Hi Max

Sounds like your getting there, but to be fair your not trying to install Ubuntu on a 'bog standard' piece of kit.

Don't know how many people on here have SSDs as opposed to (or as well as) hard disks, or run Windows Ultimate which includes some extra features.

Most appear to have Windows 7 Home Premium or even XP, and I have installed Ubuntu on both with no problems.

Interested to know how you get on though, please keep us posted.


Ed

Hi Ed

Hopefully I can lay out a way for my fellow numpties to get on board with Linux.  :cool:

I'll go and pick it up Friday.  Then I'll see if it will run Railroad & Co. 

That b—— password. While Windows let you ignore the need for one everytime logging on I must admit to never having found the way of switching it off on Linux. Only password that was on a label on the machine!!!!!!!!!

Only negative point on reglar use.

David

I wonder what they'll make of my post to that effect on the Ubuntu forum. 

Be fair chaps, the default when using Windows is to enter a user name and password when logging on (since version 3.11), although there is a work-around to avoid doing this. It's just Ubuntu doesn't have that option.

Another thing you may want to consider Max is some form of antivirus software, I tried AVG (free) but this link has some options.

Antivirus - Community Help Wiki


Ed

Hi Max

Welcom to open source :roll:

Good news - if the live disk worked, then all your hardware on the laptop will eventually work.

for a bit of light reading try here

UEFI - Community Help Wiki

hopefully gives the answers you are looking for

As suggested you may prefer Mint to Ubuntu, as it uses a different desktop, (cinamon) and is more familiar for Windows users.
Mint comes in two versions - one Ubuntu based, the other Debian based (which is what Ubuntu is based on) confussed yet. Essentially the Debian based version does not use non-free or propriety based softeware, drivers etc. You will be better using the Ubuntu based version as codecs etc are supplied.

Good luck grasshopper

Paul

The password annoyed me when I used to use Ubuntu, but then so did the Ubuntu updates which seemed to occur just as much as MS Windows updates do.

The only advantage I see these days is that Ubuntu its self is free, *most* of the major software on it such as LibreOffice, Inkscape, Gimp and Scribus are also available as a windows install

Hi Ed

I use Avast! Professional (paid version), on all of my machines.

I don't use passwords on any of my Windows installs.

Now that we're past the password issue, the rest of the install has apparently gone OK, Paul.

I'm going to use the password nn for the time being as I do a lot of restarts.

I hope to collect my machine from the computer hospital tomorrow and then I will see how it goes.

I'll post updates as soon as I have something to report.

Cheers

OK  We're up and running.  :thumbs

This machine is a completely Windows free zone.

We were reading the install prompts incorrectly.

First you register a password and then you set it to auto log in.

We get there in the end.  I still need help with seeing the World Clock, but I'm sure I can sort that out in time.

On another matter, Avast! has just trashed my Thunderbird with it's update on my PC desktop.

I'm busy as a one armed paper hanger at the minute, trying to get email contact going again.

Anyway, we started with a completely empty SSD and loaded Ubuntu on it's own.  All good.

Good news Max :doublethumb


Be interesting to see if Railroad & Co will run.

LibreOffice gives you all the major office type facilities but should be interesting to see what to do regarding Photos/Video and all the other Windows bits and bobs we all have.


Ed

Yes.  I'll be going with Faststone for photo editing and possibly Helicon for focus stacking.

I've got to get this Thunderbird thing sorted first.   :twisted:

Max

Do you use POP3 or IMAP to get your emails, if you use IMAP the emails stay on the mail server and you can access your emails on all your PC's / devices. POP3 downloads your emails to the local PC. A quick search on your email provider should give the settings required to setup IMAP, POP3 being the normal default.

You could then use your new all singing ubuntu PC - I even think Tbird is the default email client. For an Outlook-esc mail client try Evolution, available through the software centre.

Paul

Hi Paul.  Thanks.  I'm very experienced with my emails.  I've got them running on other machines OK, but the Avast update has trashed the files in Tbird on my desktop.

I've tried system restore etc., but the files are still corrupted.

5.30  a.m. and I'm still trying to clear it.  :shock:

Try having a break Max, leave it for a few hours and come back. It might then all the seem obvious.

(Says the man who's sat up to all hours trying to get something  to work).

Ed

Thanks, Ed.  I just got up - but the sleep hasn't helped. 

I've got three laptops and a desktop running.

I've got my private email going as you can see, but I can't get my business email to go as yet.

The Help Desk lads will be on in about 3 hours.

I'll try again then.

At least I can play with my linux machine, while I wait.  :thumbs

Just a thought, if these are the Windows boxes can you 'uninstall a program' (i.e Avast) through control panel, the see if Tbird works.

If not, try a re-install of Tbird and see if the email works, if it does try re-installing Avast.

Make a note of what you've done and if it still doesn't work, tell the Help Desk guys exactly what you've tried so far.

If it doesn't work your no worse of.



Ed

I've uninstalled Avast! and Thunderbird, Ed.

Thunderbird re-installs with the same error message . . .



I've just done an even earlier restore, but Thunderbird still re-installs with the same error alert.

I keep telling myself that this is character building. 

Just did a search on the web and it appears to be a problem that crops up quite a lot. It's saying it's something to do with disk space (I doubt it), or permissions.

Think you'd better wait for the help desk.

In the meantime,can you access your email through your web browser instead of Thunderbird which acts as a client?

e.g. I access Hotmail through Windows Live Mail, but I could get in via www.hotmail.co.uk, or whatever.

(Apologies if you know all this and have already tried).


Ed

No worries, Ed.  I appreciate your interest.

I've got my home emails going on my PC desktop using Live Mail now.

It's got a 27.5 screen - so I can see what I'm reading now. 

Two things about Live Mail.

I've got to re-enter all of my email addresses; and

Live Mail doesn't do group emails (or didn't last time around).

As an NMRA coordinator, Group Emails are a must.

[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:

Two things about Live Mail.

I've got to re-enter all of my email addresses; and

Live Mail doesn't do group emails (or didn't last time around).

As an NMRA coordinator, Group Emails are a must.

No, it's a very poor substitute for MS Outlook 2010.

Glad your getting somewhere anyway.


Ed