ubuntu kicks butt. hmm. I want to share this directory, right click on it, click share, select share with windows computers (smb), ubuntu apt-gets smb in the background, meanwhile I enter the share...
how about KDE apt-get kubuntu Boom oh you want to start developing apt-get kdevelop brings over all needed libraries even had project mono going And I just installed the new release ...
yeah, that's what I'm using 5.10. one thing I've got to figure out though, it seems to slow down a lot after being on for a while. even the system clock gets way out of sync, I set up ntp to upd...
it actually feels slower? is there a memory leak going on? if it's just the clock that slows down, it could be your system clock. the ezabel server used to drift a few minutes every day. i think...
so to use KDE: from synaptic, I just need to install kubuntu desktop? (and its required packages?)
phew... 152 new packages...
it will automatically setup everything needed, and it will add a session option to your login screen
yeah, same problem even using kubuntu. I kept the machine on all night and now its very slow. I'm shutting it down, and what should take about a minute is taking like 15 minutes+
I have no idea what's causing this. oh well.
Ah man that stinks! Must be some kind of bad driver, I don't know.
yeah. sucks though. time to do some digging.
Did you try the live CDs?
nah, I forgot to bring in/burn some. I did find some info on linux compatability with this machine. apparently its either a hyperthreading issue, a CPU heat issue or a opengl screensaver issue:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-September/msg02830.html
(although this guy installed fedora core 2, and he uses the word "crash") could be the same problem.
and searching other places says it could be a bios problem, so I'm going to update that first
http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2005/03/msg00142.html
the machine is an ibm thinkcentre 8187
turned out to be a bios problem. update bios, problem fixed