Ubuntu help

DOMS · 02-21-2007, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BigDyl

I prefer Fedor Linux.

I tried that distribution of Linux, but it choked me out.

maniclion · 02-21-2007, 01:33 PM

I have 2 533mhz Emachines that I think I'm going to make a Beowulf cluster using Ubuntu...Anyone ever done this?

BigDyl · 02-21-2007, 02:17 PM

You could use OpenMosix also, but it works at the kernel level.

KelJu · 02-22-2007, 10:25 AM

My new sata drive came today. I can't make up my mind whether I want to install ubuntu or openSuse.

DOMS · 02-22-2007, 10:36 AM

I've tried both. I like Ubuntu more than Suse. Plus, I've seen a lot more online articles and support for Ubuntu than Suse.

BigDyl · 02-22-2007, 10:36 AM

I like Slackware myself. I think I'm going with Slack 11.

KelJu · 02-22-2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BigDyl

I like Slackware myself. I think I'm going with Slack 11.

Bah, I'm lazy. I like the KDE interface, not to mention the YAST configuration manager in openSuse is kick ass.

BigDyl · 02-22-2007, 10:52 AM

YAST is for newbs. Although slack has a similar package manager called slack-get.

Plus slack has all the config files in easy to locate places instead of symboliclly linked everywhere.

KelJu · 02-22-2007, 07:57 PM

Opensuse also uses RPM to manage software installs, I think. When I installed openSuse I got all of the patches, and there were many to RPM. OpenSuse runs extremely stable on my cluster at school, so I am installing right now.

viet_jon · 02-23-2007, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DOMS

I've no problem giving you a hand in transitioning to Ubuntu, man!

Next time, if you'd like, I'll give you my cell number and we can do it over the phone so that we can get things done faster.

Oh wow......I appreciate that. But I can't trouble you like that. Ill be sure to pull up this thread when I"m stuck somewhere though.

I think I'm gonna do a dual boot with xp/ubuntu, and pick at it slowly. It's quite overwhelming just to jump in.

danzik17 · 02-24-2007, 10:30 AM

Make sure to install Windows before Linux if you are dual booting on the same HD but 2 different partitions. Windows has a funny way of erasing the MBR of any other bootloader without asking, and GRUB or Lilo is way better than trying to use the Microsoft one.

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02-21-2007, 01:33 PM	#32
maniclion Catalyst Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hawaii, selling munitions for the war on EcoTerror Posts: 17,590 Photos: 10	I have 2 533mhz Emachines that I think I'm going to make a Beowulf cluster using Ubuntu...Anyone ever done this?

02-24-2007, 10:30 AM	#41
danzik17 Gender: MALE Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,881 Blog Entries: 5	Make sure to install Windows before Linux if you are dual booting on the same HD but 2 different partitions. Windows has a funny way of erasing the MBR of any other bootloader without asking, and GRUB or Lilo is way better than trying to use the Microsoft one.