The new version of Ubuntu is coming out on October 30th - code name Intrepid Ibex. Here are a few of the interesting new features in the alpha version:
More details on Ubuntu 8.10 here.
16 years
The new version of Ubuntu is coming out on October 30th - code name Intrepid Ibex.
[...] this will allow the great majority of users to run without a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
This file was always the biggest hurdle to getting a linux box running. People always joke about the windows BSOD, but never mention the linux BSOD [Black screen of death], ie nothing comes up. Linux has come along way, since most notebooks were on the incompatibility list.
16 years
xorg.conf is a pain if you encounter it. It will be great to permanently get rid of it. If you have the right hardware it can be avoided though. I use Linux 99% of the time and haven't seen an xorg.conf file since 2005 except when trying to get Xubuntu running on a really old machine...
A good thing about the "black screen of death" is that it's not really "death" -- you still have a functional computer that can search Google for the fix (Lynx browser).
Ugly, but it works :)
16 years
-- you still have a functional computer that can search Google for the fix (Lynx browser).
Ugly, but it works :)
Been there, done that...
Now I have a mac :-)
JK, the mac has it's own issues. Don't get me started.
16 years
Macs have some nice features. Parallels is great. Too bad OS/X is locked into the hardware or I would dual boot Ubuntu with OS/X on this computer.
16 years
Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" is out:
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/810features/
Download link:
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
(Bittorrent link is halfway down the page.)
16 years
Thanks for that - the guest session feature sounds like it could have possibilities for a public access terminal. I'll give it a try.
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They've removed the displayconfig-gtk command feom this release. I think it was deemed unneccessary as it will detect graphics cards and monitors. Unfortunately this means I'm back to 800x600, as it incorrectly installs the wrong driver for my onboard intel 865 graphics. In 8.04 I could use the above command to make it use the intel 810 drivers. Now I can't, so am stuck with the vesa drivers, which have a max of 800x600 for me. Seem to be number of people complaining, so maybe there'll be a fix.
16 years
I just looked up that displayconfig-gtk issue and it looks common. One forum thread says that a bug report has been filed.
I downloaded 8.10 but haven't installed it yet. I have a Thinkpad T43 and apparently you can't put in a HD larger than 80 GB without some workarounds. :confused:
I wanted to put a 160 GB drive in before I switch to Ubuntu 8.10, but maybe I'm stuck until I buy a new laptop...
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I have a Thinkpad T43 and apparently you can't put in a HD larger than 80 GB without some workarounds. :confused:
I wanted to put a 160 GB drive in before I switch to Ubuntu 8.10, but maybe I'm stuck until I buy a new laptop...
What's the problem is about? SATA should be a standard layout at any hard disks, any geek could (even you with a proper screwdriver if you don't avoid warranty issues) replace it for you within minutes. Apparently you could boot from external HDD as well but it's a bit more complicated for everyday use...
16 years
The T43 has some weird hard drive issues:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T43#footnotes
While the physical disk is PATA (IDE), it is accessed through a SATA controller and a SATA-to-PATA bridge. It thus appears as a SATA device to the operating system, which causes some problems under Linux. The SATA-to-PATA bridge also necessitates drive firmware changes, causing a problem with non-ThinkPad hard disks.
Lenovo only offers hard drives up to 80 GB that run on the T43 -- their larger drives aren't compatible with this model. :confused:
I used to run my OS from an external 120 GB drive, but it was a little unwieldy to carry around.
I love the T43, except for this one issue...
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