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RE: Benefits of using Linux? - RPicard - 10-06-2009
I've been installing with Wubi for hours now lol. Still have a while to go. Look forward to getting my feet wet though.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - ♱ RedTube ♱ - 10-07-2009
(10-06-2009, 04:06 PM)The Defender Wrote: I've been installing with Wubi for hours now lol. Still have a while to go. Look forward to getting my feet wet though.Good luck, mine worked great, even the wireless card worked
I used ndiswrapper to install the drivers ;)
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - RPicard - 10-07-2009
(10-07-2009, 08:06 AM)RedTube Wrote: Good luck, mine worked great, even the wireless card worked
I used ndiswrapper to install the drivers ;)
I think mine froze, I left it on all night and it's still not finished.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - Gone - 10-07-2009
(10-07-2009, 08:22 AM)The Defender Wrote: I think mine froze, I left it on all night and it's still not finished.
Dedicate more ram to the computer, leave it running while you go (after you restart(
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - Code King - 10-07-2009
Free OS and free apps are always a great advantage for linux.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - RPicard - 10-07-2009
Meh, Wubi gave me some sort of error and closed after I already restarted and got over half way done. I guess the Linux god doesn't find me worthy. That has to be over 5 failed installations for me. WTF LINUX GOD!!
(10-07-2009, 07:14 PM)Code King Wrote: Free OS and free apps are always a great advantage for linux.
You can get anything free if you know where to look.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - D3N - 10-07-2009
(10-07-2009, 09:22 PM)The Defender Wrote: Meh, Wubi gave me some sort of error and closed after I already restarted and got over half way done. I guess the Linux god doesn't find me worthy. That has to be over 5 failed installations for me. WTF LINUX GOD!!
You can get anything free if you know where to look.
Check if the data isn't corrupted on the disk.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - RPicard - 10-07-2009
(10-07-2009, 09:26 PM)D3N Wrote: Check if the data isn't corrupted on the disk.
Like I said, I was using Wubi for this one. No disk. I've used disks before and checked though. I've even installed fine but I always get to a blank brown screen after start-up. I don't mind, I just thought I would give it a try to learn a little about it.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - D3N - 10-07-2009
(10-07-2009, 09:29 PM)The Defender Wrote: Like I said, I was using Wubi for this one. No disk. I've used disks before and checked though. I've even installed fine but I always get to a blank brown screen after start-up. I don't mind, I just thought I would give it a try to learn a little about it.
Try comparing md5 checksums on that iso image then. It shouldn't fail.
RE: Benefits of using Linux? - RPicard - 10-07-2009
(10-07-2009, 09:40 PM)D3N Wrote: Try comparing md5 checksums on that iso image then. It shouldn't fail.
Wubi doesn't give you an iso. It's an installer for Ubuntu that doesn't require any knowledge whatsoever (not that I need that). Like I said though, I'm not too worried about it.