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Technical Help & Discussion => Apple, Linux & Open Source Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: sam on April 20, 2006, 14:24
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LINK (https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-April/000064.html)
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LINK (http://www.ubuntu.com/news/606released)... and yes you can get the live cd so you dont have to wipe your lovely (yeah right) windows installation here (http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/)
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LINK (http://www.ubuntu.com/news/606released)... and yes you can get the live cd so you dont have to wipe your lovely (yeah right) windows installation here (http://releases.ubuntu.com/6.06/)
now all we have to do is get AOL and a few other ISP'S to support linux
as of right now linux wont work with aol and a few others
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thats odd and rather crap
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thats what aol told me
i tried installing unbuntu and couldnt connect to aol so i contacted support and they said they dont support linux
im on aol here in the states
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there has to be a way around it... I'd look on the ubuntu support pages.
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I found this here it might help its called peng
http://www-jerry.oit.duke.edu/linux/HOWTO/AOL_dialup_howto.html (http://www-jerry.oit.duke.edu/linux/HOWTO/AOL_dialup_howto.html)
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umm interesting..
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Just for information
the new ubuntu doesnt support many dialup internal modems
you have to compile a driver for it it would be a rough job for a newbie
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yes you are right, its probably because dialup modems are probably not used by any of the developers... I dont actually know many people who use dialup modems... (internal ones that is, I guess lots of people who use adsl have to "dialup").
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I installed ubuntu6.06
run very well
still needs a few more programs installed after but does seem a good os
as for AOL rumor has it they are going to support linux and firefox
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interesting davy.. that will be good for the myriad of non-windows users.
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it was rumor only but i heard tha AOL is going to drop IE based browser and go to mozilla based browser and in the process adapting to linux
havent heard anything else
this came from aol forums
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That's interesting, Davy. The main reason I haven't yet switched to linux is because of the difficulty I would have hooking up to the internet through my ISP, AOL. If you hear any more, do let us know :) .
Gill
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gilld tthere is a link here in the linux section for peng
it allows connections to linux from aol
dont forget you will probably have to usee an external modem
the only internal i could ffind was a usrobotics 5610 internal that would work
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I had a look at that before, Davy, but looks a little complicated to me and I believe it would require permanent changes to my computer set up. I'm not yet that ready to commit to an Open Source operating system. However, if AOL was to support the connection and if it worked with an OS that allowed me to access files I'd created under the Windows environment (I believe Suse does this?) then I would certainly find it difficult to resist.
Gill
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oh ubuntu and all debian based systems (possibly more) allow you to mount windows partitions and use the files... though I'm not sure they allow write access though.
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suse does
i have it on a hard drive now and have been moving files back and forth
ive been using wine to adapt windows programs to linux i lose some adjustments but they seem to work
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wine works quite well, now, and things will get better sooner rather than later.. but then again I do find that I can do most of what I want from my linux terminal.
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i run a couple programs that are not linux compatible because they dont have a linux counterpart and are an exe. file so for those i use wine
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I've just found a guide to installing BT 105 modem (the model used by AOL) drivers for Linux here (http://www.jarviser.co.uk/jarviser/linuxusb.html). When I pluck up the courage (it won't be for a couple of days yet) I intend to follow these instructions and see if they work. If they don't, will I have compromised my Win XP settings? Do the instructions look sensible to those of you who are familiar with Ubuntu? I intend to use an Ubuntu Live CD for all this.
Gill
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you can also try the
U.S Robotics 5686E
Ive used it on ubuntu suse and a couple others it worked with all
and the drivers were there for it
you can find them on ebay for 20 to 30 dollars usa
http://www.usr.com/support/product-template.asp?prod=5686e
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it will not compromise your windows settings.. and they look sensible, not entirely sure though as I have never done that sort of thing
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you can look here to see if it will be compatible
http://www.xmodem.org/index.html