Thought I'd liven this place up a little...

[Barrucadu]

...by posting screenshots of my computers! I have just gone through my weekly "oh my god, how could I have EVER liked that colour scheme? And those borders?? Time to change EVERYTHING and remake it ALL!" phase, so my computers are looking better than ever before.

Desktop

Laptop

 

[Jake]

Looks nice!

Jake :p

 

[James]

Hah. just got a new laptop, still moving files

 

[Barrucadu]

What a boring computer :p
You're using Windows, too. That makes it permamently ugly also.

 

[.jd.]

What a boring computer :p
You're using Windows, too. That makes it permamently ugly also.

My exact same feelings....

 

[Jake]

:p

My pc looks about like James's

 

[Shane]

My new Linux laptop, decided to finally move away from Windows!!
Still trying to figure a lot out, like how to install Java, but getting there

 

[Barrucadu]

Looks good, how are you finding Linux?
What distribution are you using? I can tell you're using KDE, but not sure about anything else.

 

[squid]

I have ubuntu installed on a seperate partition from Windows, however my wireless reciever won't function with ubuntu so i cannot use it as i rely on the internet

Recently formatted, but got it back to how i like it Dunno why i have so many things in the clockbar thingy :/

 

[Shane]

Looks good, how are you finding Linux?
What distribution are you using? I can tell you're using KDE, but not sure about anything else.

I like it but am having trouble with installing programs ect.
Much better than Windows!

Im using Mandriva 2008.

 

[Barrucadu]

Ahh, not a Debian-based distro then. It's really easy to find and install software in Debian-based distros. I've tried openSUSE and Fedora and just found installing things a pain.

 

[Shane]

Ahh, not a Debian-based distro then. It's really easy to find and install software in Debian-based distros. I've tried openSUSE and Fedora and just found installing things a pain.

Well its based on Red Hat which uses .rpm.. these are easy to install but Java and some other software uses .rpm.bin and I dont know how to install them

 

[Barrucadu]

openSUSE and fedora use rpm. They are easy to install, but nowhere near as easy as .deb.

 

[James]

I have linux but i haven't installed it yet. Its a free distro

 

[Barrucadu]

I have linux but i haven't installed it yet. Its a free distro

99.9% of them are, you'll have to be a little more descriptive :p

 

[blatant]

heres mine

 

[.jd.]

Anybody know how I can install and burn linux to a disk? I need it to activate it as soon as the machine powers on and over write the windows xp thats on the hard drive already. Is this possible?

 

[Barrucadu]

Right.

• Go to http://www.ubuntu.com
• Download the desktop edition of Ubuntu 7.10
• Burn the ISO to a disk. You'll need a program like UltraISO to do this.
• Reboot the computer with the disk in the drive
• If the Ubuntu LiveCD doesn't start up, you'll have to change the boot order in your BIOS.
• When you have it booting from the disk, double click "Install" and follow the easy instructions. In the partitioning options you'll probably want to select "Guided: Use entire disk", that will overwrite Windows.

 

[.jd.]

Ok, While I am installing on my other computer.. IT will not run or over write anything?

 

[Barrucadu]

What's the exact problem?

 

[Basement]

I'd be ashamed to post a pic of my current desktop. An ugly windows .
I'll wait for my sexy new iMac to arrive then I'll have no qualms about flaunting it

 

[Jake]

:p