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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu / Kubuntu 7.10 - have you taken the plunge ?

 

Rob Beard wrote:
> Viv wrote:
>> Has anyone else upgraded yet ? Any thoughts / problems ?
>>
>> I like it but, it has killed my VMWare set up. I may try Virtual Box or
>> just wait until they fix VMWare. It shouldn't be too long as it quite
>> popular. 
>>
> 
> Have you recompiled the VMWare kernel modules?  You'll need the kernel 
> source packages.
> 
>> I am on 64 bit - I don't know if the issues for 64 bit and 32 bit are
>> very different.
> 
> IIRC some restricted packages such as Adobe Flash don't have 64-bit 
> counterparts so you'd have to use Gnash, although thats not such a bad 
> thing.

Flash works.. you just need to get the 64bit version

>> I have a question -when you upgrade, should you remove all the old
>> repositories for previous versions from Adept Manager ? I wasn't sure if
>> they were still needed or not ?
>>
> 
> Not sure, you may find some incompatibilities.
> 
> I've not taken the plunge yet.  I bought a new hard drive yesterday 
> which I was going to do a fresh install on but it turns out the drive is 
> used and has an NTFS partition on it!
> 
> I'm taking the drive back today for a replacement or refund.  I won't 
> say where I got it as it could have been an honest mistake on their part.
> 
> Rob
> 

I would give them some serious grief over that.. not only have they sold 
you a second hand drive, the also had data on it..

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