wyantm06 Posted March 6, 2006 CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 Well I am at a black screen now, I enter in my name and password I made and it says mark@abuntu:~$ what am I supposed to put...It has done nothing for like 25 min... Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 6, 2006 CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 Assuming you want to use a GUI, also assuming you installed it, try typing startx or x Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Matter Posted March 6, 2006 CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 Things will probably be alot easier for you to deal with in an X session. Myself i hate GUI's. I can't live without shell access it's all i need. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 I got it installed. How do I change the theme? I click it but it doesn't change. Oh btw I was planning on putting this on my new pc I am on now but will I be able to burn all my downloads and puit it on my linux when its installed? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 6, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 Wow I love Ubuntu. I guess I will not be installing it on my new Computer though. I can't play The Sims 2 on Linux, no being able to play games on Linux made me change my mind. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 6, 2006 CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 Plenty of games to play... just not Windows games. Linux is geared much more towards productivity than games though IMO Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted March 6, 2006 CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 Whats the newest version of ubuntu... i started downloading 5.10/.... is that the newest ? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 6, 2006 CID Share Posted March 6, 2006 why not setup a dual boot and just enjoy both of those Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 7, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 7, 2006 why not setup a dual boot and just enjoy both of those I don't know. I would prefer one OS on my pc. Why can't I get Ubuntu to recognize my internet connection? Help please.... EDIT: Also couldn't I use Wine to play Windows games on my Linux system if I decide to go this way? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-123988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 emulating windows on a linux box to play games !? ...whats the point of going linux then !?........i dont see why you wouldnt want a dual boot configuration Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite.Pete Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 i use ubuntu linux and it works great. if you have any questions the people on irc will answer them #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite.Pete Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 Whats the newest version of ubuntu... i started downloading 5.10/.... is that the newest ? yes that is the latest stable release Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 8, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 i use ubuntu linux and it works great. if you have any questions the people on irc will answer them #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net Is that all you run? Or do you have it dual boot? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elite.Pete Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 that's all i run, but dual booting is super easy if you already have windows xp installed. here is some info https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WindowsDualBootHowTo Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 8, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 Ok I think I am going to dual boot for the heck of it. But yeah if I like Linux more and decide to get rid of Windows do I have to format my HDD to get rid of it and start over reinstalling Linux? Or can I choose to uninstall windows? If I uninstall windows I need to keep a folder with everything I downloaded. So can someone answer this? Thanks Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 What's so bad about keeping both? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyantm06 Posted March 8, 2006 Author CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 What's so bad about keeping both? What's the point for keeping both? If I use both I will end up having to go back and forth all the time. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 going back and forth all the time is as simple as restarting the computer Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted March 8, 2006 CID Share Posted March 8, 2006 What's the point for keeping both? If I use both I will end up having to go back and forth all the time. And if you keep just one you can't even do that... Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/11789-linux-ubuntu-install/#findComment-124487 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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