Comments on: The first real Linux Contact ( Guide for other Windows Users ) http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/ Just another developer blog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:11:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gabi Solomon http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5599 Gabi Solomon Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:59:39 +0000 http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/2007/11/18/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/langswitch_lang/en#comment-5599 thank you mihaitha for youre comment. I have managed to connect to the router using WPA. But so far i havent been able to separate from windows because of some software i become to used to use and my inability to switch to new ones ... so i have 2 operating systems on my laptop Ubuntu and windows . I am still a windows slave :)) thank you mihaitha for youre comment. I have managed to connect to the router using WPA. But so far i havent been able to separate from windows because of some software i become to used to use and my inability to switch to new ones … so i have 2 operating systems on my laptop Ubuntu and windows .

I am still a windows slave :) )

]]> By: mihaitha http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-5597 mihaitha Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:28:50 +0000 http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/2007/11/18/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/langswitch_lang/en#comment-5597 <p>I agree with danieLs, Ubuntu (and Kubuntu, as they're practically the same thing with different desktop manager, Ubuntu coming with Gnome and Kubuntu with KDE 3.5) is the most stable and user-friendly distro I've ever worked with. I'm a Windows user trying for long to find a viable alternative to it, so I've tried a whole bunch of Linux distros over the years, going all the way back to Red Hat 8.</p> <p>About the WPA wireless connection problem, this is a common one, I'm surprised you found nothing on ubuntuforums.org. The problem is that older versions of linux kernels don't have support for WPA2 implemented (kernels pre-2.2.26 if I'm not mistaken). Using WPA2 on such an OS was a tricky business, you'd have to use wpa-supplicant, which was a bitch to configure. Ubuntu/Kubuntu 7.10 come with the latest kernel though, with WPA2 support implemented kernel-wise, so it should be a piece of cake to set up the wireless connection.</p> <p>Good luck.</p> I agree with danieLs, Ubuntu (and Kubuntu, as they’re practically the same thing with different desktop manager, Ubuntu coming with Gnome and Kubuntu with KDE 3.5) is the most stable and user-friendly distro I’ve ever worked with. I’m a Windows user trying for long to find a viable alternative to it, so I’ve tried a whole bunch of Linux distros over the years, going all the way back to Red Hat 8.

About the WPA wireless connection problem, this is a common one, I’m surprised you found nothing on ubuntuforums.org. The problem is that older versions of linux kernels don’t have support for WPA2 implemented (kernels pre-2.2.26 if I’m not mistaken). Using WPA2 on such an OS was a tricky business, you’d have to use wpa-supplicant, which was a bitch to configure. Ubuntu/Kubuntu 7.10 come with the latest kernel though, with WPA2 support implemented kernel-wise, so it should be a piece of cake to set up the wireless connection.

Good luck.

]]> By: danieLs http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/comment-page-1/#comment-742 danieLs Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:50:16 +0000 http://www.gsdesign.ro/blog/2007/11/18/the-first-real-linux-contact-guide-for-other-windows-users/langswitch_lang/en#comment-742 One Word :D - Ubuntu ubuntu owns :P - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUQ_nja39c my desktop One Word :D – Ubuntu

ubuntu owns :P – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUQ_nja39c my desktop

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