Wierd...I wonder why they would post the wrong number on the site...unless that number is for an older version?

Here is a crazy idea, download it, burn it, and TRY IT.

Well the alternate install disk worked so yay. I can has xubuntu. Now the issue is my interwebs are slow as hell. For some reason my usb wireless dongle isn't getting much signal strength yet when I boot into windows without moving it I get full signal. Any suggestions?

@kll I did try it and that was why I was surprised when it said I needed more ram.

It makes perfect sense that the LiveCD requires more memory than a straight install, because a LiveCD basically creates a RAMdisk with your basic filesystem, then also needs the normal RAM used by running processes, etc.

I have a similar problem with my wireless connection, but it doesn't seem to matter... I still get full speeds...

Can someone post screenshots comparing the Gnome, KDE, and Xfce GUI's? I always wondered what the big differences between Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu were...

Also, has anyone who tried Gobuntu have an opinion to share about it?

@Mexi1010: I completely agree that iTunes is a horrendous excuse for a piece of media software (you can see from my previous post that I mostly use WMP, though I do occasionally use VLC and Audacious under Linux): its way of storing music doesn't save space at all, its user interface takes time to get used to, and I hate the way it almost always decodes music to a proprietary format, AAC. However, many people use iTunes (mostly because they are forced to), which was the goal of Steve Jobs in the first place, so technically Apple didn't "screw up" with its software. Also, and I know some of you will scream at me for this, I find Apple's professional-level software quite powerful; and no, I am not talking about things like Quicktime Pro, I am talking about things like FinalCut Pro.

About the pictures comparing the GUIs...just go to http://ubuntu.com and at the bottom right there are links to the different types of ubuntu, then just go to the screenshots on that page.

I do not really like WMP any better than iTunes but at least it is a start from getting away from that bad software they make for PCs. Look around and experiment with different media players. One of my personal favorites is foobar2000 even though it only plays music, but music in many different formats. It also can convert between eight different formats such as mp3 using the LAME encoder or WAVs using wavpack. It can also do batch conversions very easily. Though the very plain GUI might not be for everyone it is simple once you get used to it. http://foobar2000.org/

I have personally never tried Final Cut Pro, because I hate doing ANYTHING on a Mac because it just bothers me using their funny looking mouse and retarded keyboards. (I NEED MY WINDOWS KEY (UNLESS I AM USING LINUX)) For very big video editing I use Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.

@Delnar: Gobuntu is just Ubuntu without the non-free software.
Gnome: http://art.gnome.org/screenshots/
KDE: http://www.kde.org/screenshots/
XFCE: http://www.xfce.org/about/screenshots

These are far from being the only 3 choices, though, and they can all be installed at the same time from any distro (meaning even if you install Ubuntu, you can still install KDE and then switch between them whenever you want)

iTunes, WMP, foobar2000 - they all suck compared to the music God known as Amarok

Yes, by far, Amarok is the best one of all. Too bad there isn't something like it for Windows.

I had to use an alternate CD for my laptop with 192MB of RAM, so with 128, you will most likely have to too.

Also, has anyone tried Wubi? it's supposed to modify MS's bootloader to chainload ubuntu, and boot from an NTFS partition. Sounds cool, but does it work right?

Sounds cool?!?

Yes, I used Wubi once and it worked flawlessly. Then I had to reinstall Windows for other reasons and have been using the disks ever since.

http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Development/Win32


It'll be a while before it's really ready, but they're working on it.

Yeah, I know, I saw that this summer and I have been waiting ever since. I hope they get it done soon because I will definitely use it.

For those who want to compare which multimedia players easily, here are some Wikipedia tables to help you out. Of course, it's Wikipedia, so not all information may be entirely correct...

For the third time: I use WMP in Windows (VLC for watching DVD's), Audacious in Ubuntu (Totem for video), and iTunes under Mac OS X during those very, VERY rare occasions.

Oh, does anybody know a getdeb repo for Hardy? I know there is one for Gutsy, but seeing as it is Gutsy (not Hardy) and that, iirc, it is down as of now (I am talking about ubuntu.ua.org), I would like to find a replacement. A Google search has revealed nothing so far.

You actually *USE* Totem? Good god, man. MPlayer and Xine are so much better than Totem (mplayer is by far the single greatest video player ever - a thing can play anything and everything).

I'll have to make sure to through mplayer on my xubuntu machine, btw what would you guys suggest as a well supported cheap wireless card, it must be able to be used in a low profile machine.

something supported by madwifi and is *NOT* usb http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility

My Dynex DX-BGDTC (it's the cheapest PCI card at Best [Worst] Buy) works nicely with madwifi. The chipset is an AR5005G.

Yeah, my issue right now is the support for my usb wifi adapter sucks. I was going to buy a cheap card to see if it worked better and seeing as I have a lot to choose from I think I'll go ahead and get one from best buy or MilwaukeePc, which ever has a cheaper one that is supported.