Linux for human beings
As an ardent follower of the open source community I have been on the look out for a useable flavour of Linux. On one of my trawls of the interweb I came across a project called ubuntu which is heavily based on Debian. The thing that separates them from other builds is that they have put a lot of effort into the interface and general usability.
I saw that you could order Install CDs so promptly filled in the form sat back and waited…
A few weeks later I received a package with my disks and a few more good measure.
I have installed it on spare a mac and a PC and the process couldn't have been easier, you just follow the on screen promts and that's it. Once installed you see why they call it ‘Linu for human beings’ it looks and feels lovely. From what I've seen so far it works really well too.
Apart from the missing apps it would certainly be my second choice for an OS and shows what can be done with this platform which hopefully will become a full on competitor for Windows.
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agreed
i really like the look of ubuntu. i've only run it as a live disk (which is fairly cool in itself). but i have a spare machine that just needs some ram, and when i sort that ubuntu is the first thing i am putting on it.
with any luck i can start playing around with gimp and inkscape and most of my software needs will be covered. obviously gimp and inkscape arent a patch on photoshop and illustrator, but... these open source people have a tendancy to really impress me.
nice
i just updated my information so they will ship 20 cds(10 cd of inter version, for my friends and so, 5 for mac and 5 for amn64..) i'm waiting for it!
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Judging from the screenshots
Judging from the screenshots it looks very clean and playful. If I had a PC to work on I would defintely download it.
Now, how can I install it on a Mac? Can I have it as dual boot or emulation as VPC?
to try it...
if you want to try it there is a live CD for the PowerPC, check the download page.
I just installed this on one of my machines (PC) the other night but haven't been able to try it online(couldn't find my network card).
Also I prefer KDE from the little I have used so check out kubuntu. I think it's the same thing but with KDE.
There are just so many types of linux that one could get easily lost trying to pick one. Are there in particular that would be good to run as a dedicated server with my Macs? or can anybody point me in the direction of a tutorial for setting up file servers with linux?
Just out of curiosity: why
Just out of curiosity: why on earth would you ORDER a linux distro? C'mon, theire free to download. It's not like we are all on dialup.
order, for free!
they say that they will send me the cds and will pay the taxes... so it's 100% free...
if you where in portugal you would prefer to order it than downloading it, becaouse here we have bandwith usage limits per month!
//Static
Using it right now :)
Downloaded the live cd, and I REALLY like this.
If I had a spare PC @ home, I'd be using this for sure ;)
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Usable Linux?
...I'll believe it when I see it. Downloading now. :D
I must say, that is a really fine logo they've got.
Missing & second?
You said it would be your second choice. What's your first? Also which apps did you notice were dropped? Did you notice any other drawbacks in using ubuntu, any major bugs still left unfixed? I've always been on the lookout for a less technically oriented version of Linux. This looks like it has a lot of promise.
I also noticed a large range of GNU based apps in some of the screenshots. Are many of those installed with unbuntu? I use a lot of GIMP and Firefox as well as a handful of other verious GNU licenced programs.
Installed
My first is obviously OS X, I do my level best to not turn on my Wintel testing box and that is strictly all I do use it for. Because PCs are so cheap to buy I fancy having one at home
It comes with most stuff you need pre installed. It has Open Office, Gimp, Firefox and a decent Email package (though I may go for Thunderbird in the long run) as well as a load of games and admin bits and pieces.
After seeing how usable OS X
After seeing how usable OS X could make a *nix system, I have trouble understanding why Linux isn't just as usable. Don't get me wrong... I wholeheartedly love the free software movement. But most programmers seem too hung up on trying to get Linux on their Xbox or Doom on an iPod... it's ultimately just a waste of time. It's nice to see distros like Ubuntu, Fedora, and others making strides towards user friendliness (SymphonyOS looks promising), but there's still a long way to go before I'll start using them as my primary OS. If I had the genius to actually make my own Linux distro... I'd copy as much as I could from OS X and Windows... because only once I offer the same sort of usability can I actually begin to EXCEED them. For now, my order of preference will still remain: OS X, Windows, Linux.
Free software's freedom is
Free software's freedom is actually one reason it will never be usable. The people who develop it are the people who want to use it. UI designers really have no use for Linux, so OS developers become the de facto UI designers, and all hell breaks loose.
Until the right people do the right job, quality will suffer. And the only probable reason a UI designer would work their ass off on an underdog OS is money.
I might be in the minority, but I am decidedly against Free Software.
Whats the difference between
Whats the difference between this and every other Linux distro?
Same Gnome or KDE look, same horrible UI design.
If I wanted a *nix machine, I'd go with OSX. Real Unix, and a real UI :)
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Check Mandriva
I have not tried Ubuntu yet, but I have been running Mandrake (now called Mandriva) for years.
Installation is really easy and friendly. The interface is not Mac OS X by any means, but good enough to be useable.
Check Mandriva Linux Limited Edition 2005.
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I like (K)Umbuntu!
I'm a happy Mac OS X Tiger user, don't get me wrong. But to be honest, since a week or two I'm addicted to Linux, especially the Umbuntu distro which has Gnome as GUI as default, you can get and use the K Desktop Environment as well. Agreed, it's a step back, or more in comparison with Tiger.
But it's running pleasantly well on my G4 iMac, wow, I love this kind of culture shock! I'm typing this message in AbiWord, what a difference with its' Mac OS X version. Stable, so I can rely on it. Fancy also, a lot fancier than under Mac OS X, so what's exactly the question, himynameiznate?
I like this Linux distro because it's free and therefore an underdog and it does its' job more than pretty good.
And with the Gimp, Inkscape and Scribus added to this platform I really see perspectives concerning a no budget studio for the foundation I'm working for. Some of the PC's there are ready for a better OS than MS Windows, never liked that...
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