Professional Linux Help and Support Thread

[kosandpol]

one lil' question, though intel supports grapihcs on linux is it enough? i mean they say that their driver doesnt run on xserver 1.5 only 1.4 and it's branches...does this mean theres no drivers for newer distros? though i have 16x PCIe slot i still have to beg dad for a new graphics card thats not gonna work

most intel graphics cards are supported by new distros.
What's the GPU chipset and the distro you're using ?

 

[fallenzeraphine]

ah no no i saw it but u knw i was delighted ...
anywayz i'll try to install that in my ubuntu 8.10 ...
nw hv to search hw to install it....
if u knw can u give me da codes....(u knw dis sudo apt-get thing )
i mean i prefer installing software from kernel. it is so much easier than gui

Its called the Terminal not Kernel...nways yea go ahead, GUI is also easy only one click if u ask me.

 

[madurax86]

most intel graphics cards are supported by new distros.
What's the GPU chipset and the distro you're using ?

G31 chipset, intel graphics are better on linux[than in windows(to me)] cos they use OpenGL intel graphics are not better on DX may be because there are so much pre-made functions in DX to go in thru hardware i thnk

 

[ICE]

ah no no i saw it but u knw i was delighted ...
anywayz i'll try to install that in my ubuntu 8.10 ...
nw hv to search hw to install it....
if u knw can u give me da codes....(u knw dis sudo apt-get thing )
i mean i prefer installing software from kernel. it is so much easier than gui

i dont find any good reason for intentionally using apt-get in place of synaptic like gui based installer.

 

[kosandpol]

i dont find any good reason for intentionally using apt-get in place of synaptic like gui based installer.

Synaptic is a GUI front end for apt..

 

[ICE]

Synaptic is a GUI front end for apt..

i thought its aptitude. my bad then. thanx

 

[amila325]

Its called the Terminal not Kernel...nways yea go ahead, GUI is also easy only one click if u ask me.

oh damn i missed that...... it is terminal... .... hmmm even gui is jst one click :S :S i dnt knw i like da terminal type .......

 

[amila325]

i dont find any good reason for intentionally using apt-get in place of synaptic like gui based installer.

hmmmm let me think ................. i lyk terminal cuz so that i cn learn wht is happening frm da behind ne...... so if i knw hw to use terminal well from linux and by chance if i get a chance to operate a unix machine it will b so usefull ne .....

and thought of building a linux distro from scratch .... and i think dis thread will b so usefull for me.... but i dnt knw anything abut wht i gonna do still im gonna try it

 

[kosandpol]

and thought of building a linux distro from scratch .... and i think dis thread will b so usefull for me.... but i dnt knw anything abut wht i gonna do still im gonna try it

Distro from scratch ? that's ambitious. Do you plan to roll out your own kernel and packages ?
That's way above my capabilities but you can get good help from the local lug. There are some guys there who has kernel hacking knowledge and creating packages in the lk lug.

 

[amila325]

Distro from scratch ? that's ambitious. Do you plan to roll out your own kernel and packages ?
That's way above my capabilities but you can get good help from the local lug. There are some guys there who has kernel hacking knowledge and creating packages in the lk lug.

hmmm well not sure about that but i hope that i will b able to create a one ....
and another thing machan, dont thing u cant do it jst give it a try ... who knws may be u'll b able to do it .....
ya i hv to go into that also and mainly im luking @ linuxfromscratch.org site

 

[kosandpol]

hmmm well not sure about that but i hope that i will b able to create a one ....
and another thing machan, dont thing u cant do it jst give it a try ... who knws may be u'll b able to do it .....
ya i hv to go into that also and mainly im luking @ linuxfromscratch.org site

Well, I dont know how kernels work to even try to hack one on my own. So rolling my own kernel is not likely to happen anytime soon.
I have used the debain-live scripts to roll out my own custom made live CDs though.

 

[ICE]

hmmm well not sure about that but i hope that i will b able to create a one ....
and another thing machan, dont thing u cant do it jst give it a try ... who knws may be u'll b able to do it .....
ya i hv to go into that also and mainly im luking @ linuxfromscratch.org site

linux from scratch worked fine for me. try it out. its interesting.

 

[fallenzeraphine]

Prolly the best way to make Linux installation from scratch is Ark Linux check it out guys