Thread: Enabled Desktop Appearance

I m new to linux... just today i ve installed ubuntu 9.04. i ve several issues where i expect it will be solved.

1. I cannot enabled desktop appearance though i went to System,Administration,Hardware Driver. its blank I cannot see my graphic card and also wnt to desktop background............ it says cannot enabled my desktop appearance.

2.How to update firefox to the latest edition... i could not find update in firefox.How to install chrome ...

3.How to enabled sound or by going to which site to get driver for ubuntu.

4.the component we required in windows like uttorrent, idm etc. can we install in ubuntu.

5.how to get plugin for viewing movies..

Thanks....looking forward for the kind response.

install windows 7 :P

i ve ubuntu and windows vista already ..........(two partition)

Originally Posted by crysis80

i ve ubuntu and windows vista already ..........(two partition)

vista sucks....try windows 7. and also explore uBuntu....i tried it long back....pak gaya then moved back to all time good windows 7

THANKS....
anyway whether it is vista or win 7... but i want to learn a little bit about ubuntu. do u have any idea...

Originally Posted by crysis80

I m new to linux... just today i ve installed ubuntu 9.04. i ve several issues where i expect it will be solved.

Welcome to linux

1. I cannot enabled desktop appearance though i went to System,Administration,Hardware Driver. its blank I cannot see my graphic card and also wnt to desktop background............ it says cannot enabled my desktop appearance.

You have to mention the sysyem hadware specs so that somebody can help.

2.How to update firefox to the latest edition... i could not find update in firefox.How to install chrome ...

In ubuntu in order to install any software there the command Apt-Get install ???? e.g. "sudo Apt-get install Firefox" from a terminal will install firefox from debian repository

3.How to enabled sound or by going to which site to get driver for ubuntu.

Whether your hardware (sound card) is detected?

4.the component we required in windows like uttorrent, idm etc. can we install in ubuntu.

There is transmission installed by default which is equivalent to utorrent.

5.how to get plugin for viewing movies..

Again the same apt-get command only can help.

I am a user of mandriva linux in which the control center is very easy to configure than ubuntu. For newbie I suggest try mandriva or pclinuxOS

@ matrix
thanks buddy...after reaching home i ll let u know about my configuration coz right now i m in office. if i happen to go with pclinux or mandriva as suggested by yu then how do i uninstall ubuntu.
once more thanks

Originally Posted by crysis80

@ matrix
thanks buddy...after reaching home i ll let u know about my configuration coz right now i m in office. if i happen to go with pclinux or mandriva as suggested by yu then how do i uninstall ubuntu.
once more thanks

You need not uninstall ubuntu, mandriva will take care off that. You can use the same partition created for ubuntu for installing mandriva or if free space availabe you can create additional partition for mandriva and keep all the OS available for booting. As a newbie I suggest just select and format the ubuntu partitions and install. I am attaching the selecting custom partition screen shot (mandriva 2010.1 spring) for your reference.

In case of any additional help you can post here so that i can help you.

Originally Posted by talktoanil

vista sucks....try windows 7. and also explore uBuntu....i tried it long back....pak gaya then moved back to all time good windows 7

I agree vista sucks.. not only vista, all windows sucks!! Once I became a full time linux user about 2 years back I didn't look back to windows. In my organisation now 30% of the desktop and all servers run linux of various flavours. Once started using linux and the vast options available nobody go back to windows. But initial phase is always a though one. Now I hate to work under windows.

Of course anybody switching should have some courage and gut in the initial phase. Once familiarised nothing like that going back to windows. Choose anything you want there always many free options available in *nix and you can legally and securely use it without any issue. Where as in window you have to sell out a lot to get legal software or you have to use pirated illegally. And as far as security is concerned it is a problem under windows. In fact many in our organisation switched to linux because of this reason including me.

The new linux distros are as comparable as windows. There was a time linux was considered as a hacker OS, that is history now. I have wiped out the windows 7 starter come preloaded with my HP mini and installed Jolicloud and enjoying the same.

Please don't discourage some young one trying to use linux as you have just backed out.

Originally Posted by matrix

anybody switching should have some courage and gut in the initial phase. Once familiarised nothing like that going back to windows.

thanks for this word .....earlier many times i had tried but reverse again,now i have made up my mind that I will do it.It can be positive with the help of you guys.

thanks

Originally Posted by crysis80

thanks for this word .....earlier many times i had tried but reverse again,now i have made up my mind that I will do it.It can be positive with the help of you guys.

thanks

I will be really glad to help you. As you have made up your mind you specify the distro and the hardware platform you are trying, I will definitely try the same in a virtual environment and help you. The only problem is I will be busy all the time and may not look into at the right time as I have to travel around 6 hours a day up/down to my office and hardly I get time to log into this forum. Once I reach office I forget everything just concentrate on the office matters. Whenever I get time at home I check this forum and post my replies.

So prepared to wait for answers at times.

ok now i m at home..

Here is my spec.

Intel Motherboard with Core 2 Duo E7300 2.66 ghz

2GB Ram

160 GB HD

Graphic Card ATI 4670 512MB with Windows Vista

Could u suggest me which Linux would be the best for me as I m really a beginner .... i dont know even the ABC of Linux.

Originally Posted by crysis80

Graphic Card ATI 4670 512MB with Windows Vista

Could u suggest me which Linux would be the best for me as I m really a beginner .... i dont know even the ABC of Linux.

You can go for Mandriva 2010.1 spring, you will get some driver for this graphic card. Mine is almost similar specs bu my graphic card is Geforce 220 GT 1 GB for which the drver module is readily available

During install select "Radeon HD 2000 and later (radeon/fglrx)" later you can update from the instruction in the link Updating proprietary drivers from backports - Mandriva Community Wiki

yesterday i had download sabayon linux coz there was some delay in reply from your side.

should i go for Sabayon or Mandriva 2010.
Awaiting earnestly

I suggest Mandriva because of its user-friendlyness for configuration and software updates, I never tried sabayon linux so cannot comment on that. See a review of mandriva 2010 spring here Mandriva Linux 2010 spring “Farman” Review | Raymond.CC Blog

its just 277 mb....is this the one u r talking about..

Originally Posted by crysis80

its just 277 mb....is this the one u r talking about..

You can find the bittorrent download for the version here Download Mandriva Linux One 2010 Spring | Mandriva I like the KDE version which is what I am using it is 691 mb.

Originally Posted by matrix

I agree vista sucks.. not only vista, all windows sucks!!

Now thats totally wrong. May be you suck using windows. Eg. I tried Linux 2-3 times and reverted back to Windows because i suck using linux.

Originally Posted by matrix

Please don't discourage some young one trying to use linux as you have just backed out.

Never, I dont want to impose my view on others. everyone is free to use OS of their choice, be it linux or windows. and i never said that linux sucks..for me linux is pure pain compared to using windows. Even my dad can use windows without my help.

Originally Posted by talktoanil

Now thats totally wrong. May be you suck using windows. Eg. I tried Linux 2-3 times and reverted back to Windows because i suck using linux.

I quoted what you posted about vista. I switched to linux cause of the crashes. I used have firewall and don't allow others to access my system, But when I was to go on a long leave I have given access to my system to my team members. Just few days after my return the system crashed. A lot of third party software we use daily in our development go lost. So switched to linux 2 years back and never looked back. There is no instance of a single crash or any of that sort. Even today others in my organisation who are using windows face such issues very often and a lot of downtime. Now about 30% of our desktops and all the server are running linux of various flavors.

for me linux is pure pain compared to using windows. Even my dad can use windows without my help.

My child aged 8 don't have problem using linux as whatever is required can be accessed using the GUI.

Originally Posted by matrix

I quoted what you posted about vista. I switched to linux cause of the crashes. I used have firewall and don't allow others to access my system, But when I was to go on a long leave I have given access to my system to my team members. Just few days after my return the system crashed. A lot of third party software we use daily in our development go lost. So switched to linux 2 years back and never looked back. There is no instance of a single crash or any of that sort. Even today others in my organisation who are using windows face such issues very often and a lot of downtime. Now about 30% of our desktops and all the server are running linux of various flavors.
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if this is the case in your organisation then i wonder how a normal user is allowed to install 3rd party apps ? its supposed to be done my IT guys.

and i am using windows 7 legal version and have not even a single crash till today.

Our organisation uses windows 7 and windows server. we never faced any downtime. may be our System Admin is cool and he knows what he does. Windows is very secured when updated with proper patches.

Originally Posted by talktoanil

if this is the case in your organisation then i wonder how a normal user is allowed to install 3rd party apps ? its supposed to be done my IT guys.

We do a lot of R&D work so will use many third party software such as workflow editors, rule engines, xml editors, such stuff from OSS. We cannot wait for the IT guy to come and install these type of stuff every time.

Originally Posted by matrix

We do a lot of R&D work so will use many third party software such as workflow editors, rule engines, xml editors, such stuff from OSS. We cannot wait for the IT guy to come and install these type of stuff every time.

so you mean installing such app's make windows crash ? lol..atleast not my windows 7

yes it use to crash windows XP ..i agree and even i hate it. But since Vista , memory management and security has been the ace point of windows. esp UAC.

and to specify the reason behind the crash for XP , is the DLL's used my applications. same DLL's can be shared by multiple applications too and hence cauz of version conflict apps may crash.

however , starting windows vista , such issues are resolved because of .net framework which implemets GAC , global assembly cache where in DLL are stored and hence no crash even if 2 diff apps use same or diff version of same / diff DLL.

this is how and why i always said that XP sucks and MS OS has improved a lot in Vista and just prefect in Windows 7.

FYI : I own a forum which runs totally on Open Source and linux servers.this is just to make sure you dont think me as MS fan boy lolzz and i even use Android OS mobile phone which i love and is way better than MS Windows Mobile.

Originally Posted by talktoanil

FYI : I own a forum which runs totally on Open Source and linux servers.this is just to make sure you dont think me as MS fan boy lolzz and i even use Android OS mobile phone which i love and is way better than MS Windows Mobile.

Hi don't take it in the wrong, go back where we started, you recommended windows 7, though his intention was to install linux. So I just said don't discourage him as you have backed out from linux. On my part there is no misunderstanding dear. Thou you recommended windows 7 to him now you come up with the real inside.

You can notice from my other posts in this forum and other forums that initially I failed to use linux. I try many OSes like QNX, RTOS, OS2, Android, MeeGO, Moblin and various flavour of linux. Today I tried Fedora 13 live CD and was not impressed at all.

Have you ever tried Mandriva/PCLinuxOS ever? Just try and see how you feel about these distros. Ubunu is popular cos of the publicity and sponsorship but as far as user-friendlyness is concerned I don't it can match these distros as of today. In 10.4 some features are added to install additional software within the GUI. But still a long way to go.

As far as windows is concerned you can stick with that as you don't have any issues. I have destroyed my pre-loaded windows 7 starter from my netbook and currently using Jolicloud after trying Mobilin, MeeGO, etc.

i have purchased windows 7 64 bit and have never tried Mandriva/PCLinuxOS. Next weekend i will buy a USB HDD and once i back-up my data i will try it for sure.

last linux os i tried was from Ubuntu 10. Looks very ugly as compared to windows 7.

Lets see whats in there for Mandriva/PCLinuxOS.

thanks for the update and have your noticed my smiley ":P" after post ? so i was just kidding and not trying him to discourage open source.

I support the fact that use OS of your choice and which helps you to do your desired task as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Originally Posted by talktoanil

last linux os i tried was from Ubuntu 10. Looks very ugly as compared to windows 7.

Lets see whats in there for Mandriva/PCLinuxOS.

You just try using a USB key or in virtual environment, I suggested just to feel the difference of these distros. Note that PCLinuxOS is a descendant of Mandriva just like Linux Mint, Jolicloud, etc are descendant of Ubuntu (descendant of Debian)