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Skriven 2006-09-04 23:01:44 av Ed Hulett (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 22239 av BOB SAKOWSKI (1:123/140)
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On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 22:04:02 -0400
"BOB SAKOWSKI -> ED HULETT" <1:123/140> wrote:


 BS>>> How is Swiftfox compared to Firefox?

 ->> There isn't too much difference other than speed. Swiftfox
 ->> is optimized for loading webpages faster.

 BS> I noticed that Swiftfox is now at v 1.5.0.6, which is why I asked.

Ubuntu updates everything once the new version is considered stable.

 BS>>> What flavor of Linux are you running?

 ->> At the moment I'm running Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS.
 ->> I have tried several distros and keep coming back
 ->> to Ubuntu. It just works. It updates on a regular
 ->> basis and with "Automatix" I installed all the
 ->> needed codecs and software packages needed to play,
 ->> edit, and manipulate both audio
 ->> and video of any format.

 ->> Overall, I'd recommend Ubuntu for Linux neophyte
 ->> and expert alike.

 BS> I use PCLinuxOS v0.93a (Mandriva based) and I like it. The only thing
 BS> that wasn't in the livecd was the libdvdcss2 package, which I
 BS> downloaded and installed in order to play DVDs.  It doesn't
 BS> autoupdate but I run the update system weekly.

I've looked at PCLinuxOS. In fact, I have the current liveCD. Ubuntu
just seems to be more mature. I guess it's all a matter of personal
choice. That's why there are so many flavors.

 BS> I tried the Ubuntu v6.06.1 live cd but while it would recognize my USB
 BS> stick wireless adapter (ZD1211 chipset), I couldn't connect with my
 BS> router or secondary access point.  It found both, in addition to a
 BS> few more in the neighborhood (one of which was running naked, a DLink
 BS> router that hadn't even had the default admin user changed!) but with
 BS> the appropriate key, it still wouldn't connect.  Likely a bug setting
 BS> the security mode in the livecd that would disappear if I installed
 BS> it.

I've read about others having difficulty with wireless routers and
Ubuntu out of the box. Not having a wireless network here, I haven't
experienced that problem.

 BS> Anyway, Linux runs well on my old hardware (Athlon 1000mhz).

As it does mine (P-III dual 1GHz).

I just took a look at an OS called ReactOS which boasts to be a direct
replacement for Windows NT/XP. The install CD is only 19MB. So far, the
LiveCD doesn't work with any of my machines.

 BS> WL's system (AthlonXP 2200+) runs XP Pro as do our notebooks (Dell
 BS> Inspiron 630m).  Dell has had a heck of a sale going on, darn near
 BS> 50% off.  After rebates we got two of them for the price of one
 BS> (before rebates).

I run XP Pro on my AthlonXP 1900+ (dual boot with Xandros Deluxe at the
moment).

Sounds like you got a great deal on your notebooks. I currently have 2
notebooks, an old Gateway Solo 2500 (P-II 266) and a newer Gateway
7405GX (Athlon Mobile 64bit). Win2k and Ubuntu64 respectively.

 BS> I figure I am set for computers until I pack it in.  <g>

You can never have enough computers. :-)

I have 6 altogether with 5 running 24/7. The 6th one is an old
E-machine that I will fix up for someone who needs a computer.

Ed

-- 
Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that
he knows no more. -- William Cowper

Registered Linux user #416016
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