Comments on: Ubuntu 6.10 Review – I’ve Got XGL Up And Running http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-29931 Ryan Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:00:14 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/27/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/#comment-29931 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-29851">Rub3X wrote:</a><blockquote>Man the install on Gentoo for XGL was a nightmare. Ubuntu has dumbed down versions of everything though so I'm sure it's not a problem. Here's what mine looks like <a href="http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/ss.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Here's what mine looks like</a> <a href="http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/13/dualboot-gentoo-windows-xp-on-a-dell-inspiron-e1505/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Here's how I did it.</a> (Vista style windows)</blockquote></div> I really like those Vista-style Windows that you have. I was actually thinking about trying out Gentoo because I haven't used it in a long time. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-29907">Mo wrote:</a><blockquote><blockquote>Is it still pretty hard to install XGL? I’m still trying to find a guide for linux noobs. The quest continues. </blockquote> Well I tried XGL setup on my system just because I wanted to and to my surprise I actually got it working. I used <a href="http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">UbuntuGuide.org</a> Scroll down to the contents and choose ATi or nVidia (depending on your video card). I had it up and running within 10 minutes.</blockquote></div> It always looks a lot more confusing than it actually is. I'm glad you got it working. Rub3X wrote:
Man the install on Gentoo for XGL was a nightmare. Ubuntu has dumbed down versions of everything though so I’m sure it’s not a problem. Here’s what mine looks like
[cyber-knowledge.net]
[cyber-knowledge.net]
(Vista style windows)

I really like those Vista-style Windows that you have. I was actually thinking about trying out Gentoo because I haven’t used it in a long time.

Mo wrote:
Is it still pretty hard to install XGL?
I’m still trying to find a guide for linux noobs.

The quest continues.

Well I tried XGL setup on my system just because I wanted to and to my surprise I actually got it working. I used [ubuntuguide.org] Scroll down to the contents and choose ATi or nVidia (depending on your video card). I had it up and running within 10 minutes.

It always looks a lot more confusing than it actually is. I’m glad you got it working.

]]> By: Mo http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-29907 Mo Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:43:00 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/27/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/#comment-29907 <blockquote>Is it still pretty hard to install XGL? I’m still trying to find a guide for linux noobs. The quest continues. </blockquote> Well I tried XGL setup on my system just because I wanted to and to my surprise I actually got it working. I used <a href="http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy" rel="nofollow">UbuntuGuide.org</a> Scroll down to the contents and choose ATi or nVidia (depending on your video card). I had it up and running within 10 minutes.

Is it still pretty hard to install XGL?
I’m still trying to find a guide for linux noobs.

The quest continues.

Well I tried XGL setup on my system just because I wanted to and to my surprise I actually got it working. I used [ubuntuguide.org] Scroll down to the contents and choose ATi or nVidia (depending on your video card). I had it up and running within 10 minutes.

]]> By: Rub3X http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-29851 Rub3X Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:55:07 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/27/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/#comment-29851 Man the install on Gentoo for XGL was a nightmare. Ubuntu has dumbed down versions of everything though so I'm sure it's not a problem. Here's what mine looks like <a href="http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/ss.html" rel="nofollow">Here's what mine looks like</a> <a href="http://cyber-knowledge.net/blog/2006/08/13/dualboot-gentoo-windows-xp-on-a-dell-inspiron-e1505/" rel="nofollow">Here's how I did it.</a> (Vista style windows) Man the install on Gentoo for XGL was a nightmare. Ubuntu has dumbed down versions of everything though so I’m sure it’s not a problem. Here’s what mine looks like
[cyber-knowledge.net]
[cyber-knowledge.net]
(Vista style windows)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-29707 Ryan Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:29:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/27/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/#comment-29707 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-29692">Nate The Great wrote:</a><blockquote>Is it still pretty hard to install XGL? I'm still trying to find a guide for linux noobs. The quest continues.</blockquote></div> The guides look a lot harder than they really are. I mean really...all you have to do is copy and paste about ten times over. There still appeared to be some bugs in it when I installed it into Ubuntu. I just noticed that <a href="http://www.mandriva.com/en/linux/2007" rel="nofollow">Mandriva has XGL installed</a> for you so I'm downloading that to try. <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-29694">dpotts wrote:</a><blockquote>I'm downloading the ISO right now... on dial-up. I've gotta tell you, if this was a job I'd be getting plenty of time and a half pay. Is it really a lot better then the Breezy build I've got now or should I save myself 35 hours of waiting?</blockquote></div> If you're still using Breezy then I highly recommend you upgrade because there have been some nice changes since Ubuntu 5. I didn't have Ubuntu installed before which is why I had to download it otherwise Ubuntu 6.06 users should just be able to upgrade. I'm primarily a SUSE user though. Nate The Great wrote:
Is it still pretty hard to install XGL?
I’m still trying to find a guide for linux noobs.

The quest continues.

The guides look a lot harder than they really are. I mean really…all you have to do is copy and paste about ten times over. There still appeared to be some bugs in it when I installed it into Ubuntu. I just noticed that [mandriva.com] for you so I’m downloading that to try.

dpotts wrote:
I’m downloading the ISO right now… on dial-up. I’ve gotta tell you, if this was a job I’d be getting plenty of time and a half pay. Is it really a lot better then the Breezy build I’ve got now or should I save myself 35 hours of waiting?

If you’re still using Breezy then I highly recommend you upgrade because there have been some nice changes since Ubuntu 5. I didn’t have Ubuntu installed before which is why I had to download it otherwise Ubuntu 6.06 users should just be able to upgrade. I’m primarily a SUSE user though.

]]> By: dpotts http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-29694 dpotts Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:00:43 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/27/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/#comment-29694 I'm downloading the ISO right now... on dial-up. I've gotta tell you, if this was a job I'd be getting plenty of time and a half pay. Is it really a lot better then the Breezy build I've got now or should I save myself 35 hours of waiting? I’m downloading the ISO right now… on dial-up. I’ve gotta tell you, if this was a job I’d be getting plenty of time and a half pay. Is it really a lot better then the Breezy build I’ve got now or should I save myself 35 hours of waiting?

]]> By: Nate The Great http://cybernetnews.com/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/comment-page-1/#comment-29692 Nate The Great Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:19:41 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/10/27/ubuntu-610-review-ive-got-xgl-up-and-running/#comment-29692 Is it still pretty hard to install XGL? I'm still trying to find a guide for linux noobs. The quest continues. Is it still pretty hard to install XGL?
I’m still trying to find a guide for linux noobs.

The quest continues.

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