Being The Ubuntu your messing with is na LTS release (Long Term Support) if it says there are 38 updates, you WANT TO APPLY them. They are all security fixes that help keep the bad guys out...
Richard/ Glad to hear your having a positive experience. See, I told you Ubuntu wouldn't be that bad.
john jones wrote:
Tried out the Ubunto online i gadda say im really impressed with it it downloaded adobe flash player with no problems unlike linux ive never been able to get adobe to work,it did require some updating,mozilla says its got 38 software updates available but didnt know if this was optional or not,it tends to get stuck occasionally and requires to be restarted but all in all its fast and efficient and id defanately give it 4 stars for performance compared to what weve been using--- On *Wed, 2/24/10, Richard Zimmerman /<csxt@xxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote: From: Richard Zimmerman <csxt@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Warehouse report 02-23-2010 To: "Free Geek Michiana" <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 5:48 AM Present: Goose, Phil, Kelsey, Dan First: Monday night, the Free Geek Michiana board talked at length about the production problems at the warehouse with the P3 computers and the problems Vector Linux is presenting on networking and getting it functional (correctly) with Spanish. In the end the board unanimously voted to move to the P4's we have in inventory AND move to Ubuntu LTS. History: FGM had selected Vector Linux in like 2004 or even 2003 when it started due in part the systems that were being donated at that time were P1 and P2's with the P3's being the golden systems! As the years progressed, FGM stayed with Vector Linux. Vector Linux 6.x series has presented some unique problems with networking but in general, with a some work it is solvable. However, with the request for Spanish being available on the systems, VL as it turns out has great 'front end' support for Spanish, but everything on the command line is English only. The solution as reported was going to take great efforts to get working and result in FGM having a custom version of VL. To add to this, our new volunteer Adrian whom is bilingual reported he uses Ubuntu with no issues with Spanish IIRC. Board Meeting: The meeting notes are forthcoming from Mark. The gist is: 1. We are wasting way too much time trying to repair older computers when much faster and newer computers are stored 2. While VL has been nice, it does not enjoy the wide spread acceptance of Ubuntu and does not support nearly as well 3. Nobody is happy about the fact we have not been able to ready computers for anyone Present: With the vote in hand from Monday we also made what I feel are some pretty smart decisions: 1. Use Ubuntu LTS. NOTE: We did not pin this to a specific version. Ubuntu LTS is supported for 3 years for desktop and 5 years for server systems. LTS releases only incorporate security fixes. They do NOT add any new functionality. By pinning to the LTS standard, we can automatically upgrade to the next LTS release when it is available. 2. P3 computers: In regard to the P3 systems, the standard was set to 1g cpu speed BUT if we find a closely specs systems that WORKS, we will use it. Last night I threw a P3-933 w/ 512mb or ram on the table and put Ubuntu on it. While slower then the P4's it does work acceptably. We can still use them on a case by case basis. Last night: 1. Access to Inventory Our host and I have been exchanging emails over the last week. We indeed have access to our inventory but with conditions. A. DO NOT WANDER from the immediate area. We WILL set off security alarms if we do. B. Two of our hand trucks are pinned into a secured area. We can look at them, just not use them as yet. I'm off 1/2 day on Friday for a Dr. appointment so I'll go over and move them so we can use them again. C. We can not get the recyclable on pallets out just yet. The inventory is stored in 10 rows of 6 deep. We do have room to move them around and organize; we just have to be careful of the alarm zones. 2. By chance, a gaylord of P4's were right on the outside so I grabbed them. By the end of the evening, we had 5 p4's and 1 p3 on the table, The p3-933, 512mb is loaded w/ Ubuntu and working - it needs final testing The 2 Carol? computers 1 is ready for final testing the other had a wired video issue as it turns out and is now ready for loading Dan took home a p4 w/ Ubuntu (old Debian server) so he can learn Ubuntu. He is suppose to return it Thursday. 2 p4's were being d banned and should be ready for loading Ubuntu. 3. Phil discovered that some of the P4's had been stripped of memory. To further aggravate the problem, those systems are DDR-2 systems! We will have to buy memory for them. I'll see what I have at home and if I happen to have some DDR-2 memory I'll bring it in to at least test the systems. So far, ZERO P4 systems have failed testing. 4. The game plan at present is getting systems ready NOW. I sent Carol an email asking her if it was possible we could squeeze a class in before the end of the school year. I haven't heard back from her as yet. 5. Dan who has NEVER seen Ubuntu loaded a system w/ no knowledge of Ubuntu and he was able to figure it out on the first try. This was a good acid test for the Ubuntu loader. Overall, everyone (the board and volunteers) agrees the Ubuntu move is a good one. I'm sure I am forgetting something. I'll be there Thursday to show Mike where the alarms are at, etc. MANY, MANY thanks to the volunteers for their efforts last night. Richard 3.-- Richard "Goose" Zimmerman, ke4ritMishawaka, IN ** This list is PUBLICLY archived. ** PLEASE don't post personal or sensitive information unless you wish for it to be in the public domain. To visit the main website for Free Geek Michiana go to http://www.freegeekmichiana.org To post to the list send email to frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx </mc/compose?to=frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. 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