I am in a sensed too eager trying out another distro, yesterday I managed to install linux mint 10 rc 64bit, but due to unknown reason the pc restarted whenever it tries to boot

And today, I am downloading Ultimate Edition 2.8 64bit, it is the latest stable release based on ubuntu 10.10. Hopefully the download can be complete before I am off to home at 6 this evening

i already installed ubuntu ultimate edition 2.7, but after all update&upgrade, still i comfortable using debian than ubuntu.. dont know why got that feelings..

ohh syith! grub2 used by mint overrule the legacy grub used by opensuse, after removing the hdd used by mint, I am unable to boot to opensuse. Reinstalling the opensuse grub doesn't work.

Thanks, managed to repair the grub using parted magic boot cd http://partedmagic.com/ , someone gave me the wrong version which does not have the grub command... or the newer version they already stripped the grub function? hmm

Anyway, are using the Ultimate as your siggy says it? just got my Ultimate Edition 2.8 64bit, I am going to try it this evening. From the reviews this distro sounds so good

Ultimate Edition 1.6 (hardy base) is my first the best linux distro back in year 2008. At that time not so many 'yet another ubuntu remaster' like today .

Ultimate Edition suitable for
1) new linux user who dont know what is the name of linux apps and for what.
2) user without unlimited internet broadband

Personally i dont like ultimate black thema.

i'm also running my notebook using Ubuntu Ultimate edition, there's lot of useful things. but i feel more comfortable by using debian testing

ultimate edition so bloated. not my cup of tea. just recently using Mint Debian for desktop use. I just like the green.
for server I prefer centos or debian lenny depend on purpose and client...

This post has been edited by joker_jr: Oct 22 2010, 04:39 PM

ultimate edition so bloated ?
it more like full distro.
Bro u never try PC-BSD.

I don't have much time to install the ultimate, hopefully tomorrow I am able to do it. yup I do think Ultimate is perfect out of the box from what most of the reviews say.

Mint 10 RC, I had several tough time in trying to make the X come out. Sort of Nvidia gc does not so friendly I think. Already set sort of advices to put the parameter nomodeset, nvidia nomodeset, vesa... etc etc still x can't find my monitor, but I know the system is running at background. Maybe I need to wait for their stable release.

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Added on October 24, 2010, 11:42 amJust to update the preview of Ultimate Edition 2.8 from the bootable cd, yup I agree they do bundled it with lotsa applications, which the most we no longer need to search and download again from the internet. Hassle free to find restricted codecs, it just works out of the box which will be great for linux newbies. The default theme, omg! so striking blue and it hurts my eyes haha, but they include together with tons of themes to choose with. However they too much under the shadow of ubuntu 10.10 except they add more apps and themes as a make up.

This post has been edited by powerwoot: Oct 24 2010, 11:42 AM

yeah the Gnome theme for Ubuntu ultimate edition so weird i think.. hahaha.. feel not comfortable, then switch XCFE desktop manager...
but still i running with debian squeeze..

Ubuntu kinda cool, but seems Im more interested with openSUSE. I will try Ubuntu again & see which one suite for me

just playing Ultimate Edition 2.8 with virtualbox.
No KDE4, smplayer, oracle virtualbox.

using synaptic, remove all ultimate edition thema, mono-runtime, social networking shit.

Just installed Linux Mint 10 RC into the hdd. Quite tricky to turn the x on. Just to share my initial findings, this distro not so friendly into certain nvidia gc. After the grub, no x.. screen at the saving mode. Workaround, in grub hit 'tab' and 'e', between the row of kernel parameters insert 'nomodeset' just before the 'quiet splash' and ctrl+x to reboot. In opensuse, nvidia gc by default nouveau driver will be loaded. 'nomodeset' only to be use whenever the proprietary nvidia driver to be install. The best about this distro, tons of apps is waiting for us as the repos already there compare to opensuse the repos need to be create manually. Linux mint and ubuntu are sharing the same repos.

what's the social networking shit u mentions above?

how about this code? :

This post has been edited by scorps: Nov 3 2010, 10:53 AM

hi
linux mint IS ubuntu remaster. Linux mint is not linux distro by their own.

did follow the suggestions by some of them either nouveau.modeset=0 (or1), nvidia.modeset=0 (or1)... neither worked. Googled further about mint and nvidia 9400gt problem, the only working solution I am getting is by insert the nomodeset just before quiet splash. With proper nvidia driver now everything just fine with correct reso 1440x900.

#fat16, noted to that. Thanks.

Have tried Ubuntu 9.10, Mandriva 2010 and openSUSE 11.2 & found that Ubuntu 9.10 have the really useful features of KMS and GRUB2

Maybe the lightest ever...





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