Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected
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@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I agree, but in this case it's just a missing wifi firmware which you need to install manually. I bet he can get his wifi working.
The whole problem at this point is that he messed up his system with some ugly vendor provided package. That's why he can't install anything else.
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@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I found that Mint has better, in most cases. Except for my RoG
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@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I agree, but in this case it's just a missing wifi firmware which you need to install manually. I bet he can get his wifi working.
The whole problem at this point is that he messed up his system with some ugly vendor provided package. That's why he can't install anything else.
Best to start over then. We kept warning him not to download things.
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@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
Just build a custom kernel?
This is expert level stuff. I don't think this is a path for him to be attempting.
Let's say "intermediate". But yes, moving on to a different distro is probably his best bet.
If it doesn't work on Ubuntu, I'd imagine it won't work on anything else. They usually have the best hardware support.
I agree, but in this case it's just a missing wifi firmware which you need to install manually. I bet he can get his wifi working.
The whole problem at this point is that he messed up his system with some ugly vendor provided package. That's why he can't install anything else.
Best to start over then. We kept warning him not to download things.
Aye
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@thwr Which OS will be better for the sony laptop ?
The hardware have to be detected after the installation of the OS ? -
@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@thwr Which OS will be better for the sony laptop ?
The hardware have to be detected after the installation of the OS ?No way for us to know. You'll need to test a few and see.
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Sony makes many laptops. Knowing that it is Sony wouldn't help us to know.
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@scottalanmiller Lubuntu or Redhat or Centos or Budgie ????
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller Lubuntu or Redhat or Centos or Budgie ????
Well obvious none of those. You've picked only two different things.... RHEL and ubuntu. RHEL is a server distro and not applicable here. Ubuntu you've already tested and it doesn't work. How are you choosing these?
Try Mint, Fedora 25, OpenSuse Tumbleweed for example.
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You need to try new things rather than copy after copy of the same thing.
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@scottalanmiller I will try Mint as per the suggestion.I will download try tonight to check whether any issue fixes in it
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@Lakshmana Which desktop environment in Linux mint will not hang will using the machine ???
Xfce ,KDE.Cinnamon or Mate
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@Lakshmana Which desktop environment in Linux mint will not hang will using the machine ???
Xfce ,KDE.Cinnamon or Mate
You already determined that you want to use XFCE, I thought. So go ahead and use that. I don't know what is causing your hangs, so I'm stuck guessing. But XFCE is the lightest and Cinnamon requires a GPU.
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller I will try Mint as per the suggestion.I will download try tonight to check whether any issue fixes in it
Yes, that's a good place to start. The latest Mint with XFCE or Mate is your best bet. After that Fedora 25 is the next one to try.
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@scottalanmiller Oh !!! I have downloaded the XFCE Linux Mint now
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If those don't work, try TrueOS. It's not Linux but should meet your needs.
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@scottalanmiller Whether debian files work in it????
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@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller Whether debian files work in it????
Work in TrueOS? No, it's not Linux at all, let alone Debian. But I can't state this enough... you don't care about Deb files.
Things you need to understand at this point:
- Deb is a file format, it is not the same as Debian. Don't refer to Deb files as Debian files. Debian is an OS. Deb is a file format used by Ubuntu, Debian, Mint and others.
- You don't care about file formats at all, I don't know why you keep asking about these, they are not important.
- Just because something can use a Deb file doesn't mean it can use one that you have. Those packages can be unique to a distro and version. Just because something is a Deb doesn't make it useful to a system than can use Debs.
- You don't just go around grabbing files, that is not how you are supposed to be using any major Linux. Use the repos and the individual files don't matter to you.
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@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller Whether debian files work in it????
Work in TrueOS? No, it's not Linux at all, let alone Debian. But I can't state this enough... you don't care about Deb files.
Things you need to understand at this point:
- Deb is a file format, it is not the same as Debian. Don't refer to Deb files as Debian files. Debian is an OS. Deb is a file format used by Ubuntu, Debian, Mint and others.
- You don't care about file formats at all, I don't know why you keep asking about these, they are not important.
- Just because something can use a Deb file doesn't mean it can use one that you have. Those packages can be unique to a distro and version. Just because something is a Deb doesn't make it useful to a system than can use Debs.
- You don't just go around grabbing files, that is not how you are supposed to be using any major Linux. Use the repos and the individual files don't matter to you.
If he needs Chrome he's going to have to do it that way. He needs to know whether he can install a .deb or .rpm. Those are the only options (other than Mac or Windows).
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@stacksofplates said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@Lakshmana said in Xubuntu 16.10 Issue Detected:
@scottalanmiller Whether debian files work in it????
Work in TrueOS? No, it's not Linux at all, let alone Debian. But I can't state this enough... you don't care about Deb files.
Things you need to understand at this point:
- Deb is a file format, it is not the same as Debian. Don't refer to Deb files as Debian files. Debian is an OS. Deb is a file format used by Ubuntu, Debian, Mint and others.
- You don't care about file formats at all, I don't know why you keep asking about these, they are not important.
- Just because something can use a Deb file doesn't mean it can use one that you have. Those packages can be unique to a distro and version. Just because something is a Deb doesn't make it useful to a system than can use Debs.
- You don't just go around grabbing files, that is not how you are supposed to be using any major Linux. Use the repos and the individual files don't matter to you.
If he needs Chrome he's going to have to do it that way. He needs to know whether he can install a .deb or .rpm. Those are the only options (other than Mac or Windows).
Somewhat, but they do add a proper software repository when installing the package.
