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  1. Re:Not News!! by RobDude · · Score: 1 · on In Test, Windows 7 Vulnerable To 8 Out of 10 Viruses

    Here is what I went through on my last attempt to install Ubunutu...four pages long, at least one other person posting saying he has the same problem. Zero solutions.

    http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1253711&page=1

    I know this thread is getting pretty long so I thought it might help if I consolidated everything into a single post so that people who see this don't have to read through all 4 pages of posts.

    Ubuntu 9.04 Install Problems Summary

    1. Download the Ubuntu 9.04 i386 ISO
    2. Burn ISO to a blank DVD using IMG Burn
    3. Reboot, try to install Linux
    4. Install fails - I see an error message about ACPI and find myself at a command prompt.
    5. Read - Edit BIOS - I'm directed to https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/install...ios-setup.html - I read and find that I didn't disable my 'Memory Hole' so I do that.
    6. Reboot, try to install Linux
    7. Install fails - I see an error message about ACPI and find myself at a command prompt.
    8. Read - Edit BIOS - After visiting this and other forums, I found that by enabling AMD Quiet N Cool the ACPI error would be resolved. This information was not included in the 9.04 installation-guide linked to above.
    9. Reboot, try to install Linux
    10. Install fails - I see *no* error message - so that's a good sign (I think) - but I still end up at a command prompt.
    11. Read - At this point, it seems like the install disk itself is the most likely source of my problems. I'm told to check the md5 of the download and the CD itself though the install screen.
    12. Install winmd5sum And use this to verify that my download was correct (and it was).
    13. Reboot, try to have the Ubuntu installer verify the disk.
    14. Disk Check Fails The same as with the install, I end up at the command prompt. Unsure of what to do next I...
    15. Re-Burned ISO to a blank DVD using IMG Burn on a separate PC, hoping that the burn was bad. As recommended, I use a low speed burn to reduce the chances of errors. IMG Burn 'verifies' that the burn was successful (I'm not sure if that means anything or not).
    16. Reboot, try to install Linux (with the new disk)
    17. Install fails - Same as before, no error message that I can see - just the command prompt.
    18. Read the forums and end up directed to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions - without really understanding the boot options in the F6 menu
    19. Reboot - Install fails Same sort of fail as before, did this a bunch of different times with the different options.
    20. Read the forums again. I end up at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto - I have three hard-drives two are configured in a RAID 0 though my BIOS. I'm unsure if the FakeRaid would impact the installer or not (I'm trying to install to the un-raided hard-drive).
    21. Read the forums again. It's suggested that I try the alternate download.
    22. Download the Ubuntu 9.04 i386 alternate installer ISO
    23. Use winmd5sum To verify that my download was correct (and it was).
    24. Burned ISO to a blank DVD using IMG Burn
    25. Reboot, try to install Linux
    26. Install fails - This time I end up stuck in an infinite loop. The text based installer says it can't mount the CD and to insert the CD, but the CD is in. My DVD drive seems to be functioning though - I used it to install Windows 7 two day

  2. Re:Not News!! by RobDude · · Score: 1 · on In Test, Windows 7 Vulnerable To 8 Out of 10 Viruses

    Here is what I went through on my last attempt to install Ubunutu...four pages long, at least one other person posting saying he has the same problem. Zero solutions.

    http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1253711&page=1

    I know this thread is getting pretty long so I thought it might help if I consolidated everything into a single post so that people who see this don't have to read through all 4 pages of posts.

    Ubuntu 9.04 Install Problems Summary

    1. Download the Ubuntu 9.04 i386 ISO
    2. Burn ISO to a blank DVD using IMG Burn
    3. Reboot, try to install Linux
    4. Install fails - I see an error message about ACPI and find myself at a command prompt.
    5. Read - Edit BIOS - I'm directed to https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/install...ios-setup.html - I read and find that I didn't disable my 'Memory Hole' so I do that.
    6. Reboot, try to install Linux
    7. Install fails - I see an error message about ACPI and find myself at a command prompt.
    8. Read - Edit BIOS - After visiting this and other forums, I found that by enabling AMD Quiet N Cool the ACPI error would be resolved. This information was not included in the 9.04 installation-guide linked to above.
    9. Reboot, try to install Linux
    10. Install fails - I see *no* error message - so that's a good sign (I think) - but I still end up at a command prompt.
    11. Read - At this point, it seems like the install disk itself is the most likely source of my problems. I'm told to check the md5 of the download and the CD itself though the install screen.
    12. Install winmd5sum And use this to verify that my download was correct (and it was).
    13. Reboot, try to have the Ubuntu installer verify the disk.
    14. Disk Check Fails The same as with the install, I end up at the command prompt. Unsure of what to do next I...
    15. Re-Burned ISO to a blank DVD using IMG Burn on a separate PC, hoping that the burn was bad. As recommended, I use a low speed burn to reduce the chances of errors. IMG Burn 'verifies' that the burn was successful (I'm not sure if that means anything or not).
    16. Reboot, try to install Linux (with the new disk)
    17. Install fails - Same as before, no error message that I can see - just the command prompt.
    18. Read the forums and end up directed to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions - without really understanding the boot options in the F6 menu
    19. Reboot - Install fails Same sort of fail as before, did this a bunch of different times with the different options.
    20. Read the forums again. I end up at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto - I have three hard-drives two are configured in a RAID 0 though my BIOS. I'm unsure if the FakeRaid would impact the installer or not (I'm trying to install to the un-raided hard-drive).
    21. Read the forums again. It's suggested that I try the alternate download.
    22. Download the Ubuntu 9.04 i386 alternate installer ISO
    23. Use winmd5sum To verify that my download was correct (and it was).
    24. Burned ISO to a blank DVD using IMG Burn
    25. Reboot, try to install Linux
    26. Install fails - This time I end up stuck in an infinite loop. The text based installer says it can't mount the CD and to insert the CD, but the CD is in. My DVD drive seems to be functioning though - I used it to install Windows 7 two day

  3. No big problems upgrading from kubuntu 9.04-9.10 by joib · · Score: 1 · on Some Early Adopters Stung By Ubuntu's Karmic Koala

    Some observations from my brief experience

    Updating in general went completely pain-free. Well, except for the servers time-outing when I tried to update on the day of the release, so I had to postpone one day.

    Regressions:

    Audio occasionally pops; due to some power saving stuff, solution: comment out a single line: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2009-May/008239.html

    Fonts were ugly in the beginning, turned out to be due to an old ~/.Xresources I had lying around that made my apps use the old X core fonts instead of fontconfig. No idea why it previously worked fine on 9.04. But nothing I can blame ubuntu devs on really.

    Bugs:

    The new perf tool coming with the 2.6.31+ kernels is missing: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/428159

    Some OpenGL apps such as google earth flicker when using a compositing desktop. This is apparently a fundamental problem with the existing DRI architecture. Solution is to switch to DRI2, whenever that is ready. Again, not Ubuntu's fault really.

    Improvements:

    KDE 4.3.x instead of 4.2.x. Boatloads of improvements and bugfixes. And of course, also other updated apps, such as firefox 3.5, emacs 23.1 etc.

    Open source radeon drivers can run OpenGL stuff with my X1550 without crashing (9.04 hard locked the machine within minutes).

  4. Re:How to get Ubuntu 9? by petermgreen · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid main

    Not that i'd reccomend trying to upgrade to it just yet ;)

  5. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  6. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  7. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  8. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  9. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  10. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  11. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  12. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  13. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  14. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  15. it is legal to torrent copyrighted material by SgtChaireBourne · · Score: 1 · on Pirate Bay Closure Sparked P2P Explosion
    It is perfectly legal to torrent copyrighted material when the rights holder grants permission. In fact, I'm seeding quite a few gigabytes of copyrighted material right now, legally:

    M$ and RIAA can stop right now with their bullshit about Linux == Piracy. For that matter they can stop with that Solaris == Linux, OS X == Linux, HaikuOS == Linux, BSD == Linux, Java == Linux, Perl == Linux, Ruby == Linux, !MS == Linux and so on.

  16. Re:UBUNTU doesn't mention linux or GNU by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Ever seen this before - "Ubuntu, Linux for human beings."

    Yes, I've seen it but not on the first page... today.

    Also there is a link to the GNU [gnu.org] website. Look harder.

    Where??? You must have a different version of http://www.ubuntu.com/ than me.

  17. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  18. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  19. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  20. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  21. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  22. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  23. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  24. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/simple/karmic/desktop/. Or, for specifically:

    (691M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent
    (650M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+dove.img.torrent
    (662M) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img
      (26K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-armel+imx51.img.torrentubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso
      (27K) ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  25. torrent.ubuntu.com by imtheguru · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    http://torrent.ubuntu.com/
    Standard ubuntu is under 'releases'.

    Cheers.

  26. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by hayalci · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Torrent files are here:
    32-bit
    64-bit

  27. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by hayalci · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Torrent files are here:
    32-bit
    64-bit

  28. Re:REMEMBER! by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 2, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released
    Ah, my mistake. The bug (which happened to me) is actually from 7.10 to 8.04, I had to go through that to continue to update to 9 from a 6.06 disk (masochism!)

    Source link.

    The upgrade will freeze on the locales package if you are using the (current) Gutsy kernel, 2.6.22-15. Reboot into 2.6.22-14 before upgrading. See the bug report on Launchpad for full details.

  29. Link to the latest crapware cleaner by Explodicle · · Score: 3, Funny · on Who Installs the Most Crapware?

    This will get 100% of the crap off your system or your money back!

  30. Re:Samba? by Luke+has+no+name · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Don't point them to the community page, point them to this: http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/samba-fileserver.html

    The official server help doc. Not the best, but better than what you linked to.

    GUI's are nice.

  31. Re:How to get Ubuntu 9? by Jon_S · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Not according to the Kubuntu page. And Kubuntu is just Ubuntu with KDE.

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KarmicUpgrades/Kubuntu/8.04

    Says you upgrade directly from 8.04

  32. Re:Personal Cloud... by LateArthurDent · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Ubuntu One looks like it uses other Ubuntu One users to store up to 2GB of data (hopefully securely) in a cloud-like state, e.g. with redundancy so that one failure doesn't cause you to lose those backups.

    Nope. Apparently the data is stored on Amazon's S3 servers, according to the wiki here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne#"Storage"

  33. Re:Personal Cloud... by Sancho · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    You know that Slashdot is going down hill when a perfectly reasonable comment asking for more information is replied to by three sarcastic comments about tubes, trucks, and pipes.

    Ubuntu One looks like it uses other Ubuntu One users to store up to 2GB of data (hopefully securely) in a cloud-like state, e.g. with redundancy so that one failure doesn't cause you to lose those backups. I got that from a brief look at https://one.ubuntu.com/

  34. Awesome screenshots! by Tolkien · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Check out the screenshots of the new Ubuntu Software Centre!

  35. Re:BitTorrent links by karlrado · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Well the header at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#bt says 9.04, but the actual links below it are for 9.10.

  36. Re:Torrentz PLZ? by jisatsusha · · Score: 2, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    They're "hidden", you have to click the "alternative downloads" option. torrents.

  37. Re:USB install by golrien · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Yes you can. You need either -
      a Windows system and unetbootin: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
      or, an Ubuntu system with usbcreator: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick#usb-creator%20(Windows%20or%20Linux)

    I used unetbootin on Windows and it's a very well-made program, no problems at all.

  38. Re:Ubuntu Bleeding Edge Features Ready for Prime T by BlackCreek · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    I don't understand your first link. That has nothing to do with corruption when writing large files.

    Of course you don't! I gave the wrong link... (my bad).

    The actual link is be http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910#Possible%20corruption%20of%20large%20files%20with%20ext4%20filesystem

  39. Re:aria2c by praseodym · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    The package is called 'aria2', the command 'aria2c'.

    Example usage:
    aria2c http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  40. Re:aria2c by praseodym · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    The package is called 'aria2', the command 'aria2c'.

    Example usage:
    aria2c http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent

  41. Re:How to get Ubuntu 9? by crimsun · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    As others have stated, the recommended upgrade path for non-LTS Ubuntu versions is through each successive release.

    For Kubuntu only, you can upgrade to 9.10 from 8.04 LTS or from 9.04.

  42. Re:How to get Ubuntu 9? by crimsun · · Score: 1 · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    As others have stated, the recommended upgrade path for non-LTS Ubuntu versions is through each successive release.

    For Kubuntu only, you can upgrade to 9.10 from 8.04 LTS or from 9.04.

  43. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  44. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  45. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  46. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  47. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  48. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  49. BitTorrent links by praseodym · · Score: 5, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Since the Ubuntu BitTorrent-page is not yet updated, here are the links to the official torrents:

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-server-amd64.iso.torrent

    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-i386.iso.torrent
    http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.10/ubuntu-9.10-alternate-amd64.iso.torrent

  50. KDE summary: usable but not great. I'll pass. by KWTm · · Score: 4, Informative · on Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

    Kubuntu fans can check the release notes here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/RC/Kubuntu
    Browsing through them, I got the feeling of tired, haggard Kubuntu maintainers congratulating themselves for surviving, but not excelling in, the production of this version which still has many issues. If you read between the lines, you see that there are still quite a number of issues. "The NetworkManager applet has received some loving from its creators, and offers a more robust networking experience than it did in Kubuntu 9.04."

    I went to the Feedback page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KarmicKoala/RC/Kubuntu/Feedback to see how KDE would do in this version. This is where you get the honest criticism that tells you what problems you might encounter. Generally people are offering encouragement but the fact is that this version of Kubuntu is still not cutting it. Comments usually start with "Great release! However ... " and then a list of bugs. These are bugs from before. One person says: "all bugs I noticed are still there: broken knetworkmanager, no sending via bluetooth, preview file in dolphin's context menu not working. I tried 9.10 in hope they were corrected, but they weren't."

    I myself have been staying with 8.04 since that is the last version that officially supported KDE 3. (I hear that you can now get KDE 3 versions of 8.10 or 9.04, but I don't think those are official.) If I'm going to retrain myself on KDE 4, I might as well wait an extra half year and get the 10.04 Long-Term Support edition --if ever Kubuntu gets around to doing one. (8.04 was LTS for GNOME Ubuntu only, not for Kubuntu.)

    I think the Kubuntu developers need to be strongly encouraged to fix existing bugs instead of putting in new features.

    As an aside, regarding the "Known Issues" list for standard GNOME Ubuntu:
    Release notes http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/910
    Does anyone else think that there are more and more bugs now, and that Ubuntu simply is not the "install and use defaults" user-friendly distro that it used to be?