Ubuntu 7.04 - Wow! - My Experiences

Oliver_FF · Jul 19, 2007

Well I woke up one day and wanted to do something different, so I thought "I know, i'll try Linux again"...

So 8 hours later and i'm dual booting Vista and Ubuntu 7.04 on my Asus Aspire 5610z laptop

Who said anything about hardware incompatibilities? I stuck the disc in, it booted to a live Ubuntu where there was a desktop icon to install. 5 minutes later and some slick GUI to guide you simplistically through the install, you reboot and there it all is - ready and waiting for you.

Wow.

The last time i'd tried Linux was 5 years back when i was 14, it was SuSE 10.0 and the overall impressions went along the lines of "Yeah, this is pretty cool but i don't have a clue what's going on"...

5 years down the line and i'm happy to say that I find Linux to be exceptionally easy to use - mainly thanks to the advancements in the Synaptics package manager and Gnome which just blow my socks off! Getting new software used to be a real hardship - with Synaptics you just search for what you want, tick it and click Apply, and 10 seconds later it's done!

Check this out for all the non-believers that think Linux is still back in the stone age and choose Vista because it "looks great":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-CgqWlX_GsI

Random Murderer · Jul 19, 2007

how's linux for gaming?

Easy Rhino · Jul 19, 2007

Random Murderer said:
how's linux for gaming?

linux would be awesome for gaming if developers made games for it haha. back in 1999 some college buddies and i were all using linux to play quake 3 arena and it played smoother than on windows 98. but that really isnt a surprise. id like to see benchies for something like half life 2 on ubuntu compared to vista.

Random Murderer · Jul 19, 2007

Easy Rhino said:
linux would be awesome for gaming if developers made games for it haha. back in 1999 some college buddies and i were all using linux to play quake 3 arena and it played smoother than on windows 98. but that really isnt a surprise. id like to see benchies for something like half life 2 on ubuntu compared to vista.

well i know there's WinE, but i'm not sure how that would do for gaming...

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 19, 2007

Wine works quite well, no DX but enough to satisfy me...

Random Murderer · Jul 19, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
Wine works quite well, no DX but enough to satisfy me...

so openGL games should run fine under linux?

Dippyskoodlez · Jul 19, 2007

PVTCaboose1337 said:
Wine works quite well, no DX but enough to satisfy me...

Theres direct x, its just limited.

winehq actually has a huge database of compatible games.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 19, 2007

In fact, they run better, and yes...

Dippy you are correct, if you do want DX in linux use Cedega.

newconroer · Jul 19, 2007

It's a bit of a pickle isn't it? You want to move to Linux for better game performance, but at the cost of compatibility?

Some of that stuff looks neat, but Linux used to be about avoiding the bloat-ness of Windows. More and more they develop code for useless things like that snap to feature on the windows. What in the hell is the point of that?

Obviously different shells = different features.

Do we know technically which shell is going to manage DX and GL best simultaneously?

LOL at the Quake III arena, taking out the bot on the first shot. I knew he was going straight for that.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

I was gonna say to you before we lost connection that linux is more productive than windows for the reason being that it is slimmer, not made for gamers but for a totally nerdy person or Ubuntu for the mainstream user who cannot afford windoze.

Dippyskoodlez · Jul 20, 2007

newconroer said:
Do we know technically which shell is going to manage DX and GL best simultaneously?

IIRC, UI such as KDE and Gnome shouldn't play huge roles in dx emulation nor OGL performance, as both use "X" which it should go straight to. (the 3d work.)

Easy Rhino · Jul 20, 2007

Dippyskoodlez said:
IIRC, UI such as KDE and Gnome shouldn't play huge roles in dx emulation nor OGL performance, as both use "X" which it should go straight to. (the 3d work.)

they shouldnt play any role at all since linux uses a server to run xwindows and kde/gnome are just guis running overtop that. as long as the x server is up to the task games should be able to run with limited resources being used. that would be the ultimate way. no bloated OS stealing your ram as you frag people online, just a nice streamlined x server.

PVTCaboose1337 · Jul 20, 2007

Only trouble with that is the user who is most of us gamers might have trouble...

Imagines n00bs...

"Guys I typed startx but it won't work."

Oliver_FF · Jul 20, 2007

Random Murderer said:
how's linux for gaming?

I don't think i'm going to be gaming on my laptop :cool:

Processor	Intel q9400 @ stock
Motherboard	Lanparty P45-T2RS
Cooling	Zalman CNPS-9500
Memory	8GB OCZ PC2-6400
Video Card(s)	BFG Nvidia GTX285 OC
Storage	1TB, 500GB, 500GB
Display(s)	20" Samsung T200HD
Case	Antec Mini P180
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
Power Supply	700w Hiper
Software	Ubuntu x64 virtualising Vista

System Name	TOO MUCH RADIATOR! \| The TV Box a.k.a. The Shoebox
Processor	Core i7 4930K @ 4.5GHz \| Core i5 6600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard	Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme \| Asus Z170i Pro Gaming
Cooling	Custom water on CPU and GPU, dual 360mm radiators \| Corsair H80i
Memory	4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 \| 2x 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire AMD R9 295x2 \| PowerColor AMD HD7970
Storage	Samsung SSD 830 256GB, various others \| 2x 1TB Seagate Barracudas in RAID1
Display(s)	Dell U2713HM 2560x1440 IPS \| Panasonic TC-L32E5 1080p IPS TV
Case	Thermaltake Suppressor F51 (stripped down to hold two radiators) \| Cooler Master Elite 130
Audio Device(s)	RM-DAC -> Xiang Sheng 708b -> Sennheiser HD650 \| HDMI sound device on 7970
Power Supply	LEPA G1600-MA 1600W \| Corsair CX750M 750W
Software	Win 10 64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000 BungholioMarks, "Bitchin' Fast"

System Name	Desktop
Processor	i5 7500 Kaby Lake
Motherboard	AsRock MicroATX Z170M Extreme4
Cooling	Stock
Memory	2x 16 Gb Gskill Ripjaws 2400
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 5700
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO 1 TB m.2 NVMe + Samsung 860 EVO 2 TB SATA3 SSD
Display(s)	LG 34GK950F-B 34" 21:9 Ultragear WQHD Nano IPS Curved Gaming Monitor with Radeon FreeSync 2
Case	Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic SSR-650GD Flagship Prime Series 650W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
Keyboard	Corsair K63 Wireless
Software	Windows 10

System Name	TOO MUCH RADIATOR! \| The TV Box a.k.a. The Shoebox
Processor	Core i7 4930K @ 4.5GHz \| Core i5 6600K @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard	Asus X79 Rampage IV Extreme \| Asus Z170i Pro Gaming
Cooling	Custom water on CPU and GPU, dual 360mm radiators \| Corsair H80i
Memory	4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-1600 \| 2x 4GB G.Skill RipJaws 4 DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire AMD R9 295x2 \| PowerColor AMD HD7970
Storage	Samsung SSD 830 256GB, various others \| 2x 1TB Seagate Barracudas in RAID1
Display(s)	Dell U2713HM 2560x1440 IPS \| Panasonic TC-L32E5 1080p IPS TV
Case	Thermaltake Suppressor F51 (stripped down to hold two radiators) \| Cooler Master Elite 130
Audio Device(s)	RM-DAC -> Xiang Sheng 708b -> Sennheiser HD650 \| HDMI sound device on 7970
Power Supply	LEPA G1600-MA 1600W \| Corsair CX750M 750W
Software	Win 10 64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000 BungholioMarks, "Bitchin' Fast"

System Name	Whim
Processor	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black
Display(s)	Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p)
Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)

Ubuntu 7.04 - Wow! - My Experiences

Oliver_FF

New Member

Random Murderer

The Anti-Midas

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

Random Murderer

The Anti-Midas

PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

Random Murderer

The Anti-Midas

Dippyskoodlez

PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

newconroer

PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

Dippyskoodlez

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

Oliver_FF

New Member

System Name	Dell XPS 15 9560
Processor	I7-7700HQ
Memory	32GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1050/1080 Ti
Storage	1TB SSD
Display(s)	2x Dell P2715Q/4k Internal
Case	Razer Core
Audio Device(s)	Creative E5/Objective 2 Amp/Senn HD650
Mouse	Logitech Proteus Core
Keyboard	Logitech G910

System Name	Medusa
Processor	i7 2600k @4.8ghz
Motherboard	Asus P8P67 Pro
Cooling	CPU : Noctua NH-L12 GPU: EK FC 1080 via Magicool 360 III PRO > Photon 170 (D5)
Memory	8gb Corsair XMS DDR3 @1600mhz
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 FE
Storage	Vertex 4 256 /Crucial C300 256/ Hitachi 2TB 2x
Display(s)	Tempest X270OC @ 120hz / LG W3000h
Case	Fractal Define S [Antec Skeleton hanging in hall of fame]
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Xense with AKG K612 cans on Monacor SA-100
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Razer Naga 2014
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	FFXIV ARR Benchmark 1600p score 12,098[this means nothing any more!]