Installing a dual-boot system is no trouble at all -- especially with something like Ubuntu, which is designed to be super-easy to set up. It is easiest to give Linux a hard drive of its own if you can spare one, however.
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amych - Nov 26, 2006 11:28:21 am PST #9597 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Sean K - Nov 26, 2006 11:29:00 am PST #9598 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
That I can do.
Sean K - Nov 26, 2006 11:30:39 am PST #9599 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Is Ubuntu a good way to get back into Linux (I used to play in Unix, but waaay back when it was LUI)? I've been wanting to tinker with a Linux distribution of some sort for a while, and have seen Ubuntu mentioned in here once or twice.
amych - Nov 26, 2006 11:30:43 am PST #9600 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Given that you have a box to spare, I might go for a single install on the older hardware anyway, but if you do want to go dual-boot, there's really no hassle about it.
on edit: I love Ubuntu (specifically, Xubuntu, but I'm a little weird that way). It's very easy to set up and manage, which is really what you're picking when you choose a linux distro, since the programs you can get are pretty much the same with all of them. My old Fedora systems were utterly clunky by comparison.
Sean K - Nov 26, 2006 11:31:55 am PST #9601 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It would probably be wisest to test-drive on an older machine regardless, since I have one or two to spare.
NoiseDesign - Nov 26, 2006 11:37:00 am PST #9602 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I keep thinking I should install a variant of Linux on at least one of my large pile of computers.
amych - Nov 26, 2006 11:39:19 am PST #9603 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
You know you want to, ND. The first one's free!
(and hey, so are the others....)
Sean K - Nov 26, 2006 11:42:09 am PST #9604 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I feel you in particular are somehow lacking in geek cred by having so many computers, and yet no Linux representation among them.
OH! Also, ND? I thought you should know that one of the extra long FBT IEC cables made its way into my tool bag somehow. I only noticed yesterday when I looked in the bag for the first time in a month, so you're only short two of those nice long cables. Maybe Fenne has them?
flea - Nov 26, 2006 12:04:53 pm PST #9605 of 10003
information libertarian
Our 2 year old iPod is losing the ability to hold a charge, so I looked into getting a new battery. Am I reading it right that you have to return the whole thing to Apple, and they just send you a new one? $70 seems like a lot for what was an entry-level iPod 3 years ago, and they don't promise to send you a new new one, it may be reconditioned. Are there any options for replacing your own battery?
(mr flea would know all this, of course, but the idea is to do it as a gift for him, so I ask you.)
Jessica - Nov 26, 2006 12:55:48 pm PST #9606 of 10003
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Spiderman 3 case mod. SO pretty.