Comments on: Laptop (un)love http://www.sebruiz.net/145 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Path Less Travelled » madwifi, pcmcia, kernel 2.6.17 http://www.sebruiz.net/145/comment-page-1#comment-741 The Path Less Travelled » madwifi, pcmcia, kernel 2.6.17 Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:32:10 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/145#comment-741 <p>[...] I recently discussed my problems I was having with my WG511T wireless card and my laptop. Thinking that my problem was with my upgrade, I installed kubuntu to try something different. I loved the way everything just worked, for the user point of view, but as a developer it was a little difficult to get everything setup as required. The laptop, an IBM R30 also couldn’t really handle the strain of kubuntu, so arch is now back on the system. [...]</p> [...] I recently discussed my problems I was having with my WG511T wireless card and my laptop. Thinking that my problem was with my upgrade, I installed kubuntu to try something different. I loved the way everything just worked, for the user point of view, but as a developer it was a little difficult to get everything setup as required. The laptop, an IBM R30 also couldn’t really handle the strain of kubuntu, so arch is now back on the system. [...]

]]> By: jaydot http://www.sebruiz.net/145/comment-page-1#comment-736 jaydot Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:28:13 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/145#comment-736 <p>have you tried pclinuxos? it's the distro-hopper-stopper and since using it i have been more than delighted with my linux experience. i haven't had so much computing fun in years - rock-solid and still beta. i use the minime for remastering and no longer bother with any other distro. updating with synaptic is a breeze. i've only had it since february 2006 and i'm in love with it.</p> <p>apart from www.reallylinux.com, they are the friendliest bunch of folk i have met, in the fora and on irc.</p> <p>come visit.</p> have you tried pclinuxos? it’s the distro-hopper-stopper and since using it i have been more than delighted with my linux experience. i haven’t had so much computing fun in years – rock-solid and still beta. i use the minime for remastering and no longer bother with any other distro. updating with synaptic is a breeze. i’ve only had it since february 2006 and i’m in love with it.

apart from http://www.reallylinux.com, they are the friendliest bunch of folk i have met, in the fora and on irc.

come visit.

]]> By: Max Howell http://www.sebruiz.net/145/comment-page-1#comment-705 Max Howell Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:39:08 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/145#comment-705 <p>I have kubuntu on my laptop, do</p> <p>sudo passwd</p> <p>and you can make a root passwd, thus avoiding the need for sudo continually.</p> I have kubuntu on my laptop, do

sudo passwd

and you can make a root passwd, thus avoiding the need for sudo continually.

]]> By: Vladislav http://www.sebruiz.net/145/comment-page-1#comment-704 Vladislav Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:06:36 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/145#comment-704 <p>I've also had the same experience! I used gentoo for a while until I got fed up with compiling everything whenever there is a small one line fix or a version update. kubuntu and ubuntu have served me well for a long time now. I have had kubuntu at home for about a year now and kubuntu/ubuntu at work for half a year. I haven't had any problems, and running xgl has quadrupled my productivity when working on websites!</p> I’ve also had the same experience!
I used gentoo for a while until I got fed up with compiling everything whenever there is a small one line fix or a version update. kubuntu and ubuntu have served me well for a long time now. I have had kubuntu at home for about a year now and kubuntu/ubuntu at work for half a year. I haven’t had any problems, and running xgl has quadrupled my productivity when working on websites!

]]> By: chani http://www.sebruiz.net/145/comment-page-1#comment-703 chani Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:43:30 +0000 http://www.sebruiz.net/145#comment-703 <p>sudo su ;) I had a similar experience - got tired of having an unmaintained gentoo on my laptop, and added kubuntu - loved how it automagically picked up on everything. :) I have features working that I didn't even know my laptop had. only pesky things are that horizontal scroll didn't magically work, and even though wifi works, the pretty LED doesn't blink. I haven't really noticed any speed problem, but I haven't been using it for long yet - on my friend's comp kubuntu absolutely crawls.</p> sudo su ;)
I had a similar experience – got tired of having an unmaintained gentoo on my laptop, and added kubuntu – loved how it automagically picked up on everything. :) I have features working that I didn’t even know my laptop had. only pesky things are that horizontal scroll didn’t magically work, and even though wifi works, the pretty LED doesn’t blink.
I haven’t really noticed any speed problem, but I haven’t been using it for long yet – on my friend’s comp kubuntu absolutely crawls.

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