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Gry · 05-13-2014, 09:59 PM

Well, when motherboard went about the same time as XP expired, I figured it was time to try unbuntu on an old backup machine. I am real impressed with what I see so far but - I cannot get the video or audio players working. Other than that, I have got to say , it seems pretty swift.
When think about how much I have contributed to the Gates empire, I find myself wondering why I never tried something else once I caught onto the option of multiboot. Oh well, I guess better late than never. Now if only I can figure out the flash workaround !

axxess · 05-14-2014, 03:27 AM

use VLC to play movies and audio and download adobe flash player get them both from the ubuntu software center tab

axxess · 05-14-2014, 03:31 AM

what version of ubuntu r u using also look in to mint or Cinnamon free os

Gry · 08-06-2014, 08:51 AM

12.04 LTS is what is current at the moment. Should have done it long ago.

kaotic · 03-06-2015, 01:40 AM

Go 14.04 lts, use xfce desktop. Then apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree && apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras. Welcome to linux, you'll hate windows soon. Any questions pm me. For sound check your drivers. Sometimes they can be a pain but with any buntu it's all simple.

feeblebunny · 03-30-2015, 08:00 PM

Hi Gry and Kaotic. Welcome to the linux world Gry. It will seem challenging at first but worth the effort. If you want to run win programs don't forget that many work with WINE on linux. For those that don't there are many virtual machine options like virtualbox. I use crunchbang which is debian with openbox window manager. Minimalistic and good. I even have the wife using it now which has greatly reduced my time spent "fixing" her computer. More gardening time

Gry · 04-09-2015, 10:37 AM

Thank you each. I have to say I am liking the feel of it more and more with the passage of time. Running an old 32 bit machine with a gig of ram in it, but it feels quick. One more slowly recovering windows user.
I wish I had done it back when I was first introduced to multiboot options.

SouthernGuerila · 11-20-2015, 06:57 AM

Make sure you have the proper drivers.

MIway · 11-21-2015, 09:10 AM

You could check out pureos... And one of their new computers. Seems about the best for privacy/security that we can expect anymore. They have a stripped down and open os, plus hardware that supports it, even open bios...

https://puri.sm/philosophy/

Weezard · 11-21-2015, 09:18 AM

I boot Fedora from a thumbdrive on a tiny notebook.
Gotta say, I'm very impressed with it.

Aloha,
Weeze

05-13-2014, 09:59 PM	#1
Gry More hash tea... Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: land of hummingbirds and turtles Posts: 1,818	xp to unbuntu Well, when motherboard went about the same time as XP expired, I figured it was time to try unbuntu on an old backup machine. I am real impressed with what I see so far but - I cannot get the video or audio players working. Other than that, I have got to say , it seems pretty swift. When think about how much I have contributed to the Gates empire, I find myself wondering why I never tried something else once I caught onto the option of multiboot. Oh well, I guess better late than never. Now if only I can figure out the flash workaround !
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axxess Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 88	use VLC to play movies and audio and download adobe flash player get them both from the ubuntu software center tab
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axxess Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 88	what version of ubuntu r u using also look in to mint or Cinnamon free os
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Gry More hash tea... Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: land of hummingbirds and turtles Posts: 1,818	12.04 LTS is what is current at the moment. Should have done it long ago. __________________ That which matters most
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kaotic We're Appalachian Americans, not hillbillys! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: is the key. Posts: 1,626	Go 14.04 lts, use xfce desktop. Then apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree && apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras. Welcome to linux, you'll hate windows soon. Any questions pm me. For sound check your drivers. Sometimes they can be a pain but with any buntu it's all simple. __________________ **** your feelings. I do not grow/manufacture any scheduled substance. Everything posted by this online account is pure fiction and should be regarded as such. All photographs are examples taken from other internet sites.
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feeblebunny Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 88	Hi Gry and Kaotic. Welcome to the linux world Gry. It will seem challenging at first but worth the effort. If you want to run win programs don't forget that many work with WINE on linux. For those that don't there are many virtual machine options like virtualbox. I use crunchbang which is debian with openbox window manager. Minimalistic and good. I even have the wife using it now which has greatly reduced my time spent "fixing" her computer. More gardening time
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04-09-2015, 10:37 AM	#7
Gry More hash tea... Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: land of hummingbirds and turtles Posts: 1,818	Thank you each. I have to say I am liking the feel of it more and more with the passage of time. Running an old 32 bit machine with a gig of ram in it, but it feels quick. One more slowly recovering windows user. I wish I had done it back when I was first introduced to multiboot options. __________________ That which matters most
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SouthernGuerila Gotta Smoke 'Em All! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Under the old oak tree. Posts: 1,188	Make sure you have the proper drivers. __________________ NORML - Take Action NOW!
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11-21-2015, 09:10 AM	#9
MIway Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Medicated State Posts: 1,831	You could check out pureos... And one of their new computers. Seems about the best for privacy/security that we can expect anymore. They have a stripped down and open os, plus hardware that supports it, even open bios... https://puri.sm/philosophy/
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Weezard Hawaiian Inebriatti Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: I'm with Dave. and Dave's not here man. Posts: 9,108	I boot Fedora from a thumbdrive on a tiny notebook. Gotta say, I'm very impressed with it. Aloha, Weeze __________________ "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain "Plants do things for a reason, they don't just decide one day to get root rot or act funny." -Weedhound R.I.P A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. -Francis Bacon A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. -Moliere
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