Comments for Limulus http://limulus.wordpress.com Eclectic Musings from an Eccentric Person :) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on 2010: The year of the Linux Desktop by Limulus http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/2010-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/#comment-5270 Limulus Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:08:58 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/2010-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/#comment-5270 RE Win7, 'better than Vista' doesn't take much... one of the more interesting things I've noticed is that security (esp. anti-virus) is still going to be an issue. Vista users will almost certainly be happy with 7, but XP users (and there are a LOT of them, ne?) can be tempted by the Mac OS or Ubuntu... RE Netbooks, try out both regular Ubuntu 9.10 and the Ubuntu Netbook Remix of it; I haven't decided which I like better. RE Games, that's a total chicken-and-egg problem; I really think that will only get better as market share increases. RE Windows Legacy Apps, have you tried virtualization? (though web-based, as you indicated is in development, would be better) RE Win7, ‘better than Vista’ doesn’t take much… one of the more interesting things I’ve noticed is that security (esp. anti-virus) is still going to be an issue. Vista users will almost certainly be happy with 7, but XP users (and there are a LOT of them, ne?) can be tempted by the Mac OS or Ubuntu…

RE Netbooks, try out both regular Ubuntu 9.10 and the Ubuntu Netbook Remix of it; I haven’t decided which I like better.

RE Games, that’s a total chicken-and-egg problem; I really think that will only get better as market share increases.

RE Windows Legacy Apps, have you tried virtualization? (though web-based, as you indicated is in development, would be better)

]]> Comment on 2010: The year of the Linux Desktop by Erick http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/2010-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/#comment-5269 Erick Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:11:58 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/2010-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/#comment-5269 So, what you think about it now? Microsoft has managed to launch a pretty good OS, for people who like Windows OSes. If 7 was the second coming of Vista, I would really consider going back to Ubuntu sometime in the near future in my main gaming rig, but now I would go Ubuntu only in one scenario: which is Wine/Cedega becoming as fast/stable as running a game on native Windows OS. Or perhaps when game developers start making Linux versions... Anyway, Ubuntu is really a great OS, taking gaming aside. I am really considering put it on my netbook, which now is running 7 smoothly enought for me to keep it that way, but if Ubuntu give me a smoother experience on my netbook, I may make the switch on it. I'm also a network administrator. In server enviroments, I really like Debian, it really make your hardware worth the money, but in our institution there's one big concern that won't allow us to migrate our thousand clients to linux: Windows heritage. We got a in-house system that our users run that need a windows enviroment, the rest of their tasks are just plain doc editing/web surfing. Asa our dev team make our system work on a web interface, there will be very little need for us to keep a Windows OS on the client side. So, my institution problem and my home problem are the same... people must start making programs that work also on Linux, then we will break free from Windows. So, what you think about it now?

Microsoft has managed to launch a pretty good OS, for people who like Windows OSes.

If 7 was the second coming of Vista, I would really consider going back to Ubuntu sometime in the near future in my main gaming rig, but now I would go Ubuntu only in one scenario: which is Wine/Cedega becoming as fast/stable as running a game on native Windows OS.

Or perhaps when game developers start making Linux versions…

Anyway, Ubuntu is really a great OS, taking gaming aside. I am really considering put it on my netbook, which now is running 7 smoothly enought for me to keep it that way, but if Ubuntu give me a smoother experience on my netbook, I may make the switch on it.

I’m also a network administrator. In server enviroments, I really like Debian, it really make your hardware worth the money, but in our institution there’s one big concern that won’t allow us to migrate our thousand clients to linux: Windows heritage.

We got a in-house system that our users run that need a windows enviroment, the rest of their tasks are just plain doc editing/web surfing.

Asa our dev team make our system work on a web interface, there will be very little need for us to keep a Windows OS on the client side.

So, my institution problem and my home problem are the same… people must start making programs that work also on Linux, then we will break free from Windows.

]]> Comment on 64-bit Flash in Ubuntu by Limulus http://limulus.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/64-bit-flash-in-ubuntu/#comment-5268 Limulus Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:11:37 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-5268 Ah, but if you're using 64-bit Ubuntu, then it has to install all sorts of stuff to get the 32-bit version working... and by working, I mean that it works a bit better than gnash ;) Using the 64-bit pre-release version on my 64-bit machine works better. Ah, but if you’re using 64-bit Ubuntu, then it has to install all sorts of stuff to get the 32-bit version working… and by working, I mean that it works a bit better than gnash ;) Using the 64-bit pre-release version on my 64-bit machine works better.

]]> Comment on 64-bit Flash in Ubuntu by Dietrich http://limulus.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/64-bit-flash-in-ubuntu/#comment-5267 Dietrich Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:30 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/?p=424#comment-5267 In Ubuntu 9.10, just open Ubuntu Software Center, type flash and install. Ubuntu selects, downloads and installs the appropriate version from www.adobe.com automatically. --Dietrich In Ubuntu 9.10, just open Ubuntu Software Center, type flash and install.
Ubuntu selects, downloads and installs the appropriate version from http://www.adobe.com automatically.

–Dietrich

]]> Comment on South Dakota: the rape-your-sister state by danielle http://limulus.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/south-dakota-the-rape-your-sister-state/#comment-5265 danielle Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:40:11 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/south-dakota-the-rape-your-sister-state/#comment-5265 The truth needs no proof! My argument was solid... You can continue to chase rabbits if u wish--- Integrity is a quality earned. Oh ya, please don't compare humans to oak trees (as i said previously *BASELESS*) I hope one day u become aware of the truth, until then, u wont be bothered by me anymore. I knew better then to even respond to this nonsense... The truth needs no proof! My argument was solid… You can continue to chase rabbits if u wish— Integrity is a quality earned. Oh ya, please don’t compare humans to oak trees (as i said previously *BASELESS*) I hope one day u become aware of the truth, until then, u wont be bothered by me anymore. I knew better then to even respond to this nonsense…

]]> Comment on South Dakota: the rape-your-sister state by Limulus http://limulus.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/south-dakota-the-rape-your-sister-state/#comment-5264 Limulus Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:17:30 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/south-dakota-the-rape-your-sister-state/#comment-5264 danielle: ■ if 98% of abortions are "personal choice", how is that "discrimination at its finest"? ■ oak trees grow from acorns; is killing an acorn the same as chopping down an oak tree? ■ on what planet does it make any sense to prohibit abortion after a woman is raped? Please try to formulate actual arguments rather than quoting uncited stats and basically doing the logical equivalent of flailing about. danielle:

■ if 98% of abortions are “personal choice”, how is that “discrimination at its finest”?
■ oak trees grow from acorns; is killing an acorn the same as chopping down an oak tree?
■ on what planet does it make any sense to prohibit abortion after a woman is raped?

Please try to formulate actual arguments rather than quoting uncited stats and basically doing the logical equivalent of flailing about.

]]> Comment on Playing DVDs in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) by Limulus http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/playing-dvds-in-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-5263 Limulus Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:01:59 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/playing-dvds-in-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-5263 Run terminal and type: sudo gak That should work... are you still using Gutsy though? Its EOL, so you should upgrade: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases Run terminal and type:

sudo gak

That should work… are you still using Gutsy though? Its EOL, so you should upgrade:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

]]> Comment on Playing DVDs in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) by JDiGiacomo http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/playing-dvds-in-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-5262 JDiGiacomo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:24:41 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/playing-dvds-in-ubuntu-gutsy/#comment-5262 This looks great! Unfortunately, I get an error when I try to open the APT Key Manager: Failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/su-to-root" (No such file or directory) Tried removing and reading and restarting PC and still the same error. Any suggestions? This looks great!

Unfortunately, I get an error when I try to open the APT Key Manager: Failed to execute child process “/usr/bin/su-to-root” (No such file or directory)

Tried removing and reading and restarting PC and still the same error.

Any suggestions?

]]> Comment on South Dakota: the rape-your-sister state by danielle http://limulus.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/south-dakota-the-rape-your-sister-state/#comment-5261 danielle Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:17:56 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2006/02/26/south-dakota-the-rape-your-sister-state/#comment-5261 ■98% Personal Choice (unwanted or inconvenient) ■1.7% Life/Health of Mother or Child ■.3% Rape/Incest Your argument is baseless… #’s don’t lie! Abortion is discrimination at its finest! There’s a politically correct response for ya… Geeeeeeeez! Selfishness taken to a whole other level… “Fetus fetishists disturb me greatly” Seriously!!! Did you ever consider the fact that (YOU 2) looked just like this at one point!!! ■98% Personal Choice (unwanted or inconvenient)
■1.7% Life/Health of Mother or Child
■.3% Rape/Incest

Your argument is baseless…
#’s don’t lie!
Abortion is discrimination at its finest!

There’s a politically correct response for ya…

Geeeeeeeez! Selfishness taken to a whole other level… “Fetus fetishists disturb me greatly” Seriously!!! Did you ever consider the fact that (YOU 2) looked just like this at one point!!!

]]> Comment on 2010: The year of the Linux Desktop by Happy Penguin http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/2010-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/#comment-5260 Happy Penguin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:33:48 +0000 http://limulus.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/2010-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/#comment-5260 After happily using Ubuntu for several years, I did a clean install of 9.10 today on my desktop (64-bit) and my netbook. One of the things I notice increasingly with each upgrade is the need to apply all my customizations manually after installing. Change desktop background, change theme, re-define hot-keys (about 20 if them), reinstall firefox add-ons, re-define OOo toolbars and preferences, search for and remove all the fonts I do not need or want, reinstall the panel apps, etc., etc., etc. The glass-half-full part of Ubuntu is that it works so well and installs so cleanly. I also appreciate that new versions are evolutionary and do not try to be paradigm-changers. (That's actually a big plus!) However, the glass-half-empty part is all the manual stuff I need to do after each upgrade. Yes, I could have kept my up-to-date beta, but I figured a clean install would be, well, cleaner. Thanks to Canonical for such a nice product that is free in several senses. But please try to find a way to save the time and hassle of the updating that must be done AFTER the Ubuntu update. After happily using Ubuntu for several years, I did a clean install of 9.10 today on my desktop (64-bit) and my netbook. One of the things I notice increasingly with each upgrade is the need to apply all my customizations manually after installing. Change desktop background, change theme, re-define hot-keys (about 20 if them), reinstall firefox add-ons, re-define OOo toolbars and preferences, search for and remove all the fonts I do not need or want, reinstall the panel apps, etc., etc., etc.

The glass-half-full part of Ubuntu is that it works so well and installs so cleanly. I also appreciate that new versions are evolutionary and do not try to be paradigm-changers. (That’s actually a big plus!) However, the glass-half-empty part is all the manual stuff I need to do after each upgrade. Yes, I could have kept my up-to-date beta, but I figured a clean install would be, well, cleaner.

Thanks to Canonical for such a nice product that is free in several senses. But please try to find a way to save the time and hassle of the updating that must be done AFTER the Ubuntu update.

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