Comments on: Thinking about upgrading to Gutsy Gibbon? Read my experiences first. http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/ a swift kick in the *nix Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Wayne http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1991 Wayne Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:47:30 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-1991 Shane: Yeah, I have. I'm trying to stay away from Novell and crew. :) Shane: Yeah, I have. I’m trying to stay away from Novell and crew. :)

]]> By: Mike. W. http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 Mike. W. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:15:49 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-1982 Jon - thanks so much for the tip on using Kb3. I just burned my first CD since upgrading to Gutsy! Not sure why the other ones don't work, but KB3 should be fine. Jon – thanks so much for the tip on using Kb3. I just burned my first CD since upgrading to Gutsy! Not sure why the other ones don’t work, but KB3 should be fine.

]]> By: Shane http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Shane Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:17:42 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-1975 Wayne, have you tried openSUSE 10.3? Give it a shot. Wayne, have you tried openSUSE 10.3? Give it a shot.

]]> By: Jon Herr http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 Jon Herr Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:30:14 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-1941 I'm a gutsy fan... have eagerly updated to whatever the latest release was ever since Dapper. Dapper, Feisty, Gutsy... all good for me. For What It Is Worth: I run Ubuntu Gutsy on 7 machines * main home machine (multiboot windows xp, windows vista, ubuntu-gutsy) * laptop (multiboot windows media center, ubuntu-gutsy) * work machine (multiboot windows 2k, ubuntu-gutsy) * home file server (gutsy - amd 64, raid 1) * my car (amd geode mobile, plays music and movies) * my mom's pc - yes, my mom runs linux (ubuntu - gutsy) * my living room media pc - ubuntu-gutsy What I like about gutsy? * Wireless works out of the box - WPA encryption - on my laptop and one of the mobile machines. Works in car using ndiswrapper * Nvidia proprietary drivers work out of the box * Security, easy of use, rivaling even windows for installable applications * CD / DVD burning etc.. using K3b * Virtual machines using VMWare Player and Virtual Box * I am not a kubuntu fan so much though, many things that easily work in ubuntu are broken in kubuntu - requiring more manual configuration. If kubuntu has given you trouble - try ubuntu. * I spend most of my time in Ubuntu now, not windows. Windows XP is my 'main' OS where I check and keep my POP email... but that might change soon - ubuntu is just too good - if that is possible! : ) I’m a gutsy fan… have eagerly updated to whatever the latest release was ever since Dapper.

Dapper, Feisty, Gutsy… all good for me.

For What It Is Worth:
I run Ubuntu Gutsy on 7 machines
* main home machine (multiboot windows xp, windows vista, ubuntu-gutsy)
* laptop (multiboot windows media center, ubuntu-gutsy)
* work machine (multiboot windows 2k, ubuntu-gutsy)
* home file server (gutsy – amd 64, raid 1)
* my car (amd geode mobile, plays music and movies)
* my mom’s pc – yes, my mom runs linux (ubuntu – gutsy)
* my living room media pc – ubuntu-gutsy

What I like about gutsy?
* Wireless works out of the box – WPA encryption – on my laptop and one of the mobile machines. Works in car using ndiswrapper
* Nvidia proprietary drivers work out of the box
* Security, easy of use, rivaling even windows for installable applications
* CD / DVD burning etc.. using K3b
* Virtual machines using VMWare Player and Virtual Box
* I am not a kubuntu fan so much though, many things that easily work in ubuntu are broken in kubuntu – requiring more manual configuration. If kubuntu has given you trouble – try ubuntu.
* I spend most of my time in Ubuntu now, not windows. Windows XP is my ‘main’ OS where I check and keep my POP email… but that might change soon – ubuntu is just too good – if that is possible!

: )

]]> By: Mike W. http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Mike W. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:28:16 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-1937 Gutsy is out of Alpha and officially released now, but there are still some major issues unfortunately. I have been using Ubuntu for about 2 years now, and each upgrade brings new challenges. The latest is a problem with cdrecord. Apparently, there is some problem with the fork used in the gutsy version for cdrecord, or some supporting software. So, now one cannot burn cd's at all (at least I cannot, and many others have had the same problem). I am not tech savvy enough to know how to solve the problem, or even why it happened. But, I am savvy enough to know that users will bail if major issues like this happen at upgrade time and they are not resolved very quickly. I upgraded the first day Gutsy came out in official release, and still no fix. Gutsy is out of Alpha and officially released now, but there are still some major issues unfortunately. I have been using Ubuntu for about 2 years now, and each upgrade brings new challenges. The latest is a problem with cdrecord. Apparently, there is some problem with the fork used in the gutsy version for cdrecord, or some supporting software. So, now one cannot burn cd’s at all (at least I cannot, and many others have had the same problem). I am not tech savvy enough to know how to solve the problem, or even why it happened. But, I am savvy enough to know that users will bail if major issues like this happen at upgrade time and they are not resolved very quickly. I upgraded the first day Gutsy came out in official release, and still no fix.

]]> By: Jared http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jared Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:26:39 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-11 Surprisingly, alpha software sometimes has bugs! Surprisingly, alpha software sometimes has bugs!

]]> By: Wayne http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Wayne Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:15:43 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-9 Ahh! Well I tried changing it to svga but no luck. Ahh! Well I tried changing it to svga but no luck.

]]> By: doolittle http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-8 doolittle Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:29:04 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-8 Since "vi" works great without a gui, I would have edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edited the line Driver "nvidia" to Driver "nv" then you use the crappy-performing xorg built-in driver. works with all linux not just ubuntu :) Since “vi” works great without a gui, I would have edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf and edited the line

Driver “nvidia”

to

Driver “nv”

then you use the crappy-performing xorg built-in driver.

works with all linux not just ubuntu :)

]]> By: groggyboy http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/comment-page-1/#comment-7 groggyboy Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:51:25 +0000 http://www.fsckin.com/2007/08/26/thinking-about-upgrading-to-gutsy-gibbon-read-my-experiences-first/#comment-7 are you aware that Gutsy is still only an alpha product? Bugs are the norm right now, not the exception. are you aware that Gutsy is still only an alpha product? Bugs are the norm right now, not the exception.

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