I am a convert

SpeedFreak · 17 Oct 2008 at 19:21

I took the plunge and have now switched to Ubuntu from Vista. I am a bit of a Vista fan, but it is hard to justify using the bloated OS now that I don't really game. I tried Kde and Xubuntu but i really do prefer Gnome.

Just popped in to say hello as i'm sure i'll have plenty questions.

ps. Amarok is awesome!!!!

craptakular · 17 Oct 2008 at 19:24

Good man! I still play the blockbuster PC titles. Like one a year I guess.

Outcast · 17 Oct 2008 at 20:18

Welcome to the Club

<---- Now enter your Distro in your profile !!

:-)

Mobius 1 · 17 Oct 2008 at 20:19

i have made the switch but usually alternate between different distro's to find the best one and to gain a bit of experience. i've had the most luck with fedora at the moment. but im really looking forward to intrepid ibex. that should be pretty good. any beta testers out there got any feedback?

edit: how do you put your distro in your profile?

masterluke · 17 Oct 2008 at 20:53

using intrepid ibex here.. latest beta is very solid - everything ive tried has worked fine. go on.. do a "update-manager -d" and try it!

the new default wallpaper is very nice.. and a few other nice touches

Mobius 1 · 17 Oct 2008 at 20:54

masterluke said:
using intrepid ibex here.. latest beta is very solid - everything ive tried has worked fine. go on.. do a "update-manager -d" and try it!

the new default wallpaper is very nice.. and a few other nice touches

will i be able to upgrade to the full "release" through update manager after install though? when its finally released in a few days..personally, i cant wait!!

masterluke · 17 Oct 2008 at 20:58

yeah its cool like that. .the beta will auto-update to the final build once its released

Mobius 1 · 17 Oct 2008 at 20:58

masterluke said:
yeah its cool like that. .the beta will auto-update to the final build once its released

wicked, gonna torrent it now i think.

masterluke · 17 Oct 2008 at 21:00

no need to torrent.. just stick "update-manager -d" into a command line and it'll update

Mobius 1 · 17 Oct 2008 at 21:04

masterluke said:
no need to torrent.. just stick "update-manager -d" into a command line and it'll update

im on FC9

i don't think that will work

masterluke · 17 Oct 2008 at 22:03

haha yeah probably not

GarethDW · 18 Oct 2008 at 00:53

SpeedFreak said:
I took the plunge and have now switched to Ubuntu from Vista. I am a bit of a Vista fan, but it is hard to justify using the bloated OS now that I don't really game. I tried Kde and Xubuntu but i really do prefer Gnome.

Just popped in to say hello as i'm sure i'll have plenty questions.

ps. Amarok is awesome!!!!

Good on ya.

Now go treat yourself to something with the £100 you've saved by not having to pay for a new OS every other year

Totality · 18 Oct 2008 at 02:45

You tried Suse 11? I tried ubuntu but found Suse 11 more polished as a noob!