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I bought a new Laptop today, wiped Windows XP off of it and installed Ubuntu Linux on it. It's all downhill from here. Anyways, just letting you all know I ...
  1. 11-20-2007 #1
    NickWelder
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    I went all out today...new Linux Laptop

    I bought a new Laptop today, wiped Windows XP off of it and installed Ubuntu Linux on it.

    It's all downhill from here.

    Anyways, just letting you all know I am now balls deep into the Linux world. I still have my desktop computer running XP, but my Laptop will be dedicated to Linux. Makes more sense to run Linux on my laptop since I am not developing windows software outside the home and will only be doing email, maybe a little graphics work etc. But I hope to start programming for Linux, never done that before. Been programming Mac/Windows since 1998 so it'll be an experience. I've seen a lot of Linux code when porting applications written for Linux to other platforms so I should get a handle on it pretty quickly.

    Alright then, peace.
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  2. 11-20-2007 #2
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    hats off to ya dude, thats a gutsy (pardon the pun) move, thats what im thinkin of doing...
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  3. 11-20-2007 #3
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    Hi Nick.

    It will be a pleasure, to ask you for some help later.
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    Lordshooter, I am a new linux user, so I won't be much help.
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  5. 11-21-2007 #5
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    WOW, man. Im in the same boat, well the same river at least. I jsut got my new hp notebook back. Im gonna be installing linux back on it here very soon. Duel boot of course. But only cuz I like options, and my notebook is not taking to linux as well as I am.
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    erabyss, ya my laptop isn't liking Linux as much as I do. I will probably reinstall Windows XP and have it setup for Dual-Boot or buy a small external Hard Drive with Windows (except this BIOS doesn't support USB device booting). Anybody know if I can update the BIOS to support USB booting?
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  7. 11-21-2007 #7
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    I think Linux needs time to adapt.

    I have learned that I must be very patient with Linux.

    At the end, the results are pleasing.
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    Nice to hear that...I bought new acer laptop 2 weeks back ...installed Fedora 7 ...looks fine
    It did took sometime for me to turn on the sounds Really cool stuff Linux on laptop
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  9. 11-21-2007 #9
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    HAHA, I am glad to hear I am not alone here. Sound is the 2nd biggest reason I have for not making the full leap to a linux only system. The biggest being that I ... well I dont know. I am a new user but Im falling hard for it.
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  10. 11-21-2007 #10
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    Why do people have such a problem with sound?
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