It's that time again

[darkschneider]

Be jubilant, computer jargonists, Ubuntu 9.04, "Jaunty Jackalope" just came out today!

• My mom runs Ubuntu
• My dad runs Ubuntu
• minakokitty runs Ubuntu
• orochiserge runs Ubuntu (how's that going, by the way? - we should hook up soon to see if the update includes anything for your graphics chipset)
• sofakingdustin has had it with Windows and its viruses and is making the jump tonight

Comments

[saber_rider]

What would you say about a challenge? I doubt you could install Ubuntu on my old iBook. (There are no video drivers that display correctly.)

Though I may avail myself to your expertise if I can get an Intel-based MacBook Pro for learning Linux purposes.

[darkschneider]

Oh, I like a good challenge - if only to say "Ah, damn, I guess it can't work after all."

[saber_rider]

Say, as a mini-challenge, can you point me to any useful links on building a good linux box? My G5 is nearing five years of age, and while it still browses the web, plays music, and even will process digital photos acceptably, I'm wondering what I should get as an upgrade. The sheer processing power of the Mac Pros kinda keeps me in that range. I am wondering how much a comparable eight-core linux machine would look like, though.

[darkschneider]

So you're looking for a machine that sports 2 quad-core processors? Do you prefer AMD, Intel, or whichever is cheapest? :)

[saber_rider]

Well, part of the purpose is to see how much Apple hardware costs, so to that extent I suppose Intel processors of comparable speed.

That being said, the eight-core machines fetch a high premium because they are really overpowered for pretty much anything short of finite-element analyses or video processing. I think an interesting parallel question would be how much it would cost to put together a high-end, reasonable-cost Linux machine.

[rspeed]

Assuming you have an iBook G3 (Dual USB), it's got a Rage Mobility M3, which is supposedly supported by xorg-driver-ati. Worth a shot, just don't try using Compiz.