[GLLUG] Good Words on Ubuntu

[John Lewis]

Is there a Ubuntu desktop version for ultrasparc, and if so how much of a
hassle is it to acquire and install?

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From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu]
On Behalf Of Karl Schuttler
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 7:20 PM
To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Good Words on Ubuntu

Why a web server on a laptop?

Just curious.

On 8/3/07, Steven Sayers <sjsayers93 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 17:32 -0400, Jason Green wrote:
> > On 8/3/07, Steven Sayers <sjsayers93 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > This is great to hear. I was kinda skeptical of joining a LUG
> > because
> > > they were stereotypically anti-Ubuntu =D
> > >
> >
> > Personally, I'm anti-just-about-everything-but-Ubuntu.  I hang out in
> > various Linux-oriented chat rooms, and 85%+ of the "dumb questions"
> > come from people on source-based distros who don't know how the first
> > thing about programming or UNIX build systems.  While I think a lot of
> > good can come from some of those source-based distros, and they are
> > very flexible and powerful when the user is knowledgeable enough, I
> > have a really tough time recommending something like that to new users
> > (or even people who just want a usable desktop for non-programming
> > purposes).
> >
> > Ubuntu does a spectacular job of getting things configured for you.
> > If you want to have a peek under the hood, it's pretty easy to do,
> > too, but it doesn't shove your head against the engine make you sniff
> > the fumes.
> >
> > </flamebait>
>
> Well it's great to hear that everyone supportive of Ubuntu. I'm really
> excited to go Thursday now. Also, I really think the website should be
> fixed. I see the group is active Via mail but having a link to where the
> meetings will be is much easier for anyone who wants to peek and show
> up. In other news I'm installing Ubuntu on my mothers laptop however the
> people at wherever she bought it locked the partitions [only way I can
> explain it] so I am using Wubi. Which is a great project but really
> could use a faster web server. The installer it's self is very easy,
> however it is taking many hours to download.
>
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