Comments on: Update: Laurel And Hardy… well Arch actually http://danlynch.org/blog/2008/04/update-laurel-and-hardy-well-arch-actually/ There's No Place Like /Home Sat, 12 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matthew http://danlynch.org/blog/2008/04/update-laurel-and-hardy-well-arch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Matthew Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://adventuresinopensource.com/?p=131#comment-575 Was wondering if you'd checked BIOS, but I didn't mention it :-P The webcam works just fine on the EEE. I'm now installing Ubuntu Server to try it as a webserver for a documentation wiki :-P Was wondering if you’d checked BIOS, but I didn’t mention it :-P The webcam works just fine on the EEE. I’m now installing Ubuntu Server to try it as a webserver for a documentation wiki :-P

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2008/04/update-laurel-and-hardy-well-arch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Dan Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://adventuresinopensource.com/?p=131#comment-574 Hi Matthew, thanks for the comments. I was aware of the RSS thing. I changed it from full posts to excerpts because my long articles were so big and had so many pictures in them that people had trouble loading the feeds. They were HUGE hehe :)<br/><br/>I take your point and I see what you mean about LTS and stability. I thought I'd mentioned that but as I said on the show I always want more. I always think things can be improved, it's a personal thing. I was advised by someone on our forums that I should turn hardware virtualization support on in BIOS to use KVM. I did that but it still didn't fix the problem so I guess I'm in vmware for now. It works well for me. Good luck with the web cam, Dan Hi Matthew, thanks for the comments. I was aware of the RSS thing. I changed it from full posts to excerpts because my long articles were so big and had so many pictures in them that people had trouble loading the feeds. They were HUGE hehe :)

I take your point and I see what you mean about LTS and stability. I thought I’d mentioned that but as I said on the show I always want more. I always think things can be improved, it’s a personal thing. I was advised by someone on our forums that I should turn hardware virtualization support on in BIOS to use KVM. I did that but it still didn’t fix the problem so I guess I’m in vmware for now. It works well for me. Good luck with the web cam, Dan

]]> By: Matthew http://danlynch.org/blog/2008/04/update-laurel-and-hardy-well-arch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-573 Matthew Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://adventuresinopensource.com/?p=131#comment-573 Also, I'm listening to your podcast right now. I've always used VMWare for virtualisation; I don't have a problem with non-open as long as the software is good, which is why I'm pro-Adobe :-P (Supposedly, CS2 works through Wine?)<br/><br/>I'm be really curious whether you two are having the same problems after a fresh install of the final version of 8.04.<br/><br/>Also, as part of my own fanboyism, I feel it bears saying that the point of an LTS version isn't to introduce a ton of new features, but to really mortar in the old features, get them solid and stable, and everything playing well together. Looking forward to 8.10, we've got some really nice new features coming (full graphical overhaul?), but I guarantee that it'll be less stable. The decision to have Firefox 3 beta is, as you noted, controversial, but I can see their logic: since this is LTS, they put the next version on now so people aren't surprised when it comes out in short order, and instead people can keep using the same browser over the long term.<br/><br/>Can't wait to get my lappy home and see if my camera works again (it worked in Feisty, did not in Gutsy). Also, I’m listening to your podcast right now. I’ve always used VMWare for virtualisation; I don’t have a problem with non-open as long as the software is good, which is why I’m pro-Adobe :-P (Supposedly, CS2 works through Wine?)

I’m be really curious whether you two are having the same problems after a fresh install of the final version of 8.04.

Also, as part of my own fanboyism, I feel it bears saying that the point of an LTS version isn’t to introduce a ton of new features, but to really mortar in the old features, get them solid and stable, and everything playing well together. Looking forward to 8.10, we’ve got some really nice new features coming (full graphical overhaul?), but I guarantee that it’ll be less stable. The decision to have Firefox 3 beta is, as you noted, controversial, but I can see their logic: since this is LTS, they put the next version on now so people aren’t surprised when it comes out in short order, and instead people can keep using the same browser over the long term.

Can’t wait to get my lappy home and see if my camera works again (it worked in Feisty, did not in Gutsy).

]]> By: Matthew http://danlynch.org/blog/2008/04/update-laurel-and-hardy-well-arch-actually/comment-page-1/#comment-572 Matthew Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:16:00 +0000 http://adventuresinopensource.com/?p=131#comment-572 I, too, need to write a review of Ubuntu 8.04. I installed it on my HP laptop this morning as well as a faculty member's Asus EEE PC (off a USB jump drive), and so far it seems REALLY slick. They've tuned up the 3D Desktop effects, and wireless is working well, and I hear that standby works decently (though it's slow to wake up). Took most of the EEE's hard drive, but I think the owner will be well satisfied.<br/><br/>Were you aware that your RSS provides summaries rather than full text? Just curious, as RSS is something I've been looking into more (just overhauled my website last week) and I recently started using Google Reader. Was confused for a second why you'd stopped writing in the middle of a sentence until I realized it wasn't feeding full articles :-P I, too, need to write a review of Ubuntu 8.04. I installed it on my HP laptop this morning as well as a faculty member’s Asus EEE PC (off a USB jump drive), and so far it seems REALLY slick. They’ve tuned up the 3D Desktop effects, and wireless is working well, and I hear that standby works decently (though it’s slow to wake up). Took most of the EEE’s hard drive, but I think the owner will be well satisfied.

Were you aware that your RSS provides summaries rather than full text? Just curious, as RSS is something I’ve been looking into more (just overhauled my website last week) and I recently started using Google Reader. Was confused for a second why you’d stopped writing in the middle of a sentence until I realized it wasn’t feeding full articles :-P

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