Ubuntu

greg2350
greg2350 Posts: 544
edited March 2009 in The Clubhouse
Man I love Ubuntu from the time I turn my pc on it takes 2 minutes to boot to the desktop.

PC scecs
CPU=3.4 ghz single core, HT, socket 478
RAM=4GB
500 gb SATA drive

I love this os much better than OSX and its free and so versatile.
:):):D:D
TV: Philips 42" LCD 1080p
Front Speakers: Polk Audio RT800i
Center Speaker: Polk Audio CS1
Surround Speakers: Polk Audio R50's powered of Denon AVR
Subwoofer: Polk Audio DSW pro500
AVR: Denon 3801
DVD Player: Denon DVM 745 upscale 1080p
Sat: Directtv HD 10
Front Speakers Amp: Rotel RB 890
Center Speaker amp: Rotel 970 BX
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited March 2009
    Isn't it called Linux?
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • greg2350
    greg2350 Posts: 544
    edited March 2009
    Yes it uses a linux core from the time I click shut down it takes 15 seconds to shut down and turn pc off awesome OS luvin it.
    TV: Philips 42" LCD 1080p
    Front Speakers: Polk Audio RT800i
    Center Speaker: Polk Audio CS1
    Surround Speakers: Polk Audio R50's powered of Denon AVR
    Subwoofer: Polk Audio DSW pro500
    AVR: Denon 3801
    DVD Player: Denon DVM 745 upscale 1080p
    Sat: Directtv HD 10
    Front Speakers Amp: Rotel RB 890
    Center Speaker amp: Rotel 970 BX
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited March 2009
    You got to run it on a Quad CPU (Dual Core 64 Bit Itanium Processors) to see how fast it take to shut down. :D
    Trying out Different Audio Cables is a Religious Affair. You don't discuss it with anyone. :redface::biggrin:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2009
    If you used hibernate mode in XP, it's possible to boot up in less than 30 seconds with a slower rig than what you have listed.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited March 2009
    Its been awhile since I've booted in ubuntu on my laptop but 2 minutes sounds kinda slow.
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    Sounded kinda slow to me too...but I didn't want to rain on his parade :)
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2009
    I just tested mine out. Shutdown in 6 seconds and startup in 45.

    I'm using OS X on a macbook pro, 2.4 ghz intel, 4 gb ram.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited March 2009
    Not only does it boot fast, it has an awesome Freecell Solitaire game :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited March 2009
    disneyjoe7 wrote: »
    Not only does it boot fast, it has an awesome Freecell Solitaire game :)

    And who doesn't love a good game of Freecell?
    I know just enough to be dangerous, but don't tell my wife, she thinks I'm a genius. :D

    Pioneer VSX-816
    Monitor 40's - fronts, bi-amped
    Monitor 30's - surrounds
    CS1 - center
    PSW10 - I'll let you guess
    Blue Jeans Cable - speaker cable
    Daewoo 27 incher - one step up from a console
    Sony Progressive scan DVD
    XBOX

    SOPA since 2008
    Here's my stuff.
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  • greg2350
    greg2350 Posts: 544
    edited March 2009
    Face wrote: »
    If you used hibernate mode in XP, it's possible to boot up in less than 30 seconds with a slower rig than what you have listed.

    Boot XP from pc being turned off I bet its longer than ubuntu. Im sure ubuntu would boot faster from hibernate mode. I really like this OS thats all I was saying been trouble free for me and best of all its free!!!. Can mac say that no, I just think ubuntu is a better OS than mac. I have a friend that is a graphic artis and switched to ubuntu and loves it. He says he hasnt found anything ubuntu cant do a mac can do. Dont get me wrong I like macs buth thier just not worth the price tag to me.:D
    TV: Philips 42" LCD 1080p
    Front Speakers: Polk Audio RT800i
    Center Speaker: Polk Audio CS1
    Surround Speakers: Polk Audio R50's powered of Denon AVR
    Subwoofer: Polk Audio DSW pro500
    AVR: Denon 3801
    DVD Player: Denon DVM 745 upscale 1080p
    Sat: Directtv HD 10
    Front Speakers Amp: Rotel RB 890
    Center Speaker amp: Rotel 970 BX
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,206
    edited March 2009
    Ubuntu is not bad, probably will enjoy it more if I spent a lot of time adding new programs and features to it. Right now I am using Windows 7 runs so much faster than vista, looks and works better. I put in on a new partition, and didn't have to install any drivers which was unexpected.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited March 2009
    I just added a new development box to the collection and installed Fedora 9 and then Sun's xVM VirtualBox software. After that I loaded a virtual WinXp Pro installation; it's fast and the WinXP loads in about 45 seconds. (the XP instance can't join my home domain, so it's just a experiment.)

    Ubuntu is an African word that translates to "I couldn't figure out how to install Debian."
    j/k, enjoy any flavor of Linux kernel-based OS's. I prefer the customization and stability of Linux, but I make my money with Microsoft.
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited March 2009
    I love Ubuntu.
    Been using it for 2 years now on a free Pentium 3 (250mb ram) dell laptop.
    It boots up super fast - about a minute - and if it is only "suspended" it boots up instantaneously.
    Their freeware also works very well, office apps, graphics apps, internet and AV apps.....all run without crashing unless I work with a file that is too big.......

    Rock on UBUNTU
    http://rayslifecycle.blogspot.com/
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  • carpenter
    carpenter Posts: 362
    edited March 2009
    Recently switched back from Ubuntu (intrepid) to FC (10).
    Life is better now.

    p.s.
    I'm not a virgin. really.
    "If the global crisis continues, by the end of the year Only two Banks will be operational, the Blood Bank and the Sperm Bank. Then these 2 banks will merge and it will be called 'The Bloody **** Bank'"
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited March 2009
    I'm ATM turning my CentOS machine into Ubuntu machine, with OpenLDAP + Samba. I will most likely also install LTSP and run couple of the older machines as dumb terminals. Why? Just for the fun of it...and I might do this in my wife's workplace real soon.
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