Queries!

[Joe1]

Hi there,

I am new to the forums & very new to the Linux world, been using windows for a decade plus.

I installed Ubuntu Hardy on 8.03 & am very impressed.

At the moment I am downloading Open SuSE 11 64 bit.

Being a med doc, my aim is to make a dual boot of Vista with any user friendly form of Linux/Unix.....web caming & professional videoconferencing is my priority too.

I feel so relaxed when I am on my Ubuntu machine than when I am on my Dell XPS laptop.

I use my machines as end user.

Which Linux/Unix OS 32/64 bit would you recommend with a dual boot of 32 bit Vista?

Hoping to hear your suggestions & critical views,

Thanks in advance.


PS: Btw My desk top is Sony Vaio VGC-LS1.

Laptop Dell XPS 1710.


My Dell laptop has 4 GB of RAM @ 667.....I plan to make a dual boot on that.......memory is not really an issue.

Issues are Cam use on line unlike cheese or camorama.

Do you have any suggestions for a Linux/Unix based OS??.

I am using Ubuntu Hardy 8.4 I find it nice except caming & yahoo messenger lol.

[techieMoe]

Hi there,
Which Linux/Unix OS 32/64 bit would you recommend with a dual boot of 32 bit Vista?

Hoping to hear your suggestions & critical views,

Thanks in advance.


PS: Btw My desk top is Sony Vaio VGC-LS1.

Laptop Dell XPS 1710.


My Dell laptop has 4 GB of RAM @ 667.....I plan to make a dual boot on that.......memory is not really an issue.

Issues are Cam use on line unlike cheese or camorama.

Do you have any suggestions for a Linux/Unix based OS??.

I am using Ubuntu Hardy 8.4 I find it nice except caming & yahoo messenger lol.

The official Linux Yahoo Messenger client is horrendously bad. It's old, buggy, and I don't recommend it for anyone. You can get most (but probably not all) the same functionality by connecting to Yahoo Messenger using a different client such as Pidgin.

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As far as using your webcam online, have you played with Ekiga? None of the issues you've mentioned require you to change your Linux distribution. Generally speaking, if it's a problem on one Linux it will still be a problem on another. I would recommend fiddling with Ubuntu until you get it working.