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GNU/Linux/OSS Forum [by ndrake]

Topic: Ubuntu 6.10 is out today

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ndrake

#1 posted October 26, 2006 at 7:18am (EST)

Ubuntu 6.10 was released today. Anyone upgrade yet? I'll probably wait awhile before upgrading my work laptop. Make sure all the bugs are worked out.

ielliott

#2 posted October 26, 2006 at 6:15pm (EST)

I disagree about waiting because they do a ton of beta testing before putting out the release. I have to upgrade my one Ubuntu Box because Edgy Eft has apt packages for Xen 3 and Dapper does not.

ndrake

#3 posted October 26, 2006 at 6:58pm (EST)

I had some upgrade issues with Edgy RC release. Nothing catastrophic, but it wasn't as easy as apt-get dist-upgrade. I also want to wait a bit so that the load on the server is less and it doesn't take forever to download everything.

ielliott

#4 posted October 26, 2006 at 8:23pm (EST)

ndrake wrote:
> I had some upgrade issues with Edgy RC release. Nothing catastrophic,
> but it wasn't as easy as apt-get dist-upgrade. I also want to wait
> a bit so that the load on the server is less and it doesn't take forever
> to download everything.

Yeah i had a problem with that too.

I might upgrade when i go home for the weekend just like i upgraded by leaving work :)

ndrake

#5 posted October 28, 2006 at 1:34am (EST)

Just upgraded the work laptop. Only one minor issue (so far), had to reinstall the ATI binary drivers myself.

ielliott

#6 posted October 28, 2006 at 1:14pm (EST)

ndrake wrote:
> Just upgraded the work laptop. Only one minor issue (so far), had
> to reinstall the ATI binary drivers myself.

ya i had the same problem with the drivers

paul6743

#7 posted November 26, 2006 at 10:00am (EST)

After I upgraded to 6.10, my PC wouldn't even boot correctly. But after I did a fresh install, everything worked fine.

ielliott

#8 posted November 27, 2006 at 9:44pm (EST)

paul6743 wrote:
> After I upgraded to 6.10, my PC wouldn't even boot correctly. But
> after I did a fresh install, everything worked fine.

I did an upgrade at work, i think it was a video driver thing.

paul6743

#9 posted November 27, 2006 at 11:20pm (EST)

I can't wait until Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn). Can you say Beryl by default, binary drivers, wifi networking and lets of new stuff

Try Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com Read this first: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=63315

ndrake

#10 posted November 28, 2006 at 10:30am (EST)

Nice! What happens if you try to run Beryl but your machine can't handle it? Will it default to something that works?

paul6743

#11 posted November 28, 2006 at 5:30pm (EST)

Yeah, it will prompt you for a choice during install I think.

Try Ubuntu. http://www.ubuntu.com Read this first: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=63315

sandpaperback
Eff it. I get them all.

#12 posted January 24, 2007 at 11:43pm (EST)

Some time in the very near future I'm due for a wipe and reinstall. I found another tutorial on getting my wifi to work under Ubuntu, so I'm giving it another shot. I really miss Gnome. Windows is boring and doesn't make me interested in my computer. With Linux, I feel closer to my computer. Like back in the DOS days, only cooler.

The Unofficial GTZ Podcast || Digg it.

ndrake

#13 posted January 25, 2007 at 12:01am (EST)

paul6743

#14 posted January 25, 2007 at 8:46am (EST)

Ubuntu guide:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

Wireless:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#How_to_ins...

sandpaperback
Eff it. I get them all.

#15 posted January 25, 2007 at 9:43am (EST)

Oh, I've spent plenty of time with Ubuntu and know my way around fairly well.

However, that wireless setup won't work for me. I have a Broadcom 4318 chip in my laptop. I had tried following the Wiki as well as the forum post it linked to and it just didn't work. I found this post on the forums that I'll try (same laptop). Hopefully I can get it running this time.

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ielliott

#16 posted January 25, 2007 at 9:53pm (EST)

Once i get a second PC i'm going to wipe this one and do a 6.10 as a fileserver

ndrake

#17 posted January 25, 2007 at 11:02pm (EST)

Did you reinstall yet, spb??

I'd like to try out OpenFiler or FreeNAS whenever I run into a few spare drives.

sandpaperback
Eff it. I get them all.

#18 posted January 26, 2007 at 9:24am (EST)

Not yet. I'm going to wait until I go on paternity leave. Probably a couple of weeks still.

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sandpaperback
Eff it. I get them all.

#19 posted January 28, 2007 at 10:52am (EST)

So far... not good. I can get to the point where my wireless card is recognized and I can even scan for networks and see mine right there. I installed wifi-radar to make this part easier. I'm able to see all the networks I normally can under XP, but when I choose to connect to mine (and I have the password entered as well) it goes... and goes... and then tells me it can't obtain an IP. Gah. I was up until 2:30 this morning screwing with it.

I'm reinstalling right now so I can start fresh with an alternate method.

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ndrake

#20 posted January 28, 2007 at 11:44am (EST)

Maybe try turning off encryption on you wireless AP, just to see if you can get an IP. According to the post you linked to above it should work.