Category: Ubuntu

Why I am kicking Ubuntu to the curb

linux_penguinI have had it with Ubuntu Linux. I’m kicking the penguin to the curb. The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s proverbial back was this morning. I was writing a blog post on my HP Pavilion dv6000 notebook running Ubuntu 9.10 when everything locked up on me. I couldn’t save what I had written and I couldn’t even close Firefox.

That was it. This wasn’t the first time Ubuntu had locked up on me, but it will be my last.

I got on my desktop PC and went to the HP website. Armed with my laptop’s serial number and model number, I was able to easily order a restore disc for only $15 that will install Windows XP back on my laptop. When I first installed Ubuntu, I wiped the entire hard drive, including the partition that held the Windows XP restore image, and reformatted it for Linux. Because of this, I needed a restore disc.

I don’t think I’ve ever had a PC lockup on me as much as this laptop has with Ubuntu installed.  I’m just tired of it.

by Rick  /  November 30, 2009  /  Posted in: Ubuntu
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Problems with Ubuntu 9.04

Ever since “upgrading” to Ubuntu 9.04, my notebook computer has been acting slow.  Firefox will lock up and the screen will turn gray.

If I didn’t know better, I’d think someone came in when I wasn’t home and reinstalled Windows XP on it.  Things just seemed a lot quicker when I was running the prior version of Ubuntu.

I think the problem is connected to Flash.  I’ve been playing a lot of Bejeweled Blitz lately (that’s an understatement) on Facebook and it uses Flash. Maybe I should go a day or two without playing Bejeweled Blitz or watching videos and see if the problem goes away.

A whole day without Bejeweled Blitz? I might get withdrawals.

12 Comments by Rick  /  May 22, 2009  /  Posted in: Ubuntu
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I have entered the world of Ubuntu

ubuntu-penguinYesterday I installed Ubuntu Linux on my HP Pavillion dv6000.  I first tried Ubuntu by booting it up from the live CD I downloaded and burned to disc. Everything worked fine except the wireless adapter. I did some research and found a website dedicated to getting Ubuntu up and running on HP Pavillion laptops. It had a link to a tutorial on how to set up the wireless adapter.  I planned on following the tutorial as soon as I installed Ubuntu.  As it turned out, it was totally unnecessary. Upon booting Ubuntu for the first time from a complete, all-the-way hard drive install, Ubuntu automatically detected that I had a wireless adapter that wasn’t activated and it asked for permission to update the needed driver. After authorizing Ubuntu to update the driver, I was told to reboot the laptop.

After it rebooted — very quickly I might add — the blue light indicating that the wireless adapter was active was illuminated.  I could then see my wireless router from the available wireless networks and after entering the WEP password to connect through my router, I was on the Internet.  It was a piece of cake!

Over the years, I’ve installed many, many different operating systems on lots of different computers.  Ubuntu Linux has been by far the easiest to do.  Other than activating smooth fonts, I didn’t have any tweaking to do.

3 Comments by Rick  /  February 1, 2009  /  Posted in: Ubuntu
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