muyiscoi: @DevotedOne I haven't tried Trisquel GNU/Linux before but from what I read from the link you attached, it is one of those purist OSes, hence the "GNU/Linux" designation, n not just "Linux". What this means is that it would be devoid of any proprietary software, even stuff like device drivers that the computer requires to run. Most other linux distributions don't ship with proprietary software too, but they provide an easy way to download them yourself. However, with Trisquel, you will not only not find those proprietary software/drivers in the default install, but there wouldn't be an easy way to install them too. Infact, depending on if they are using Ubuntu's repos or not, they might not even be available with apt-get, requiring you to hunt down .debs or compile them yourself.

sudo sed -i 's/quantal/raring/' /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

always done at installation....  

muyiscoi: I've heard from a lot of people that 13.04 daily builds don't feel like dev software. Because of all the QA they have been doing, d software is already quite solid, even though its still in development. That's probably what has prompted the discussion on rolling release of late. I haven't tried out 13.04 myself but I'm tempted more and more everyday.

lynxnoon: pls who's been able to make a WIMAX MODEM (e.g Swift 4G modem) work on linux?

Oga 4ller . . i dey wait oh .. .
Cheers

blackweaver:

bros lynx,i wish i had good news for you, i really do, but from my research, it is not possible -simply because the stupid chinko company refused to release the source code and i don't think they support it any longer. There was a version of ubuntu that there were modules that supported but it was a 2.6 kernel, i think it was ubuntu 9.04 or something.
Your best bet is to run windows as a vm client inside your linux environment and share the internet connection with your host. At least that's what i do.
I periodically still check online to see if a better solution has been found but so far nothing.If you do find one, pl share with the house

4llerbuntu: see this man



u go wait tire o.

sebi na wimax? ehn use wifi naw


weaver has tolded you the answer o.

buy a wifi dongle for your device if it does not have wifi

4llerbuntu: greatest beta ever . 13.04

i dunno what possessed me into upgrading my main work box to 13.04 beta, but it has been a great decision.

has to be the best ubuntu install i ever had

how to?

tirtimy: Please assist. I need help on installing .deb files especially skype. Please help

all4naija: Just double click on it and install it from the Ubuntu Software Center. If you receive any error message then do this:

1. Press CTRL+ALT+T keys to open terminal.

2. cd Downloads. To change directory to where the file is download(it could be any other path but Downloads is usually to right place you have a downloaded file).

3. sudo dpkg -i Package_name.deb (the place with Package_name should be replace with the name of the downloaded file and add.deb).

4. Wait for the installation to finish. There you have your Skype.