my advice/ 2 cents. Some minimal stuff to get you going. This is just a quick spew and not completely detailed.
1. Install 2. Initial boot, see what works and what doesn't. Setup wireless or etc. 3. Reboot. 4. Updates (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade) 5. Reboot. Generally you do not need to after updates however the kernel has changed since the release of 9.04 and your installation so you will need to reboot after the updates for all changes to take effect. 6. Install Medibuntu (sudo wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/jaunty.list --output-document=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install medibuntu-keyring && sudo apt-get update) 7.install some other stuff for media and system customization. (sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 vlc vlc-plugin-* ubuntu-restricted-extras vim compizconfig-settings-manager) with that you will have a nice working system that supports quite a bit of media. Note that not all of that software mentioned is legal for use in the US due to software patents and etc... -Chris On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Jason <[email protected]> wrote: > I plan on using it for web surfing and media mainly. And well to learn the > operating system more also > > > > On Sep 18, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Chris Louden <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I highly recommend manually partitioning it once you are a bit more >> comfortable with it. Odds are you are going to reinstall several times >> to get things right/comfortable. Don't worry about it now. Play around >> get familiar with it. Only option you might need to specify with the >> install is ACPI. If the installation locks up, try disabling that. If >> the install goes right through, then don't worry about ACPI. >> >> Now once you have it install a whole world of options and >> customization opens up to you. What are you going to use it for? >> Generally stuff.. internet/email? Might want to look at installing >> medibuntu, and well... of alot of things. >> >> -Chris >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Manny <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Definitely do a manual partition. >>> >>> I did a quick install of Ubuntu 9.04 in a VM using VirtualBox. I was >>> able to get a legacy scanner to work on it last night, as there are no >>> drivers for the scanner in Vista or Win7. >>> >>> Xsane is so cool that it was able to see the scanner (usb) and I was >>> able to scan something my wife wanted to fax. My plan was to scan and >>> email the pdf to myself. >>> >>> Unfortunately last nights Ubuntu updates were taking too long so I >>> canceled midway and I'm left with a system that will require a >>> reinstall. >>> >>> This time I definitely plan to make a root (/) and home (/home) >>> partition to safeguard any data. >>> >>> I attempted a reinstall without formating my /, but that didn't work. >>> I reinstalled grub but that didn't work either. Someone told me there >>> was a kernel update last night which explains much. >>> >>> The document is recoverable (boot livecd image and mount the >>> partition) but wasn't important. It was a pretty fresh install. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> Make a separate /home if you plan to save any data. >>> >>> --Manny >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Jason <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'll be single booting since I have several other machines. So I'm not >>>> worried about screwing up and trying over >>>> >>>> As to my exposure/experience with Linux I'm a novice. Dave exposed me to >>>> it >>>> years ago but I only dabbled with it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 18, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Randall Whitman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I have a 15 inch acer that I'm going to put Linux on. I'm >>>>>> finally fed up with vista and xp that I want to seriously use Linux. >>>>> >>>>> Are you planning to dual-boot or install Linux only? How familiar are >>>>> you >>>>> with Linux (i don't remember from any previous posts, sorry)? If not >>>>> accustomed to Linux-only, and not planning to dual-boot, it can be a >>>>> good >>>>> idea to run Linux from one of Live-CD/USB or WUBI-install, until used >>>>> to >>>>> it. >>>>> >>>>>> I have the ubuntu 9.04 distro. Should I just allow it to run through >>>>>> a standard setup or are there settings that I should be looking for? >>>>> >>>>> We always do manual partitioning (even though that may be the hardest >>>>> part >>>>> of install process) - at a minimum separate partitions for / (system) >>>>> and /home (data). >>>>> We also routinely add the OpenOffice PPA repository to the Software >>>>> Sources, >>>>> so we get the newest OpenOffice through the Package Manager. >>>>> (Well, we also get rid of libmono and install gThumb.) >>>>> >>>>>> Also opinions should I install the desktop distro or the netbook? >>>>> >>>>> My recommendation is to try LiveCD or LiveUSB of both and see which you >>>>> like better. >>>>> >>>>> /Randall >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Randall Whitman >>>>> Whizman Software Solutions >>>>> www.whizman.com >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
