[ubuntu-florida] Ubuntu-us-fl Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10

Tue Mar 18 02:11:29 GMT 2008

Nvidia drivers will be offered to you upon your first boot to install. if it
doesnt pop up, go to system>administration>restricted drivers to start the
wizard that will install nvidia drivers.

Welcome to the team.

-E/C

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Yashitaka Fong <dreamphantom at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>  I'm thinking its a nvidia but other than that
> i can only tell u its a scer 3000
>
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> > Subject: Ubuntu-us-fl Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10
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> > Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:28 +0000
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> > 1. future ubuntu user seeking an ubuntu guru to help
> > (Yashitaka Fong)
> > 2. Re: future ubuntu user seeking an ubuntu guru to help
> > (Martin Wilson)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:50:16 +0000
> > From: Yashitaka Fong <dreamphantom at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: [ubuntu-florida] future ubuntu user seeking an ubuntu guru to
> > help
> > To: <ubuntu-us-fl at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> > OK...Hi
> >
> > alrite...so i'm a decent windows xp user
> > i can do alot of stuff with downloaded programs
> > from download.com...but that laptop broke
> > so i got myself a new one...problem its vista
> > and i cant stand vista...so what i did was
> > with a friends advice i'm switching to ubuntu
> > i just requested a pair of cd's
> >
> > I went to look at some stuff to get me ready
> > for ubuntu but seeing commands and all that
> > i got seriously confused and lost, and during
> > that time i also found something intresting called
> > compiz fusion. if someone could help me get
> > that and teach me the ins and outs of ubuntu
> > i would b much oblidged....
> >
> > thx vry much...future ubuntu user
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:01:03 -0400
> > From: Martin Wilson <martinmwilson at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-florida] future ubuntu user seeking an ubuntu
> > guru to help
> > To: Mailing list for Ubuntu Florida LoCo Team
> > <ubuntu-us-fl at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> > That's quite a lot to answer in one e-mail! First, I personally
> > recommend downloading Ubuntu. You can download it and burn it to a CD
> > so you don't have to wait for the discs (however, the copies you ordered
>
> > are definitely not pointless, they're good to have). Programs like
> > imgburn can burn the Ubuntu CD image.
> >
> > Now, about compiz fusion. You're in luck! With Ubuntu Gutsy (the
> > current version), compiz fusion is included by default. You may however
> > have to get your video card working (like getting drivers in Windows).
> > If you can tell us what kind of video card you have that would be
> > great. If you don't know, a model number for the computer can help find
> > the video card type.
> >
> > About seeing commands. Nowadays, you can do almost anything to your
> > computer with a Graphical Interface (a GUI). However, to make things
> > quicker, guides usually post things for you to put in a command line.
> > From personal experience, I have found it is much more direct and more
> > fun (yes I said it lol) to use the command line. However this is not
> > everyone's preference. Yet the Linux community in general has a slight
> > preference for the command line and as such you will see this very
> > often. If it's on a forum, asking politely can usually get you an
> > equivalent GUI.
> >
> > Good luck, and feel free to hang out on the IRC channel!
> > > OK...Hi
> > >
> > > alrite...so i'm a decent windows xp user
> > > i can do alot of stuff with downloaded programs
> > > from download.com...but that laptop broke
> > > so i got myself a new one...problem its vista
> > > and i cant stand vista...so what i did was
> > > with a friends advice i'm switching to ubuntu
> > > i just requested a pair of cd's
> > >
> > > I went to look at some stuff to get me ready
> > > for ubuntu but seeing commands and all that
> > > i got seriously confused and lost, and during
> > > that time i also found something intresting called
> > > compiz fusion. if someone could help me get
> > > that and teach me the ins and outs of ubuntu
> > > i would b much oblidged....
> > >
> > > thx vry much...future ubuntu user
> > >
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> > > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.
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> http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008
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