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On 4/5/2010 4:06 PM, Alias wrote:
Boscoe wrote:
On 05/04/2010 8:14 PM, Alias wrote:
Boscoe wrote:
On 05/04/2010 7:27 PM, Alias wrote:
Mocassin joe wrote:
wrote in message
...
On April 29th, the Long Term Support version of Ubuntu will be
released, a
release that Mark Shuttleworth devoted all his time to so that
Ubuntu
will
finally shoot Windows out of the stratosphere. Get it at
http://www.ubuntu.com/ You'll be glad you did.

What can be done with Ubuntu:

Email
Surf the web
Burn CDs.
Rip CDs.
Listen to music.
Watch vidoes/DVDs.
Scan and print.
Spreadsheets.
Presentations
Newsgroups.
HTML editing.
Games like Chess, Tetris, all kinds of solitaire, etc.
Make videos.
Download photos from a camera and organize them.
Translations.
Use a dictionary
Learn how to touch type.
Edit images.
Send and receive a fax.
Take screenshots.
Create .PDF files.
Create and use a data base.
Instant messaging with over 10 different programs in one including
Windows
Live Messenger.
IRC.
Bluetooth.

and much more!

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

I started to use it not too long ago, I don't have years to devote to
trying
to get a computer working. It didn't even look professional.



Using something for five minutes doesn't count. Ubuntu is much
configurable look wise than Windows. If you couldn't figure out how to
install programs, etc. stick with paying someone to install Windows
for
you.

Let's hope the latest version goes as well as the last!!

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1305924



It's supposed to be a game changer. It won't look much like the current
Ubuntu. It's specifically designed to kill Windows 7 de una puta vez.


Oh dear...

"Microsoft has announced that it has sold over 90 million copies of
Windows 7 since its launch to manufacturers in July. The operating
system, which went on sale to consumers in October, had sold 60 million
copies by the end of January."

A lot of sub prime housing loans were sold, too. So is your point that a
fool and his or her money are easily parted or what?

hehehe...I see you failed logic...Hahahah!

Alias wrote:



A lot of sub prime housing loans were sold, too. So is your point that a
fool and his or her money are easily parted or what?


No, you ****ing turd.
If a user buys Windows, and is happy with it, then they parted with
their money for an exchange of goods and services.
Your a ****in commie asshole from Spain, so that concept is beyond your
grasp.

--
Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur,
Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur.

On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!

Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)

Hmm, never had a problem with that. WIFI?

And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record

Not when I install it.

and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing Ubuntu
and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you can choose
between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which hard drive
to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for Grub, power
down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and upgrade, power down
again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure the Grub update
doesn't **** with your Windows hard drive. Simple.
--
Alias

Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential
users ... it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple,
one-click way to restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable
one-click restore for Windows, it would be much more popular to
try out.

-Al-

But don't you ever forget that Ubuntu is easier than windows...yeah right
Numbnuts!!

"Alias" wrote in message
...
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)

Hmm, never had a problem with that. WIFI?

And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record

Not when I install it.

and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing Ubuntu
and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you can choose
between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which hard drive to
boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for Grub, power down
and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and upgrade, power down again
and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure the Grub update doesn't ****
with your Windows hard drive. Simple.
--
Alias

Al Smith wrote:
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential users ...
it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple, one-click way to
restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable one-click restore for Windows,
it would be much more popular to try out.

-Al-

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing Ubuntu
and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you can choose
between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which hard drive
to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for Grub, power
down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and upgrade, power down
again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure the Grub update
doesn't mess with your Windows' hard drive. Simple. It does take a
little keyboard and hardware action (if you have to add another hard
drive) to set it up but Windows will not be affected by the presence of
Ubuntu.

--
Alias

Drew wrote:
But don't you ever forget that Ubuntu is easier than windows...yeah
right Numbnuts!!

What's difficult for you to do that I posted? Hitting the F key? Using
the arrow key to select an OS And then hitting Enter? Disconnecting a
hard drive and reconnecting it? Removing the side to the case? Do tell;
I am all ears.

Oh, and what is this with your obsession on whether nuts are numb or
not? You call everyone you disagree with that. If you can't be civil,
can you at least be a tad more imaginative?


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)

Hmm, never had a problem with that. WIFI?

And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record

Not when I install it.

and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing
Ubuntu and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you
can choose between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which
hard drive to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for
Grub, power down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and
upgrade, power down again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure
the Grub update doesn't **** with your Windows hard drive. Simple.
--
Alias



--
Alias

YOU are the only so called person I have ever called numbnuts!! Do you have
to disconnect a drive to update windows so it does not mess with Ubuntu? No?
I didn't think so but lord knows Ubuntu is easier to use. You really are a
mental deficient aren't you.

"Alias" wrote in message
...
Drew wrote:
But don't you ever forget that Ubuntu is easier than windows...yeah
right Numbnuts!!

What's difficult for you to do that I posted? Hitting the F key? Using the
arrow key to select an OS And then hitting Enter? Disconnecting a hard
drive and reconnecting it? Removing the side to the case? Do tell; I am
all ears.

Oh, and what is this with your obsession on whether nuts are numb or not?
You call everyone you disagree with that. If you can't be civil, can you
at least be a tad more imaginative?


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)

Hmm, never had a problem with that. WIFI?

And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record

Not when I install it.

and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing
Ubuntu and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you
can choose between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which
hard drive to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for
Grub, power down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and
upgrade, power down again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure
the Grub update doesn't **** with your Windows hard drive. Simple.
--
Alias



--
Alias

Alias wrote:
Al Smith wrote:
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential users ...
it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple, one-click way to
restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable one-click restore for Windows,
it would be much more popular to try out.

-Al-

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing Ubuntu
and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you can choose
between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which hard drive
to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for Grub, power
down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and upgrade, power down
again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure the Grub update
doesn't mess with your Windows' hard drive. Simple. It does take a
little keyboard and hardware action (if you have to add another hard
drive) to set it up but Windows will not be affected by the presence of
Ubuntu.



Interesting tip. I've not heard of that before. But it would be so
much simpler if, when we install Linux, it came with a one-button
restore for the Windows boot routine, so that the boot-up would be
set back to what it was before Linux was installed. I admit, there
could be complications -- if the drives were changed, or Windows
upgraded, or whatever, after the Linux install, but for many
people it would remove the trauma of testing out a full install of
Linux. Having installed Linux eight or ten times on various
systems, I can tell you that the one thing I hated about it was
getting out my Windows rescue floppy and resetting my boot sector
so that Windows would be recognized again, after (for various
reasons) Linux failed.

-Al-

Alias wrote:
Al Smith wrote:
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential users ...
it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple, one-click way to
restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable one-click restore for Windows,
it would be much more popular to try out.

-Al-

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing Ubuntu
and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you can choose
between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which hard drive
to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for Grub, power
down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and upgrade, power down
again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure the Grub update
doesn't mess with your Windows' hard drive. Simple. It does take a
little keyboard and hardware action (if you have to add another hard
drive) to set it up but Windows will not be affected by the presence of
Ubuntu.


sounds like a hassle to me.

--
--
Eric

Drew wrote:
YOU are the only so called person I have ever called numbnuts!!

Liar.

Do you
have to disconnect a drive to update windows so it does not mess with
Ubuntu?

Windows is too stupid to even know Ubuntu is there.

No? I didn't think so but lord knows Ubuntu is easier to use.
You really are a mental deficient aren't you.

Grub might be updated ONCE after the initial install and updates. So, I
guess what I posted below is too difficult for you.


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Drew wrote:
But don't you ever forget that Ubuntu is easier than windows...yeah
right Numbnuts!!

What's difficult for you to do that I posted? Hitting the F key? Using
the arrow key to select an OS And then hitting Enter? Disconnecting a
hard drive and reconnecting it? Removing the side to the case? Do
tell; I am all ears.

Oh, and what is this with your obsession on whether nuts are numb or
not? You call everyone you disagree with that. If you can't be civil,
can you at least be a tad more imaginative?


"Alias" wrote in message
...
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)

Hmm, never had a problem with that. WIFI?

And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record

Not when I install it.

and you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing
Ubuntu and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you
can choose between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which
hard drive to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for
Grub, power down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and
upgrade, power down again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure
the Grub update doesn't **** with your Windows hard drive. Simple.
--
Alias



--
Alias



--
Alias

Al Smith wrote:
Alias wrote:
Al Smith wrote:
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and
you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential users ...
it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple, one-click way to
restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable one-click restore for Windows,
it would be much more popular to try out.

-Al-

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing Ubuntu
and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you can choose
between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which hard drive
to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for Grub, power
down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and upgrade, power down
again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure the Grub update
doesn't mess with your Windows' hard drive. Simple. It does take a
little keyboard and hardware action (if you have to add another hard
drive) to set it up but Windows will not be affected by the presence of
Ubuntu.



Interesting tip. I've not heard of that before. But it would be so much
simpler if, when we install Linux, it came with a one-button restore for
the Windows boot routine, so that the boot-up would be set back to what
it was before Linux was installed. I admit, there could be complications
-- if the drives were changed, or Windows upgraded, or whatever, after
the Linux install, but for many people it would remove the trauma of
testing out a full install of Linux. Having installed Linux eight or ten
times on various systems, I can tell you that the one thing I hated
about it was getting out my Windows rescue floppy and resetting my boot
sector so that Windows would be recognized again, after (for various
reasons) Linux failed.

-Al-

I agree, it would be nice to have a simple way to restore Windows and
I've emailed Canonical about it. I suggest you do the same as the more
people who suggest it, the better.

--
Alias

Eric Allen wrote:
Alias wrote:
Al Smith wrote:
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and
you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential users ...
it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple, one-click way to
restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable one-click restore for Windows,
it would be much more popular to try out.

-Al-

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing
Ubuntu and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you
can choose between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which
hard drive to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for
Grub, power down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and
upgrade, power down again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure
the Grub update doesn't mess with your Windows' hard drive. Simple. It
does take a little keyboard and hardware action (if you have to add
another hard drive) to set it up but Windows will not be affected by
the presence of Ubuntu.


sounds like a hassle to me.


Really? Which part would be too difficult for you? I've done all the
distros since 06 and Grub rarely gets updated. Besides, when was the
last time you cleaned out your case? You could do both at the same time.

--
Alias

On 4/16/2010 3:42 AM, Alias wrote:
Eric Allen wrote:
Alias wrote:
Al Smith wrote:
Amelia wrote:
On 4/5/2010 1:23 PM, Mocassin joe wrote:

What you can't do with Ubuntu:

Worry about:
WPA and WGA raising their ugly heads,
DRM,
Viruses,
Root kits,
Spyware,
and
Malware.

Also don't forget you:
'Can't' get online (what a pain)
And once you install Linux it overwrites your master boot record and
you
'can't' get it off and Windows back on without a lot more than average
computer knowhow.
Never again!


That's the single biggest drawback of Linux for new potential users ...
it messes up your boot, so that there is no simple, one-click way to
restore Windows. If Linux had a reliable one-click restore for Windows,
it would be much more popular to try out.

-Al-

Had you disconnected your Windows hard drive prior to installing
Ubuntu and have Windows on one SATA drive and Ubuntu on another, you
can choose between the two by hitting an F key at boot to select which
hard drive to boot to with no need for Grub. When an update comes for
Grub, power down and disconnect the Windows drive, power up and
upgrade, power down again and reconnect the Windows drive to make sure
the Grub update doesn't mess with your Windows' hard drive. Simple. It
does take a little keyboard and hardware action (if you have to add
another hard drive) to set it up but Windows will not be affected by
the presence of Ubuntu.


sounds like a hassle to me.


Really? Which part would be too difficult for you? I've done all the
distros since 06 and Grub rarely gets updated. Besides, when was the
last time you cleaned out your case? You could do both at the same time.

grub is a real POS that no one should be using.
It's real crap!