[LUAU] Ubuntu

Jim Thompson jim at netgate.com
Sat Jun 3 16:22:05 PDT 2006


On Jun 3, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Hawaii Linux Institute wrote:

> "I just installed Ubuntu 6.06 and it was the nicest out-of-the-box  
> install experience I've ever had with Linux - real competition for  
> the folks at Apple. Thanks for the lovely piece of work! (Roller's  
> date: Jun 02 2006, 04:36:43 PM PDT )"
>
> I didn't say that, James Gosling did.  Of course no one will accuse  
> St. Gosling of being a used car salesman or a fraud or what have you.

I fully expect the folks at Sun to come out 'for' ubuntu with guns  
blazing.   This includes "Mr. Java".

> But in order to do MP3, DVD, and/or play movies, etc., you need to  
> do something extra.  Fortunately, there is a Python script that  
> will do all these, and more, in one simple batch process:
>
> http://users.on.net/~goetz/EasyUbuntu/get.html
>
> (Never thought I could install the nVidia driver while in X.)
>
> Once you do that, it is quite difficult not to like Ubuntu.  I am  
> still having problems configuring SCIM.  Anyone cares to help?   
> Thanks.  Wayne

Of course, once you do that, you no longer have a 100% FOSS system.

Eric Raymond would be so happy.
http://lwn.net/Articles/178285/

Jim




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