GNU/Linux

La communauté anglophone d’Ubuntu produit depuis quelques années un magazine (en pdf) consacré à sa distribution GNU/Linux préférée. J’ai découvert il y a quelques temps que je pouvais désormais le lire en français.

It is now as easy as installing a M$ Window$ $oftwar€... But without surprises ;-) Just boot on the CD, select your language and keyboard. Then click on... Yes, OK, Yes, Yes, OK, OK...

Updated on 7/12/2006: see text in italic
My first test was with Ubuntu 6.06 LTS "Dapper". See here for the know-how of that first experience.... After the first reboot, using the wired Ethernet connection, you’ll need to install the Wifi firmware of the Broadcom chipset: installing a software, downloading a file and executing a command... It will be OK. For Ubuntu, you’ll also have to edit a file and install another software. Explanations.
For those coming here only for that, this the (…)

Installing Ubuntu Dapper was as easy as clicking on "Next" a few times BUT, if you want to keep a dual boot with XPhoome, DON’T LET UBUNTU installer make the partitionning as he would reformat the full harddisk. The wired ethernet connection was perfectly detected, so upgrades and turn arounds were quite easy too (I’m networking with a router including DHCP server). I have had a bit more difficulties to have the integrated wifi chipset working in an efficient way. But it is OK now. Hardware (…)