__/ [ yttrx ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 04:59 \__
> I got tired of Vista on my thinkpad.
>
> It's just too buggy, too useless, takes up too many resources,
> and is really ultimately (with the exception of the search function)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Google Desktop? It now offers 'Gadgets' as well.
> no more useful at all than XP.
>
> And I fucking hate XP.
>
> I don't like linux much either, but what the hell.
>
> So I threw in an Ubuntu 6.10 CD and booted it. After coming
> into the live permutation of Ubuntu, I started the install.
>
> The first thing I noticed was that it offered to shrink my
> windows partition so I'd have room for Ubuntu. I wondered how
> well this would work with Vista---and not giving a shit of Vista
> got completely trashed, I gave it a try.
>
> It did take a while to shrink that partition--about 25 minutes
> actually. I let Ubuntu install itself exactly the way it wanted
> to, making a swap partition exactly the size of the RAM on the
> laptop, and using ext3 for the rest. I rebooted after the install
> and everything was good in Ubuntu-land.
>
> Wireless worked fine after I apt-get-ed a little network manager
> application. Sound worked out of the box. Video was a problem,
> as my T60 runs an ATI mobile chipset.
>
> But it wasn't bad. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS, used apt-get
> to grab the latest ATI linux drivers, installed them, and
> ran a couple of scripts that came with it which automagically
> reconfigured xorg.conf and set my resolution for me at exactly
> what it should be. 3D accelleration was perfect.
>
> I spent an hour or so clicking on everything I wanted in
> the synaptic package manager waiting for it all to download
> automatically and install itself. No reboot necessary.
>
> So yeah, Ubuntu is ok I guess, for a linux distribution. Its
> stable, doesn't take up too many resources, is consistent and
> logical.
>
> I do have one complaint.
>
> Under Ubuntu, I filled out a little word .doc form whos exact
> formatting is exceedingly important, since it's to be perused
> by government types. I decided to use my old standby, Abiword
> to do it.
>
> Big mistake. The format was fucked.
>
> Never fear, I did it again in open office writer, and it worked
> like a fucking charm.
>
> All in all, I still hate linux, but its better than Vista.
> Worlds better. I would have liked to have used FreeBSD, but
> 3d accelleration on ATI chipsets in thinkpads is a long time
> coming on that one.
Doesn't Lenovo sell the T60 with Linux? Or with CDs aside (plus
instructions)? The few things you had a hard time resulted from the fact
that the laptop wasn't delivered/tested hand-in-glove with Linux. When I
bought my last PC there was no configuration needed. Been up without any
issues (apart from power outages at the building) for a year and a half.
It's like a TV. You just buy it, put in where you want it and it just runs.
No hassle. No wasted time.
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~~ Best wishes
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