> Which version of Ubuntu? Edgy, yes. I was able to save my GUI by using Kubuntu, which was not affected by the boo-boo in the latest upgrade. I say "boo-boo" from my perspective, being that I'm running an Nvidia "proprietary" driver for my graphics card.
--- In [email protected], Robert Citek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > nneff wrote: > >> Dropped by the shop this evening. Instead of creating two drives, > >> I copied both images and all the scripts that are used for cloning > >> onto a single 10 GB drive. The disk is labeled with your name on > >> it and is on the desk next to the phone. > > > > Thanks, Robert (wow, that's fast) I'll pick it up tomorrow. > > Yes, copying two 3 GB images over firewire to a 10 GB drive takes about > 6 minutes or approximately 1 GB per minute. Which reminds me, I need to > update the script for cloning to include a block size > 4k. Specifying > a block size increases the data transfer rate by about 5-fold. So, what > used to take 30 minutes to clone, now takes only about 6 minutes. > > > I should wait until then, but I'm Torrenting it right now and will > > probably install tonight, and give results tomorow. > > I'd be interesting to compare. Keep in mind that the "stable" you are > downloading is Etch and not Sarge, which is what we are using for the > students. > > > In addition, I'll VM your Kubuntu release, and compare. > > FYI, the image is that of a partition and not of an entire disk. You'll > still need to install a boot loader and may have to adjust > /boot/grub/menu.lst accordingly. If you attach the drive via an > external USB adapter, then you can make it visible from within VMWare to > the VM. Have a look at this script for cloning the image using Knoppix: > > http://bworksshop.pbwiki.com/Cloning%20Linux > > > I'd like to use Ubuntu for kids' machines, but we need to do a > > side-by-side comparison on an actual machine that's spec'd for > > Byteworks. Theresa mentioned that the Ubuntu package was noticeably > > slower on a sample machine. Also, the Debian package contains a lot > > of stuff, which, for people with 28/56k download speed is fine > > because you'd rather have it pre-installed rather than force them to > > download. > > The Kubuntu image I created has some tweaks to make it run a little > faster. For example, kpersonalizer is installed and the settings have > been set to fewest bells-and-whistles, something that we did in the > Debian install and something the default Kubuntu does not do. > Unfortunately, I don't know how the Ubuntu used in the comparison that > Theresa references was installed and configured. My notes are here: > > http://bworksshop.pbwiki.com/Robert%20Citek#SpeedingupKubuntu > > They are sparse and not nearly as complete as the Debian install notes. > Nevertheless, I'm anxious to try out the Kubuntu image and also try a > few more tweaks. > > > I have some rants regarding the Ubuntu upgrades. For example, a > > couple of nights ago, I had my GNOME fried by an "upgrade", and I > > wasted 2-3 hours trying to fix that. The Ubuntu forums are wonderful > > (that's where I found the fix), but at the same time, there really > > *is* something to be said for a stable upgrade process. :) > > Which version of Ubuntu? > > > Here's my Ubuntu experiences, please keep in mind that this is a page > > in work, and desperately needs reformatting and more details: > > http://notesmine.com/ubuntu > > From a browse through the page, it looks like your running Edgy, yes? > > Regards, > - Robert >
