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im kinda new to this,
i really like the whole thing with having the cube of decktops on your computer
what computers have linux on it, the kind that you see in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTRsLW0eet0
im going to buy a new laptop soon and i want to know all i can about it, and which computers have it
also are there any netbooks that come with it? like mini laptops? i have a hp mini and i see that some of the other hp minis have linux on it too but id doesnt look the same? any info?
please help!!!
so what latops come with this or how can i get it?
Answer
You will really like a Linux computer. Trust me, I speak from experience.
The cool 3-D cube effect is from a program called compiz-fusion. If you select the Ubuntu distribution of Linux, that program will already come installed and ready to go. You just have to enable it and tell it what special effects you want. This may or may not be the case in other varieties of Linux.
Compiz-fusion is much like Aero on Vista or Aqua on MacOS. It is, however, *much* lighter on resource use that either of those. It does require a graphics card, though. Make sure that your laptop has a Linux-compatible graphics card before you buy it! A lot of graphics cards are not Linux-compatible -- this is the single biggest issue I have had with Linux. Nvidia and ATI are your best bets, but even they aren't foolproof. You can check here:
http://www.linux.com/news/hardware/drivers/8203-is-my-hardware-linux-compatible-find-out-here
For Ubuntu, specifically, these pages might also help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
(they are both a little out of date, though)
If you buy a laptop with Linux pre-installed, you will know that all of the hardware is compatible. You can do that from here:
http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html
You can also buy a Linux laptop with Ubuntu from Dell (Michael Dell uses an Ubuntu laptop as his personal computer.). Dell also sells computers with no OS installed, ready to install Linux.
Of course, you can also download an Linux distribution and install it yourself. For example, you can get Ubuntu from here:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
Yes, there are Linux netbooks for sale, and you can also download versions of Linux that have been specifically optimized for netbooks. Here is an example:
http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr
Remember that netbooks often do not have graphics cards, so it may be impossible to run compiz-fusion on them.
As for why you have seen other Linux installations that don't look the same, that is because Linux, unlike Windows or MacOS is *very* configurable. There are multiple desktop environments from which you can choose, and most can be customized to a large extent. You can learn more about the different desktop environments here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_desktop_environments
The desktop environment in the video is called Gnome. It is the default one in Ubuntu Linux (though two others, KDE and XFCE, are also fully supported).
Unlike Windows, most varieties of Linux can boot from the CD-ROM drive, without installation. Some lightweight versions are designed to primarily run this way. Others, like Ubuntu and its cousins, are a lot more effective when installed. But the LiveCD gives you a preview of what they are like. Try downloading several LiveCDs of different flavors of Linux and playing with them. See which one you like best.
That's a lot of information. I hope it helps, instead of confuses you. Let me know if you have more questions!
You will really like a Linux computer. Trust me, I speak from experience.
The cool 3-D cube effect is from a program called compiz-fusion. If you select the Ubuntu distribution of Linux, that program will already come installed and ready to go. You just have to enable it and tell it what special effects you want. This may or may not be the case in other varieties of Linux.
Compiz-fusion is much like Aero on Vista or Aqua on MacOS. It is, however, *much* lighter on resource use that either of those. It does require a graphics card, though. Make sure that your laptop has a Linux-compatible graphics card before you buy it! A lot of graphics cards are not Linux-compatible -- this is the single biggest issue I have had with Linux. Nvidia and ATI are your best bets, but even they aren't foolproof. You can check here:
http://www.linux.com/news/hardware/drivers/8203-is-my-hardware-linux-compatible-find-out-here
For Ubuntu, specifically, these pages might also help:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/ATI
(they are both a little out of date, though)
If you buy a laptop with Linux pre-installed, you will know that all of the hardware is compatible. You can do that from here:
http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html
You can also buy a Linux laptop with Ubuntu from Dell (Michael Dell uses an Ubuntu laptop as his personal computer.). Dell also sells computers with no OS installed, ready to install Linux.
Of course, you can also download an Linux distribution and install it yourself. For example, you can get Ubuntu from here:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
Yes, there are Linux netbooks for sale, and you can also download versions of Linux that have been specifically optimized for netbooks. Here is an example:
http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr
Remember that netbooks often do not have graphics cards, so it may be impossible to run compiz-fusion on them.
As for why you have seen other Linux installations that don't look the same, that is because Linux, unlike Windows or MacOS is *very* configurable. There are multiple desktop environments from which you can choose, and most can be customized to a large extent. You can learn more about the different desktop environments here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_desktop_environments
The desktop environment in the video is called Gnome. It is the default one in Ubuntu Linux (though two others, KDE and XFCE, are also fully supported).
Unlike Windows, most varieties of Linux can boot from the CD-ROM drive, without installation. Some lightweight versions are designed to primarily run this way. Others, like Ubuntu and its cousins, are a lot more effective when installed. But the LiveCD gives you a preview of what they are like. Try downloading several LiveCDs of different flavors of Linux and playing with them. See which one you like best.
That's a lot of information. I hope it helps, instead of confuses you. Let me know if you have more questions!
Linux??????????
Q. What different versions of linux are there and which is best.What does the linux os use for word prossecing and other applications?
Answer
The very first Answerer, Mr. Linux gives good info. Open Office is used in Linux. The O-O packages in the two flavors of Linux that I have will allow you to open documents made in Windows Office. "Wine" and "VMWare" allow you to run Windows-based apps in Linux. One or the other will do.
Here's some additional info for you:
While a LOT of folks know about and suggest a newbie to Linux start with Ubuntu or any of it variants, I suggest PCLinuxOS. I've used both PCLOS and Kubuntu and have found that while the Kubuntu is a tiny bit more robust in it's looks, PCLOS does the same thing and is somewhat easier to use right off the bat. BUT, I was able to figure out how to navigate in Kubuntu in short order!...just not as quickly as the PCLOS.
I also found the PCLOS to be a lighter OS than Kubuntu which seems a bit bloated slowing it slightly....at least from the ROM tray.
To find out more about Linux you can visit and go through these websites for a start on you education about Linux:
http://www.linux.org
http://www.linux.com
http://www.ubuntu.com
http://www.pclinuxos.com
Within the linux.org site you can find a Linux User Group in your area so you can go to their FREE meetings and learn from those who USE different flavors of Linux and have first hand experience with Linux in general as well as other computer related issues. The LUG that I attend has been invaluable for me! On my very first visit to one of their meetings I came home with bootable cd/dvds of PCLinuxOS 2007, Kubuntu 7.04 (the lastest versions to date) and two monitors all for FREE!
Once you've gone through the DistroWatch site that Mr. Linux gave you, you can then research further the flavors that interest you by going to their own websites to learn even more about them.
The very first Answerer, Mr. Linux gives good info. Open Office is used in Linux. The O-O packages in the two flavors of Linux that I have will allow you to open documents made in Windows Office. "Wine" and "VMWare" allow you to run Windows-based apps in Linux. One or the other will do.
Here's some additional info for you:
While a LOT of folks know about and suggest a newbie to Linux start with Ubuntu or any of it variants, I suggest PCLinuxOS. I've used both PCLOS and Kubuntu and have found that while the Kubuntu is a tiny bit more robust in it's looks, PCLOS does the same thing and is somewhat easier to use right off the bat. BUT, I was able to figure out how to navigate in Kubuntu in short order!...just not as quickly as the PCLOS.
I also found the PCLOS to be a lighter OS than Kubuntu which seems a bit bloated slowing it slightly....at least from the ROM tray.
To find out more about Linux you can visit and go through these websites for a start on you education about Linux:
http://www.linux.org
http://www.linux.com
http://www.ubuntu.com
http://www.pclinuxos.com
Within the linux.org site you can find a Linux User Group in your area so you can go to their FREE meetings and learn from those who USE different flavors of Linux and have first hand experience with Linux in general as well as other computer related issues. The LUG that I attend has been invaluable for me! On my very first visit to one of their meetings I came home with bootable cd/dvds of PCLinuxOS 2007, Kubuntu 7.04 (the lastest versions to date) and two monitors all for FREE!
Once you've gone through the DistroWatch site that Mr. Linux gave you, you can then research further the flavors that interest you by going to their own websites to learn even more about them.
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