bye,bye Linux trial
I installed wubi a few months ago. so I could dual boot with ubuntu. Just to see how far linux has come as an option for a business desktop. After fight with my wireless card and video drivers. I was able to get it running on my wireless network at home, but I could never get the fancy desktop (Compiz-fusion) to work correctly.
Now the latest kernel update make my Linux install un-bootable. I really don’t want to spend too much time troubleshooting it. I’ll write down the error and post it here soon.
After spending about 5 months using Linux on and off, mostly at home. I still have way too many windows apps I need at work. I would say Linux still has quite away before it comes a solid business desktop, especially for mobile users.
Here’s some of the past post:
wubi update
WUBI help
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May 11, 2008 1 Comment
Run Windows Apps Seamlessly Inside Linux
You can have Windows apps running right on your Linux desktop and sharing the same desktop files. It’s relatively painless, it takes only a little bit longer than a Windows XP install, and it works just like virtualizing Windows on a Mac with Parallels Coherence -except it’s free. Here’s how to do it.
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- why isn’t there something like vm fusion for linux? #
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- @linuxchic did you do an upgrade or a fresh install of vmware? #
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Twitter Updates for 2007-12-06
- @linuxchic if they were windows servers they’d be working by now
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Twitter Updates for 2007-11-18
- working tonight. Patching servers, upgrading vmware, a fun Saturday night #
- got ubuntu 7.10 working. stupid linux #
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November 18, 2007 No Comments
wubi update
Well I finally got ubuntu working with my wireless.
After another reboot and not using my docking station, the ethernet port starting working. I was able to using apt-get to pull down a new version of ndiswrapper. Then I had to download the driver from dell. I found a forum post on how to put those two items together to get the wireless working and the new version of network manager supports WPA.
I also had to download a special driver for my nvidia card to enable 3D.
I feel good that I got it working, but going through all this trouble just doesn’t cut it as an option for the enterprise. Also now what? so I have linux installed, ok. Why is it better than windows.
I feel geeker, but ready to boot back into windows because that is where all my applications live.
Even if I could take the time to find simliar applications that work in linux, why?
Anyone got any ideas for cool stuff todo in linux?
let me know
jb
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November 16, 2007 4 Comments
WUBI help
I installed WUBI on my Dell Latitude D820. But I can’t get the wireless card to work. It looks like the card is installed, but I’m using WPA for wireless at home and WPA is not a option.
I just downloaded WUBI so its the latest version.
That’s for the help in advance
jb
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November 11, 2007 3 Comments
Twitter Updates for 2007-10-20
- BenwayNet: Upgraded to 2.3: I just updated this site to 2.3, but I can’t figure out how.. http://tinyurl.com/2xspqw #
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Twitter Updates for 2007-10-09
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