The Beginner Team has started

[bodhi.zazen]

The Beginner Team (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=215) has started :p

The goals of the Beginner Team is to assist new users to :

Evaluate Ubuntu to see if it will fit their needs.
Obtain and boot Ubuntu.
Install Ubuntu.
Transition into Ubuntu.
Become members of the Ubuntu community.

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New users :

First, welcome to Ubuntu.

The Beginner Team is here to guide you, help you become familiar with a your new OS and the Ubuntu community.

Specific support questions are best directed to the Absolute Beginner Talk , General Help, or specific Main Support Categories. Within those forums you will receive assistance not only from the Beginners Team, but the Ubuntu Community as a whole.

If you have questions on how to use the Ubuntu forums, your user profile, PM, how to find the information you need quickly, how to become involved, etc feel free to post them in our sub-forum. Beginner Team (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=215)

If you are interested in helping with the Beginner Team, please feel free to share you ideas with us on our sub-forum Beginner Team (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=215). If you are interested in joining the Beginners team it would be most helpful for you to start by becoming active on Absolute Beginner Talk (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=73).

Joining the team :

Well, to some extent, if you are active on the forums you are a part of the team. You are welcome to send me a join request, but please include as much specific information as possible with your request.

To those who have submitted a join request, please be patient. The Beginners Team is just starting and there is a strong general interest from within the Ubuntu community. It is my intent to build a knowledgeable and stable team. I anticipate the team will be both large and diverse, but it will take time to coordinate and develop.

~ Comments welcome ~

Peace be with you,

bodhi.zazen ~ Beginner Team Leader

[Sbarton]

Good Luck with this worthy project. I am sure it will be most helpful to new users and others.
regards

[chebert]

I just downloaded Ubuntu last week. I need to get to servers that recongnize only Internet Explorer. I tried to download wine from their web site but their first instruction is to open a terminal window. How do I open a terminal window, what is a terminal window. Also, do you just copy and paste their codes into the "terminal window"?
chebert:confused: http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/confused.gif

[Roger_Melly]

Wow Hello and thanks,
I am a keen home user who is trying to to get to grips with stuff. I'm finding just getting my head around simple things like downloading, where do files go, how to you then activate the file/application.
One problem with the forum I think a lot of total noobs like me find is that there are lots of different levels of knowledge out there and a great variety of ways to fix things!
It's strange that part of me wants the simplicity of click and install Windows stuff and the other wants to get involved in the whole terminal thing.

A good place to start would be installing a 2nd Gen iPod Nano. That would keep my wife happy and show her how good Ubuntu is! I think I've just about done it but it was very long winded and I haven't a clue what I did?!?:)

[bks]

Great idea! I'm greener than a sea sick lepricon when it comes to Linux, so I will take advantage of the help. Thanks!

[ubuntu27]

I just downloaded Ubuntu last week. I need to get to servers that recongnize only Internet Explorer. I tried to download wine from their web site but their first instruction is to open a terminal window. How do I open a terminal window, what is a terminal window. Also, do you just copy and paste their codes into the "terminal window"?
chebert:confused: http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/confused.gif

Internet Explorers for Linux:
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page

Wine:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine


You should open a new thread with a title of your problem by the way :)

[Sklasko]

This is a great idea! Just what we need for the community, more beginner help :KS

Good luck!

[steve.horsley]

I just downloaded Ubuntu last week. I need to get to servers that recongnize only Internet Explorer. I tried to download wine from their web site but their first instruction is to open a terminal window. How do I open a terminal window, what is a terminal window. Also, do you just copy and paste their codes into the "terminal window"?
chebert:confused: http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/confused.gif

There is a plugin for Firefox called User Agent Switcher that lets you choose which browser it tells the web sites they are talking to. It won't help with malformed HTML or ActiveX, but it will help with a lot of sites that check for IE and then refusse to talk to you. In FF, go Tools->Add-ons and then get extensions (bottom right).

To open a terminal, it's under Accessories->Terminal. Yes, you can copy/paste the commands which is much more reliable than re-typing them.

Welcome to Ubuntu everybody.

[univremonster]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have spent about 10 hours a day for the past 3 days on Absolute Beginner Talk finding people who have had my same goals and frustrations so that I can fix things up. The community for Ubuntu is amazing, especially for a n00b with a 64-bit processor trying to (among other trials and tribulations) communicate with a Lexmark printer... ouch!

[igknighted]

We (the beginner team) are starting a "beginner guide" wiki and would like input from all users (especially beginners) about what would be most helpful to new users. Please visit our sub-forum here (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=215) and post suggestions.

[Darko Beta]

This is a great idea! I am glad you all have chosen to make this a specific goal, though I am sure you have already been helping us beginners a great deal already.

[bwallum]

Great, thats me, a New Beginner! 5 days in so far, lots of things running, lots not running. I would like to contribute to a 'Getting Started' Manual with lots of how do's. E.g.

How do I load a Shuttle iPod?
How do I watch the BBC News stream?
How do I 'Skype' ?

AND... all to be done without a command line! (Yes, I know you Linux/Unix command line folks are very clever but you can't keep Ubuntu to just yourselves you know. It's too good for a niche market! Let the grey hairs have it too! We are a growing market!)

Kind Regards
Bob

[bodhi.zazen]

... AND... all to be done without a command line! (Yes, I know you Linux/Unix command line folks are very clever but you can't keep Ubuntu to just yourselves you know. It's too good for a niche market! Let the grey hairs have it too! We are a growing market!)

Kind Regards
Bob

LOL , welcome bwallum ! :lolflag:

This is a common sentiment as you start Linux. For better (IMO) or worse, the CLI is here to stay.

There is good reason from this and I think you will find that it is better in the long run to accept the CLI and learn how to use it.

Although I am sure you will find most experienced and satisfied users make heavy use of the CLI, although I am also certain there is a minority of long time users who avoid the CLI at all costs.

Learning the CLI, however, well take some time and is part of the transition process. This is an issue that is high on my priority list and I anticipate most, if not all how-to's will include a CLI solution. Why ? Because gui tools have limits and change over time.

To get you started, find your terminal in your menu. Drag it to the top (or bottom) panel. Now you can open a terminal fast.

Second, customize the terminal. You can change the color or transparency. Look the the menu otpions :) .

Third, start here : http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/CommandLineBeginners

Spend 5-10 minutes (daily, weekly ?) working through that document until you are comfortable the CLI.

One further tip : you can cut and paste commands from firefox to the terminal :twisted:

If you have questions, post in the Beginners Team sub forum. I am sure "how to use the *&^% terminal" would be a popular thread and very helpful.

HTH

[benfindlay]

definitely would be interested in helping out anyway I can! Sent you an email bodhi, with a bit of info about myself and my "ubuntu experience" ;)

[Dan Kay]

This is the place! This forum is truly unlike no other. Great success Beginner Team! (some of us nOOBs really need you.:)

[teaker1s]

as part of the unanswered questions team, I think this is a great Idea-If it is possible to join more than one team I'd also join this one.

One of the things that can be improved is we have lots of documentation, but in various places=fragmented.

I feel a section about finding these sources, would both cut down on new users fustration and also allow more time to deal with questions that require more intervention.
As currently the sticky on forum either doesn't contain enough information or people don't bother reading it?

eg. my wireless doesn't work
we could explain that this is linux and some hardware needs a driver/ndiswrapper and point to wilki or ubuntu doc's.

[Sef]

This Beginner Team is a great idea.

[bwallum]

I'm a noob! I'm a noob! Where's the forum??

[igknighted]

See the link in my sig or my above post.

[beuno]

I've just been approved, and wanted to send a quick hi! to everyone.

[bwallum]

How stable is Fiesty? I'm getting lots of probs with Flash in Edgy. No fun so might as well move on to Fiesty if not too difficult.

Rgds, Bob

[teaker1s]

if your only experiencing flash issue-I'd NOT upgrade to feisty yet as you will possibly have far worse breakage.

[bwallum]

I'd like to help. There are many setbacks to new users. Ubuntu is a rich 'pick n mix' OS and it is very easy to pick sour chews and marshmallows which definately do not mix. We should identify what most users want, I suspect they want the web to work as number 1. That means all the plugins have to be right and clearly identified. (Flash is currently giving me problems and I have no idea what is on my system and what is not). We need to get people up and running with a default that ensures the web at least works for them. Just offering new users a choice when they have no way of knowing which is the best choice is a cop out. We have to get new users running and fully understanding what they have (and how they can return to it if things go wrong). Just a thought....Bob

[teaker1s]

gnome add/remove the most basic way. If you fancy a little more info about things:- terminal
gksudo synaptic

[bwallum]

Thanks, will try it out. (I'm currently on my XP machine so can't do it just now). That was some lightning response!

Rgds, Bob

[teaker1s]

with synaptic I would suggest
settings>preferences>general
select
show packages properties in main window

makes finding what and where something is installed, much easier

[bwallum]

Thanks, I'll give it a go. You're a great help.

[Shadowfax13]

Just starting Ubuntu myself but still using the Live CD. I run a home built <3 years ago> machine with W2K, do a lot of windoze repairs and have been looking @ Linux for a little while now. Finding the Live CD's of Ubuntu and Puppy have been a godsend and as soon as I can get a larger HDD I plan on a dual/multi-boot setup with a FAT partition to continue my tech work and learn Linux. Have given several friends Live CD versions hoping to gain some local learning curve issues support and if it promotes Linux, kewl. Thx for a great forum and as things get going I'm sure you'll be hearing from me.

[teaker1s]

:KS :popcorn:

[jagannath]

Wow Hello and thanks,
I am a keen home user who is trying to to get to grips with stuff. I'm finding just getting my head around simple things like downloading, where do files go, how to you then activate the file/application.
One problem with the forum I think a lot of total noobs like me find is that there are lots of different levels of knowledge out there and a great variety of ways to fix things!
It's strange that part of me wants the simplicity of click and install Windows stuff and the other wants to get involved in the whole terminal thing.


Couldn't agree with you more. Exactly identical thoughts.
I, especially lked your "It's strange that part of me wants the simplicity of click and install Windows stuff and the other wants to get involved in the whole terminal thing." Very beautifully put.

I am sure the beginner's team would be a great help.

J

[jagannath]

. There are many setbacks to new users. Ubuntu is a rich 'pick n mix' OS and it is very easy to pick sour chews and marshmallows which definately do not mix.

A list of proven compatible devices like webcams, network cards, etc. would also be helpful.

J

[pesach]

Here is my ubuntu sob story:
I finished building my first computer last september. Not wanting to spend $200 (or whatever) on windows, I decidd to use ubuntu. I downloaded the cd, put it in, and,,,nothing. I posted a question, and qiuckly got the BURN THE .ISO IMAGE response ( proves what a noob i am). I burned another cd, and this time, I got ubuntu to start up. The only problem was, that after I installed ubuntu and restarted the computer, Ubuntu wouldnot load. I would have to boot from the live cd everytime I turned on the computer. POstedmany questions, and got many responses, none of wich helped. Soem where around this time, my power supply blew ( I was using th eone that came with the case) and shorted my mainboard. I gave up on the computer for a couple months.
When I baught a new mainboard, I tried installing ubuntu again. This time, it worked. I was able to resart the compuetr as many times as I wanted, and Ubunytu would still be there. The problems, however started form the first day. I tried playing a dvd, and it didnt work. I searched the forums, and it seemed others had the same problem as I , but there didint seem to be any real solution. Then, another problem arose. My computer had no sound. I searched this too, and again otehrs had the same problem. There were however, hundreds of solutions, whole websites dedicated to solving this problem. For some reason however, after spending countless nights trying to hear something, no sound would exit my speakers. I tried reloading the sound driver, but wonder of wonders, it was only compatible with windows.
I then tried to install a wireless usb adapter. And who would have thoguht, but it was also only compatible with windows. I was then soundless, movieless, and internetless
Well I could get internet, but only with snaking about 150 ft of wire around my house. Sick of not bein gable to do anyhting, I searched for a copy of windows. One of my freinds was nice enough to give me a copy of windows taht he baught. I installed the drivers, and everything worked. Sound, the dvd, and the wireless adapter. Not wanting to ditch ubuntu entirelly, I decided to daul-boot.
Ubuntu may be bugless, but is it really worth all that trouble?
I am not really sure if this is the correct place to post this, but the first post said that this is were noobs can discuss the problems they foud with ubuntu.

[bwallum]

A good post and I would guess typical of the way Ubuntu can put people off. I have managed to get Ubuntu up and running but it has taken a couple of weeks and there are still problems doing it the Ubuntu way.

I do support it however as if offers a future free from monopoly (and exploitation) of personal computing. If you ever doubt that this is a paranoid perspective have a look at your index.dat file. It has logged every single site you have been to on the Internet, it has tracked all you logins info, including your bank account details if you do that stuff online. Now that index.dat has become known MS are moving on to real time monitoring stored on their servers.

If you want help getting Ubuntu running (and it is worth it for performance considerations alone) I would be delighted to assist. you will need a little patience. Not too much, I am in the process of getting an elderly lady to make the switch who just loves the ethos and the way it looks (not all users are techies!)

Kind Regards
Bob

[texoma8]

I feel your pain, all this you say has happened to me. I even asked a friend of mine to have his son show me about linux; he sat down at my computer went through a crash course like lightning fast and although most of my issues were solved I didn't learn a thing. As he left I said you sure type fast and thanks.
I think this forum is really going to help us who need things explained in slow motion.

[Alfredo_973]

Here is my ubuntu sob story:
I finished building my first computer last september. Not wanting to spend $200 (or whatever) on windows, I decidd to use ubuntu. I downloaded the cd, put it in, and,,,nothing. I posted a question, and qiuckly got the BURN THE .ISO IMAGE response ( proves what a noob i am). I burned another cd, and this time, I got ubuntu to start up. The only problem was, that after I installed ubuntu and restarted the computer, Ubuntu wouldnot load. I would have to boot from the live cd everytime I turned on the computer. POstedmany questions, and got many responses, none of wich helped. Soem where around this time, my power supply blew ( I was using th eone that came with the case) and shorted my mainboard. I gave up on the computer for a couple months.
When I baught a new mainboard, I tried installing ubuntu again. This time, it worked. I was able to resart the compuetr as many times as I wanted, and Ubunytu would still be there. The problems, however started form the first day. I tried playing a dvd, and it didnt work. I searched the forums, and it seemed others had the same problem as I , but there didint seem to be any real solution. Then, another problem arose. My computer had no sound. I





searched this too, and again otehrs had the same problem. There were however, hundreds of solutions, whole websites dedicated to solving this problem. For some reason however, after spending countless nights trying to hear something, no sound would exit my speakers. I tried reloading the sound driver, but wonder of wonders, it was only compatible with windows.
I then tried to install a wireless usb adapter. And who would have thoguht, but it was also only compatible with windows. I was then soundless, movieless, and internetless
Well I could get internet, but only with snaking about 150 ft of wire around my house. Sick of not bein gable to do anyhting, I searched for a copy of windows. One of my freinds was nice enough to give me a copy of windows taht he baught. I installed the drivers, and everything worked. Sound, the dvd, and the wireless adapter. Not wanting to ditch ubuntu entirelly, I decided to daul-boot.
Ubuntu may be bugless, but is it really worth all that trouble?
I am not really sure if this is the correct place to post this, but the first post said that this is were noobs can discuss the problems they foud with ubuntu.


Wow, I've been so lucky! My experience has been total opposite.
I pulled an old Toshiba Portege 7200 from the recycle pile put a Xubuntu CD in and been running fine from day one, wireless and all. I was so impressed that I pulled the old Mac that was next to the trash can and loaded Ubunto on it and it too has been ruining without problems.
I have not had to write a single line of code or even post a question on this great forum. All apps and drivers included in installation. I just read the instructions before I began.
I've used the web browser with great success as well as the mail app and the office app. I think I might need to install codecs in the Xubuntu copy but, I had to do it with windows too. No biggie!

I am not a techie nor I wish to be. I can not write code or have the patience to be troubleshooting PCs. Have used Macs most of my life for that same reason.

I'm sticking with Ubuntu!

I hope you can too.

Alfredo

[Lowva]

Hi :-), i've always been an Linux enthusiast but did not want to put the time and effort in it. and that is do to the much Windows products that i use and i am able to easily find, and i mean i can find anything and the installs don't require so much use of the command line, but now i am ready to sit down and play with Linux, i have tried different distros, which at 1st really confuse the mayhem noodle chicken out of me, specially trying to find the right distros which gave my head a psychological war fare, like watching a dog trying to hump a basketball, but it had thorns. I currently work in an IT world @ a hospital as a consultant all Windows base. I'm really in2 web development, specially with the cross platform RIA, thats the area that i am most interested in, and with linux[ubuntu style baby] i hope i can achieve this. I have currently trashed Windows OS[which i gata tell you, i had the entire Windows OS running on 40 megs] I had it stripped down to performance level and thats how i want to get to know linux, i want to eat it, breath it like i did with windows, and more. So enough about that now down to the noobish stuff :).

1] How do i view drivers
2] Where do i go to learn about the command line [i mean like do stuff, like tutorials etc]
3] I am currently using gnome, i want to learn how to make it faster, i know about XFce which i tried [Xubuntu] but some stuff where not working, so i said let me start with ubuntu, i will keep ubuntu for 6 months then hopefully by that time i will be comfy installing/un-installing package
4] I want to learn more about pakages, rpms etc any-1 have anything in mind
5] Also the library stuff, connecting etc, how to make them better, more stable, effecient
6] Hardware, which one are best compatible with linux, with the next release of ubuntu, i read they are implementing their on video drivers, how will that affect Debian, i am currently also playing with it

Thank you guys, and let the linux revolution begin lol

[akirksey]

Hi :-), i've always been an Linux enthusiast but did not want to put the time and effort in it. and that is do to the much Windows products that i use and i am able to easily find, and i mean i can find anything and the installs don't require so much use of the command line,

I find that funny. Just because I migrated to ubuntu several months ago and lost mswindows in the procses (Dell for some reason chose not to send me a new windows disk with my laptop). After a recent reinstall I found windows more difficult to set up then ubuntu driver wise, mostly because ubuntu did a great job with identifying most of my drivers save my (god help me) dispicable Broadcom 4318 *shivers* wireless adapter, and my monitor res which is peculiar because my screen is like 11x14". I couldn't even connect to a wired internet connection with the over bloated leviathan windows is supposed to be, easy! Hah!

Ok speaking of which, after three months I've ultimately lost my battle with BCM4318, i know there are forums with guides about ndiswrapper, and yes I can quote them all the way through. I had my wireless working for a long time in edgy eft, but i'll be bushwacked if after following the same guide that helped me set it up last time isn't working now. The setup I've been using is:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

blacklist bcm43xx

I then install ndiswrapper 1.8 and ndiswrapper common

ndiswrapper -i bcmwl5.inf

ndiswrapper -l bcmwl5.inf driver installed, hardware present (is what it reports)

and then i hit my wireless lan power button (which i'm sorry to say only lights up when the wireless card is communicating and sending packets and what not) and blam, network manager has a revelation, a dyed in the wool vision of what my computer doesn't have, and that is a wireless card.

I'm thinking the accompanying bcmwl5.sys file might need to be implimented in some way but i can't figure how, or if maybe i missed something. any help? I'm using the kernal that edgy was just upgraded with, .11 (generic).

thoughts?

[bwallum]

Hi Again

I now have a machine up and running on Ubuntu. I am about to convert the next one. My experience is that the bulk of the advice is Linux techy and does not address the user's needs as expressed in plain english. It is an alien language to the Windows migrant.

I suspect that there are a lot like me out there that would like to experiment with Linux using an old machine that has been recently replaced.

What do you think about me contributing some plain english 'how to's' starting from a Windows machine, downloading and burning the Ubuntu Live CD and then getting things running. On that list I could contribute:-

Overcoming the Why Ubunyu doesn't work straight out of the box - the legal constraints.
The Synaptic Package Manager - Application for installing and removing your programs.
How to set up for BBC News Streams
How to connect your iPod Shuttle
Office suite in Ubunu
Accounts in Ubuntu
CAD in Ubuntu
Running your old Windows programmes in Ubuntu
Problems with Macromedia Flash based sites
How to connect to Sources of Help
The Community Forums - Absolute Beginner Talk
The Ubuntu Manual
The Community Documents
Online Chat Support
The Support Encyclopedia - Ubuntu Wiki

I suspect that most of the above information exists already, somewhere in Ubuntu land. I would use (where I could find it) that advice and test it in a real setup.

If this sounds like a good idea then your support would be appreciated. In the first instance can we make a definitive list of all the help sources available?

Kind Regards
Bob

[mahiyar]

Hi All,
I am just two months old in Ubuntu. When I saw "Beginning team" I was glad, since having experienced the "growing up pangs", I am glad that there will be a special focus on new users. But I'am a bit confused maybe some clarification will help?
How will this forum be different from the other "Absolute beginners talk" forum. One of the greatest frustration is posting something and then having no replies. How will the Beginning team forum be any different.
The goals listed are the logical steps to a full time Ubuntu user, like I am today (90% of the time :)). But I had a lot of pain along the way, right from loading flash driver in firefox to printer install to breaking my head on scanner (finally found that no linux supports this, and of course the manufacturer is to blame).
The problem is not that there is no information rather it is the other way, the information is diverse and scattered and not for any one user/ machine. How will this forum deal with these things differently?
Then again I do not understand the concept of the word team, will these team members be moderators in the forum? will these be the people from whom feed back will be taken?
IMHO operating system just provides the stage for other programmes to perform. It is a combination of both that counts.
Anything launched with an intention to help is laudable and should certainly be encouraged, my questions are just to help make things clear and certainly not a objection in any form.

[king_rero]

Oh My GOD great work
first off all I'm new beginner to the linux I've installed OpenSUSE 10.2 then Joatha 7 and now I'm gonna fix Ubuntu 6.10 and the main issue that making me to travel from distribution to another is email problem because I'm beginner so pleaze help me.

ho can I work with my email server like as I usually doing with outlook?

10x
king_rero
:confused:

[bodhi.zazen]

Hi All,
I am just two months old in Ubuntu. When I saw "Beginning team" I was glad, since having experienced the "growing up pangs", I am glad that there will be a special focus on new users. But I'am a bit confused maybe some clarification will help?
How will this forum be different from the other "Absolute beginners talk" forum. One of the greatest frustration is posting something and then having no replies. How will the Beginning team forum be any different.

Good question ;)

The goal of this forum is to give new users a voice. How can the Beginners team help new users?

This is a place where ideas can be discussed and is already a wealth of suggestions. As the team comes on line we will look here for feedback on our efforts and additional suggestions.

Also we I am hoping to offer general support meaning help educate new users on their new OS. Where and how to find information on the forums & wiki. Help introduce Linux terminology. What is KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox ...?

Absolute Beginners Talk (ABT), IMO, is more for technical assistance with a specific hardware or software issue (how do I get my wireless card working ...). The advantage of ABT for these questions is the sheer number of users available to help ...

At the end of the day it is a gray line and threads may be moved to where the Ubuntu Moderators feel they will get the best and fastest response.

The goals listed are the logical steps to a full time Ubuntu user, like I am today (90% of the time :)). But I had a lot of pain along the way, right from loading flash driver in firefox to printer install to breaking my head on scanner (finally found that no linux supports this, and of course the manufacturer is to blame).
The problem is not that there is no information rather it is the other way, the information is diverse and scattered and not for any one user/ machine. How will this forum deal with these things differently?

Another set of good questions. Yes "logical steps to a full time Ubuntu user" is what I think of as assisting new users transitioning into Ubuntu. I am building a core of both new and experienced users to try to not only ease the pain, but actually make the whole process fun (or at least as smooth as possible).

Then again I do not understand the concept of the word team, will these team members be moderators in the forum? will these be the people from whom feed back will be taken?

Team members will be active in the forums. At this time we are looking at FAQ from ABT and are starting to generate a set of solutions/answers.

IMHO operating system just provides the stage for other programmes to perform. It is a combination of both that counts.
Anything launched with an intention to help is laudable and should certainly be encouraged, my questions are just to help make things clear and certainly not a objection in any form.

Thank you for your time. I would invite all new users to give us input.

[foxhelp]

The goal of this forum is to give new users a voice. How can the Beginners team help new users?

This is a place where ideas can be discussed and is already a wealth of suggestions. As the team comes on line we will look here for feedback on our efforts and additional suggestions.

Also we I am hoping to offer general support meaning help educate new users on their new OS. Where and how to find information on the forums & wiki. Help introduce Linux terminology. What is KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox ...?

Absolute Beginners Talk (ABT), IMO, is more for technical assistance with a specific hardware or software issue (how do I get my wireless card working ...). The advantage of ABT for these questions is the sheer number of users available to help ...

[benfindlay]

I think there will be a lot of cross over between the Absolute Beginners Talk and the Beginner Team. Certainly the Absolute Beginners Talk section is more prominent on the forum, so this is an issue that might be worth adressing!

[NoMoreVictoriaSecret]

A good post and I would guess typical of the way Ubuntu can put people off. I have managed to get Ubuntu up and running but it has taken a couple of weeks and there are still problems doing it the Ubuntu way.

I do support it however as if offers a future free from monopoly (and exploitation) of personal computing. If you ever doubt that this is a paranoid perspective have a look at your index.dat file. It has logged every single site you have been to on the Internet, it has tracked all you logins info, including your bank account details if you do that stuff online. Now that index.dat has become known MS are moving on to real time monitoring stored on their servers.

If you want help getting Ubuntu running (and it is worth it for performance considerations alone) I would be delighted to assist. you will need a little patience. Not too much, I am in the process of getting an elderly lady to make the switch who just loves the ethos and the way it looks (not all users are techies!)

Kind Regards
Bob


this index.dat file whats the best way to open it.????? <-----------
This forum is very useful but still having a problem with my resolution.... help?
tried the other forums on here and none of explained it in good detail.
:confused:

[benfindlay]

this index.dat file whats the best way to open it.????? <-----------
This forum is very useful but still having a problem with my resolution.... help?
tried the other forums on here and none of explained it in good detail.
:confused:

What kind of resoltution problems are you having? Have you tried reconfiguring your xserver-xorg? If not, launch a terminal and type sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

You can re-setup your whole graphics in there, including adding new resolutions to your list!

[bwallum]

Go to top left menu Applications>Internet>Evolution mail.

If it is not there then install it. Go to System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager. Search for evolution, click on checkbox, Apply and Apply again to confirm.

I'm an ex Outlook person, Evolution is much nicer.

Regards
Bob

[thejacko]

Hi....everyone
Like the others, I just installed Ubuntu 6.10 onto my i386 machine, everything going smooth and perfect until the end of installed process, I wonder why, when I want to restart my system, it always hanged. What happen to my Ubuntu, honestly I love this version, coz it very stable and all of my hardwares running perfect include my wifi dongle (I'm using D-Link DWL G-122 USB stick). Please help me, what should I do to fix this situation. Until now I can't restart my Ubuntu, all I can do is to shutdown it.
And I want to know, is there a command to refresh my internet connections when it down?

[pyewackets]

This is the forum for me, thanks for getting it started. I have been using Ubuntu 6.10 for about two months and I am extremely pleased with it. I just loaded it on a Fujitsu laptop I purchased here in Okinawa Japan. I will be taking it on a trip to Korea next month and testing it out in all the coffee shops in Seoul.

[revai]

hi guys just glad i'm in a right team ha ha ha,i wil be happy if i can get my ubuntu on my pc to be completely the OS. i just can't play my mpegs and mp3s, wonder why.i tryied using the
apt-get to install some codecs but stil cant get it right.it tells me this msg:$ sudo apt-get install totem-xine vorbis-tools sox faad lame \imagemagick ffmpeg mjpegtools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Package totem-xine is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
libtotem-plparser1
E: Package totem-xine has no installation candidate
plz some1 to help me! reply @ phakwon@gmail.com

[teaker1s]

terminal
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and any commented out sources remove the # eg.
commented out
#deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse
#deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse

not commented out
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper multiverse

save file


gksudo synaptic
hit the edit tab select general tab and tick show properties in main window
hit reload tab and search

[dptxp]

It took me weeks to find out that there are programs that do not show up on Menu bars (like GEDIT) but can be easily added. It had taken me time to find out what are 'universe', 'restricted' etc. programs. These are some issues that enthusiasts find out, but not all looking for an OS can even think of.
Some typical questions are like whether to go for 64 bit or 32 bit for AMD64. I see that many posts discourage the 64 bit versions. I believe that 64 bit should be encouraged, I am running the 64 bit. Users can be told that if the need arises, they can run 32 bit applications, they can run Windows applications.
Users even fail to burn their CDs properly. Small, small matters. Just ignorance. All information is there, but not all users can spend weeks just to run Ubuntu.
I am still trying to figure out how to block access of other users to a particular drive. Tried to edit the fstab, most probably the solution lies there. But was unsuccessful.
As a new user to Ubuntu who has assembled quite a few PCs and loaded Windows many times, I shall give you the problems of a typical user who has the inclination to run Ubuntu, but gets tired running around too much.
So the information should be complete without links. Links may be there for further reference. I plan to list my documentation on a web-page and you shall be free to add anything useful from the site, correct me where I am wrong. Else we can keep on discussing what to give and how to give. It may be better to get down to documentation and then assemble and edit.

[rgd55]

I am planning on a first time ubuntu install in the near future.I am in the gathering
info stage and will be in need of help.
I found this .pdf helpful and it has placed me in favor of the Ubuntu distribution.
http://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/~matloff/Linux/LinuxInstall.pdf

[NotTheSharpestTool]

Great idea! I'm greener than a sea sick lepricon when it comes to Linux, so I will take advantage of the help. Thanks!

first time i've laughed in a week......i'll give details in a new thread.
BTW, what is this wiki? ans how do i use it, and where can i get the basics to study the architecture of linux, so i can at least have a clue as to what you people are going to be trying to tell me to do to fix my gear.....(i really like the mocha desk top, and i had the spinning cube glx, thing going on, till i broke it) now, i'll create a back-up BEFORE i start playing with it

[Rotaj]

This may be overkill for most, but I stumbled upon a free download of "The Ubuntu Linux Bible".
It is a nice (and thorough) resource.

http://ebookspyder.net/index.php/2007/03/03/ubuntu-linux-bible.html

I hope some will find this helpful

P.S. The password for the zip file is ebookspyder.net

[dptxp]

This ebook is not overkill (I just breezed through its 900+ pages). It is a book for beginners.
Thanks. I am going to put it in main thread.

[Akrash]

Hello,

I have been trying to turn my desktop into a cube. I have followed instructions on this (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=341149&highlight=install+xgl) to install xgl/beryl. Can someone guide me to a page that has instructions for a noob to get the cube.

Thanks

Total Noob.

[orengolan]

i am new to Linux, Installed the 6.10 on Dell Inspiron 640m.
after a bloody weeks i was able to connect it to my home wireless network. (WEP encryption), but from some reason i can't connect it to the wireless at the office.
(also WEP).

my wirleless card is Broadcom Corporation Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-PCI.
(i think that it also called 4311)

The solution for the home wireless was this:
1. blacklisting the the bcm43xx module.
2. using the ndiswrapper to install the appropriate Windows XP driver and doing the modprobe thingy. (it's half Chinese for me)

here is the thread that helped my in the home connection: (thanks to dbott67!)
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=386292
I also have NetworkManager applet 0.6.3.

here is the result of iwconfig and iwlist:

eth1 scan:eth1 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0



eth1 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:16:B6:F7:3C:29
ESSID:"CSS-OFFICE"
Protocol:IEEE 802.11g
Mode:Managed
Frequency:2.462 GHz (Channel 11)
Quality:82/100 Signal level:-43 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:bcn_int=100
Extra:atim=0


what is wrong with the office connection?
It's not my laptop, and if i'll be able to make it work at the office
and at my friend's house (he has WAP1..)
i might be able to convert all the office (it's a small company)!

Thanks!

[teaker1s]

I've had some compatibility issues with routers, now this could be the "afterburneer" speed boot causing issue with some routers. This also could be the dhcp as some routers fail to correctly do this.
For the afterburner (speedboost) issue see the broadcom link in my signature

[orengolan]

I followed the instructions in your link (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Broadcom_BCM4311_rev_01_%28ndiswrapper%29?action=s how) and now i can't even find my network.
(but at least my interface is wlan0 and not eth1, whatever that means..)

yuka@yuka-laptop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

wlan0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:54 Mb/s Tx-Power:32 dBm
RTS thr:2347 B Fragment thr:2346 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0

sit0 no wireless extensions.

[ZeroWing]

Hello,

I have been trying to turn my desktop into a cube. I have followed instructions on this (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...ht=install+xgl) to install xgl/beryl. Can someone guide me to a page that has instructions for a noob to get the cube.

Thanks

Total Noob.


Try the Beryl Wiki.

Wiki. (http://wiki.beryl-project.org/index.php/Install/Ubuntu/Edgy/AiGLX)

[orengolan]

Please ignore my last post. I am not going to use this laptop anymore.

Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 6.10 on my tablet-pc (Fujitsu Lifebook P1015D)
and the wireless works out of the box (at my house, tomorrow i'll try it at work).
I also Installed Ubuntu on my friend's new laptop (Vaio TX) and it works great,
and I also have it on my desktop..

That's the list of my current issues:
my tablet-pc:
1. when connecting my tablet to external monitor the fonts looks awful, almost not readable. I don't know if it matters but I set the resolution to 1024*600
(I have two options to choose from - 1024*800 or 800*600).
2. the touch screen is not working as a touch anymore. also all the buttons on the screen are not working (rotating the screen etc)
3. the Function+F6/Function+F7 that control the brightness are not working.

i just googled and found those links. i hope that they will help:
1. amazing page (http://www.psionik.com/p1510d/) about my tablet and ubuntu 6.0 (not 6.10 but still looks like great info)
2. a Linux kernel driver for the buttons on the Fujitsu FMV Stylistic tablet PCs. (http://jan.rychter.com/software/fjbtndrv/fjbtndrv.ucw)
3. Fujitsu lifebook application panel (http://apanel.sourceforge.net/index.php).

my desktop machine:
1. the fonts are weird lokks fat then on the windows machine. I think it's firefox, but it might be also in the ubuntu menus and apps, i am not sure.


Thanks!

[bodhi.zazen]

Please ignore my last post. I am not going to use this laptop anymore.

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That's the list of my current issues:

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Thanks!

orengolan: First Welcome to Ubuntu. We at ubutnu, not just the beginners team, will try to help.

BUT, this is not the best thread for support. You should post in Absolute Beginners Talk, General Help, or better yet

Hardware & Laptops (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=135)

I think you will have better luck in those places rather then asking your technical questions in a thread announcing the Beginners Team.

[orengolan]

ok, thanks!

[Mark_in_Hollywood]

I just downloaded Ubuntu last week. I need to get to servers that recongnize only Internet Explorer. I tried to download wine from their web site but their first instruction is to open a terminal window. How do I open a terminal window, what is a terminal window. Also, do you just copy and paste their codes into the "terminal window"?
chebert:confused: http://ubuntuforums.org/images/smilies/confused.gif


Dude:

Don't do that just yet, try:

www.tatanka.com.br/

he has IE 5, 5.5, and 6.0 up and running. You won't need Wine. You should have a MS 98 or better license. His work is really cool!

[crazyclown]

I just completed installing Ubuntu 6.10. Everything is going great so far. This is my third distro. I loaded Red Hat and Mandrake a few years ago and just never had time to try and learn them. I am tired of M$ and constanly paying for it.

[asphalt-alliance]

I am new too ubuntu I have been using windows for awhile and decided to start using ubuntu. Is there a user guide where i can read more on how to use ubuntu like the file system, downloading and using beryl. Any help is greatly appreciated.


thanks

[bodhi.zazen]

I am new too ubuntu I have been using windows for awhile and decided to start using ubuntu. Is there a user guide where i can read more on how to use ubuntu like the file system, downloading and using beryl. Any help is greatly appreciated.


thanks
There are several such guides.

Start here : https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/ubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html

[xe1ufo]

Wow Hello and thanks,

A good place to start would be installing a 2nd Gen iPod Nano. That would keep my wife happy and show her how good Ubuntu is! I think I've just about done it but it was very long winded and I haven't a clue what I did?!?:)

Roger: You will find that Ubuntu will become exteremly easy extremly fast!

For the Ipod (I have a fifth generation 30-Gigger, which I love!!) I found the easiest program to be gtkpod. Once you plug in your Ipod and it appears on your desktop, just start gtkpod. On the left menu go down to Import Database from Ipod. Once you do that, you can add files and even folders full of audio files to gtkpod. Then export the database back to your Ipod and you are done. And, no, it does NOT insist on formatting your Ipod like the Mickey Mouse Itunes on a different Windows machine! You can connect your Ipod to as many Linux machines as you wish, and lose no files.

As far as simple installation, once you get your Repositories for your version of Ubuntu properly set up (Do a search for Repositories here in the forums - there is a ton of information.), you will have about 22,000 programs to chose from, by simply clicking on them.

Hope this helps!

Dr. Steve, central old Mexico

[orengolan]

Another great tool I use is PodNova. I used it in Windows too.

It's a podcast client that hold your subscriptions on PodNova's servers.
When I switched from Windows to Ubuntu all I had to do is install PodNova on Ubuntu, enter my user+password (in Podnova settings section) and that's it- all my podcasts were there (the application downloads it from the server)

After I get the mp3 files via PodNova I move them to gtkpod and than sync my Ipod.

[wisp]

Hello all,

This is the first post of an ex-windows user who had enough of crashes, viruses & comp.
Until now I can say I found my "peace" with ubuntu (great work all of you).
But...
I can manage to understand quite everything that belongs to computers but how this software can work with some "general" drivers? Are there any? The only thing needed: nVidia OpenGl drivers. That was all. And my computer is not an usual one (it is configured as a render station in windows). I am stunned. It's fast as hell, and extremely stable...
So. Security. Is necessary? I guess so. In this case, which?
Drivers. Are necessary or not? It's a Woodcrest, P965, nVidia Quadro, 4Gb RAM, Raptor.
To mention that I'm gonna use the sistem for Internet, torrents, music, so on and so forth.
Windows will remain unfortunately with the heavy stuff(3ds Max, video encoding, programming and compiling) but without internet acces. It's far better that way.

Thank you in advance,
New Linux fan.

L.E. Well... First real problem. For a couple of programs the result of the $ bash ./configure gives the error "C compiler cannot create executables". No kiddin... :)) The result is obvious, i can't continue the install. Is it because I have the 64 bit version of ubuntu?

[cyrano24100]

Hello There, I'm mostly a non-techno MS Windows/Mac user, but I've been designated with doing coding and network for our small start-up (hey just three of us, and I got the short straw). Within a month I'm up on Apache/PHP and MySQL is my best friend!

So here I am with two BEAUTIFUL PowerEdge 1950 servers and no clue where to start (just an educated guess sent me to ubuntu forums).

I've started the install yesterday morning, spent most of the night... I'm now on my second pot of coffee (Ubuntu of coarse!) - Man I love this stuff! If makes the prospect of launching a website feel real!

Anyway found the forums while de-budding, so as you can imagine it's not been smooth; Hell, I wouldn't be this exhilarated if it had been a walk in the park!

Now if only I could absorb a couple Linux line-commands it would save my neck!..

My first bug? He; I started the install with a Dell flatscreen which didn't show the two last bottom lines - I just couldn't understand WHAT was going on; I drove 20 miles and back to get a hold of my friend's "old" 1024x768 CRT monitor

[shredder480]

hm....im a beginner, are there any good guides out there?

[ntnam]

Please help me: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=398420

[dptxp]

You can find your guide here :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/

[rabid9797]

or you could use the ubuntu guide: http://ubuntuguide.org

[Gina]

I'm totally smitten with Ubuntu :lol: It's given me a new lease of life and a new interest. I had become soooo frustrated with Windoze! Only trouble is, I don't seem to have enough time to explore everything - necessities of life get in the way :lol: Been using it for less than two months but already well converted :) Just a couple of things that I do in Windoze that I haven't yet sorted out in Ubuntu. Getting there though and about to install Feisty 7.04 Beta having used the live CD and found great improvements on Dapper 6.06 - the version inbetween, 6.10 Edgy, doesn't seem to like my desktop system.

I'm hoping I may be able to contribute advise to beginners even though the general online help both from the main Ubuntu site and here is excellent.

[jamesjeffries1]

goto http://linuxmigration.tk for help switching to linux

[tonygad]

Hello all
I'm an old Aussie who has been promising myself for yonks to at least try to become familiar with Linux/Ubuntu operating systems.

I tried Red Hat and found it a little too arcane for my old brain hence my switch to Ubuntu.

I've installed U6.10 on an old P3 Dell Optiplex GX1 machine which I had retired a long time back and had no problems with the seamless install apart from 6.10 denying the existence of the on board sound.

I've glanced through the prodigious and well written on line help files and am prepared for a steep learning curve however somehow I've managed to connect to my adsl router and am connected to WAN and can see some of my LAN/WXPSP2 machines.

I note that there is a more recent Ubuntu beta release (ver. 7.04?) and am wondering if I should upgrade now or simply press on with 6.10

Apologies for my long-winded first post :)

[bodhi.zazen]

tonygad :

Welcome to Ubuntu :)

As far as upgrading, to be honest, I don't think it matters at this point.

If Edgy (6.10) is up and running, let the learning begin.

With that said, Most who have tried Feisty (7.10) have enjoyed it.

[rabid9797]

I note that there is a more recent Ubuntu beta release (ver. 7.04?) and am wondering if I should upgrade now or simply press on with 6.10

Apologies for my long-winded first post :)

no need to switch right now, edgy is still a fully functional system, and its better to learn on the stable ones than on a still buggy beta version, plus there's more support for edgy right now(such as the Ubuntu Guide wiki @ http://ubuntuguide.org ) on which to help learn with.

[dwjdb]

I am simply wondering if ubuntu installs like other OS's in that it will overwrite existing files when installing. May I dual boot this OS or will it replace windows if I do not pre-partition the drive first. I don't do partitioning very often so I don't remember well enough to make it too complex. Thanks!

[Gina]

If you want to keep Windows, you'll have to make room for separate Linux partitions. But if you do provide it with it's own space Ubuntu can use that space and install a dual-boot system. I have three PCs happily running dual-boot. On my laptop I resized the Windows partition (after using defrag to make space at the end of the drive) and put Ubuntu on the same drive in it's own new partitions created in the space recovered from Windows. The other PCs (desktop) have Ubuntu on a different drive.

[ayenack]

Hey old Aussie Brain. Your lot are doing well in the C.W.C. unlike England.

I would advise not to upgrade right now. I've been testing the Beta on my test P.C. and have had some issues with networking nothing to serious but took a bit of messing about to get things up and running the way I wanted. Also tried it with wireless card and router D-Link DSL-G604T and DWL-G122 and had an issue with the wireless DWL-G122 connecting to the network but being unusable after scratching head for awhile realised that for some strange reason the card was using wlan0-avahi driver instead if wlan0 or wlanmaster0. Still have not worked this one out yet! So if anyone has any ideas they would be much appreciated. Also had A few issues with screen refresh rate most lightly to do with not having installed Nvidia drivers yet.

So I would say no don't upgrade yet. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Best of luck using Ubuntu.

[Charcoal1981]

Hey folks,

Great idea to have a beginner team. I have been running ubuntu (dapper) for about a month and everything has work almost perfect out of the box. If I could make a suggestion for your wiki, it would be to include as much as possible about the xorg.conf file and how to edit it (and what to edit) for as many of the common devices as possible. I have found that 99% of my problems have been fixed by tweaking this file (although I may be an exception i guess). I think a begginers guide to the xorg.conf would have saved me a lot of time searching and some worrying experiments!

Also a quick question - my wacom volito 2 tablet stopped working when I upgraded to edgy yesterday. It was working fine in dapper (including pressure sensitivity) but I am at a loss to fix it in edgy. Is this a known issue? I have had no other issues with the upgrade.

Thanks, and good luck with the beginner team

[r00tintheb0x]

tony

Welcome! Glad you've come to Ubuntu. I use Fawn because i like fixing things. There's not much difference between Edgy and Fawn.

Mike

[Charlie Chick]

Sounds like a great idea to me! There must be many like me who are familiar with Windoze and need help to learn a different way of doing things. If I can be of any assistance to this project, please get in touch.

[tsikis]

Hi there new one to ubuntu and loving it , i really like the idea of giving a work that promotes humanity to a open source distribution glad that i am a part of it.

Just wanna say a thanks to all that helped in making,keeping,contibuting,.............. to such a nice linux OS, keep up the good work.

[palmerthegeek]

Hey gang,
Would love to help were I can, and helping beginners is a great place to start... I think...

:)

[Fasteddie]

Hi wondering if you can help?
I have an old P3 Win 2000 box which has been lying in the garage redundant fpr some time. So I decided the other day to take it out and transorm it to a Linux box. I am an absolute Linux/Ubuntu beginner but very keen to learn something new. I have downloaded version 6.10 and burned it on a CDROM but cannot install it on the Win 2K box. Have followed the simple online instructions. I have tried everything even installed ISObuster to view the files and burned the unzipped files onto disc but still nothing. What am I doing or not doing right? Please help.:(

Thanks
Fast Eddie

[bodhi.zazen]

Hi wondering if you can help?
I have an old P3 Win 2000 box which has been lying in the garage redundant fpr some time. So I decided the other day to take it out and transorm it to a Linux box. I am an absolute Linux/Ubuntu beginner but very keen to learn something new. I have downloaded version 6.10 and burned it on a CDROM but cannot install it on the Win 2K box. Have followed the simple online instructions. I have tried everything even installed ISObuster to view the files and burned the unzipped files onto disc but still nothing. What am I doing or not doing right? Please help.:(

Thanks
Fast Eddie

It is great to see all the support for the team,welcome all.

Fast Eddie : you will get better support if you start a new thread rather then posting on this one. Be sure to describe the problem a little better. Is the problem you can not boot the CD or do you have problems with the installer itself.

[tonygad]

After failing (following googling myself silly) to get even a squeak out of of the on-board sound chipset (Crystal) - which is part of a Dell Optiplex GX1 with the latest BIOS, despite the good faith advice not to upgrade to Ubuntu 7.04, I did so somewhat in desperation.

Remarkably, according Device Management, the upgrade appeared to have loaded the audio driver for the relevant Crystal chipset however despite my every effort (limited due to my noobiness), I am still unable to get it working. The sound icon that appears on the top right side of my desktop reports "no volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found"

BTW, apart from some weird graphic distortion/aberration amounting a square inch black horizontal lines on the left upper corner of my screen, all other systems appear to be functioning OK.

Any assistance in solving the sound problem will be most appreciated. In the meantime, I'll keep on searching for a solution.

[tonygad]

Hi all

Apologies for not getting back sooner but I was overwhelmed by reading the voluminous number of replies I received suggesting fixes for my problem (mild sarcasm intended).

My sound issues have now been resolved by simply inserting and old 16 bit Sound Blaster card I found amongst my collection of hardware debris after disabling on-board sound via BIOS.

For all intents and purposes from my perspective anyways, I now have a free, fully functioning operating system and will now commence my journey of discovering ways of understanding it with the objective that sometime in the near future after I get my head around CLI, I may be considered an intermediate/advance user.

Best wishes and cheers all - I will not be re-visiting this forum again and will be seeking one a tad more proactive.

[teaker1s]

I will not be re-visiting this forum again and will be seeking one a tad more proactive.

I'm sorry you feel that way, our forums are one of the most active you will find, generally if you don't get an answer it's because either nobody knows or the person that does know hasn't logged in and seen your reply.
I would urge you to give the forums a little more time:D

[dptxp]

After failing (following googling myself silly) to get even a squeak out of of the on-board sound chipset (Crystal) - which is part of a Dell Optiplex GX1 with the latest BIOS, despite the good faith advice not to upgrade to Ubuntu 7.04, I did so somewhat in desperation.

Remarkably, according Device Management, the upgrade appeared to have loaded the audio driver for the relevant Crystal chipset however despite my every effort (limited due to my noobiness), I am still unable to get it working. The sound icon that appears on the top right side of my desktop reports "no volume control GStreamer plugins and/or devices found"

BTW, apart from some weird graphic distortion/aberration amounting a square inch black horizontal lines on the left upper corner of my screen, all other systems appear to be functioning OK.

Any assistance in solving the sound problem will be most appreciated. In the meantime, I'll keep on searching for a solution.

I have not seen your earlier posts, if any, but you can add gstreamer by selecting audio/video in add/remove. You will find gstreamer codecs for download in the list on the right.

I personally prefer neat clean new install to upgrades.

I have got no replies to some of my problems, but I visit the forum and I post. I do not think that anyone holds anything against you.

Enjoy your Ubuntu. Enjoy the forums. Enjoy the problems. Enjoy the solutions.

[Kizilbas]

teaker1s how can I use wine to install my WebCam.

My webcam was working fine on xp

thanks

my regards

[bodhi.zazen]

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS THREAD FOR SUPPORT QUESTIONS

If you need support, search the forums and if you do not find an answer start a new thread in Absolute Beginners Talk (http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=73)

Why ? You are very unlikely to get an answer to you question in this thread, as you can see by tonygad's experience.


Peace be with you,

bodhi.zazen

[energiya]

The Beginner Team (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=215) has started :p

The goals of the Beginner Team is to assist new users to :

Evaluate Ubuntu to see if it will fit their needs.
Obtain and boot Ubuntu.
Install Ubuntu.
Transition into Ubuntu.
Become members of the Ubuntu community.


Very nice ideea! Good luck!


New users :

First, welcome to Ubutnu.

Don't want to confuse the anyone... ;)

[bwallum]

That's Freudian for U****** but new!

[rickycodie]

hey guys i'm new !!! and a dork!!!

[adam.tropics]

hey guys i'm new !!! and a dork!!!

...and alas, may need a different type of support altogether! (Welcome)

[Zenerek]

Hello all,this is my first post on this forum

I too am new to ubuntu and come from windowz,i wouldn't say i am as green as you can get or pretty damn green, i'd say somwhat green

the reason i never posted here before is because i'd usually find a way to fix what probs i had,that brings me to the 2 weeks it took to make my winmodem work.

it was a hard chore that strained my patience,after days of going back and forth from my room to the living where my net acess is and researching,the answer was found, i needed scan modem tool and a driver.

sounds simple but i read lots of of read me's files....stuff,my point is although here in the us alot of people have cable or dsl,not everyone does and don't forget people in other countries too.not to mention others may not be as patient.

so i think there should be more help installing modems,heck i'm here for another modem related issue which i can't solve

i think another good idea is too have help on certain commands like tar which are a must know

what i mean by help is a sorta quick guide that explains the needed options for certain important commands and excludes the almost never used options to and optional advanced section.

for instance when i was trying to learn chmod to change permissions i read the man file and it was filled with loads of options and a hard to learn syntax,it was hard because the sysnopsis in the man doc is confusing,i learned what options i needed to use before the exact structure to place them in

it took me an hour to figure out the chmod command, the funny thing is later while reading the ubuntu unleased book i learned how to use chmod with numbers which i did not ever bother as it seemed harder in the man doc.

the difference was in the book and sites, they had a clear definition of the syntax and the basic options which were most used.

well those are my thoughs and sorry it turned to be so long.

[DrBeaverhausen]

I'm new to Ubuntu, but am having some major transition issues.

First and for most is the error message. Error: Opening the cache (E:Type 'OK' is not known on line 34 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list, E:The list of sources could not be read.) I'm not sure what this means, or how to fix it. All I know is that I can't install or update anything.

The second thing is running World of Warcraft. I have Cedaga, but its hit or miss weather WoW will run. And when it does it runs really choppy and slow. WoW ran just fine under windows. Maybe I just need to know how to tweek the performance.

And last but not least my music. I've been using iTunes for several years and own an iPod. How do I manage my music on my iPod, and play the songs I purchased from iTunes in Ubuntu. I've looked around and just hear that I can't.

Please somebody help me. I don't want to pay the $120 it will cost to go back to windows.

[Sbarton]

This may be worth a look at. http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=93
regards

[wja19512003]

Is ubuntu compatible with most servers like verizon does anybody know?

[Joseaa]

wow ! This is absolutely freqin cool.

I am new to Linux and as of now the whole thing looks like one big puzzle. Now, I can ask all my noobish doubts without completely feeling stupid about it. It would be great if we can also have some irc channels for the noobs like me to hang around and pick something Linux thingy from here and there.

[bodhi.zazen]

wow ! This is absolutely freqin cool.

I am new to Linux and as of now the whole thing looks like one big puzzle. Now, I can ask all my noobish doubts without completely feeling stupid about it. It would be great if we can also have some irc channels for the noobs like me to hang around and pick something Linux thingy from here and there.

Well, there is :)

Come on over to freenode

channel #ubuntuforums-beginners

Ask all the noob questions you would like.

PLEASE #ubuntu is for technical support

[arcx]

Hi all,

This is cool and here goes my first forum reply and I have no idea what am I doing nor how, excuse my typo..

To all you that have been working with Ubuntu some time now I'd like to ask you a question and it goes something like this, it might sound stupid but hey it might help someone else too... :KS

When I installed a Ubuntu linux, in this case Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn, started working with it and what ever I move the mouse over, a button, a menu, menu label, etc... I get a freking yellow box with a text, something like a balloon or hint or tooltip, HOW DO I REMOVE THIS??? :confused: I dont want it to appear anywhere on my screen! :mad:

It is driving me crazy I dont know where to disable it or turn it off, looked everywhere found nothing, probably missed it and now I'm need help. :(

Please HELP!!!

Cheers
m8s
:guitar:

[sigg.switz]

Thank you, I am shifting around my files right now and getting ready to defrag my hard drive! Im going to do an install of ubuntu as soon as possible...I really hope this works out for me, I really want to get off windows...only problem I can forsee is my ACC protected files from itunes - any suggestions for a very good music manager other than the one that comes with the install? Well I hope to see much more of the forums as my questions are surely to arise...

[orengolan]

well done sigg,
I jumped into this cool world a month ago and never look back.
ok, almost - i can't replace my work laptop because
I use the best MSF app - OneNote and i need to connect to SQL server, but Ubuntu (and linux) is really amazing OS!

[samartian]

why did I ever use the bsod software b4... i wonder... Lovely OS... and thanx for offering help 2 us noobs.

cheerz and have a good day

[Adebisi]

Hi everyone,

Utter Linux n00b here.

Got a shiny new laptop so i am going to try a linux out.

[spykid33]

Hi, I lost my password for Ubuntu and read a tutorial on how to fix it and when it says enter new UNIX password I can not type anything, I can only press enter. This occurred before. TIA

[bodhi.zazen]

Hi, I lost my password for Ubuntu and read a tutorial on how to fix it and when it says enter new UNIX password I can not type anything, I can only press enter. This occurred before. TIA

LOL spykid

When you type the password you will not see any text on the screen. This is also true when you use sudo.

Boot to recovery mode. Enter the commnad:passwd user_name

where user_name is the account you wish to change the password for ...

type you new password, hit the enter key ... repeat ...

The reboot and you should be good to go :)

[jfinkels]

When you type your password, you won't see any characters on the screen! Just type your password in and press enter.

It's a little bit better this way, don't you think? It is now more difficult for somebody looking over your shoulder to learn the number of characters in your password.

[ve3rpm]

Okay here is my post.
I'm 50. been playing with puters since sinclair brought out the z80 before timex bought them out. Played with DOS, binary, hex, octal, etc. 2 college diplomas in electronics, and finally shrugged off Mr. Gates.
I jump into linux convinced that anything is possible with the tools that are out where you people are. Crap what a misconception. Something as simple as using my zire 72 cause it's a current toy should be a snap. Can't get it to sync so I'll get a dongle and do it through blue-tooth. Oh well, that didn't work either. You see before the dongle I followed the palm threads and read what everyone else did to make it work and they are all different. It's really difficult to convince your circle of friends to leave the "MAN" and step out on your own when they see that there is trouble in paradise. Don't get me wrong, the concept is solid, and I won't revert, but at the end of the day, we just want our stuff to work. Each time, every time, with predictable results. that just isn't going to happen with linux. When I have issues with my ext HDD and linux tells me to do stuff through windows to fix it, I realise that it's an imperfect OS. GOD I want to believe. If the basics arerepeatable, I'll be thrilled, really!

[dptxp]

I used to punch cards for ICL 1900 mainframe for my programs while doing my college days , written in Fortran IV, did not have to install OS, the Computer Deptt. took care. Started using PC in 1992, a 25 MHz 286 with 40 MB HDD,1 MB RAM & a VGA monochrome for $1000 !! Installed 3.1 from those disks by upgrading RAM to 4 MB for $100. Added a mouse for $30. Assembled and used 386, 486, Pentium, AMD 64. , and ran 95, 98, 98 SE, XP

When Ubuntu ran in one go on my laptop, I found the installation much simpler and faster than Windows. I ran Kubuntu, I ran Xubuntu.
But I am not still not able to run even the Live CD of Edgy, Feisty, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu on my desktop and do not have a clue.

Someone says Sempron 2500+ (BN) is not 64 bit (I tried 64 bit). The box in which it came and the part number when checked at AMD site scream that it is 64 bit. The CDs run till I see the mouse working, I do not think that a 64 bit OS on a 32 bit machine would go so far. I get a Gnome warning with Ubuntu, no warning with others (Kubuntu or Xubuntu). The CD just spins, spins, and spins making all sort of sounds.

I think that the 256 MB RAM (I reduced shared video to 32 MB) is the problem as the 32 bit Ubuntu ran live after giving the warning, took quite some time though. The 64 bit LIVE CD uses more RAM than 32 bit It needs more RAM, even the XFCE 4.4. This is my own conclusion, no mention anywhere. I shall try to make a SWAP partition with 32 bit, then see if the Live CD uses it. But may be it is VIA Chip sets with SATA HDD.

When I analyze I figure that many must have solved their problems by trial and error, or help through internet, and I am sure that any hardware changes if needed shall be better option than going for Vista. The moderators can extract useful information from the forums and pass on to the beginners team.

The problem is not that every user can or not install the OS, the problem is that the guy next door cannot do it for you.

BTW, Is not it odd that if MS Windows does not run, the user (or hardware) is the culprit. If Linux does not run, the OS is the culprit ?

[007Bond]

Willing to join the team. Im somewhat new but know my way around and have solved almost all of my own problems out of guess work.

[mozgreen]

After a lot of tweaking I managed to get Edgy to work with my tv card AND printer (epson dx6050 using gutenprint for dx4800). Since the 'upgrade' to Feisty, and a lot more tweaking, the printed does not work (recognised and gutenprint reinstalled via alien but job list says "Stopped: job-stopped" whatever I do.
My question is - how do I roll back to Edgy before my time and patience runs out? :mad:
The obviously simple thing to do would be to give it to the kids Windows machine and instal the driver off the cdrom...
Also - how do I start a new thread on this forum?:confused:

[TorqueyPete]

Okay here is my post.
I'm 50. been playing with puters since sinclair brought out the z80 before timex bought them out. Played with DOS, binary, hex, octal, etc. 2 college diplomas in electronics, and finally shrugged off Mr. Gates.
I jump into linux convinced that anything is possible with the tools that are out where you people are. Crap what a misconception. Something as simple as using my zire 72 cause it's a current toy should be a snap. Can't get it to sync so I'll get a dongle and do it through blue-tooth. Oh well, that didn't work either. You see before the dongle I followed the palm threads and read what everyone else did to make it work and they are all different. It's really difficult to convince your circle of friends to leave the "MAN" and step out on your own when they see that there is trouble in paradise. Don't get me wrong, the concept is solid, and I won't revert, but at the end of the day, we just want our stuff to work. Each time, every time, with predictable results. that just isn't going to happen with linux. When I have issues with my ext HDD and linux tells me to do stuff through windows to fix it, I realise that it's an imperfect OS. GOD I want to believe. If the basics arerepeatable, I'll be thrilled, really!



I used to punch cards for ICL 1900 mainframe for my programs while doing my college days , written in Fortran IV, did not have to install OS, the Computer Deptt. took care. Started using PC in 1992, a 25 MHz 286 with 40 MB HDD,1 MB RAM & a VGA monochrome for $1000 !! Installed 3.1 from those disks by upgrading RAM to 4 MB for $100. Added a mouse for $30. Assembled and used 386, 486, Pentium, AMD 64. , and ran 95, 98, 98 SE, XP

When Ubuntu ran in one go on my laptop, I found the installation much simpler and faster than Windows. I ran Kubuntu, I ran Xubuntu.
But I am not still not able to run even the Live CD of Edgy, Feisty, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu on my desktop and do not have a clue.

Someone says Sempron 2500+ (BN) is not 64 bit (I tried 64 bit). The box in which it came and the part number when checked at AMD site scream that it is 64 bit. The CDs run till I see the mouse working, I do not think that a 64 bit OS on a 32 bit machine would go so far. I get a Gnome warning with Ubuntu, no warning with others (Kubuntu or Xubuntu). The CD just spins, spins, and spins making all sort of sounds.

I think that the 256 MB RAM (I reduced shared video to 32 MB) is the problem as the 32 bit Ubuntu ran live after giving the warning, took quite some time though. The 64 bit LIVE CD uses more RAM than 32 bit It needs more RAM, even the XFCE 4.4. This is my own conclusion, no mention anywhere. I shall try to make a SWAP partition with 32 bit, then see if the Live CD uses it. But may be it is VIA Chip sets with SATA HDD.

When I analyze I figure that many must have solved their problems by trial and error, or help through internet, and I am sure that any hardware changes if needed shall be better option than going for Vista. The moderators can extract useful information from the forums and pass on to the beginners team.

The problem is not that every user can or not install the OS, the problem is that the guy next door cannot do it for you.

BTW, Is not it odd that if MS Windows does not run, the user (or hardware) is the culprit. If Linux does not run, the OS is the culprit ?

That's all pretty disheartening stuff to read on a noobs forum guys. I understand the english, but not the tekky guff.
I know the basics of why my PC works, and can install a new memory stick or whatever. But the world is full of manual workers like me, who just need stuff to work. So, are you saying don't get Linux?
To be honest, I can't afford Microsoft's prices, when the home software costs more than a basic computer. And only moved up to XP when it started to get cheap on eBay.
Linux should surely be heaven sent for a world full of folks on below 'average' pay, and without comupter skills. :(

Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to try it, and the Ubuntu download has just finished. So wish me luck. ;)

[wilrecar77]

hello im a live cd ubuntu user and i like linux so far. the concept of a computer os on a small cd is awesome, so im trying other live cds. i have a damn small linux .iso and im going to burn it. so far cdburnerxp pro didnt work with burning .iso files in the past, so could someone point me to another one for windows. i really like linux and dont want to spend money or wait a long time for a free cd so this would be helpful. later im going to need a linux one so expect another post in june or so, because im going to get my moms laptop and im going to put linux on it. thanks.

[jkblacker]

I used Infra Recorder (http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/) to burn my live cd, worked perfectly :)

[dptxp]

That's all pretty disheartening stuff to read on a noobs forum guys. I understand the english, but not the tekky guff.
I know the basics of why my PC works, and can install a new memory stick or whatever. But the world is full of manual workers like me, who just need stuff to work. So, are you saying don't get Linux?
To be honest, I can't afford Microsoft's prices, when the home software costs more than a basic computer. And only moved up to XP when it started to get cheap on eBay.
Linux should surely be heaven sent for a world full of folks on below 'average' pay, and without comupter skills. :(

Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to try it, and the Ubuntu download has just finished. So wish me luck. ;)

Please read the last lines of my post too.

My post was in response to the previous post, that too has been quoted by you.

The idea was to state that however good and experienced you have been, it takes time to get into a new system. And it is wrong to blame an OS if you are not yet familiar with it.

I faced problems, did not give up, and finally got through today with the ones I could see. With the help of the forum.

[bodhi.zazen]

Okay here is my post.
I'm 50. been playing with puters since sinclair brought out the z80 before timex bought them out. Played with DOS, binary, hex, octal, etc. 2 college diplomas in electronics, and finally shrugged off Mr. Gates.
I jump into linux convinced that anything is possible with the tools that are out where you people are. Crap what a misconception. Something as simple as using my zire 72 cause it's a current toy should be a snap. Can't get it to sync so I'll get a dongle and do it through blue-tooth. Oh well, that didn't work either. You see before the dongle I followed the palm threads and read what everyone else did to make it work and they are all different. It's really difficult to convince your circle of friends to leave the "MAN" and step out on your own when they see that there is trouble in paradise. Don't get me wrong, the concept is solid, and I won't revert, but at the end of the day, we just want our stuff to work. Each time, every time, with predictable results. that just isn't going to happen with linux. When I have issues with my ext HDD and linux tells me to do stuff through windows to fix it, I realise that it's an imperfect OS. GOD I want to believe. If the basics arerepeatable, I'll be thrilled, really!

That's all pretty disheartening stuff to read on a noobs forum guys. I understand the english, but not the tekky guff.
I know the basics of why my PC works, and can install a new memory stick or whatever. But the world is full of manual workers like me, who just need stuff to work. So, are you saying don't get Linux?
To be honest, I can't afford Microsoft's prices, when the home software costs more than a basic computer. And only moved up to XP when it started to get cheap on eBay.
Linux should surely be heaven sent for a world full of folks on below 'average' pay, and without comupter skills. :(

Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to try it, and the Ubuntu download has just finished. So wish me luck. ;)

LOL you two !

The Beginners team is here to help new users migrate to Linux. Linux has s number of advantages over Microsoft including a wide range of hardware support (Linux supports more hardware then Windows), security, and cost.

BUT ...

Linux/Ubuntu is not a drop in replacement for windows ...

AND ...

It takes time to migrate.

If you are having difficulty with hardware compatibility and Ubuntu, well there are other equally nice OS. Fedora, SUSE, Debian, Slackware, ...

New user friendly distros include :

Zenwalk (http://www.zenwalk.org/) Blag (http://www.blagblagblag.org/) Mepis (http://www.mepis.org/)

PCLinux (http://www.pclinuxonline.com/news.php) Sabayon (http://www.sabayonlinux.org/) ELive (http://www.elivecd.org/)

And my newest favorite distro Wolvix-hunter (http://wolvix.org/node/379)

The Ubuntu Fourms are the best. :cool:


And for OLDER HARDWARE take a look at DSL or Puppy. DSL runs on Everything and will give you baskic computing such as web browsing, e-mail, and word processing. Puppy has a few more features ...

[ockron]

Never used Unix/Linux and thought I will Ubuntu a try on one of old PC's.

I have downloaded both Ubuntu and Xubuntu and created CD's to install it on my PC.

My problem is that both files seems to be corrupted. Ubuntu installs up to about 20% and then freezes.
Xubuntu does not go past the start page at all.

Please help a keen newbi

[dunklegend]

I see that you're an Edgy user (6.10) why don't you try to download Feisty Fawn (7.04) I had used 6.04 and had some problems installing, now that Feisty was released I downloaded it and everything worked from the start, I didn't have one single problem.

Maybe I was just lucky but you should give 7.04 a try.

Good Luck

[bobplano]

Never used Unix/Linux and thought I will Ubuntu a try on one of old PC's.

I have downloaded both Ubuntu and Xubuntu and created CD's to install it on my PC.

My problem is that both files seems to be corrupted. Ubuntu installs up to about 20% and then freezes.
Xubuntu does not go past the start page at all.

Please help a keen newbi

what speed did you burn at? you should check both the .iso and the cd for errors

[thompa]

Hi there,

Hoping for some help and guidance here. I also posted to the Networks forum but haven't received a single response... so here goes..

I loaded and used 6.06 for some trial and error and reloading and repartitioning. I could not get my HP printer to work with a home network and read that 7.04 was available. It was some time since installing 6.06 - and although I haven't needed to use the CLI since the install, the machine has been regularly used with applications.

I managed to install on the correct partition after downloading without a hitch.... but then the problems started. Although the printer was recognised straight away and this gave me confidence, nothing that I could do would connect my MN510 to the network.

'Help' advised to download certain programs from the Internet - I would if I could!

The problem seems to be that 7.04 doesn't detect the wireless connection and I probably need linux-wlan....

Can anyone advise how I can download this on a windows machine (sic) and compile and install this (I suppose that is necessary..) onto the Ubuntu machine?

In an earlier post, one of the 'beginner' team ruthlessly stated that the CLI was here to stay.. Well, to me it is a throwback to an earlier stage in computing history and a necessary evil. It is undoubtedly a quick way for doing certain things but I can't count the times that I have entered a command incorrectly. I made a complete mess of one installation by using CHMOD incorrectly when I couldn't get access to a file that was guarded needlessly by permissions. I use a computer to use the applications and as long as the operating system works efficiently, I am not too bothered how.

Just one aspect of Vista that I hate is all of the so-called 'added security'! I don't need it and it troubles me that Ubuntu is so tied up with 'permissions' in this way - there ought to be an easy way to set or not these encumbrances.

Allan

[Charles1973]

Hi

I have just installed Ubuntu and before I start running around the internet I'd like to install a Firewall and a Anti-Virus software. I am a complete novice and some of the instructions are a bit beyond me. I tried AVG but when I downloaded the Linux compatiable software it said that I had the wrong Architecture. I'm not sure what this means what should I do? I also had a look at Bitdefender but couldnt workout how to download it.

I had a similar problem with Firestarter Firewall. I could find instructions on how to download the software but no link to the actual software itself. One of the instructions said type ap get Firestarter. I presume this was to be typed into the terminal application and it said permission was denied. What do I need to do to download Firestarter?

Also I tried to download Real Players and the software downloaded ok but then the Operating system said it didnt have any software to run the installation, do I need to download a patch of some sort?

My final question is on screen resolution the max I can get is 800x600 and in windows my screen has a higher resolution is there a patch software to boost the resolution to 1024x768.

Thanks for the help.

Charles

[dptxp]

First of all this is a wrong thread to post beginner's questions.
You will not get answers, people will not read.


You can perhaps change your screen resolution from desktop, I am on Xp desktop now.
It is in the menu.


I do not think you need antivirus software in Linux.

[hessiess]

installed ubuntu, it works fine until i boot xp. it muks up grub and the only way to fix this is to boot the live cd and reinsalll ubuntu. no problems wen i boot ubuntu, it reboots perfectly.

i will haft to uninstall ubuntu if i carnt fix this within afew days as the computer is used in lessons in school. i dont know enuf about it to work pualy in ubuntu yet, i hope to switch sometime becose xp is just so slow.

[quinnten83]

Hello,

I have been trying to turn my desktop into a cube. I have followed instructions on this (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=341149&highlight=install+xgl) to install xgl/beryl. Can someone guide me to a page that has instructions for a noob to get the cube.

Thanks

Total Noob.

I just joined the forum, so forigve me if I am very late with a helpfull reply.

http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_feisty_beryl_ati_radeon

I tried this link today with the live CD on my Compaq 610c with an ATI radeon mobile card and it worked (at least some of it). I just couldn't completely figure out how to work it.
If you're using feisty, then you should have the cube effects allready installed.

[cascader]

Ok . . . real basic question . . . hoping I am in the right forum.

I have made a few posts and have subscribed to threads before. Well, here I am two weeks later and I cannot for the life of me remember how I did it.

I have searched using search terms 'thread tools' and 'how to subscribe to thread', spent probably half an hour searching for this mysterious 'thread tools' functionality.

Either it is right in front of me and that obvious that I don't see it, or hidden behind a wall of user-friendly cruft.

Could someone lead this fool thru being able to subscribe to the post he is actually viewing ?

[bodhi.zazen]

Ok . . . real basic question . . . hoping I am in the right forum.

I have made a few posts and have subscribed to threads before. Well, here I am two weeks later and I cannot for the life of me remember how I did it.

I have searched using search terms 'thread tools' and 'how to subscribe to thread', spent probably half an hour searching for this mysterious 'thread tools' functionality.

Either it is right in front of me and that obvious that I don't see it, or hidden behind a wall of user-friendly cruft.

Could someone lead this fool thru being able to subscribe to the post he is actually viewing ?

1. When you post to a thread there is a box at the bottom "Thread Subscription". Select your preference in the pull down list.

2. To manage your subscriptions , log in. Under "user CP" select "Subscribed Threads" and then "View ALL". This is where you can manage or unsubscribe to threads you have subscribed to via #1 (posting).

3. I do not know a way to subscribe to a thread if you have not posted. ? set a bookmark

[OSseeker]

I am looking for a OS that I can write HTML and do graphics (photographs and web), I also want to do videos for fun. Microsoft made there OS's to intrusive and I want out.
I have downloaded a copy of Ubuntu Christian. It loads up and the disk tests good. when I go to install them they run a few minuets and stall. The little orange slider in the bar stops. I know the CD Rom reads, because I just loaded Fedora core 6. That was before I learned of Ubuntu. I am running a intel i440BX MoBo with a P2 @450mh processor. Any Ideas?? Anyone that wants to can email me @ isx.tns@gmail.com.

[Arjunus]

a beginner guide wiki is an awesum idea! it would really help newbies like myself learn ubuntu better. good luck with the beginner team:) may the force of open source be with you...

[bobplano]

3. I do not know a way to subscribe to a thread if you have not posted. ? set a bookmark

there is an option called thread tools near the top of the thread. click on it then choose subscribe to this thread

[bodhi.zazen]

there is an option called thread tools near the top of the thread. click on it then choose subscribe to this thread

yes, but you still do not have the option to subscribe to the thread unless you have posted in the thread :)

[bobplano]

you can't? i do that whenever i come across an interesting thread, but i don't have a clue to the answer

[bjørnar]

hi all im an new Ubuntu linux user here, and using ubuntu 7.04 feisty fawn, and is quite happy about swishing to linux, my laptop did get slower by 4 weeks with windows, and after 5 weeks i allways got that blue schreen of death, but now i gona use ubuntu forever i think

[Xaimas]

I'm new to Ubuntu too...

I must say i am very impressed, it is much better than Windows in many ways, i believe this will become my primary OS from now on :)

[godssiren]

Hello all,

I have been looking into running a dist. of Linux for some time, but never had the time to figure out the details until recently. I found a great deal of informaiton on this site and others, including a pretty decent walk through I found written up by some people over at :

www.linux.org/lessons (http://www.linux.org/lessons/)

I have only read through the beginners lesson, but it seemed really well explained, and although it doesn't go over everything or every distribution, it really helped me to get a handle on some of the basic ideas behind the whole system, and gave instructions on how to get running what I'd really like to do with my new OS for a start. (ie Mail, Files, Music, Internet, Word Processing, Other Fun Applications etc)

The writer used a Debian install as the basis for his examples, and as I understand, Ubuntu is a derivative of the Debian system. Will all the commands he used in his examples for Debian work in the command line for Ubuntu? Or is it different enough to make a difference? **I haven't had a chance to actually DL and install Ubuntu yet, that comes this weekend**

I know he talks about the basics in the "black text box", as well as having a GUI (graphics user interface) and suggests several. That is acutally where I found the Ubuntu site. ^_^

Anyhoo, Glad to be here, and I just wish I'd been paying attention to my friends in High School when they told me how great an OS Linux was and they offered to teach me. Now that they've all moved away is when I gain interest. LOL >_<

[kkanalz]

As an immigrant from Windows XP to Ubuntu [I]Linux[I], I'd like to see your approach to solving that long list of problems when transitioning from Windows to Linux! I've found lots and LOTS of documentation on many of your list of topics, but not all in one place in a single "tutorial" sort of presentation. It would be nice to have it all in one place.

I'm just getting started with Ubuntu 6.06 ("Dapper Drake"), so I'm cutting my teeth, so-to-speak, on EVERY topic you mentioned!

If I had your knowledge, I'd just start writing the tutorial (for lack of a better term) and then post it somewhere within the Ubuntu Forums Group and then let the whole world know about it, especially the noobs (like me).

Thanks for your kind offer!

Karl K.
McKinney, Texas

[bodhi.zazen]

As an immigrant from Windows XP to Ubuntu [I]Linux[I], I'd like to see your approach to solving that long list of problems when transitioning from Windows to Linux! I've found lots and LOTS of documentation on many of your list of topics, but not all in one place in a single "tutorial" sort of presentation. It would be nice to have it all in one place.

I'm just getting started with Ubuntu 6.06 ("Dapper Drake"), so I'm cutting my teeth, so-to-speak, on EVERY topic you mentioned!

If I had your knowledge, I'd just start writing the tutorial (for lack of a better term) and then post it somewhere within the Ubuntu Forums Group and then let the whole world know about it, especially the noobs (like me).

Thanks for your kind offer!

Karl K.
McKinney, Texas

Well, this is not a bad start :

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows

[godssiren]

It's really difficult to convince your circle of friends to leave the "MAN" and step out on your own when they see that there is trouble in paradise. Don't get me wrong, the concept is solid, and I won't revert, but at the end of the day, we just want our stuff to work. Each time, every time, with predictable results. that just isn't going to happen with linux. When I have issues with my ext HDD and linux tells me to do stuff through windows to fix it, I realise that it's an imperfect OS. GOD I want to believe. If the basics arerepeatable, I'll be thrilled, really!

You're right that no Dist of Linux, or any other OS for that matter, is a perfect OS.

However, I've heard more complaints about Windows than I ever heard about our Linux server. Most people who run windows however, don't think of it as having an alternative, so they just think of it as somthing they have to live with.

Which OS you like better just depends on your preferences. And many linux distributions have shown to be more stable, as well as being more customizable for people who want something specific out of their machines than Windows. But from what I've heard, dist like Ubuntu can also work right out of the box for some people (usually mainstream computers, which is what most "make it work" Windows users have).

[ender-r]

I have been trying out ubuntu 6.06 booting from the cd and have liked it except for one thing. I am running on a powerbook G4 with the PPC version and have a airport express wifi card. I have been trying to find how/where to enable it while on ubuntu and have not been able to. If I am going to use ubuntu this is critical. How can I make the wifi work

[godssiren]

have you tried the link that they have on the W.O.W. website. They don't expressly support it themselves, but I did find a link someone suggested in the Forums about running on Linux As I am a player myself and was wondering if I would still need to keep one of my 3 computers a windows box. Let me know if it helps. I am really new to all this as far as practical experience goes, and I'll be trying to get it to run on my computer so i can play without windows. ^_^

[dptxp]

If I had your knowledge, I'd just start writing the tutorial (for lack of a better term) and then post it somewhere within the Ubuntu Forums Group and then let the whole world know about it, especially the noobs (like me).

Karl K.
McKinney, Texas

Some are already doing it. One site is

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php

Even I plan to do so.