[Cialug] RE: UBUNTU

[cialug@cialug.org]

Anyone try to do anything with firewalling?  I wouldn't mind replacing RH on my
box, but I'd want to make sure I could do everything I can now with no drop in
security, speed, and ease of use.

--
Tim W.
> If you asking about network time protocol it's there.
> 
> And should of installed by default.
> 
> But if not go to computer in the top tool bar then to synaptic package 
> manager and install it.
> 
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nathan C. Smith" <smith@ipmvs.com>
> To: <cialug@cialug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [Cialug] RE: UBUNTU
> 
> 
> >I want my NTP
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: albus [mailto:albus@iowaconnect.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:53 AM
> > To: cialug@cialug.org
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] RE: UBUNTU
> >
> >
> >
> > I've played with it now for a couple of days and so far I LOVE it. It even
> > has a slick update utility. And it finds any and all deps and
> > correctly installs
> > them. I havn't yet tried burnig a cdrom or anything fancy, but so far so
> > good.
> >
> >
> > Joel
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dave J. Hala Jr." <dave@58ghz.net>
> > To: "Cialug" <cialug@cialug.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] RE: UBUNTU
> >
> >
> >>I just downloaded and ran the Ubuntu live cd.
> >>
> >> It was nice to run gnome with a nice clean install devoid of all of
> >> applications you never run... Wow, looks like they know how to make a
> >> first impression... They have my first pick for applications, as the
> >> default email client was evolution, browser was firefox and a install
> >> of open office. They are some games and the a few basic utilities
> >>
> >> The 2.6 kernel is nice. My guess is that is why gnome feels so
> >> responsive. It sure makes my RHEL WS look "rough", but then again, we
> >> are comparing bananas and grapes.
> >>
> >> :) Dave
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 13:27, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> >>> Could this the workstation solution that we've all been looking for?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 13:23, albus wrote:
> >>> > I hate to say it, but it installs as easy or easier than winders.
> >>> > And it found everything without having to tweak the hell out of it.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Joel
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>> > From: "D. Joe Anderson" <deejoe@raccoon.com>
> >>> > To: <cialug@cialug.org>
> >>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:28 AM
> >>> > Subject: Re: [Cialug] RE: UBUNTU
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2005 at 03:59:17PM -0600, Korver, Aaron wrote:
> >>> > >> What is it's "catch"?  Gentoo's is compile it to optimize it,
> >>> > >> Knoppix is
> >>> > >> run
> >>> > >> from CD, anything special about UBUNTU?
> >>> > >
> >>> > > It's a commercial distribution.  So, unlike Gentoo, Knoppix, and
> >>> > > Debian, its release engineering isn't entirely up to volunteers.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > It's aimed squarely at the desktop/laptop, newbie, non-technical,
> >>> > > non-server market (though I think they do have a server version
> >>> > > or install set or something, since in the end its still GNU/Linux
> >>> > > underneath).  The disabled root account is just one example of
> >>> > > this--the "right way" to do administrative stuff is to use sudo
> >>> > > rather than to drop into root.  If the install "just works" no
> >>> > > one should *have* to use root, anyway.  I think the closest
> >>> > > comparison here in terms of target market is the MacOS X desktop
> >>> > > market.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > It's a Debian derivative.  So, compare in that regard to Knoppix
> >>> > > or Lindows or <insert a bazillion other Debian derivatives
> >>> > > here>.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > The billionaire astronaut backing is no joke.  The money behind
> >>> > > the company behind Ubuntu comes from the South African moneybags
> >>> > > who paid for a ride on the Soyuz or something like that.  He
> >>> > > started the Thawte commercial certificate authority back in the
> >>> > > days before Network Solutions bought it up.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > That money pays several people who were already participants in
> >>> > > free software development, including some folks from the GNOME
> >>> > > project, I think.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Release cycle:  Their plan is to follow the same kind of release
> >>> > > schedule as GNOME, which is to have a release every six months
> >>> > > come hell or high water.  This is supposed to help
> >>> > > everybody--developers and users--to plan better, I think.  If
> >>> > > someone wants to make it into the next release, they know what
> >>> > > their timeline is.  If they don't, not such a huge deal, because
> >>> > > the next one is 6 months away.  Contrast this with Debian's very,
> >>> > > uh, deliberate "when its ready" release plan.  Ubuntu's first 6
> >>> > > month release date isn't until later this spring, so I guess
> >>> > > we'll see how it goes.  Works great for GNOME, or so they tell
> >>> > > me.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > -- 
> >>> > > D. Joe Anderson         www.etrumeus.com/~deejoe
> >>> > > "DRM [...] is to copyright law as a machine gun on
> >>> > > a motion detector is to real estate law"  -- Don Marti
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