Comments on: Ubuntu Install

By: Floyd

Floyd — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 15:37:25 +0000

Thanks, Steve… ;->

By: Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:00:00 +0000

digital camera: Here's a link to a kubuntu install that includes instructions for the ATI 9600.

By: digital camera

digital camera — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:03:25 +0000

heyas all.
my 40 gig drive is going to good use now. I have installed UBUNTU and have ordered KUBUNTU.
I dont know how to install the driver for my ati radeon 9600xt.
Actually i dont know if i am meant to be downloading and installing XFREE86 or the XORG version of the driver. I am downloading them both but i dont know how to do anything in Linux really.
I dont know where I am meant to set up my modem or set up a net account. (no INETWIZ.EXE)
So yeah, can someone help me out with getting my ATI driver installed?
and does anyone know of a good long PDF file i can read and wrap my brain around.
I’m still a Windows user, but I want to use Linux as much as possible.
Thanks.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:23:23 +0000

Excellent point, Simon. For better or worse, I am accustomed to the “road rash” of impetuous decisions, but with each little reminder my subsequent “falls” are a little less hard. Thanks ;->

Unfortunately, and as you aptly point out, it’s not so easy for schools and businesses to simply brush off the disastrous consequences of inadequate tech support and training. Since these areas are typically secondary afterthoughts on tech initiatives, it’s no wonder resistance to change runs high — it only takes one good “burn” to “innoculate” folks to what very well may be good for them.

By: Simon Belon

Simon Belon — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:12:33 +0000

I found myself wondering about how I would work without the trusty apps on which I had come to rely, such as Dreamweaver/Flash/Fireworks, and Final Cut. At the time, I was in such a state of infatuation, I might have thrown everything out of the window before taking adequate steps towards a proper migration.

First, I’d say don’t feel bad for rushing in headfirst and then hitting a problem. We’ve all been there, sitting atop the wave of a new technology and riding it in, only to discover that the beach on which we land has those damn pointy seashells. What a horrible metaphor.

Having said that, your cautionary tale is a stark reminder that adoption of something like Ubuntu isn’t a wholesale replacement for Windows or OS X. It’s a succession. This is especially true for schools and businesses thinking of adopting an open source/free model – there are a lot of changes that come along with such a move, and there would have to be an architechture of support and training to accompany the shift.