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Posted on 04-23-09 12:56:41 PM

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NOW it's available...

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Posted on 04-24-09 02:24:08 PM

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One of the better releases of ubuntu. Speed improvements galore (even if you choose not to use ext4, boot time is sick), some visual upgrades, hiccup less install on two of my machines so far (1 more to go). I'd recommend for anyone contemplating the switch to give it a whirl and see how it works for you.

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Posted on 04-25-09 01:35:18 AM

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I'm posting this from a Jaunty install. Haven't looked into much yet. Still need to get my video card drivers running properly. I'm using the ext4 file system, of course. Anything you guys want to know, just ask.

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Posted on 05-04-09 03:42:00 PM

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I can not fucking wait to install this.

My USB install is so fucking wrecked it's scary. Seriously, I'm getting errors that even make me double post :|

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Posted on 05-04-09 04:18:53 PM

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So, on the topic of Linux.... my dad has Ubuntu 9.04 installed, and wants to get rid of Vista entirely. Would putting XP (or the Windows 7 RC) on a virtual machine be feasible for gaming? ____________________

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Posted on 05-04-09 05:10:11 PM

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It certainly sounds like a viable option.

Alternately, you could just use Wine... in fact, I'd try that first.

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Posted on 05-04-09 05:14:18 PM (last edited by Spontaneous Madness at 05-04-09 02:14 PM)

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The thing is, looking on the Wine site, there's only a handful of games which work decently with it. ____________________

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Posted on 05-06-09 03:26:51 PM (last edited by Sinistar at 05-06-09 05:41 PM)

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Okay... Trying to boot from a USB install created from Ubuntu's own utility leads me to a BusyBox "(initramfs)" prompt. Any idea where to go from there, or do I have to switch to ~~Fedora~~Puppy? (lmfao fedora won't fit)

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Posted on 05-06-09 11:30:34 PM

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Originally posted by Spontaneous Madness
The thing is, looking on the Wine site, there's only a handful of games which work decently with it.

If you have an intel processor that supports virtualization, then you can give it a shot in using a virtual machine. Otherwise, it isn't going to work well at all, making the game almost unplayable. It also, depends on what games you are playing and how much 3D graphics needs to be generated.

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Posted on 05-07-09 04:57:13 AM

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Well apparently my computer can't handle it. The VM won't even recognize Direct3D. ____________________

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Posted on 05-07-09 05:25:28 AM

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Installed it when it came out, it stopped working shortly after.
Grr.

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Posted on 05-07-09 03:49:22 PM

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How'd it break for you, rox?

I'm amazed my Ubuntu install actually still works, on my main comp.

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Posted on 05-22-09 07:25:04 PM

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Fairly strong argument for Linux over Microsoft.

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Posted on 05-22-09 07:28:29 PM

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Developers just need to start making Linux ports for games (looking at you, Valve...), and I'm sold. ____________________ Jeez, not being Spontaneous Madness is gonna take some getting used to...

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Posted on 05-22-09 07:29:00 PM

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Originally posted by Jacob
Developers just need to start making Linux ports for games (looking at you, Valve...), and I'm sold.

This is probably the chief and perhaps only reason I've not made the jump myself.

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Posted on 05-22-09 07:31:11 PM

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Wine is passable for some stuff, but it's nowhere near a native Linux port. ____________________ Jeez, not being Spontaneous Madness is gonna take some getting used to...

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Posted on 05-22-09 09:11:00 PM

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Originally posted by Jacob
Well apparently my computer can't handle it. The VM won't even recognize Direct3D.

I can't think of a single hypervisor that has support for D3D. I know VBox has support for OpenGL (Linux/Windows guests), but ...

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Posted on 05-22-09 09:16:04 PM

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Originally posted by hydraphatphelinez
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Well apparently my computer can't handle it. The VM won't even recognize Direct3D.

I can't think of a single hypervisor that has support for D3D. I know VBox has support for OpenGL (Linux/Windows guests), but ...

VMware has it, but it's limited (no DX10 for example) and it only works if you're running XP inside the VM.

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Posted on 05-25-09 05:41:26 PM

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Reason I haven't switched is because there's a lack of modem drivers available for my modem, and... well, circular dependencies, which are a bitch if you're not online.

...Said dependency issue is why I'll be switching over to Fedora, instead, if I ever do. :/

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