Comments on The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 9.04
This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 9.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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I got stuck on the openoffice install it hangs in mailmerge.py part
see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/370233
Recommend you skip openoffice install
Jaunty is fine but has serious problems with the graphics card. So, please consider that before switching to it. This post explains more:
Hi!
Nice tutorial, but just wondering, why go through all the hassle if you can just use Wubi, get Ubuntu on you desktop/laptop as a second boot system and bob is you uncle!
I jsut set up my system like this - Win XP as base, then Ubuntu 9.04 through Wubi as second boot option. All sorted.
Apparently Ubuntu is a bit slower in this mode, but I have not seen any significant lags. Moreover I have seen improveemnt in some task over XP!
Plus I use dual screen setup - so my main work area is a hi-res standalone lcd, and on the laptop I have all the other tidbits, like VLC media player, messenger, browser etc. Works fine without all the regular installation hassle!
The apps repository system is brilliant and you can jsut click what you want to install once you have the base system running and all happens automagically! No more hassle with terminal and sudoing everything! Even my wifi was configured autmoatically!
Woo-hoo go *Buntu go! (jsut a little fan boishness...)
Mr G
if (for example) your pc is infected from a virus and can't boot your primary O.S. you get stuck
if you get a virus in your ms virtual machine you copy "on the fly" another M$ machine while quietly continuing to work in the linux host :-)
Great howto. This makes Ubuntu Studio much easier to install.