Ubuntu 10.10 Released

OK, I finally did it but it was more luck than skill or the easiness of Linux.

First I gave up on a separate partition and I thought, I am fine running it inside Windows. So I went with Wubi and installed it that way. Well, it didn't work, after choosing W 7 from the GRUB loader it gave me a new page with 2 more choices W7 and Netbook Remix, and when I clicked on Remix, you guessed it right, it took me back to the GRUB loader.

Anyhow, I gave up on Ubuntu and went back to Mint. I chose another version, not the Gnome and guess what? Miracle!!! The KDE [or was it xfce?) installed without much problem and even the sound worked right out of the box!! Not to mention Flash was included, so no need for extra download.

I almost cried....

After about 9 hours of tinkering, about 10 different versions burnt to CDs and a completely messed up HD partition (with 4 or so Linux OSs on it), now I have a working Linux install!! Hallelujah, I am ready to go religious here!!

Now the main reason to get it was for puzzle games. Well, life isn't that easy, because KDE doesn't have preloaded games, so I am downloading it from the web. The downloads are incredibly slow (we are talking about small games) and it was hard for me to find, because the Desktop was different than my previous Mint.

Anyhow, now I only have to edit the GRUB loader, clean up and delete the partitions and I can say in 10 hours, I installed a working copy of a Linux OS....

...and I am not even a beginner. This was the 4th laptop I did that...

 

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Gee, much as I hate to bump an antique thread, this seems an appropriate place to ask this Linux stuff. You have my apologies for so doing.

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Here is my question: I too have multiple copies (most are non - functional) of Ubuntu on the Linux side of the partition that I would like to get rid of so I can just choose between Ubuntu and XP64 at boot.

How - exactly - do I do this?

I would really like to clean up that mess and concentrate on getting the one semi - functional copy of Ubuntu to work as well as it can.

 

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Code:

$>  gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

- Scroll to "End Default Options"
- Remove extraneous instances.
- Save.
- Done.

I would suggest being VERY careful and backing up the removed information.

Also note that this won't remove the actual Kernel's associated with those entries. You can remove old Kernel's through the Synaptic Package Manager.

 

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Thank you very much. I appreciate the assistance.

 

Now that it's evolved this far, I love Ubuntu on laptops: Snappy, stable, more fun- feels so ...Free.

 

Yes, it's getting far superior to it's older incarnations. the natty narwheel release will be superior in all ways to every other distro just you watch

 

Except when some non-linux app is indispensable (not very often for me) I think it's fast becoming superior to every other OS as well (for general use). My plan is to have a fast hackintosh home server churning legacy apps, storage, and backups, and to do all routine interface (on the move and at rest) though an Ubuntu book and/or tablet. Ubuntu has become more friendly and familiar to me than Brand M and Brand A.

 

I've had ubuitu on my netbook for a day and a half and I love it. Except for the program BASIC-256 crashing all the time, any ideas?

 

Which theme are you running? What icon set is that on conky?

 

not sure if i know what theme i am using, but umm Maverick? i remember seeing that somewhere, still learning my way around. and about the icon set... im clueless about anything conky

 

Who cares what icon set he is using?

BASIC-256 is a crazy computer language used to teach people the basics of programming.
Does it give error codes when it crashes?

 

By the way...the GTK3 front-end on Ubuntu releases is disgusting. Since when was it the goal of linux to inhabit massive amounts of your desktop with tools and nonsense? That was always KDE's job. But now it seems KDE does a better job of getting out of your way than Gnome.

GNOME has officially been dropped from my list of usable X. I am now left with Xfce and KDE. But since Xfce widgets are more deprecated than Joan Rivers stand up routine, I really only have KDE. Thanks a LOT Qt.

 

Looks cool. What X is that?

 

Aham.... well, this only removes the boot loader option. A paint up job.
What about removing the whole distro, if not used anymore, as it doesn't need to take out the extra space.

 

Because the partitions for the os are 'gone' or overwritten, but the grub was untouched.

 

That's a bit drastic I think, although I do understand your sentiments.

Gnome 3 in it's default form is going to alienate a whole bunch of people I'm sure. But there's absolutely no reason that you can't recreate the user experience that you're used to in 2.3x. There might be few niggling issues and irritations at first, but you wont be the only one trying to claw back a more classic environment.

Honestly I can see gnome forking at some point in the next year or so.

 

I am convinced it's not all the responsibility of GNOME developers. Actually I in large part blame Ubuntu for all of this. Since it's gained market share (especially on minis), Gtk3 developers were forced to develop in that general direction. Oh well, since Qt4 KDE has been cleaning up its act and the result has been cleaner applications interfaces.

I will say this though... I don't understand the draw for either KDE Activities or the new GNOME workspace manager. Who are these people who don't know where they put their windows and why can't people just have a better memory? I have 6 workspaces in KDE and I know exactly where everything is most of the time.

Today Linux users have 3 choices and only two real ones. Fedora, Ubuntu, or Red Hat. Red Hat users are usually engineers, scientists, or people who need stability and enterprise support due to a (understandable) poor knowledge of Linux. Fedora users are people who actually understand Linux, don't need support, and are often developing software for engineers or scientists which will use it on Red Hat. And Ubuntu users are idiots. As of today, Ubuntu users are unfortunately driving in a VERY different direction than Red Hat / Fedora, unfortunately they have clout. The result -- the new GNOME.