I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 2.1.2 (Breezy Badger) to Ubuntu 7.0.4 (Feisty Fawn) and very nice it is too.
However.
Even though I've installed the Speedtouch drivers and I can see the ADSL modem in the hardware list, I cannot select it in the network configuration panel.
Does anyone know how I configure and start a connection? I'm reduced to running up the Windoze partition and suffering all the krap the Micro$oft throw at me.
Yours in anticipation,
Help!
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Are you genuine ?
Why are you not posting here Linux
Or here
Sure as hell beats posting here...............................
Why are you not posting here Linux
Or here
Sure as hell beats posting here...............................
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;693792 wrote: Are you genuine ?
Why are you not posting here Linux
Or here
Sure as hell beats posting here...............................
I am - are you? I don't think we've been introduced.
This related to computes and the internet and I know that there are several Linux savvy members on the board. If this doesn't help I'll widen my search.
Why are you not posting here Linux
Or here
Sure as hell beats posting here...............................
I am - are you? I don't think we've been introduced.
This related to computes and the internet and I know that there are several Linux savvy members on the board. If this doesn't help I'll widen my search.
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Bryn Mawr;693768 wrote: I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 2.1.2 (Breezy Badger) to Ubuntu 7.0.4 (Feisty Fawn) and very nice it is too.
However.
Even though I've installed the Speedtouch drivers and I can see the ADSL modem in the hardware list, I cannot select it in the network configuration panel.
Does anyone know how I configure and start a connection? I'm reduced to running up the Windoze partition and suffering all the krap the Micro$oft throw at me.
Yours in anticipation,
Help!
Might I say what an education it has been to wade my way through several miles and many decades of documentation to reach a point where I can type this missive to my friends here in the comfort of my own partition.
Goodbye Windoze, the Fiesty Fawn has landed :-6
However.
Even though I've installed the Speedtouch drivers and I can see the ADSL modem in the hardware list, I cannot select it in the network configuration panel.
Does anyone know how I configure and start a connection? I'm reduced to running up the Windoze partition and suffering all the krap the Micro$oft throw at me.
Yours in anticipation,
Help!
Might I say what an education it has been to wade my way through several miles and many decades of documentation to reach a point where I can type this missive to my friends here in the comfort of my own partition.
Goodbye Windoze, the Fiesty Fawn has landed :-6
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How easy is ubuntu to use? I've played around with mandrake but have never been able to get it working properly. I use open office, thunderbird etc and would quite like to use linux but don't really have the time or expertise to play around too much. Although i do now have an old computer i can experiment with rather than risk screwing up the one I need for work.
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gmc;699394 wrote: How easy is ubuntu to use? I've played around with mandrake but have never been able to get it working properly. I use open office, thunderbird etc and would quite like to use linux but don't really have the time or expertise to play around too much. Although i do now have an old computer i can experiment with rather than risk screwing up the one I need for work.
General use wise it's not a problem. BB was too much like hard work but the current FF is a breeze.
Firefox and Thunderbird are near enough identical to the WinDoze versions and Open Office is as easy as MS Office whilst being more stable.
Adding hardware like printers and cameras has been plug and play so far.
Jobs like package updates are easy after the first time (system updates tell you they're there and install themselves much more smoothly than using WinDoze Update).
Where you do need to stop and think is when adding third party plugins and the like. You need to know more of the file structure and commands that you would with WinDoze. Having said that, most of my problems have been because I'm running the AMD64 version of Ubuntu and some of the third party stuff only comes in a 32 bit variant that needs tweaking to get it to work.
All in all, on my dual boot system I spend 99% of my time in Ubuntu - it would be 100% but for the need to run things like the HMRC utilities and my old dos accounts package. One of these days I'll load WINE and run them directly in the Ubuntu partition.
General use wise it's not a problem. BB was too much like hard work but the current FF is a breeze.
Firefox and Thunderbird are near enough identical to the WinDoze versions and Open Office is as easy as MS Office whilst being more stable.
Adding hardware like printers and cameras has been plug and play so far.
Jobs like package updates are easy after the first time (system updates tell you they're there and install themselves much more smoothly than using WinDoze Update).
Where you do need to stop and think is when adding third party plugins and the like. You need to know more of the file structure and commands that you would with WinDoze. Having said that, most of my problems have been because I'm running the AMD64 version of Ubuntu and some of the third party stuff only comes in a 32 bit variant that needs tweaking to get it to work.
All in all, on my dual boot system I spend 99% of my time in Ubuntu - it would be 100% but for the need to run things like the HMRC utilities and my old dos accounts package. One of these days I'll load WINE and run them directly in the Ubuntu partition.
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Is there such a thing as Ubuntu for Idiots?
Because I am in dire of such a publication...
Because I am in dire of such a publication...
An ye harm none, do what ye will....
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Chookie;699412 wrote: Is there such a thing as Ubuntu for Idiots?
Because I am in dire of such a publication...
Anyone that gives such good advice on getting coffee out of a keyboard can't be that much of a duffer. How do i get the keys back out of the hoover?
Because I am in dire of such a publication...
Anyone that gives such good advice on getting coffee out of a keyboard can't be that much of a duffer. How do i get the keys back out of the hoover?
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Chookie;699412 wrote: Is there such a thing as Ubuntu for Idiots?
Because I am in dire of such a publication...
If you find one could you let me know?
So far I'm operating by a mixture of feel and trial and error.
There's a reasonable help function (MAN) but you have to know what you want to know before you ask. Other than that there's lots of help through Google.
Mostly though, using the programs is intuitive, using the menu system is straightforward and there's not too much you need to open a terminal and use a command line for.
Because I am in dire of such a publication...
If you find one could you let me know?
So far I'm operating by a mixture of feel and trial and error.
There's a reasonable help function (MAN) but you have to know what you want to know before you ask. Other than that there's lots of help through Google.
Mostly though, using the programs is intuitive, using the menu system is straightforward and there's not too much you need to open a terminal and use a command line for.
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gmc;699419 wrote: Anyone that gives such good advice on getting coffee out of a keyboard can't be that much of a duffer. How do i get the keys back out of the hoover?
Just pick them oot the bag
Just pick them oot the bag
An ye harm none, do what ye will....
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Bryn Mawr;693768 wrote: I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 2.1.2 (Breezy Badger) to Ubuntu 7.0.4 (Feisty Fawn) and very nice it is too.
However.
Even though I've installed the Speedtouch drivers and I can see the ADSL modem in the hardware list, I cannot select it in the network configuration panel.
Does anyone know how I configure and start a connection? I'm reduced to running up the Windoze partition and suffering all the krap the Micro$oft throw at me.
Yours in anticipation,
Help!
OK you've inspired me. I acquired a copy of ubuntu courtesy of computer active. Think I'll try it on my old computer first to see what I think. Problem i have is apps that I need for work only work with window. But i fight back by using open office, firefox, thunderbird and firebird.
However.
Even though I've installed the Speedtouch drivers and I can see the ADSL modem in the hardware list, I cannot select it in the network configuration panel.
Does anyone know how I configure and start a connection? I'm reduced to running up the Windoze partition and suffering all the krap the Micro$oft throw at me.
Yours in anticipation,
Help!
OK you've inspired me. I acquired a copy of ubuntu courtesy of computer active. Think I'll try it on my old computer first to see what I think. Problem i have is apps that I need for work only work with window. But i fight back by using open office, firefox, thunderbird and firebird.
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gmc;703614 wrote: OK you've inspired me. I acquired a copy of ubuntu courtesy of computer active. Think I'll try it on my old computer first to see what I think. Problem i have is apps that I need for work only work with window. But i fight back by using open office, firefox, thunderbird and firebird.
That's what I install on all my builds nowadays - whether under WinDoze or Linux.
Best of luck with the install. With mine I left the file downloading overnight then burnt it to CD and set it going at bedtime the following night. Woke up to a working system the next morning
That's what I install on all my builds nowadays - whether under WinDoze or Linux.
Best of luck with the install. With mine I left the file downloading overnight then burnt it to CD and set it going at bedtime the following night. Woke up to a working system the next morning
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I'm very interested in moving away from Micros**t, but I do a lot of imaging through Photoshop.
Now Photoshop isn't exactly cheap, so before a dive into Ubuntu, I need to know if it works under Ubuntu, or is there an emulator?
Can anyone help?
Now Photoshop isn't exactly cheap, so before a dive into Ubuntu, I need to know if it works under Ubuntu, or is there an emulator?
Can anyone help?
An ye harm none, do what ye will....
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Chookie;703652 wrote: I'm very interested in moving away from Micros**t, but I do a lot of imaging through Photoshop.
Now Photoshop isn't exactly cheap, so before a dive into Ubuntu, I need to know if it works under Ubuntu, or is there an emulator?
Can anyone help?
There Wine to emulate the WinDoze environment but I've not installed it yet to try.
Now Photoshop isn't exactly cheap, so before a dive into Ubuntu, I need to know if it works under Ubuntu, or is there an emulator?
Can anyone help?
There Wine to emulate the WinDoze environment but I've not installed it yet to try.
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Chookie;703652 wrote: I'm very interested in moving away from Micros**t, but I do a lot of imaging through Photoshop.There are possibly equivalent packages but you'd need to switch - if you can't then no, at a guess. But it might be worth sitting down with The Gimp and a well-written manual to find out.
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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rjwould;743928 wrote: I hope by now you have upgraded to 7.10 (gutsy gibbon)..
With FF being a supported release (unlike BB) the upgrade to GG was totally seamless and painless.
It presented itself as an available update and I waited until I was finished for the night before I said OK. There was one question to answer before it started, one question to answer when I woke up and it was done.
Fixed the problem I'd been having with playing videos and generally feals a lot slicker and smother - very pleased.
With FF being a supported release (unlike BB) the upgrade to GG was totally seamless and painless.
It presented itself as an available update and I waited until I was finished for the night before I said OK. There was one question to answer before it started, one question to answer when I woke up and it was done.
Fixed the problem I'd been having with playing videos and generally feals a lot slicker and smother - very pleased.
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rjwould;745885 wrote: I did a fresh install on 2 of my boxes, I am about to upgrade another. I am usually leery about doing upgrade but what the hell, I'll give it a shot...
Were it to fail you could always do a fresh install later but I have never had any problems with the automatic software updates since I moved to FF.
Were it to fail you could always do a fresh install later but I have never had any problems with the automatic software updates since I moved to FF.