Ubuntu 6.0.6 Dapper Drake release tomorrow

Looks like the new version of Ubuntu is set to release tonight at midnight for the 1st of the month. I'll check out the live disc since I'm just not ready to switch over yet.

The next version called edgy promises some new stuff but for now is wait and see.

More Linux threads makes me happy.

Since you are way in deeper than I will ever be, wasn't there a project somewhere that a distro was implementing the full windows api so windows code can run? That would be interesting.

Edwin wrote:

Since you are way in deeper than I will ever be, wasn't there a project somewhere that a distro was implementing the full windows api so windows code can run? That would be interesting.

A distro? The only app I know of is Wine, and it's pretty hit or miss.

On topic, I've been using the Kubuntu Beta for about a month. Top notch stuff: boot from Live CD, test it out, and then click install. Thus far it's been stable and fast, and the config utilities and package manager work well. I even installed the ATI official drivers easily... before an upgrade broke them. Still, pretty cool stuff and friendly all around.

Edit: I think I'll be able to update via the repository to the final version. Any reason why I couldn't?

Edit: I think I'll be able to update via the repository to the final version. Any reason why I couldn't?

Debian distros are made to be incrementally upgraded as such. Worst thing you might run into is some peculiar package breakage in the update process that requires a little fixing by hand. But usually it's pretty painless.

It's out via apt-get and other mirrors. They still haven't updated the main page.

How do you get the Nvidia drivers working under 6.06?

TheGameguru wrote:

How do you get the Nvidia drivers working under 6.06?

I think you can just download them via apt. They should install without incidence.

Staats wrote:
TheGameguru wrote:

How do you get the Nvidia drivers working under 6.06?

I think you can just download them via apt. They should install without incidence.

not from what I can see.. I've looked and looked

nm Im a dope.. search is my friend

I recommend reading this thread until I can find a better answer. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...
http://www.albertomilone.eu/europeo/...

Anyone know where I can find a Windows XP visual theme for Ubuntu? Otherwise my mom won't touch it.

Google found this forum page with some links to some.

Or you could just tell her GNOME is Vista.

OK, so I dumped my Gentoo install (actually, I just tar'd and bzip'd my whole root partition and stored it on my fileserver in case I want it back - god bless Linux) and installed Ubuntu. I've got both ubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-desktop installed. Currently using Kubuntu.

One thing Ubuntu/Kubuntu have up and running that's not there on Gentoo: NetworkManager (and KNetworkManager). Which pretty much "just work" upon installing the packages. Fan-f$%king-tastic.

I actually have working Nvidia 3D drivers! wow! first time ever I got that working with mininmal fuss.. I also got Cedega working.. with some effort.. I had to peruse the forums to find a modification one has to do to get it installed with Ubuntu 6.06..something to do with the Xlib library

Managed to get WoW installed and fully patched... now to see about playing with my UI mods..

Perhaps there is some hope afterall for this whole Linux Desktop mess.

Well if Nvidia and ATI opened up their specs, you wouldn't be at the mercy of good (or bad) proprietary drivers. That's the one place where Linux has trouble, and it's unavoidable. Tough to write drivers for closed hardware.

Nvidia has thankfully brought their Linux drivers very far along now. ATI, well, still in a world of sh*t.

*Legion* wrote:

Well if Nvidia and ATI opened up their specs, you wouldn't be at the mercy of good (or bad) proprietary drivers. That's the one place where Linux has trouble, and it's unavoidable. Tough to write drivers for closed hardware.

Nvidia has thankfully brought their Linux drivers very far along now. ATI, well, still in a world of sh*t.

No doubt.. little things annoy me about Linux though.. case in point.. just trying to get Java and Flash installed involve command line and knowing paths to your web browsers.. hello?

TheGameguru wrote:

No doubt.. little things annoy me about Linux though.. case in point.. just trying to get Java and Flash installed involve command line and knowing paths to your web browsers.. hello?

Eh? Not on a distro with any sort of decent package management, you don't!

You can always do things manually like that, but you don't HAVE to in most cases.

With Ubuntu, you just need to enable the restricted repositories (universe and multiverse). They're off by default in most distros due to legal issues, but they are usually very easily "turned on". You can do it in synaptic in Ubuntu by just clicking a couple of unchecked checkboxes.

In Ubuntu, installing Flash is as simple as installing the flashplugin-nonfree package. Java is, I believe, sun-java5 package (and sun-java5-plugin for the browser plugin). Packages are installable through a GUI (synaptic). No command line involved, let alone knowing the path to the browser. Even in Gentoo you don't have to do that.

And if you're on Ubuntu, you can just grab the Automatix program (from the Ubuntu forums, or its new homepage at getautomatix.com) and have it install all the great non-free software you could want that Ubuntu legally can't include by default. It is annoying to deal with these little legality things, but in most distros, it's just a matter of flipping the switch to the "ON" position, and you're good to go from there.

TheGameguru wrote:
*Legion* wrote:

Well if Nvidia and ATI opened up their specs, you wouldn't be at the mercy of good (or bad) proprietary drivers. That's the one place where Linux has trouble, and it's unavoidable. Tough to write drivers for closed hardware.

Nvidia has thankfully brought their Linux drivers very far along now. ATI, well, still in a world of sh*t.

No doubt.. little things annoy me about Linux though.. case in point.. just trying to get Java and Flash installed involve command line and knowing paths to your web browsers.. hello?

Guru, let me point you to automatix:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...

This script is a lifesaver. It installs Flash, Java, proprietary drivers, and Wine all in one go.

yeah thanks to Legion's post I got automatix up and running.. certainly does make life a ton easier..

I even have WoW running sorta.. I still cant find my Interface folder though.. haha!

Its odd to think that C:\program files\World of Warcraft is easy.

TheGameguru wrote:

yeah thanks to Legion's post I got automatix up and running.. certainly does make life a ton easier..

I even have WoW running sorta.. I still cant find my Interface folder though.. haha!

Its odd to think that C:program filesWorld of Warcraft is easy.

It's still there. Cedega creates a virtual link to a hidden directory (hit ctrl-H to unhide them), which contains a virtual c:\Program Files\World of Warcraft etc....just unzip the addons into the inteface folder, and you are good to go.

Oh, quick tip: Cedega allows you to set up options on a per game basis (on an icon, right click, properties>edit).

For WoW, you want ALSA, not OSS, otherwise, you might get less than optimal music and audio playback.

Edwin wrote:

Since you are way in deeper than I will ever be, wasn't there a project somewhere that a distro was implementing the full windows api so windows code can run? That would be interesting.

It's called ReactOS and it's still in alpha stages. But a really great idea, hope it works.