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To: ShadowAce

It’s still too much of a pain to use.

I have a machine with Ubuntu only because I lost my XP CD.

It boots up fast, but Chrome stutters badly when playing videos, and the whole system literally goes haywire at random times dissolving the graphics onscreen into a bunch of gibberish causing me to have to reboot.

I’m not even going to bother with a help forum as far too many instructions involve editing some weird thing like my “X.org” file.

No thanks.


8 posted on 08/17/2011 5:30:18 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: VanDeKoik

Update your video driver. I had the same problem with video. You are probably running the generic video, as was I.


12 posted on 08/17/2011 5:40:49 AM PDT by Poser (Cogito ergo Spam - I think, therefore I ham)
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To: VanDeKoik

Exactly the opposite experience. My old laptop was aging poorly. I bought a $50 hard drive, loaded Ubuntu and haven’t looked back.

Incredibly stable. Fast booting. I really love it.


47 posted on 08/17/2011 9:27:09 AM PDT by arkady_renko
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To: VanDeKoik

And all of those problems are, of course, Ubuntu’s fault?


48 posted on 08/17/2011 9:30:50 AM PDT by papasmurf (War is hell, but not the worst hell. Having a PRES__ENT comes close!)
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