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Episode 33 - Ubuntu Hardy Heron - Part 2 |
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 Topics Covered:
- Viewer Question: What kind of laptop do you use?
- Viewer Question: Where are you located?
- Farewell to the Scoobs Mobile.
- Robbie describes the Ubuntu Hardy Heron series currently taking place on Category5 Technology TV.
- Entering your BIOS to change the boot order of your devices in order to allow booting from your Ubuntu installation / live CD.
- Booting your Ubuntu Hardy Heron Live CD.
- A first glance at the Ubuntu Hardy Heron desktop on the Live CD.
- Running the Ubuntu Hardy Heron installation process from the Live CD.
- A mention about Wubi; the ability to install Ubuntu directly into a Windows computer without wiping out your computer.
- Backup your data before you proceed! This is a destructive installation; all files will be wiped from your harddrive.
- Going through the Ubuntu installer and actually installing the Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron desktop operating system on your computer.
- Robbie's bitterness towards the Windows XP installer.
- Participating in the "Package Usage Survey" in Ubuntu.
- Viewer Question: Will Wubi work on Windows Vista?
- Viewer Question: What does Ubuntu do?
- Viewer Comment: My limitation with running Ubuntu is that I love to play video games.
- Viewer Question: How much harddrive space does Ubuntu require?
- Rebooting into your new Ubuntu Hardy Heron system.
- Viewer Comment: You can use the Live CD to test Ubuntu without damaging your system.
- Viewer Question: What virus scanning products do you use in Canada?
- A first glimpse at the Ubuntu "Applications" menu.
- Viewer Comment: I use NOD32.
- Viewer Question: Wasn't Linux the only operating system that did not get hacked during the hacking competition?
- Viewer Comment: I use Norton 360.
- Getting more advanced features, such as percentage and square root, out of the Ubuntu calculator.
- Viewer Comment: Norton software is bloated.
- A quick look at the software that is included with Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron - from GiMP Image Editor, OpenOffice Suite, to Mozilla Firefox 3 beta 5.
- Using your Internet connection to update or upgrade all the installed applications on your Ubuntu computer.
- Viewer Comment: GiMP is very different from Paint in terms of learning curve.
- Viewer Question: I can't get my aDSL Internet connection working on my Ubuntu computer; how do I fix this? (Note: I initially misunderstood the question--corrected fairly quickly)
- Using pppoeconf to setup DSL connections in Ubuntu.
- Viewer Question: I looked at the past episodes and couldn't find which episode talked about DVD copying. How do I find the proper show?
- Viewer Question: Do you review any products on your web site?
- Viewer Question: I'm looking for a good laptop stand and cooler system -- do you have any recommendations? (See link below for Thermaltake cooling options)
- Viewer Question: How easy is it to install Java on Ubuntu Hardy Heron?
- Robbie's comments about the loss of Automatix on Ubuntu Hardy Heron.
- Robbie's blog entry "The Perfect Hardy Heron" -- install multimedia codecs, decrypters, and more in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. (See link below)
- Viewer Question: Is Thermaltake in Canada?
- Viewer Comment: I was able to install the Java 6 runtime directly through Add/Remove in Ubuntu.
- Collaborative Music Project: Final Call.
- Viewer Comment: Installing ubuntu-restricted-extras will install the Java runtime.
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