http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
Over 2 hours of trying and testing to just install nvidia drivers, with no success.]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Same here! I tried way over 2 hours.]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
In Fedora, there are the core repositories that are full of most of the applications you need that are all nice and legal. For those programs, drivers, and files that are less clearly legal, there is a Fedora repo called Livna (there are others, but Livna seems to be the big one). You can install an RPM from Livna's website and it automatically adds their repo to your GUI package manager. Livna makes their own variants of both ATI and nVidia drivers that work extremely well, and you can install them through the package manager once you add the Livna repo. All in all, you can do it all without ever opening a terminal or typing a command.
I'm fairly certain that there's something like Livna for Ubuntu and that it's only a google away. The only trick is knowing that you have to add the extra repository, and as much as that sucks, it's the best way to keep Linux OS developers free and clear of legal woes related to things like closed-source drivers, dvd support, and various codecs.
On the plus side, once you do have that extra repo added, installing software is idiotproof and everything you install is always kept up to date through one central piece of software. I can't stand it when my windows install on my laptop has HP updates, windows updates, adobe updates, firefox updates, AVG updates, and other random software updates all competing for bandwidth, resources, and space on my task bar.]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
go to system->admin->harware drivers

click "install Nvidia driver 175"

restart.

not that hard, right?]]>Oct 30th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
Yeah, try that with a GTX260 or a GTX280 installed.
Not so much fun.]]>Oct 30th 2008 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
I've used Kubuntu with both nVidia and ATI cards and never once had to touch the command line to install and configure the closed drivers.

There is a built-in GUI tool that pops up and tell you there are proprietary drivers available for your hardware. Use the Add/Remove Software GUI to add the appropriate closed-source drivers, and everything Just Works. Twice on my desktop and twice on two laptops, one with nVidia and one with ATI.

If you have to touch a command line, you are over thinking it.]]>Oct 30th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/hum.. have you ever installed an application on a computer whatever the OS .. I'm sorry to ask but this is about the easiest thing to do so...

system->admin->harware drivers

install nvidia 1xx driver (I thiunk it's 175)
and wait.
it's done.
kinda easy.
and don't tell me you couldn't find help .. it's on the official site of ubuntu there are tutorial for like any click you have to make.

I'm not saying Linux or Ubuntu is fully user-friendly or that anything is easier on linux, I'm just saying THIS particular thing is Extremely easy so I find it hard to believe you ever actually tried to do it and failed..

Tell me about wifi or Wine issues and I'll say yes there is alot to do there to make it as easy as windows, but installing a graphic drivers was an issue some 3 years ago..
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You are definitely doing something wrong. I've installed Ubuntu with a few different Nvidia generations, and it is a very simple process -- no command line wrangling required.]]>Oct 31st 2008 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/ preferences >software sources then check multi-verse and universe and restricted and the other one. ]]>Nov 2nd 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/You are not Comcastic!!]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Jan 7th 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Nov 1st 2008 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Nov 1st 2008 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=13022]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
... and yeah I know you can customise it all you like, but thats not the point]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD7QraljRfM

I know, its an old video, but linux GUIs are for those of us that are slightly obsessed with continuous tweaking. Trust me when i say that linux customizations are lightyears ahead of what windows and mac are doing today.]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
Gnome (the default GUI for Ubuntu and many other linux distros) is simple, clean, and a little bland. Why? Because that keeps system requirements down. You want to have a pretty desktop? It's easy to add a lot of pazzaz, and a lot of us linux users do, but by default it's simple enough to install on machines built 10+ years ago.]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
If you want something more focused on looks but at the same type filled with useless software that you might never use fo with KDE (kubuntu), or if you have limited resources use XFCE (xubuntu, which BTW is AWESOME. I installed it back when my pc had only 512 MB of RAM but liked it so much that even when I upgraded to 2 GB is kept it...so smooth and stylish...).]]>Oct 30th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_bench_2008&num=1

Ubuntu has been getting slower, and that's not a 'performance' gain.]]>Oct 30th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
"Performance gains" =/= "faster operating system"

Name 1 OS that doesn't get slower as it upgrades.]]>Oct 30th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/'Name 1 OS that doesn't get slower as it upgrades.'

Gentoo, Slackware and other more flexible/customizable distros. To be honest tho, you can get the same results with other distros... but with a lot more work. Bundled in features slow the OS down, your right about that.. and that's what distros that try to give everyone everything fail at being great with performance. ]]>Oct 30th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 31st 2008 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Nov 1st 2008 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/
http://www.kubuntu.org/

...Or you can be completely ignorant.]]>Oct 30th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/ubuntu-8-10-now-available-for-download/Oct 30th 2008 1:43PM