, but I understand why after trying to use it. It's not user friendly at all, and I would have to spend a lot of time reading HOW to do something before actually doing it. I'm just not a command-line type of guy.
I mean it doesn't use Flash. Any idea how much of my internet browsing consists of using Flash? I love YouTube and blogs often link to videos that I was unable to watch. That alone is enough to glady leave Ubuntu and Linux behind.
It was a slick interface, but it seems you need to know a decent chunk about programming to get the most out of it. I prefer to be lazy and use the years of knowledge I've already racked up with Windows. With that said, I commend those patient/smart enough to get some great use out of it.
Ubuntu really isn't as difficult as you are making it out to be. It's different, to be sure, but the learning curve isn't all that high. Still, if you'd rather stick with Windows, more power to you.
@HeartBurnKid uses Linux: the taint of OS's: This link is much more helpful than the forums I was browsing. Looks like even I could've figured this out. Thanks for the heads up, I haven't written it off forever, but my Mini will stick to Windows ;)
@kd420: It DOES look oddly dated by default, though not nearly as far back as 95. It looks like a mix between an older version of Windows and one of the earliest versions of OS X.
@OMG! Ponies!: At least we know Ubuntu will get fresh adjective+animal names for some time, like Jaundiced Jewfish, Tourett-ridden Tortoise, Sadistic Swan and Flaming Flamingo.
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The reason? She wants to do all sorts of media stuff that her old K7 based HP Pavilion tank can't handle and I spend most of my time in a terminal or a browser.
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I ordered a Mini 9 with Ubuntu and tinkered around with it while I waited for my upgrade parts to arrive, on which I was going to install Windows.
I hated it. I get that it's customizeable and virus free and that "real" computer users love it, but I understand why after trying to use it. It's not user friendly at all, and I would have to spend a lot of time reading HOW to do something before actually doing it. I'm just not a command-line type of guy.
I mean it doesn't use Flash. Any idea how much of my internet browsing consists of using Flash? I love YouTube and blogs often link to videos that I was unable to watch. That alone is enough to glady leave Ubuntu and Linux behind.
It was a slick interface, but it seems you need to know a decent chunk about programming to get the most out of it. I prefer to be lazy and use the years of knowledge I've already racked up with Windows. With that said, I commend those patient/smart enough to get some great use out of it.
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[help.ubuntu.com]
For other media codecs, take a look at this:
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Ubuntu really isn't as difficult as you are making it out to be. It's different, to be sure, but the learning curve isn't all that high. Still, if you'd rather stick with Windows, more power to you.
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Still looks like 1995.
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