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Hi all. I'm another newcomer
to the group and a relative newcomer to Linux. I've been using Feisty
for around six months and have just upgraded to Gutsy within the last
couple of days. First impressions are good. It solved a long running problem with my Canon iP4300 printer, which needed TurboPrint to get it running under Feisty. This now works with Gutsy, 'out of the box'. My Epson Perfection 1670 scanner is still out of action. This never worked with Feisty because of the USB suspend bug that caused so many forum postings. I have a feeling that the bug is sorted in Gutsy, but the scanner firmware seems to be screwed. If anyone knows how to re-install firmware using Ubuntu, I'd be glad of some advice. The Epson install disk is (inevitably) aimed at Windows users and does not work with Linux. The only other problem I've had with Gutsy is that Google Earth doesn't seem to work any more. I tried a complete re-install (via Synaptic), but it either refuses to run at all, or only gets as far as the splash screen before hanging up. Apart from that, I'm pleased with the upgrade. I don't know how others handle upgrades and re-installations, but I've found the simplest way for me is to back up the Home folder to an external drive (regularly!), then do a complete fresh install. Once this is done, I add back any other apps that I use and then copy across the necessary folders from my Home folder backup, e.g. Mozilla. Thunderbird, Tomboy, etc. I know that it would probably be better to put the Home folder into a separate partition, but I haven't quite grasped how to do that yet. Regards, Dave |
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