Ubuntu! - Page 4

kenstogie · 09-14-2009, 12:09 PM

So I loaded up a thumb drive with Ubuntu and brought it to work, plugged it in and low and behold it worked. It also browsed the internet rather easily. Is this frowned upon by the IT department? I have a feeling it is but thought I would ask the inmates.

FWIW I only used it for about a minute so I could have "plausible deniability" that and I have known the IT Guy for a decade and I'll be asking him as soon as I can.

09-14-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

So I loaded up a thumb drive with Ubuntu and brought it to work, plugged it in and low and behold it worked. It also browsed the internet rather easily. Is this frowned upon by the IT department? I have a feeling it is but thought I would ask the inmates.

FWIW I only used it for about a minute so I could have "plausible deniability" that and I have known the IT Guy for a decade and I'll be asking him as soon as I can.

Totally depends on where you work. If it's the Gov. you may get in big trouble. Some places could fire you. Most places would go "huh?"

kenstogie · 09-14-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Totally depends on where you work. If it's the Gov. you may get in big trouble. Some places could fire you. Most places would go "huh?"

I'll be alright I just did it to see if it would work. I know they use a linux distro on thier boxes for trouble shooting/back up etc so it's not to big a deal and I've known the IT guys for years and seem to recall them doing this very thing. Getting on the network they would be more ticked at than using the hardware.

but I appreciate the info on IT dpt Opinion.

Tenor CS · 09-14-2009, 04:07 PM

I used a thumb drive with puppy linux almost exclusively at work the whole last year. Their windows xp based machines were so poorly maintained, puppy freed me from a lot of hassles. It's amazing what decent hardware can do when it's not being bogged down by a badly maintained windows setup.

Tristan · 09-14-2009, 06:12 PM

BTW, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha 5 is running great on my Dell Mini 10V netbook. The speed CRUSHES Windows XP. There are a few bugs that need to be worked out, but by the time of the official release I think it will be a nice step up from the current version.

A few things look promising. 9.10 uses EXT4 partitions by default, Firefox 3.5 and Ubuntu One, an application that automatically uplinks and syncs files between computers. Pretty cool!

VirtualSmitty · 09-14-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan

A few things look promising. 9.10 uses EXT4 partitions by default, Firefox 3.5 and Ubuntu One, an application that automatically uplinks and syncs files between computers. Pretty cool!

I haven't played with the 9.10 alpha yet, how does ubuntu one stack up against dropbox? I use it know and like it a lot.

Tristan · 09-15-2009, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

how does ubuntu one stack up against dropbox? I use it know and like it a lot.

I'll have to give it a shot!

I've tried Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu netbook remix, DSL and PC Linux as well as Knoppix, but there are many distros I haven't played with yet!

VirtualSmitty · 09-15-2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Tristan

I'll have to give it a shot!

I've tried Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu netbook remix, DSL and PC Linux as well as Knoppix, but there are many distros I haven't played with yet!

Dropbox isn't a distro, it's a service that let's you sync files between mac, linux, or windows. I've been using it for some time as I use all three and it is convienient. Ubuntu One sounds like it does the same thing.

Footbag · 09-19-2009, 06:36 AM

Just installed Ubuntu the other day on three desktops. One old Dell got a fresh install, but I'm dual booting it on a newer Gateway laptop and Systemax desktop.

All of this started with a HD crash that almost wiped out my data. I've been amazed at the tools available for Ubuntu. Gparted is awesome. Also using 3d desktop and the AWN dock on the computers that can handle it.

Tristan · 09-21-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Footbag

Just installed Ubuntu the other day on three desktops. One old Dell got a fresh install, but I'm dual booting it on a newer Gateway laptop and Systemax desktop.

All of this started with a HD crash that almost wiped out my data. I've been amazed at the tools available for Ubuntu. Gparted is awesome. Also using 3d desktop and the AWN dock on the computers that can handle it.

I'm with you! I love Gparted and I keep Ubuntu on a flash drive for doing partition work. Sudo Gparted baby! Also, Ubuntu on a flash is great if someone comes to me with a virus infected windows machine that needs everything backed up. It works 99% of the time and loads any external drive to do a back up. Just a few quick easy steps before performing a complete restore.

Another way Ubuntu is great on the flash drive is if you have to reinstall Grub after making changes to your MBR.

I haven't ran AWN dock in a long time. I should give it another shot!

Footbag · 09-22-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan

I'm with you! I love Gparted and I keep Ubuntu on a flash drive for doing partition work. Sudo Gparted baby! Also, Ubuntu on a flash is great if someone comes to me with a virus infected windows machine that needs everything backed up. It works 99% of the time and loads any external drive to do a back up. Just a few quick easy steps before performing a complete restore.

Another way Ubuntu is great on the flash drive is if you have to reinstall Grub after making changes to your MBR.

I haven't ran AWN dock in a long time. I should give it another shot!

Yup Gparted is awesome. I burned the LiveCD and partitioning takes seconds. Being that I didn't end up losing any data, the crash ended up being a good thing.

I need to get a new USB drive. But are older systems compatible? USB boot is a bios setting, correct?

AWN dock is pretty cool, but it is very buggy. But if drag and drop into the dock works, then you're good!

Tristan · 09-23-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Footbag

I need to get a new USB drive. But are older systems compatible? USB boot is a bios setting, correct?

Bingo! It depends how old the machine is an if they have brought out any bios revisions. Being that you need Windows in most cases to flash bios most of the time this may be difficult if these machines got hosed or had a hard drive failure.

I would make a wild guess and say anything over than 6+ years might not have the usb boot feature. I just found something interesting. Seems you can boot into a CD that will boot from USB without BIOS support. Sounds kind of crazy to me, but it might be ideal for some:

http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action...parentID=10682

Footbag · 09-23-2009, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan

Bingo! It depends how old the machine is an if they have brought out any bios revisions. Being that you need Windows in most cases to flash bios most of the time this may be difficult if these machines got hosed or had a hard drive failure.

I would make a wild guess and say anything over than 6+ years might not have the usb boot feature. I just found something interesting. Seems you can boot into a CD that will boot from USB without BIOS support. Sounds kind of crazy to me, but it might be ideal for some:

http://www.slax.org/forum.php?action...parentID=10682

As I think about it, yes... USB boot would be very cool. But booting to a CD just so you can USB boot doesn't really seem to efficient. I would bet that most of the computers I may encounter will be USB bootable, but if it's not, I'll just throw in the live CD. But if the computer is USB bootable, it's pretty sweet that you can have the fix on your keychain.

Got to show off Ubuntu during a meeting at work this morning. I was showing a sales rep and sales manager of a furniture company various ad's we've used, and I flipped the cube to open a new desktop. First a "whoa", then an "is that Windows 7?" I told them it was Ubuntu, which they had never heard of.

What kind of bugs are you finding on 9.10?

rennD · 09-19-2009, 07:57 AM

Compiz is getting so many new updates. I run the dev version of Compiz. You will need a beefy Vid card though.

09-19-2009, 08:45 AM

My vid card can handle compiz just fine but it didn't seem to play nice with the kernel or KDE or something and would crash when I was switching virtual terminals. Maybe they have fixed that by now.

Footbag · 09-19-2009, 11:00 AM

Compiz goes crazy on my old P4 desktop with an Nvidia Geforce3 Ti 200. I think it's a conflict with that driver.

Seems to work with much fewer issues on the newer desktop and laptop.

09-23-2009, 02:45 PM

I was about to mention that you can upgrade flash from a boot floppy (what's a boot floppy?)
LOL

kenstogie · 09-23-2009, 06:37 PM

My internal wireless card in not compatible with Ubuntu, So I got to thinking (scary, I know) I have a Rosewill RNX-G100 USB Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g
Could I simply plug that in or perhaps load drivers for it?

Footbag · 09-23-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kenstogie

My internal wireless card in not compatible with Ubuntu, So I got to thinking (scary, I know) I have a Rosewill RNX-G100 USB Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g
Could I simply plug that in or perhaps load drivers for it?

A google search imiplied it can be done with ndiswrapper. Never had any personal experience. Give that a google and see what you can come up with.

09-23-2009, 06:44 PM

I searched for that Roswill adapter and found one mention of it working with Ubuntu after loading with ndiswrapper (which loads the windriver). Spotty reception was mentioned.

09-14-2009, 12:09 PM	#1
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! So I loaded up a thumb drive with Ubuntu and brought it to work, plugged it in and low and behold it worked. It also browsed the internet rather easily. Is this frowned upon by the IT department? I have a feeling it is but thought I would ask the inmates. FWIW I only used it for about a minute so I could have "plausible deniability" that and I have known the IT Guy for a decade and I'll be asking him as soon as I can. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-14-2009, 04:07 PM	#4
Tenor CS Feeling Better! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Christian Location: Davenport, FL (near Orlando) Posts: 717 Trading: (2)	Re: Ubuntu! I used a thumb drive with puppy linux almost exclusively at work the whole last year. Their windows xp based machines were so poorly maintained, puppy freed me from a lot of hassles. It's amazing what decent hardware can do when it's not being bogged down by a badly maintained windows setup. __________________ When the world itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?

09-14-2009, 06:12 PM	#5
Tristan #PretentiousBastage Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tristan Location: Kaukauna, WI Posts: 330 Trading: (0)	Re: Ubuntu! BTW, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Alpha 5 is running great on my Dell Mini 10V netbook. The speed CRUSHES Windows XP. There are a few bugs that need to be worked out, but by the time of the official release I think it will be a nice step up from the current version. A few things look promising. 9.10 uses EXT4 partitions by default, Firefox 3.5 and Ubuntu One, an application that automatically uplinks and syncs files between computers. Pretty cool!

09-19-2009, 06:36 AM	#9
Footbag I Need My Space Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: NEPA Posts: 1,216 Trading: (7)	Re: Ubuntu! Just installed Ubuntu the other day on three desktops. One old Dell got a fresh install, but I'm dual booting it on a newer Gateway laptop and Systemax desktop. All of this started with a HD crash that almost wiped out my data. I've been amazed at the tools available for Ubuntu. Gparted is awesome. Also using 3d desktop and the AWN dock on the computers that can handle it.

09-19-2009, 07:57 AM	#14
rennD NinfaManiac Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Carl Location: In a Cloud of Siglo Smoke Posts: 1,452 Trading: (19)	Re: Ubuntu! Compiz is getting so many new updates. I run the dev version of Compiz. You will need a beefy Vid card though. __________________ *Any cigars portrayed in this post that appear to be Cuban in origin are completely fictional in nature. Any resemblance between these cigars and actual Cuban cigars is unintended and coincidental.*

09-19-2009, 08:45 AM	#15
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Ubuntu! My vid card can handle compiz just fine but it didn't seem to play nice with the kernel or KDE or something and would crash when I was switching virtual terminals. Maybe they have fixed that by now.

09-19-2009, 11:00 AM	#16
Footbag I Need My Space Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: NEPA Posts: 1,216 Trading: (7)	Re: Ubuntu! Compiz goes crazy on my old P4 desktop with an Nvidia Geforce3 Ti 200. I think it's a conflict with that driver. Seems to work with much fewer issues on the newer desktop and laptop.

09-23-2009, 02:45 PM	#17
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Ubuntu! I was about to mention that you can upgrade flash from a boot floppy (what's a boot floppy?) LOL

09-23-2009, 06:37 PM	#18
kenstogie following the whiterabbit Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,325 Trading: (3)	Re: Ubuntu! My internal wireless card in not compatible with Ubuntu, So I got to thinking (scary, I know) I have a Rosewill RNX-G100 USB Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g Could I simply plug that in or perhaps load drivers for it? __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

09-23-2009, 06:44 PM	#20
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Ubuntu! I searched for that Roswill adapter and found one mention of it working with Ubuntu after loading with ndiswrapper (which loads the windriver). Spotty reception was mentioned.