Archived thread 376994 from Beginner Team. Markdown source: Beginner_Team/thread_376994_Introduce_Yourself.md
Since we'll be working together to help new users with their transition into the wonderful world of Linux, we might as well get to know one another right?
User: ButteBlues Name: Will Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Occupation: High School Student Other: Linux user for about 8 months; Compiz fanatic and supporter; blogger
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Real name: Dan Location: Geneseo, NY, USA Occupation: College Student Other: Linux user for a bit over a year (Ubuntu since May '06), I love trying various distro's but keep coming back to Ubuntu, mainly due to the great community. Outside of computing I am studying Physics, and eventually hope to be a mechanical engineer. I am also on my university's Ultimate Frisbee team, and until very recently was a member of the Track and Field team as well. In any other free time I have I am an avid biker (some road, mainly mountain/freeride) and snowboarder.
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Real name: Jon Location: Vestfold, Norway Occupation: Med School Other: Linux for about two weeks now. Used to be a starcraft player. I am a staff member at Team Liquid, the biggest english-speaking website for starcraft professional coverage, known there as ToKoreaWithLove. Formula 1 enthusiast, trying to watch one live race a year. Going to USA this summer to drive route 66 with a few friends. Hi:)
OK, here it goes:
Brady Merriweather: Ohio LoCo Team Member Using Linux for 10 years. Used it for work for 8 years. Use it at home and work. Using Ubuntu for 9 months, and have the entire family on it. I just been asked to be the Ohio NU Team leader. Own a computer store for the last 2 years here in Ohio Planning on being a Ubuntu Affiliate shortly once the approval comes in. I hoping to be helpful in getting new users around Ubuntu :)
Name: Nathan Location: IL, USA Occupation: Student Other: Using Ubuntu since october 2006. Like to program. Currently learning java.
Real name: Luke Crooks Location: Sussex, UK Occupation: College Student Using Linux: Too long Using Debian: Since my first computer to myself Using Ubuntu: Since 4.x ( i think) Free Time: Loads of Projects Completed: Made an arch linux based LiveCD Languages: Python, Perl and Pascal (<-- Pascal is a college requirement)
User: PartisanEntity Name: Amr Location: Vienna, Austria Occupation: University student Other: Linux user since October 2006
User Name: TwistesdTexan Real Name: Mark Robin Location: West Monroe, La USA How Long?: Ubuntu since Feb 2006 Interest: Ubuntu, Pets ( 3 dogs, 2 birds, 9 fish), some automotive. I have repaired my hot water heater a few times also ( I like hot water when I shower). Occupation: Copier, Fax, Printer, Duplicator repair. Also have worked on folders and tabbing machines.
Real Name: Resa Drijsen Location: Zevenhuizen (GN), the Netherlands (latitude: 53° 8'9.88"N, longitude: 6°21'7.29"E on Google Earth/Maps ;)) Linux/Ubuntu user: Since summer 2006, started with Dapper Currently using Edgy (upgrade from Dapper) Testing Feisty in VirtualBox VM Additionally trying out other distros in VM Occupation: Senior DWH/BI Consultant at a dedicated SAS partner Date of birth: August 21, 1962 (yeah, quite an old man but still in for something new) Some personal information: I am married to a wonderful wife and have two children (a son, currently 15, and a daughter, currently 12). Fully faced with the "joys" of puberty! :) Hobbies: Hmmm ... our house is an old farm house (originally built in 1900), therefor plenty to do. Furthermore we have horses, dogs, cats, mini pigs, goats and geese. So guess where my spare time goes :rolleyes: Besides this forum I do also participate in some other forums (some of the members/mods will know me from those), but I find it a bit inappropriate to mention them here :-\"
An additional note: I was invited by Bodhi.Zazen (10x for the offer) and have indicated that due to my busy job I am probably not able to be "present" as frequent as other members. But I will be popping in as often as I can to help out beginners where and whenever I can. Hope you'll understand. Something I do because I want to give back what I received when I joined the community.
If you want to know more about me, just PM and I'll get back to you.
User: ncappel1 Name: Nicola Location: Ithaca, NY, and Manarola, Itlay Occupation: Student Other: I am in my last year studying classical guitar at college. I also love latin music. I dabble in webdesign (html, php, and css). my personal page is here. I recently helped my sister program a website for my family's buisness at www.acasa5terre.it/. I love to help people, so this group sounds like a good idea to me!
Username: Ek0nomik Location: Wisconsin, United States Age: 19 Occupation: College Student User: Ubuntu 6.10 Other: I have a girlfriend. I love listening to music (indie and electronic). I love following/reading politics.
User: jkeyes0 Name: Jordan Location: Frankfort, KY, USA Occupation: Network Analyst Other: Full-time Ubuntu user at home for 2 months, been using many variants of Linux since 2001 or so.
Name: Ruben Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico Occupation: Digital designer (hardware) Entrepreneurship: Building and selling computers with Ubuntu (just started) Experience with Ubuntu: 2 weeks, a lot of trouble to get it working, I tried Edgy i386 and AMD 64 and neither LAN or audio worked. I tried Feisty AMD64 and I could not install the Flash plugin for Firefox. Currently using Feisty herd 5 i386 on a AMD Sempron machine. Current challenge: Looking for Ubuntu experts in Guadalajara :) do you know anyone?
user: lunaz
name/age: gail 26
location: missoula,mt,usa
occupation: court clerk
other: i've been into computers since i knew what they were. i always wanted to learn more about them & how they work. my interest is web development & some gaming & more linux. :P i have ubuntu 6.10 on the old comp for a while now, i feel confident enough to get it on the good one i hope i hope i hope. :P i need more time in a day lol. hope i can learn more here & help out some too.
Name: Phani Location: Chicago I used to use Linux 4 years back (red hat), and now interested to work on Ubuntu!
Name: Gijs Corten Location: Breda, the Netherlands Occupation: Student Been using ubuntu: since Warty Hobbies: sports, history, politics (for the enthusiast: which influential writer does my avatar depict?)
Username: Matt Location: San Jose, California Age: 11 Occupation: Attending School User: Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn Other: Built my first computer at 9, started using linux/GNU at 9, am in 10th grade, ride an xr250, airsoft (i have an ics mp5 a4, and paintball(i have a boblong).
User Name: ramjet_1953 Name: Roger Location: Na Klang, Thailand Occupation: Retired Communications Engineer
I have been fiddling with Unix and Linux for many years. Ubuntu is the only distro that I have been entirely happy with and as a result, I have completely migrated over from Windows.
Having retired and moved to rural Thailand, I have lots of spare time and try to help on these forums, when I can.
I am a great believer in free choice and would love to see Linux become a bigger contender in the desktop market.
If we, as a community, can make installation more intutive and provide easy solutions to the common installation problems that newcomers have, word will spread quickly and I feel that many will come on-board.
I'm sure that we under-estimate the number of dissatisfied Windows users that are out there, who are sick of the security merry-go-round and costly upgrades that they have to pay for.
Regards, Roger 8)
User: etank Name: Eric Lake Location: Lexington, KY, USA Occupation: Network Administrator Other: Married with 3 kids. I've been using Linux for about 4 years and Ubuntu for the last 1.5 years exclusively.
Username: Ecthelion Location: Ghent, Belgium - EU Age: 19 Occupation: University Student Ubuntu-related:
------------------ Orriginally from Gdansk Poland currently living in Rochester NY occupation: just left my lucrative job as a consultant to create an open source startup Linux user since high-school... long long ago Ubuntu user for a few months now, really like it
User: Ajmorris Name: Andrew Morris Age: 16 Location: Australia Occupation: High School Student Other: Linux user for about 2.5 years, Ubuntu since sep 2006 ^^ Use Ubuntu and Mandriva Love basketball and computers.
User: h0ax Name: Justin Age: 21 Location: Greenville, SC Occupation: College Student
Hi All
Username: DoorGunner Real name: john Location: Comox British Columbia Occupation: Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator, Canadian Forces Other: I have been a linux user for a few years now: Gentoo, Fedora Core, OpenSolaris and Ubuntu (Feisty, Edgy, Dapper). I am a Americas Army and Battlefield 2.
Username: KenSentMe Real name: Jeroen van de Nieuwenhof Location: Griendtsveen, The Netherlands Occupation: Freelance Journalist Other: I use Ubuntu since Dapper on laptop, desktop and web/mail/file server
to avoid duplicate posting who I am http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2328819#post2328819
Username: gnoel, 51 yrs. Real name: Noel (clever, eh?) Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Occupation: Over 20 years in IT, currently business systems analyst (no more coding!) Other interests: beer appreciation and homebrewing, cycling, hiking Linux experience: Unix user at work, however installing and configuring Linux on my and my wife's computers has been a real challenge. Ubuntu is the second distro I have seriously worked with in the last three years. Other: I was attracted to this product by the spirit of Ubuntu, and I believe this forum exemplefies the best of this spirit. I have so far been impressed by the Ubuntu community, and I'd like to give back what I can, which at this point is more as a test subject than a mentor.
Nolander
Real name:Blake Location: Australia, Western, Perth. Occupation: Student Other: Been using ubuntu for 6 months try lots of linux distros apart from puppy(ilike it because its small) ubuntu is the best.
Hendrixski said: name : Barnaba Bienkowski
Orriginally from Gdansk Poland currently living in Rochester NY occupation: just left my lucrative job as a consultant to create an open source startup Linux user since high-school... long long ago Ubuntu user for a few months now, really like it
Hello Barnaba! I am currently attending SUNY Geneseo... just a short drive away! Nice to meet users/team members close to home.
User: Datelus Name: Gatis Location: Europe, Latvia, Riga ;) Occupation: Student (publishing) Other: Started to use ubuntu from 5.10, and im happy with progress. Ubuntu should be future os, i think :) had some 2 blogs, but now their gone. Photoshop addict, so im using photoshop 7 in ubuntu.
By the magic of cut'n'paste!!
Ok then. I live and work in Far North Queensland. My degree is from the UK (as am I) in CS, but for reasons I haven't decided on, in my hurry to sort visas, I agreed to keep being a builder for a while! I am returning to the UK for a couple years next January, and will take some certifications now visas aren't a problem, then hopefully when I get back aim for an air conditioned way to earn money!
I have been using Linux off and on...probably more off than on, since '98. But full time since 2005. Distro wise I like Ubuntu, but the attraction for me is the community. It has to be the most respectful and helpful out there.
Just stopping in to say HI!
User Name: crispy_420 Name: Chris Location: Tucson,AZ USA (like the western movies if you aren't familar, in fact just north of Tombstone, AZ) Occupation: Certified Pharmacy Tech Experience: First started off using Redhat v9 and switched to JAMD Linux (easier install). This was just tinkering, nothing real hardcore. Switched to Fedora Core when it came out, again nothing more than basic OS. Continued with it through version updates until FC4. Sometime around then I jumped to Ubuntu (5.04). Loved the ease of use and never looked back, I was first tricked by the LiveCD and followed with an install. So basically I'm an off and on user of linux since about 2002. Don't get me wrong I still test other distros here and there.
username: <--- look to your left or ^ up there
i'm daniel. not danny. not dan. just daniel- all-around genius.
that's about all you need to know.
hey guys, just joined the team, thought i'd introduce myself properly.
User: rabid9797 Name: Matt Location: Atlanta, GA Ocupation: Student Experience: ive been using ubuntu for about 7 months now, and have become pretty familiar with daily configuration and basic tasks(and maintenence) of ubuntu.
can't wait for this project to really get started and get the wiki up, ive got a couple ideas im ready to start working on:)
Real name: Justin Payne Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Occupation: Stay at home dad Using Linux: About a year or so Using Ubuntu: Almost a year, off and on between distro testing Free Time: ROFL. Don't ask ;)
User: palmerthegeek Name:Don Location: Washington, DC, USA Occupation: All around techie Other: Married with a fantastic wife and wonderful kids!
Real name: Márk Zsombók Location: Tatabánya, Hungary Occupation: System Administrator, Website developer, Designer Using Linux: first came into contact with linux in october 2005 in germany Using Ubuntu: november 2005 back home. Free Time: either sleeping or working. ( i seem to be a workaholic ) Other: I'm a music addict and i love to compose.
Real name: John, 42 Location: Switzerland since 1990 (originally from Riverside, CA USA) Occupation: Purchasing Manager Consumer Electronics and Household Appliances Using Windows: access, excel, web design, exchange, graphics, etc.. Using Linux: Since about 10 days! Found an article about Linux MCE and it intrigued me! Using Ubuntu: so far so good, I like it Free Time: spending time with my 2 daughters, partying, concerts, travel
Goal:
Set up LinuxMCE home network with app. 3-4 PCs for Multimedia use
Getting started:
Recommendations for reading welcome!
Have a nice day.
Real name: John, 42 Location: Switzerland since 1990 (originally from Riverside, CA USA) Occupation: Purchasing Manager Consumer Electronics and Household Appliances Using Windows: access, excel, web design, exchange, graphics, etc.. Using Linux: Since about 10 days! Found an article about Linux MCE and it intrigued me! Using Ubuntu: so far so good, I like it Free Time: spending time with my 2 daughters, partying, concerts, travel
Goal:
Set up LinuxMCE home network with app. 3-4 PCs for Multimedia use
Getting started:
Recommendations for reading welcome!
Have a nice day.
:)
Real name: Philip Quinlan Location: Skryne (pronounced screen), Ireland Occupation: Application support on RHEL and Solaris Using Linux: Slackware96, RedHat6, SuSE,Ubuntu and several others. Ubuntu was my first real foray into using a Debian based system, oh what a fool I have been, apt is beautiful and gnome does provide access to most things, though I'm a wee bit more productive in the terminal;) Using Ubuntu: Stuck Badger on a system for a couple of weeks but Dapper a year ago on my laptop was my first real use, Have taken SuSE off the main machine as well now. Free Time: Not a lot, but can take a look at oneline answers from work when not overwhelmed and drop onto the forums in the evening. Other: Enjoy tootling about in the garden, grow my own food as well ;)
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Location: Canada
Yes i am a girl and i use linux .. k ... got that outa the way
Umm ya im usually lurking in #ubuntuforums-beginners
User: Gunadic Name: Chris Location: Mercersburg, PA and Rio Grande Valley, TX Occupation: High School (Soon to be College) Student Other: Tried Ubuntu once before two years ago. Giving it another shot for the heck of it.
Hello to anyone,
My name is Peter Eric Williams. I installed UBUNTU a few weeks ago and I love it.
I'm a star sign Scorpio. I also have a mental illness.
I recently needed to spend time in the Royal Hobart Hospital, dept of psychological medicine. This is a very good thing because I was not coping very well with life. All of the staff who work at the RHH are so very wonderful and kind and very professional. They deal with ppl who have very serious problems and they try so very hard to be friendly and nice and kind.
I have my own googlepages website:
And I'm very proud of my website.
I have many email addresses. My gmail email address is: [email]pewtas@gmail.com[/email] <-- this is the one I prefer to use, however I can also use my ISP (bigpond) email address: [email]pewtas@bigpond.net.au[/email]
I have been using computers of one kind or another for most of my life.
Linux OS (UBUNTU) is new to me, however, I believe that it is much better than crappy old Micro$oft Windows.
I used to use Micro$oft Windows on my computer in the past. I am so very happy get rid of Micro$oft Windows... I used to use Micro$oft Windows XP Home Edition with all of security patches and NOD32 antivirus and all of the latest anti-spyware programs etc etc.
Anyway, I'm proabably rambling on too much?!?
I would like help at understanding Linux UBUNTU because I'm a NEWBIE to it.
Fond Regards and with much Thanks to the people of UBUNTU
Peter from Hobart
Real Name: Q Location: The Continuum
UBuntu looks interesting :popcorn:
Dual booting with XP Pro/Ubuntu 7.04
10Q 10Q very much!
:guitar:
Hello All,
I currently have UBUNTU installed with lots & lots of great programs { a lot that I still have not work out how to use }
I have a copy of a boot cdrom (700MB) for the UBUNTU Christian Edition from www.whatwouldjesusdownload site.
I would really like some help to install UBUNTU Christian Edition.
My computer is a DELL Dimension 8200 with 2GHz Processor, 512MB RAM etc. The HDD is only a 40Gigabytes in size. I have it partitioned into 20GigaBytes for Linux UBUNTU (latest version) & 20Gigabytes for files and stuff which I downloaded when I used to use Windows XP Home Edition.
I am confused about how to setup an IRC chat but it sounds like a good idea. Part of the problem is that I don't know how to play the MP4 file which tells me how to set up the IRC chat.
Note that I DID NOT make my system a dual boot system (eg Linux / Windows) because M$ Windows is giving me the sh*ts. SMILE My 20GigaByte partition in 100% Linux UBUNTU 6.06 LTS
Can someone please help me to install Christian Edition of UBUNTU -- as I am a Christian person and I like the sound of it.
I do have MSN Messanger configured and working correctly BIG SMILE. My user name is Peter_from_Hobart and the email address I use for that is [email]pewtas@bigpond.net.au[/email]
Could someone please help me as I'm a newbie to LINUX UBUNTU. I've only been using Linux UBUNTU for a few weeks, but so far what I've learnt about it I love.
My zodiac starsign is "SCORPIO" and you know what they say about scorpians SMILE -- we can tend to have bad tempers.
Fond Regards and Praying to GOD to fix my computer pew
Name: Gibby Location: Shanghai, China Occupation: General layabout News: I have ordered the CDs and I will install straight away. I know nothing about windows, operating systems etc... so this will be a real steep learning curve for me. I will be here ALOT... :)
Name: Bryce Location: North Carolina Occupation: Student...going into either web developement or programming I've used Ubuntu off and on for about 2 years. Taken a few breaks and gone back to windows every like 4 months out of frustration but I'm back in Ubuntu for good this time. I'm 100% Ubuntu, no Windows anywhere on my HDD.
Real name: Andi Location: Conway, New Hampshire Occupation: Customer service associate. Other: Using Ubuntu since December 18, 2006. I just knew a little bit about Linux before, as I worked in an IT help desk, and installed Fedora Core 5 on all the terminals. Dual Boot besides. I am an avid writer, and I love poetry. Hiking and such is really fun as well.
User: Opsidian Name: Brad Location: Bloomington, IL USA Occupation: Retirement Funds and volunteer at a non profit museum Other: I have been doing web design since....well...quite a long time, once spent quite a few days making an animated .gif that was a very new thing at that time. I have professionally done web design in a few years now, burnt out really, but it has always been a love of mine. I currently volunteer at a non profit museum, mainly meaning, we can't afford servers and workstations for everyone, Ubuntu is the perfect choice.
Anyhow, web design, graphics, digital, publishing, these are all things that I am working with and making work in Ubuntu
Logged in Name: muddler Real Name: Park Home: Asheville, NC Occupation: Retired ER physician Age: 84 I am an absolute nubie. Only a few weeks with Ubuntu. I like challenges. I'm a life long learner. I like being with young people. Most people my age want to talk about the past. I'm more interested in the future. The friends and neighbors in the retirement community where I live,found my demonstration of Ubuntu on my laptop "interesting." but none interested enough to make the switch. One of the attractions of the Ubuntu Community is the sense of community, not in name only. I don't expect to live long enough to become a geek, but the journey is often more rewarding than arriviing at the destination. I'll continue to muddle through a life that is great.
username: kjcon real name: kevin
Been using linux since Mandrake 8.0, Kubuntu since 5.04.
Took to Linux instantly and would have left Windows behind forever except there are three music programs that I can't live without and that won't run under Wine. I am currently running a four-boot system: Windows XP, Dapper-386, Feisty-386 and Feisty-AMD64.'
I'm using Dapper as a stable fall back while I fix Feisty.
I am not a newbie but I am certainly no expert either. I can usually fix anything I need to given enough time. I used to be a pretty good programmer in C and assembler(my favorite) but I never got the hang of programming GUIs and gave it up.
Hi everyone,
My name is Patrick and I had been lurking in these forums for quite awhile and have finally installed Ubuntu 6 onto my laptop.
All went well and I hope to be able to contribute to this fine community.
Regards;)
Hi, Patrick. I hope you will enjoy Ubuntu and particularlly the great people who make this community as much as I.
Hi All,
I am coolnetalias. I have just installed ubuntu and I have started loving it.
User: paTz0r Name: Pat Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Occupation: College Student majoring in Mechanical Engineering (starting 3rd year soon) Other: I installed linux for the first time earlier this week. I have been using windows for 10 years or so and became proficient with it, but I have always been curious about linux because of all the great things I have heard. I installed ubuntu and so far I am very pleased. I am also using beryl and it is soooo cool. Outside of computers: I play guitar, bass, and keyboards/drums to some extent. Guitar is my main instrument and I play it in a band and a number of side projects.
user:nerubian real name:Ufuk Location:Turkey Occupation:Psychology student, Pro Gamer :p
I've been using linux for 5 years.I've used Mandrake, Knoppix, Red Hat, and finally using Ubuntu for 2 years.I want to help with anything related with ubuntu, especially KDE, Wine and gaming, multimedia and music (studio).
User: b3tzi Name: Radu Age: 18 Location: Casablanca, Morocco Soon, I will move somewhere in France, however I'm originally from Romania. Occupation: High School Student (college next year) Other: Linux user for more than 2 years, Ubuntu user for about 6 months
Username: Eking Real name: Richard Munoz Location: Singapore Occupation: Technician Other: I am originaly from Philippines and at the moment working in Singapore. I came into the knowledge of Ubuntu when I friend introduced it to me and gave me an installation CD. I did get a dedicated PC to install the software. I was amazed with the OS as it was easy to install and on top of that it comes with the open office which is comparable with MS office. This moves my attention and curiousity to explore more on this new OS and join this forum.
user: pyros real name: peter Location: USA/Florida Occupation: Varies I hate freedom. (no not really)
Howdy, new to the world of computers, and just learning Linux. Using Ubuntu Ultimate in a dual boot configuration with XP. Have to say that I really like the Ubuntu distro. Found that the community of people, extraordinarily are helpful and darn nice. Hope I can be helpful and return the support to others. To each of you, "May you have a nice one".:)
User: dhruv Name: Dhruv Location: Waterloo, Ontario Occupation: Student Other: I am in my second year studying Computer Engineering at UW. On my coop term at present and want to start with linux, leaving the bulky world of Windows behind. Other than that I am a car enthusiast and travel the vast lands of Canada when I have the time (obv driving!).
Nickname: Liquidfunk Realname: Josh Hometown: Warwickshire, UK Occupation: Art Student Interests: Photography/ digital art/ graphics Linux: Since early 2006, messing around with different distros. Currently use Ubuntu 6.10. Want to try DreamLinux, Linuxmint, and UbuntuStudio.
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My name is Amaad. Im 20. Im a college student [Biology / Photography] outside of Atlanta. Im an ex-winXP user; been on ubuntu for a few weeks. I just bought a Dell with 7.04; Im off windows for good.
My name is Cody I'm from Louisville KY I actually work for a cable ISP in tech support so I have plenty of free time I've just recently installed ubuntu 7.04 a few weeks ago I've got a few things going on feisty as I have beryl running on startup, but I'm still really new at all of this
Any advice is greatly appreciated
Deuce
I'm new to linux as well, I am running it on my HP Laptop and it was a beast at first, but now I absolutely enjoy using Ubuntu. I've only been using it for about 3 months and now I've told everyone I work with about it and showed them on an old laptop we had at work. Now we all enjoy Ubuntu on our personal computers, (not the work one's of course. That would be wrong.)
I run Fiesty Fawn on my HP ze2000 laptop and it does everything I ever expected. I just installed Beryl with Emerald and now I am experimenting with that.
For all the people who helped get my laptop wireless working, thank you so much, you have no idea how much I enjoy Ubuntu now that I can be wireless again :)
User: Johnaray Name: Johnaray Location:Manila, Philippines Occupation: Customer Care Specialist Other: Newbie in Linux.
Hi everybody! I'm just a newbie in Linux and honestly I just got my UBUNTU LINUX LIVE CD today and I haven't tried to install it because im not really familiar in it. Any help is highly appreciated. Hope that im welcome here in this forum. Thanks in advance.
Name:Chen Guang Location:Wuxi, China Occupation:Student Other:Use Ubuntu since June 23, 2007.I enjoy this OS,Ubuntu is the perfect choice. ^_^
Johnaray said: User: Johnaray
Name: Johnaray Location:Manila, Philippines Occupation: Customer Care Specialist Other: Newbie in Linux.
Hi everybody! I'm just a newbie in Linux and honestly I just got my UBUNTU LINUX LIVE CD today and I haven't tried to install it because im not really familiar in it. Any help is highly appreciated. Hope that im welcome here in this forum. Thanks in advance.
You are most welcome. Put the disk in the CD\DVD drive and re-boot ...
Welcome to Ubuntu, post in the forums if we can be of assistance.
User: Jay.GO Name: Juan Location: New Jersey, U.S. Occupation:College Student Other: Newbie in Linux.
username:vincentvee real name: john ubuntu since 5.x linux on and off for about four years i have a reasonable knowledge of html, some java also would love to learn some perl sometime if i ever get the time
website: www.southofsanity.org new blog: www.sanchez.co.nr
I Dont recall being introduced here. sorry for this omission :)
i am Dimitris Valilis. Location : Greece Athens Using windows: not since i installed ubuntu :P I used to work on Microprocessors programming. i have average knowledge of C, C++ , Assembly ,html,Java, VHDL ,and matlab. free time: mountain-rock climbing,free camping
I really hope we have some nice time :)
Chikitulfo
Real name: Juanjo Location: Murcia, Spain Using ubuntu: only for a couple of months, since i got my own computer occupation: High school student Other: hanging around and really enjoying linux, about to start information systems enginering. Interests: Beach, swimming and bike
Real name: David Location: Toronto Canada Using Ubuntu: Just started today, Occupation: High school student, Last year. Other: Athletic, play various of sports, table tennis, badminton, and also interested in audio.
Damn, I'm so envious of those Ubuntu gurus. :P
my nick is alexender reez... i'm malaysian... i'm a science computer student (taking degree information and technology course) 19 years old:) i hope i can contribute to the team:) thanks everyone:)
Hey guys!
My real name is Lasse Havelund. I'm 16 years old and come from the town of Kolding in the south of Denmark. I'm currently doing my first of three years at the IB programme at my local High School, from which I expect to graduate in June, 2010.
Other than computers, my interests include music (playing it and listening to it), and my friends.
I've been using Ubuntu for approximately a year and a half (7 months seriously). You can also find me on Launchpad and the Wiki.
occupation: college student interests: Rock Climbing, Backpacking, Baseball Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Religion: Fenway Faithful Using Ubuntu for about three months Fedora for about a year before that.
User: eNetic Name: Location: Rogaland, Norway Occupation: Studying electrician Other: Used linux before, along with win. Now im tierd of win and therefore im using linux and Ubuntu. My plan is never to use windows again! :D Hello!
Hello All-
I am very new to Linux, Ubuntu being my first adventure into this world, after being a hard-core Windows user since my first real p.c. in '92! (please don't hold that against me! :( ) I became sick of Microsoft as the years went on, to the point of complete disgust, and the reason for my recent change in O.S.!
I have to admit, that although I am having difficulties with some of the things I try to do with Ubuntu. I have fell madly in love with this whole "philosophy on software freedom, that “confers rights of software freedom on the people who install and use it." concept Ubuntu has! I was truly shocked and amazed with the quality I found in the software available for Ubuntu such as the Open Office suite among other programs I have found and now use! The amount of work and dedication that had to go into these programs just to be given away freely is incredible!
And that is what made me decide to stick with Linux and Ubuntu no matter how long it took me to learn the ins and outs of this new world that I stumbled into! It has hooked me in a way that Microsoft and Windows never could have, and has made me determined to become a part of the Ubuntu philosophy and the Linux world! I have told every person I know about Ubuntu and have given them a copy of the software to try out because I know they will become as hooked as I have!
I live in Indiana I go by the name of Dragon, DragonBorn, Dragon64 in the forums I visit My email address is [email]dragonbornlives@hotmail.com[/email] if anyone would like to contact me! Later [COLOR="Red"]~Dragon~[/COLOR]
Name : Shashwat Occupation : Student Location : India OS: Used Ubuntu for past 1 years :) Now am ready to help any 1 :D Other OS that I had is Fedora and open Suse
Name: Daniel Osborne Occupation: Student Location: Lincoln, United Kingdom Interests: Gaming (On Linux), Web Design, Graphic Design and Coding.
muddler said: Logged in Name: muddler
Real Name: Park Home: Asheville, NC Occupation: Retired ER physician Age: 84 I am an absolute nubie. Only a few weeks with Ubuntu. I like challenges. I'm a life long learner. I like being with young people. Most people my age want to talk about the past. I'm more interested in the future. The friends and neighbors in the retirement community where I live,found my demonstration of Ubuntu on my laptop "interesting." but none interested enough to make the switch. One of the attractions of the Ubuntu Community is the sense of community, not in name only. I don't expect to live long enough to become a geek, but the journey is often more rewarding than arriviing at the destination. I'll continue to muddle through a life that is great.
You sound like a totally fascinating person, and I tip my hat to you! Very well met :-)
Handle(s): toupeiro, sparticus414 Real Name: Mike Occupation: technical lead: Unix and Linux Administration Location: Central California Interests: Music, Linux, virtualization, high end visualization, standards and best practices, classic muscle cars and vehicle restoration, racing, science, cooking, throwing steel-tip and having a pint!
User: santiagoward2000 Name: Santiago Location: Bariloche, Argentina Occupation: Mechanical Engineering Student Other: Linux user for about a year
Welcome to Ubuntu forums have fun and happy tuxing :D
hey i m ayoli (as you already know) from millau, france. my occupations are admin system, web, and dev i m 35 with 2 children, i use linux since 2002 and i m happy with this whole situation. I spent one year here to try to help people with sometimes nice feedback and share knowledge, this is a really nice community :)
User: djwisdom Name: Dennis Esternon Location: Olongapo, Philippines Occupation: Public Servant/ Manila City Hall Other: Linux user since late 90's, been fiddling with RedHat, Mandrake, Mandriva, SuSE, Fedora, CentOS, PCBSD, FreeBSD, etc. etc. but it's [COLOR="Sienna"]ubuntu[/COLOR] that really impresses me.
Happily married with one child. On the side, for SOHOs I sometimes do GNU/Linux server setup/installation, web development and occassional programming.
Hello everyone.
User: Mike54, but you can call me Mike. Location: Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. Occupation: Sales manager for a high-performance automotive company Other: I've been around computers and online since the old dial-up bulletin boards of the early 80's, but I always "just used" the operating system that was installed on the computer. A pal introduced me to Kubuntu over the weekend, so I am learning as quickly as I am able. Hopefully I will be able to do away with this dual-boot installation before long. <fingers crossed>
Thanks to everyone for such an informative community. I own three vBulletin sites of my own and can appreciate the effort put into this one.
Hello everyone: User: overdrank, you can call me Mel Location: Pensacola Fl Occupation: Construction Inspection, Project Management Other: Have two children and two grandson's Thanks to all :guitar:
Hello
from:USA-- Southern Il. via Chicago, Ohio, Southern Ca.
I'm a retired engineer and Gen manager of capital equipment used world wide. disabled from a stroke 13 years ago--find computer is great opportunity to stay mentally active and involved. Have 3 grown children and 3 above average grand children.
Installed Ububtu about two weeks ago and currently trying very hard to catch up on some basics after use of Bill Gates money machine for over 20 years. confession--also a dedicated user of AOL for their great mail and convenient photos handling.
Currently have 2 desktops and a laptop wirelessly networked. Am adding another laptop to run wireless Ubunto remotely. I currently have to learn networking on Unbunto as I have not installed wireless or file sharing on the Ubantu machine.
User: clancymf Name: Mick, 26 Location: Culpeper, VA ( about 1 hour from Washington DC) Occupation: IT Auditor Using Linux: 1 week (most of which spent trying to set up a wireless) Reason for Switch: Tried of spending $$$ for programs/software available free on Linux. Other: Golf , Fishing, Spending time with Wife and friends, would like to set up a website some day.
User: Dr Small Name: William Small, 16 Occupation: Student, Network Admin, White hacker
Other: I have used Ubuntu for almost a year, and been testing and trying new things out with it ever since I got it. I love riding bikes, working on computers, blogging, chatting on IRC, reading, testing, and trying different distributions. I would like to someday get into building and selling computers, or working for some computer company where I get to build pc's and work on hardware.
User: Realvz Name: Re Alvarez Current Location: Manila Philippines Occupation: Windows and Linux Systems Support Engineer Ubuntu User: Since May 2007 Unix User: Since 2005 Owns: Laptop: Acer 5920, Intel C2D, 2Ghz Laptop: HP Compaq nc6230, Centrino 1.8 GHz Ipod Nano
User: obesus_puer Name: Chris Location: Pennsylvania Occupation: Tech Support for National Public Radio, Lafayette College Other: I first "experianced" linux in tech school about a year ago on fedora 2 (they need to upgrade the class!). It was pretty much a nightmare. Recently purchased a laptop and hoping to start fresh with ubuntu
name:jayaram occupation : studying engg in computer science and engineering place.. andhra pradesh... india using linux for the past 2 years and ubuntu for tge past 6 months!!!
name: Reza IRCnick: R3Z4 Age: 26 Location: Utrecht, NL Occupation: system engineer @ some bank Using Linux: 11 months (edgy) Study: business IT Languages: JAVA & some other shizzle ;)
Yield I have a girl friend. Working for a major software business. Linux admin for a couple of years with Debian, Ubuntu and Solaris 8,9 & 10.
Hello all,
Name: Andy Location: Pittsburgh Student at the University of Pittsburgh AIM: rzrgenesys187
Nice to see all you new users, welcome :)
@yield999: Welcome to Ubuntu then. I think you will find it very similar to Debian.
@jennydai: Always nice to see women getting involved with Ubuntu. The community is both large and friendly, take a look at irc
@rzrgenesys187: Very cool. I did some training in Pitt many moons ago.
User: selmore Name: Shane Elmore, 13 Occupation: Student, Linux Guru, cPanel account administrator (at a host).
Other: I am installing Ubuntu at the moment and decided to kill some time by joining this place. I have 2 months in experience of Linux, and a student. My favorite tv shows are Naruto, Death Note, and Bleach. I also have 2 years experience in cPanel.
Its just me, recently joined.
LaRoza said: Its just me, recently joined.
Bot or not? :confused:
:)
overdrank said: Bot or not? :confused:
:)
I am a bot.
I was just rewritten in Lisp and am a lot more efficient.
(Sorry If I use more parentheses than normal (normal for other posters) because I am not fully debugged (so to speak) and still have vestiges of the debugging code. Be glad I am not in Perl (or Java))
LaRoza said: I am a bot.
I was just rewritten in Lisp and am a lot more efficient.
(Sorry If I use more parentheses than normal (normal for other posters) because I am not fully debugged (so to speak) and still have vestiges of the debugging code. Be glad I am not in Perl (or Java))
heh, nice one :popcorn:
Username: Tigerplug
selmore said: My favorite tv shows are Naruto, Death Note, and Bleach.
+10 Narutofan per chance?
Username:Presto123 Real Name: Preston Age: 24 From: Northeast Georgia, USA Job: Hospitality Other: I am also an anime fan. I love art, good music, science, and so much more. I am currently a student in Psychology although I haven't quite gotten to the actual psychology stuff yet (Can't WAIT!).
Linux info: Actually really new to running my own LInux system, in fact, the join date above is when I first got Linux on my computer; but I tried it a few times way back in about '95 when my brother had a LiveCD (Pretty cool whatever it was). I currently run 2 distros as shown. As I learn new things, I try to teach others as well.
See you all soon!
A brief hey :
hey
Uh...hi!
~LoKe said: Uh...hi!
LOL ~LoKe :)
glad to see you as a part of out community, don't be a stranger
Name: Dellasaurus Real Name: Chris Location: Appleton, WI
Interests- guitar, reading, computers and gaming. Not much experience in Linux as I used Windows for a long time. My name Dellasaurus refers to my Dell Optiplex GX110, which runs Win98SE, which sadly is a dinosaur compared to newer PCs, but it runs fine.
Dell Optiplex GX110 PIII 733Mhz 512 Meg RAM Nvidia GeForce MX4000 64 Meg card :)
Username:Locolobo Name:Bob Location:South USA in Winter +North USA in summer Occupation: RETIRED - Retired - & LUV IT First intro to programing in Military (6 1/2 yrs) Machine Language (binary,octal,hex) before assembler was avail > Next step was assembly Language > recv'd first higher lev Language (BASIC) from Lawrence Livermore Labs FREE because the developement was paid for by Government. Next spent over 34 yrs with what was called the Largest Telephone Co in the World and TOO Many of those years was spent as Sys Admin working in Unix and "C" language...(reached BURNOUT) chasing hackers,dealing with security,ETC. Retired after I lost my wife to brain cancer 15 yrs ago. Burnt a Truck Load of Books & Notes after I retired and sold my side business in computers AND swore to never get back into it.!! Now due to (Vista) I intend to introduce my 4 children and 11 Grandchildren to Ubuntu Linux!!! I will include a helpful link (I Hope) for you to find in this Forum::>the author username> Mdpalow and the title:> "A new back-up solution if you want it" I think new users will find it invaluable >it is MUCH more than a simple back-up program. I will drop in once in awhile - Later
Hello? I thought I posted a little while ago, and now I can't find it...
Oh, here's the intro thread...whups sorry.
Hi, I'm new here, and about 2 days old as a linux user. Trying to find my way around. I like it, but I can't use it efficiently yet.
btw: wubi installer rocks! I'd be posting from windows without it.
I need to learn, so here I am.
Uber noob by the standards of those here.
I used to be able to program the crap out of Basica, and Pascal, so I've learned a bit about that, and I used to pwn DOS, but that was all back when Basica and Pascal were actually being used, and now I don't remember crap. Once I learn a command, and how it functions, I usually catch on very very fast, but it's been a long time, and I more closely resemble the average windows/ie user than the power user I'd like to be. I've been using opensource ever since I found Firefox a couple of years ago, and I've been mildly interested in linux before that, and my interest has increased exponentially in the past couple of years. Now here I am in Feisty Fawn trying to get my feet under me.
example of capabilities:
I couldn't manage to get ubuntu (why does spell checker think that's misspelled on this forum?...ah, FF, not forum huh?) to install, or run from LiveCD: my laptop just wouldn't boot from anything but HD. Wubi installer got me here. I figured out cd (change directory) I managed to update my system, I managed to install wifi-radar, but I still don't know what sudo is for, and it won't scan for networks >:(.
Hi! Username: dormice Real name: Arnolds Location: Madona, Latvia Using Ubuntu for a week now, and this place has been helping me a lot, thanks.
Username: Robert38 Name:Bob Location:South USA in Winter + New England USA in summer Occupation: Retired
First brush with a computer was on a Univac II and my job was to assist the clerks coding actuarial data and occasionally drop a box of punch cards!! <LOL>
Eventually migrated to my own computers (8080 demo kit from Radio Shack, then a PDT150 (scaled down PDP11 for the small office running RT11). Eventually got a PC (Rainbow100+ from DEC) with dual boot CPM or DOS. Currently an avid Windows User and want to try Ubuntu!
I don't "hate" any OS I am just curious. I read some of the intro messages about having a good sense of humor and a positive attitude (positive in a good way) ! ***** for brains, but a good sense of humor!
I have a lot of expertise in dialup modems and terminal emulators. Now, I just hope my organic memory banks cough up knowledge when it is needed most!! <LOL>
Like, after Assembly Language, flipping switches 0 - 15, MBasic, QBasic, Dartmouth Basic, RT11, Mumps (never got it), VMS & DOS it pays to have a good sense of humor!! We could go on and on, but you guys got my drift. Lifes too short, lets party!
Maybe I should written this from Ubuntu instead of Win Xp, eh?
Bob
User: JoshuaRL Name: Sassafrass (jk, Joshua) Location: Topeka, KS, USA Occupation: AAA Dispatcher Other: Wanting to learn programming, become a maintainer for Wine. Ubuntu user since 2005
I dual-booted Ubuntu 5.10 on a Windows 2000 Dell Latitude CPx. It worked great, but didn't have ethernet or wireless so it was a little limited. When I went on to another computer I didn't install Ubuntu, but instead went back to Windows.
So eventually I had a problem with a second-hand Inspiron 5100 where Microsoft told me that I had an invalid product key (after about 4-6 months of updates) and that I would need to pay them $150 to get a new one.
So after a halfway botched OEM install disk from a desktop I decided to jump head-first into Ubuntu. It's been great in every way, and I'm working on getting all my friends to convert. The cool thing is that I'm about 75% the way there on about all of them.
Linux just makes sense in my brain. I always struggled trying to understand Windows, even if I had learned a lot via experimenting. But after the first beginner phase of "I hate this, it's not like Windows, I wish this would just work", I have progressed a ways. I feel I have started to understand the underlying logic to this OS and can provide help to others.
In the corporate world I have 3+ years of customer service experience, and would like to help other people with whatever problems they have.
User: bhavi Name: Bhavani Shankar Location: Bangalore ,India Occupation: University student Other: Linux user since October 2002 Ubuntu contributions from the Dapper Cycle Present Status: Ubuntu Member working on support in Launchpad Answers and Development in Ubuntu Media Center Edition.. :)
Hi y'all!
Name: Robin Location: Ocala, Florida (gator country!) Occupation: Perpetual student (retired from the fire department, back to school to keep from being bored to death) Other stuff: Total Ubuntu newbie. Today is Day Two More Other stuff: Home schooler, Libertarian, armchair theologian, blogger, and clogger (clogging is a percussive dance form - noisy, rowdy fun).
Very pleased so far with Ubuntu. I've pointed-and-clicked my way almost effortlessly through the installation and applications thus far. I thought I would have to learn a whole 'nother language and do all kindsa complicated stuff. But so far it's great for this non-geek.
Nice to meet y'all. Glad to be here to learn all I can.
Hi mighty all.
Name: Ivan Location: Torrevieja, Spain (Somewhere in Europe) Occupation: Real estate agent (programmer wannabe) Other: PHP programmer, learning C++ now. 1 week with Ubuntu. Planning to format my WinXP hard drive to make more space for my new toy. :)
Username: odwyerda Real life name : Dave What do I do: postgrad student Where do I come from ?? : Dublin Ireland
I have little to none linux experience, they tried to teach me in college but I wasnt to receptive but now i feel its time to learn the error of my ways.
I have never installed any linux before, and to be honest I actually cant get it installed or up and running on my computer at the moment , no idea why as of yet but im sure ill get there.
Dave
Hello everyone, my name is (HRl5. I'm currently in college. I'm taking IT classes online and working on getting some certifications. I'm new to Linux, but not new to PCs. I've been tinkering with machines and computers since I was a kid. A few weeks ago, I got an old Dell running along side my main gaming rig (they share a monitor) for the sole purpose of testing different Linux distros/Open source software. So far, Ubuntu is my favorite but I'd like to try many more. I am very exited about the ideas behind open source software. The freedom, the community and not having to worry about a multi-billion dollar corporation ******* with your machine and chasing you wih lawyers! I intend to learn programming and hopefully someday be a contributor to Ubuntu and/or maybe even open-source games (Open Arena rocks!)
I hope this finds you well.
I'm a Linux/Ubuntu newcomer and my friends call me Skip. I'm a New York City native, born in Manhattan, living now in the Borough of Queens here in NYC, and loving it. (Queens is the single-most ethnically diverse place on the planet, according to the latest U.N. estimates I've read.) I'm happily married, have two fine sons, and two lovely granddaughters. I'm a journalist. I came in on 7.04, upgraded to 7.10, and I love Amarok, OpenOffice, VLC, GIMP, PDF Editor, and Compiz.
Best regards!
hi there im new and i wanted to know how to download/install the distribution that is available for installation without ruining windows as it says here http://www.thetechjuice.com/2008/03/install-ubuntu-hardy-heron-with-wubi.html i have downloaded the beta but it says CD is being used o.o thanks in advance
Vista lasted a month on my computer before I couldn't stand it anymore and went back to XP. I like XP, but it's not going to be around forever and Microsoft is determined to charge anytime I have even the casual thought about upgrading my video card or swapping out a dvd drive...so I've decided that I am going to start moving to Ubuntu 100%. I want to be completely MS free by the time XP is EOL'd.
I have been into computers since I got my first computer (a TI 99/4A, circa 1981) and started programming in basic. I've been mostly microsoft OS's in the past, but I have installed and played with several different flavors of linux including ubuntu and slackware. I'm not even close to being a linux geek...but hey, you gotta have goals, right?
So, this weekend, I am installing Ubuntu on my HP laptop and I am going to start the process of becoming an uber linux god....ok, well, maybe I'll shoot for "slightly proficient" and work my way up from there.
Hi there. Newby here trying to figure out this Ubunti, fed up with windows vista, but not sure this is going to work in my case. But as always i will give anything a try. My name is jes2 living in Helena montana
jes
jes2 said: Hi there. Newby here trying to figure out this Ubunti, fed up with windows vista, but not sure this is going to work in my case. But as always i will give anything a try. My name is jes2 living in Helena montana
jes
I am running the Helena LUG, will PM you with contact information.
A newbie in Ubuntu, hope to learn lots on it:popcorn:
zheralfin said: A newbie in Ubuntu, hope to learn lots on it:popcorn:
Thats good :)
Theres lots of docs to read and stuff to learn, but the forums are a great source of information. So is IRC, dont be afraid to join and ask as well as chat :)
User: vor (vor-ubuntu on irc) Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina or London, England or Denver, Colorado depending on my mood. Occupation: Software Engineer/Author Other: UNIX user for 10+ years (Solaris and Linux), vi nerd, C/C++/Java/perl programmer, Habitual Breaker of Machines(tm).
Name- Andris Location- Latvia Exp. with linux at 22.apr.2008. About 72 hours!
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Name: Yolanda Age: 19 Location: Detroit, MI Occupation: ITC Student
Brew: Xubuntu for 2 days now and struggling with simple tasks >.<
Other: Wonderfully Gifted in opening some amount of gaming hoo hash ^_-. Artist. Horrible nuob. Learning new things. Trying to figure out this command line stuff and dying to figure out what happened to ZSnes. (just installed it and can't find)
Love wrestling, running, digging, making a mess and petting animals
Username: olzak Location: Helsinki, Finland Linux experience: about 10 years
I have used many linux distros before Ubuntu. I have been Ubuntu user some 3 years and only just now I'm trying to become familiar with these Ubuntu forums as active member.
Welcome to all of you! Remember to come visit us at IRC, we're at #ubuntuforums-beginners on irc.freenode.net
Good to see everyone, welcome all.
Name : TS Yap Location: Singapore Linux experience: none Others: Was on DOS and windows all the time. Hope to learn from all. Still trying to figure out what is Linux all about especially when I go into the root of it
Name: is obvious :-D Location: New Jersey, USA Linux History: Got my first taste of linux back in 1997 with Redhat 5, setup and installed on an old 33mhz when i was in middleschool but was still using windows as my main OS (on a newer pc at the time), switched over to suse around 99-2000 up until about 2005 when i switched to ubuntu, been using it ever since
i occasionally check out what other distros are doing, but due to the community here i dont plan on leaving ubuntu
joshrobinson said: Name: is obvious :-D
Location: New Jersey, USA Linux History: Got my first taste of linux back in 1997 with Redhat 5, setup and installed on an old 33mhz when i was in middleschool but was still using windows as my main OS (on a newer pc at the time), switched over to suse around 99-2000 up until about 2005 when i switched to ubuntu, been using it ever since
i occasionally check out what other distros are doing, but due to the community here i dont plan on leaving ubuntu
Nice, you probably have a ton of experience and knowledge to share with the other users!
Hi! I moved from XP the last week, i moved from argentina to germany three weeks ago. im learning to use my ubuntu 8,04 in german and im so much happier now than before!
my name is tomas, 32 i come from argentina but i live in berlin im almost finished with my medicine studies but i cant live without a computer altough im an absolute begginer when it comes to programming or difficult linux command lines, im willing to learn but im having my second daughter in six weeks and looking for a job, but im so happy there is a world outside ms!
also im so happy about this friendly users community! greetings to all of you guys, thanx for care!
ps i cant watch the movies on my friends blog: http://www.oliviavaisman.blogspot.com/
thanx in advance!!!!:lolflag:
Name:Ted Location:Houston,TX Occupation:Student Linux Experience: used to work on fedora core 5 before but i switched to ubuntu few months back
Name: Starhawk Location: Princeton West Virginia (USA :mad:) Occupation: No thanks Linux Experience: Been using Ubuntu/Linux for about a year and a half. Other: I'm vegan and both an atheist and a pagan as well as tantric Buddhist and a hippie. I have a BS in math and Computer science.
Looks like I never got around to introducing myself here, so here goes:
Name: Connor Location: Los Angeles, CA (soon to be Valley Forge, PA) Occupation: Student, Computer Engineering and Computer Science (graduating, soon to be a software engineer) Linux Experience: Started with UNIX (SunOS Solaris) in 2004 at school, then put Fedora Core 5 on my gameserver in 2006. Installed Ubuntu in May 2007, I had to wait for a stable release of ntfs-3g before I could start using linux on my main machines.
Rocket2DMn said: Looks like I never got around to introducing myself here, so here goes:
Name: Connor Location: Los Angeles, CA (soon to be Valley Forge, PA) Occupation: Student, Computer Engineering and Computer Science (graduating, soon to be a software engineer) Linux Experience: Started with UNIX (SunOS Solaris) in 2004 at school, then put Fedora Core 5 on my gameserver in 2006. Installed Ubuntu in May 2007, I had to wait for a stable release of ntfs-3g before I could start using linux on my main machines.
Hey Rocket, good to see you :)
:popcorn:
Name: Hannah Location: Ballarat, Australia Occupation: Student - studying a Bachelor of Nursing/Paramedicine Linux Exp.: Been using Ubuntu for about a month, it's my first experience of linux and loving it.
Real name: María Macarena Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Occupation: I work part-time in a help desk and I'm studying software engineering. Age: 18 Other: Linux user for 2 weeks, I am on my second year of university.I find this forum very helpful, specially because it's really helping me with the work I've to prepare for university. In the free time I have, I enjoy reading, playing tennis, and spending time with friends.
Feels a little to like the many 12 step programs, not that theres any thing wrong with that.
User :reyhan Real Name :Reyhan Location :Indonesia,Tangerang Occupation:Student Other :I am the One and The Only One Linux Users on My School
Real Name: Sayak Banerjee Location: Delhi, India Occupation: Student (Computer Science Engineering, 3rd year) Age: 19 Using Linux since: Aug 2006 (openSuse 10) Using Ubuntu since: Sept 2007 (Feisty) I'm an UF addict *weep*. God help me!! Lol
Real Name : Rajkumar.R. Location : TamilNadu,India. Currently : Student pursuing 3'rd year[Electronics and communication Engineering. Age/DOB : 19 | 24.03.1989 Interest : Learning,Ubuntu,Network security, Tweaking windows, Football,c Programing Using Ubuntu since December 31,2007.
Short term goal: Learning Pearl and python programing. Long term goal : To be a good and secure programmer.
Other's:
I love Ubuntu and this community.I am aimed to make at least 50 more Ubuntu users within the end of 2008. Currently made 21 new Ubuntu users in last 2 month's.
Two days ago i made one partimage DVD along with lot's of customizations along with xfce, kde desktop's. Making use of it to install Ubuntu to my friend's.
User :hamdi Real Name :hamdi Location :Palembang, Indonesia Occupation: - Other :Been using Ubuntu since v5.04, I'm one of Ubuntu Indonesia Translator Team and [[COLOR="Red"]Blankon Linux[/COLOR]]("http://blankonlinux.or.id") (Indonesian Ubuntu Based Linux Distro)Tester Team. Launchpad Page: https://launchpad.net/~hamdi-azis
*Glad to be a part of Ubuntu Community. :)*
name : Prajvala occupation : Research assistant Location : Bangalore, India I've just completed my Bachelors in Computer Science and now started my research in Oceanography. I've always been using windows and suffered with it. So thought now might be the right time to shift to linux as linux is the OS for research purposes ,totally stable and reliable. I'm a total outdoor freak. do trekking,rock climbing, biking etc. :)
name: jonas occupation: computer tech Location: colorado usa Age/DOB: 26/1/31/82 Interest: Learning,Ubuntu,Network security, Tweaking windows,camping, hiking, music,cars
Other: im a vegetarian, a hippie, i like living in the moutains and i dont really like going to the city for the most part
purifiedmadness said: name: jonas
occupation: computer tech Location: colorado usa Age/DOB: 26/1/31/82 Interest: Learning,Ubuntu,Network security, Tweaking windows,camping, hiking, music,cars
Other: im a vegetarian, a hippie, i like living in the moutains and i dont really like going to the city for the most part
Welcome to Ubuntu :)
thank you, so far seem like a nice place. i have been trying to switch over mostly to ubuntu, but i will keep xp around just for those few times i feel like some gaming other then that i am really getting sick and tired of windows i think ubuntu is so much easier to use.
Name: Laila Location: Arusha, Tanzania Occupation: Into COMPUTERS Linux Experience: Bin Using Ubuntu for 2 Months Other: I'm open to new learning experiences, and trying any thing once... __________________
Name:Heroid Location:State:Kosova(Kosovo)-City:Gjakova Occupation:Student Linux Experience: I was using Ubuntu a while lika 4 months Other: i've installed ubuntu on a school computer and we use it because windows crashes always in that computer. Im 14 years old and learned windows for 6 years mabye im an advanched windows user but now i love Ubuntu and never use windows.
Hello Heroid...
I was pointed to your post due to a report that you had posted a message asking how to attack a server (though that message thread is apparently in the 'jail' right now) and thought I should let you know that Blackhats are not really the 'style' of person that the Beginners Team is looking for. We do not mind security minded professionals, but crackers are not something we tolerate. I wish I could verify the information, but I can not.
User: Bruce M. Name: Bruce (one of a handful that uses a real name - or is it?) Age: 59 - the perfect age! Occupation: Sargent, Retired - (Originally R.C.A.F.) Canadian Military Engineers; CE Tech. (Draughtsman/Surveyor) Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Linux User Since: July 07 (Ubuntu) - Wow, how time flies! Joined UF: Sept. 07 Current OS: Xubuntu 8.10-64bit
Came to Linux (Ubuntu-FF) when W2K crashed and I got angry enough to say "Enough!" Since I'm retired there isn't anything absolutely needed with any "specific" OS. I was tired of spending my retired time scanning for viruses, malware, rebooting at each install, checking/editing the registry, all night backups so I could use the computer during the day to do the stuff mentioned above.
My wife and I have firmly come to believe in the Linux OS! Now we "use" the computer. Linux OS: Linux Operating System MS Windows: Maintain the System Windows Sorry, couldn't help that. ... Well, I could have, but didn't want to.
Not a programmer nor a computer geek so I spend most of my time in the Conky threads because it's a program I've come to love and want to give back something to the community where I can. I'm a member of two other Linux related forums as well, and love learning about things Linux.
Have a nice day, CHIMO! Bruce
Nice to see you here Bruce :)
I don't use my real name, I'm actually called Alfred.....No I'm kidding, I use my real name
Nice to see you here Bruce :)
I don't use my real name, I'm actually called Alfred.....No I'm kidding, I use my real name
and as you can see he revels in repeating what he said
forestpixie said: and as you can see he revels in repeating what he said
I don't repeat things I've said
just ask drubin
I don't repeat things I've said
;)
Joeb454 said: Nice to see you here Bruce :)
I don't use my real name, I'm actually called Alfred.....No I'm kidding, I use my real name
Hi Joeb454, Thanks
Joeb454 said: Nice to see you here Bruce :)
I don't use my real name, I'm actually called Alfred.....No I'm kidding, I use my real name
Hi Alfred, Thanks
forestpixie said: and as you can see he revels in repeating what he said forestpixie said: and as you can see he revels in repeating what he said
You too! You too! Oh wait, that's a double-quote on my part. :D Oh wait, that's a double-quote on my part. :D
Joeb454 said: I don't repeat things I've said
just ask drubin
I don't repeat things I've said
;)
I know, it's the nervous twitch when you hit the mouse button while the pointer is over the [Submit] button. {click,click} Right?
drubin?
Seriously, thanks for the welcome, even though I've been here *a day or two* ;)
CHIMO! Bruce
Seriously, thanks for the welcome, even though I've been here a day or two Pop by irc we're much quicker at saying hi as long as you bring sweets and a bone for alfred
forestpixie said: Pop by irc we're much quicker at saying hi as long as you bring sweets and a bone for alfred
I gathered up my sweets and a bone. I went, I saw lots of people, no forestpixie, no Alfred, and an old bone. So I took my sweets home with me. :) Oh - I left the bone.
Hahaha nice :) We're all online (on IRC) now, so if you want to pop in to #ubuntuforums or #ubuntuforums-beginners...
User: arashiko28 Name: Stephanie Duverge Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Ocupation: Med Student (Intern :D) OS: Started with 7.04, actually; Ubuntu 8.10, Windows Vista Home Premium (a real pain in the "·$%") Other: I changed to Linux after loosing 16 GB of irreplaceable data such as family videos, pictures, paper works, essays, presentations, ebooks... all for a virus... and when I discovered the beauty of the computer serving you and not the other way, I realized that this was my stuff. Had to keep vista because of a few compatibility issues with the laptop, hope that they can be solved for 9.04 and then truly use freely mi HHD.
I feel pretty happy with 8.10, I am doing a fresh install right now to get rid of all the mess I did while experimenting, (not that I made it unfunctional) but it was pretty loaded with trashy files...:P
Joeb454 said: Hahaha nice :) We're all online (on IRC) now, so if you want to pop in to #ubuntuforums or #ubuntuforums-beginners...
OK, I read this: 17 hours ago .. define: NOW!
Ok then at this moment or at least a very short time ago NOW was
kevin@kevin-desktop:~$ date -u Sat Jan 3 14:52:03 UTC 2009
User: khelben1979 Name: Björn Johansson Location: Sweden Occupation: Unemployed. Always have a lot to do. Math student once again in 2 weeks. Other: Linux user since 1999.
Will be continuing helping newbies and other Linux users on this forum.
User: HaMBoNE79 Real name: Jarrod Location: Cartersville, GA Occupation: Design Engineer and CAD Administrator Using Linux: Since 1997 Languages: Perl, PHP, Bash Using Linux For: 2 servers@work, 1 server@home, and 2 desktops@home Website: http://www.hacksawlabs.com
User: dayosh Real Name: David Locale: Northwestern PA Occupation: College Student/Novelist Using Linux: Since (roughly) 2003/4 Languages: English (lol, zing!), working on (slowly) learning C++ Using Linux For: Home PC (XP dual-boot, but rarely use XP, save for Fallout 3) Current Distro: 8.04 (started with 7.10, I believe) Reason for the switch: Friend of mine is very much into Linux, got me into it. I realized a few things after trying it out for a while:
I've been with Ubu for a few years, now. One of the things I will admit I am seriously impressed with is the use of these forums. The users here are friendly, courteous, and (usually) will have an answer for most questions that are posed in record time. I am quite proud of the kinship one finds here in the Linux Community, and in turn recommend this OS to all of my friends and family. I'm glad I switched, and hope to spend many more years in service to the Penguin. :)
Welcome Bruce M., khelben1979, hambone79, and dayosh
The Ubuntu community is spectacular and welcome aboard.
Hi I'm a newbie here and just started using Linux. I hope you guys can help me become an expert. I can see that everyone in the community are almost young and I'm nearly retiring. :) Retirement Planning is my expertise. Maybe I could help you guys plan for your retirement while you're still young. Happy to be here!
User: jono2009 Name: john young Location: landdownunder/OZ Occupation: Carpenter/Artist O/S: Started with XP-MicroSuck(one continuing unbelievable pain in the ***), anyhow my world fell away when a mate dropped over a copy of Linux Ubuntu 7.04 and that started me on all things Linux. Thank you for developing this quality operating system. Other: Using Linux Ubuntu since 2008. On joining the forum I posted a question which was answered straight away. I'm honestly impressed with the help and friendliness of this community. I've already installed Ubuntu on a couple of friends laptops, You should see the smiles on their faces grow after a few weeks using Linux. We all thank you.
jono2009
User: Roofdaddy Name: John Location: South Carolina Occupation: Unemployed builder
Found what I needed to know already in the sticky's ;)
I'll be lurking .
User: madnak Name: Graham Location: Scotland, UK Occupation: Unemployed.
Linux user since 2002, I've used Ubuntu since release and loving it.
User: linkz0r Name: Flávio Location: Brazil Occupation: Student Other: I'm doing Electric Engineering right now, and i've known Ubuntu (and Linux in general) for years. I tried some live versions, but only on the last months i've been considering using a Linux OS seriously by installing two versions of Ubuntu in my hard drives. I like to program and the way most open source projects are set up. I identify myself with the whole open source movement, and i hope i can help it too. I like to help people as well, in any way i can. Notes: Got invited by paultag to join the group, so i could help the group's projects and add my own projects too. I hope to be of use to the collective :)
Awesome, nice to have you linkzor ;)
User name: DixieDancer Real name: Robin Location: Ocala, Florida, Occupied CSA OS: Ubuntu Intrepid - for a few more days, then Jaunty (I hope)! Why I'm Here: I'm a beginner at both Linux and Ubuntu, who finally realized (I'm a slow learner) that the computer is a tool that is supposed to work for me - not the other way around! Ubuntu has been my liberator and I want to give back a little.
Qulaifications? None really. Total newbie. BUT, I made a wiki, got counted, posted a few times in the Community Cafe and even - unbelievably - helped (hopefully) another beginner in the Absolute Beginners forum with *ndiswrapper* (told him to use ndisgtk along with ndiswrapper to make it easier), I just ordered my first *[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]"I do it with Ubuntu"[/COLOR]* teeshirt, bragged shamelessly about Ubuntu in my blog, joined the Florida LoCo team, and started a little sub-group for Total Linux Newbies in a new social forum dedicated to Ubuntu.
DISqualifications? Asperger's syndrome (also called "high functioning" autism). I rely almost entirely on the literal meaning of *words* to communicate. I seldom get the "non-verbal" nuances. You'd think it wouldn't be a problem online where everything is just words - but it's been a little hard... and really funny sometimes! Someone said a program was "acting as a daemon" and my first thought was, "Omygod, my 'puter needs an exorcism!" LOL, total noob.
But I want to learn the ways of the Force!
Thanks... and I'll see y'all in the IRC chatroom after I figure out Pidgin.
-Robin
Welcome dixiedancer , and I really love the avatar ;)
User name: Lisati Real name: Richard Usual Location: Porirua, New Zealand Ubuntu user: since June 2007 Computer user: since 1979 Interests: Computers, Making videos (particularly those which help those facing mental health issues) Occupation: semi-retired (due to disability), former programmer. (Or, if you insist: recycler of tax-payer money via welfare system; the disability is speculated to be largely due to laziness. Caught me!) Other: Dutch and British heritage, married to a NZ-born Samoan
useResa said: Location: Zevenhuizen (GN), the Netherlands
Does that mean "seven houses"? <aside>I've visited Enschede (near Lonneker) and Haaksbergen and a few other places in the Netherlands</aside>
Date of birth: August 21, 1962 (yeah, quite an old man but still in for something new)
I have about two years on you (November 1960)
bodhi.zazen said: Welcome dixiedancer...
Looks like it might be tomorrow before I can join y'all on IRC. I just spent 45 minutes reading FAQ after FAQ on multiple web sites about IRC, and found nothing about setting up an account. And Pidgin won't let me in until I enter an IRC account.
Tried using my launchpad name and password... not it.
Even the thread here says "if you don't know, ask for help." It must be pretty hard, then, if there's not a web page or something, LOL. I'll just wait for replies instead of banging my head against the keyboard.
See y'all on IRC tomorrow night, hopefully!
Bye for now, Robin
See this post for how to irc :
Welcome Lisati :)
bodhi.zazen said: Welcome Lisati :)
Thanks. I just noticed that this thread is in the beginner team (I should read what's before me on the screen better!) - I don't mind helping out from time to time.
Name: Thomas Martin Location: WA, USA Occupation: Web Developer Other: Been using Ubuntu since 7.04. I love to code and learn new languages, as well as help out where needed!
Welcome tenach
Real name: Phil Location: Thunder Bay Canada Occupation: Highschool Student Other: Ubuntu User for 10 months now an i love it:)
i play baseball , hockey and like messing around with computers:popcorn::popcorn:
Greetings!
It's all in my sig.
Welcome to you two as well.
Do you IRC ?
if so, comw on by out channel
we are on Freenode at #ubuntu-beginners
ok im on it now :)
i think :P
User: Maheriano Name: Danny Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Occupation: .NET application developer for oil and gas Linux user for: 3 years
I started with Linux with the wonderful world of Gentoo in 2006 just because Windows had become so unreliable and trying to download software/crack/updates/drivers constantly as unbearable. I quit because it was too hard and came back when I tried Ubuntu, been here ever since! I own 4 computers and have managed to convert 3 to Ubuntu only, the last one is still Windows only and I'm seeking ways to convert that one yet keep its functionality.
Some of my Ubuntu uses include:
So hello from a 3 year member! ):P
Welcome, nice to see the renewed interest in the team.
Name:Karthick Location:India Qualification: B.Tech Information Technology Date of Birth: 15-01-1987 Other:Linux user from march 2008
Introducing myself:
My name is Yosef Karo and I am a 38 y.o. male living alone in a 'foreign' country. I am originally from the USA but have been living in Israel for 10 years now. I am new to ubuntu and I don't have any professional skills however, I really like this community and would enjoy contributing to it in some way. So I figured that helping out other beginners like myself would be a good place to start. I enjoy learning and sharing what I learn with others...I like to help. So I hope that I will be able to contribute something to this team.
-Yos
Hi
My name is Sujith S .I am from India.I am using linux for a year and I love ubuntu 9.10
wow, nice to see all these new faces, welcome =)
[SIZE=4][COLOR=Blue]Hi !![/COLOR][/SIZE]
_Username:[COLOR=Blue]vrkalak[/COLOR]_ Occupation: Registered Architect, AIA Residence: Santa Fe, NM, USA Born: Sep 26, 1948 Birthplace: Chugwater, Wyoming
Bought my first PC from Radio Shack in 1984. MS Windows user since then. As an Architect I have used AutoCAD for Mac/Apple for the past 10 years. Switched to Linux/GNU OS about 6 months ago. First tried Ubuntu 9.04, then moved to LinuxMint-7 and Debian 5.0.3 Now, I use Xubuntu 9.10 and QCad for Linux in place of AutoCAD.
Welcome =)
User: Allyanora Name: Alda Location: Romania Occupation: University Student Other:Ubuntu user since the day before yesterday ^_^ and loving it Greeting: Hello to all :D
Hi Amir Abbas Portugal I have been in this country for the last 9 yrs. I have Diploma in Computer hardware Engineering. I have currently joined Linux Training - Linux Specialist. I have some studies in Networking and Novell (I know its too old ).I have started Linux and it is quite interesting for me. In future I wish to take the RHCE exam. Wish me LUCK guys!! ;)****
Welcome to the two of you as well.
Name: Aleixo Location: Thun, Switzerland Occupation: High School Student Other: Ubuntu user for about six months, love it and would like to get more involved! :P
Welcome =)
User: IDWMaster Name: Brian Location: Brooklyn Park, MN, USA Occupation: Web services administration Other: Working on a cloud computing infrastructure and have been using Ubuntu for about 2 years.
User: Frt975 Name: Flaviu Location: Atlanta, Ga Occupation: Middle School Student Other: I'm the only one in my family that uses a Linux system.
Welcome IDWMaster and frt975, and the rest that have joined!
User: markbabc Name: mark Location: ohio Occupation: High School Student Other: i have used ubuntu before but keep on switching back to windows because i code for windows but about a week ago i decided to run it only on my netbook and i regret nothing its just so stable and friendly but sadly i cant put it on my desktop cuz then i wouldnt be able to do my computer programming HW or just code for fun but i guess i will start learning some languages for linux
Wlecome markbabc!
User: amarendra
Name: Amarendra Kumar
Location: Patna, Bihar, India
Occupation: Undergrad
Other: Linux user since 2007 ( OpenSuse 10.2). Still dual booting (it's not a choice as I don't have easy access to quality Internet connection). But I almost keep the other OS nearly 100% unused. Learning Python and Bash.
Hello, just me saying hi ;)
Hi!
Staff dog checking in ;) Been living off English Muffins & Ubuntu since 2007
bye for now!
My name is Frank McRogers, and I'm an addict.
I've been using since 2007.
It feels good to say that out loud.
Hi there, just flew in on the teapot - can't stay must dash ...
Username: Kangarooo IRC Handle: Kangarooo Real Name: Janis Location: Riga, Latvia Occupation: Advertisment Project Manager Twitter: twitter.com/kangarooo Interests: Innovations, Bussiness, Advertisment, Webdesign Other: Ubuntu 3 years, Xubuntu 2 years, Crunchbang 1 year Ready to join Begginers Team and make Latvian LoCo usable
hi people... :KS well, im new in linux & ubuntu..
User: utux_utux Name: joe Location: Indonesia Occupation: self employed Other: ubuntu user for about a months.. very addicted in computer games..
Just me sayin' hey and checking for anyone new.....
User: munky101 Name: Steve Location: Springfield, Mo Occupation: Transportation Logistics Other: Been using Ubuntu off and on for years now. Has an Autistic child and has discovered his preference for Linux flavors. This has raised an interest in me to build a distro aimed towards parents of Autistic and/or Special Needs children.
Real Name: Ye Myat Kaung IRC Nickname: JoeMaverickSett Launchpad: joe.maverick.sett Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nationality: Myanmar (Burmese)
Have only been using Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid for 2months(dual-boot with Windows7) and 2months full-time. :p Recently, I've joined the Ubuntu Youth Team and Malaysian LoCo Team.
User: rahul27 Name: Rahul Rudradevan Location: Mumbai,India Occupation: Software Engineer Other: Been a user of Ubuntu for about 6-7 months.
Welcome to you all.
I look forward to meeting you all on IRC. The network is freenode and the channel is #ubuntu-beginners-team .
If you have problems connecting please post back here and we will help :)
-Silver Fox
Hi everyone, just popping and showing myself =)
Im active at the forums,
hello friTTE! Good to see you around.
~duanedesign
Well, I think I should introduce myself, some of you already knows something about me as we've chatted on IRC and some doesnt.
I really don't have much to say, becouse you guys who havent checked my wiki can lurk the needed information from there. but what I've got to say is: nice to be one of you guys ):P
UserName:i4ba1. RealName:Muhamad Nizar Iqbal. Location:Jakarta,Indonesia. Occupation: Game Programmer. Other:Using ubuntu since 2008.Like to program. currently learning C, gtk and mysql.
name: rex location: japan occupation: software engineer linux: since 2002 languages: php, ruby, java, javascript, and actionscript hobbies: mountain climbing, trekking, fishing, basketball, billiards
I am Y. Sai Manoj Kumar. First of all - I LOVE UBUNTU. I am a newbie to Ubuntu. I have a nature of exploring things around. I did not find it hard to connect my computer to internet. I am an intermediat programmer in C Programming Lang.
hey guys, i'm a newbie, want to join a few developer teams, but i only know a little java, and a tiny smidgen of common lisp..
i want to learn to develop, bug triage, translate, and help out, since i'm a huge fan of open source, but breaking past the barrier between a mere user and a fully fledged coder is not as easy as it would seem. i have no idea where to begin.. well, i was pointed here, so i thought i'd say hi!
my name is Coyo, I'm really enthusiastic about learning and helping out, though i have the attention span of a puppy.
though, if i am taught, i can promise i will spread that knowledge, teaching hundreds of others how to do the things i learn. i'm a good teacher.
so, please show me the ways of the force, great masters, for though i am but an egg, i wish to be enlightened and grok in fullness the ways of the penguin ;3
User: daniel.cotter Name: [see above] Location: Sioux City, IA, USA Occupation: Grad Student (management), Walmart employee :) Other: hatched on AT&T system 5 almost 20 years ago, but have only dabbled since then. Finally I am totally weaned from M$ Windows, and strictly Linux for about a month. Much I learned is forgotten, and I am spending a lot of time learning, but I suspect I'll be a newbie around here for a while. Haven't severely broken my system yet, so I am wading into Linux so far, but now that I don't have Windows to fall back on, I will be learning in leaps and bounds. _[U]_[/U]__[]("http://www.kalmwave.com/")
Name: Russell
Location: Jamaica
Occupation: Aeronautical Engineering Student / WebDev / SoftwareDev ( soon :) )
Languages: C# , Python , HTML , ASP.NET , CSS , AS3 , Silverlight , MXML , XAML - I have mastered none, hoping to make Python my main though. [B]
About Me:[/B] New-ish to Linux, enjoying it. I used to use it when I was a child, just for the fun of it. Now im back because I want to enjoy using my computer again. Currently learning Python, would like to use it to do stuff now. I believe ANYTHING is possible through programming...And I keep that thought fresh in my mind whenever programming. Looking forward to doing some coding with you guys. Nuff Love:guitar:
Name : Daniel Location: Germany Occupation: studying computer science Languages: C/C++, Java About me: I'm using Linux since 2 years now and I'm interested in developing for Linux to improve behaviour of Open Source software. At the moment i try to specialize in human computer interaction.
tronkel, Vienna, Austria
Long time Ubuntu and Debian fan. Use Puppy Linux as well. I program in C++/Java and am learning Android stuff at the moment. Have a university degree in Software Engineering.
I use Linux exclusively and so does my wife. :D
:) Hi there Boy and Girls :) Name Joseph Mills Wiki https://wiki.ubuntu.com/josephmills Launchpad https://launchpad.net/~josephjamesmills Location /United States Of America/New York/Monroe County/private.txt IRC Nickname bobweaver age 27 Zodic Sign Leo Programing Languages C,C++,C#,LISP,Ruby,Python,Java,Javascript,CSS,html,xhtml,Pearl. College University Of Massachusetts Amherst, The Evergreen State College and The Rocky Mountain Center For Botanical Studies interests Playing music, going to concerts, going on cruses ,eating health food, Writing code for a speech to text program. As I am visual dyslexic and have never been able to get above 35 words per min goals Finish my speech to text program. Buy a House,Own a enterprise or firm,Sit in a phone both and ride out a hurricane,Make a crop circle, Finish the rest of the Pacific Crest Trail,hot box that phone booth and figure out how to call people for free and get internet access from it. Help out with all that I can with Ubuntu. Get to Know the Gnu/Linux Community and the people that are responsible for this Wonderful Operating System.Do a live stream from that phone booth.Learn more about linux file hierarchy and bash. Other I really like pizza, and playing with wireless cards I also like to mod xboxs and well just about everything from a toaster to a super computer to a set of led lights.doorbells,ect Occupation As of now Landscaper in the summer and un-employed in the winter
name:syed Saifuddin occupation:software Engineer using ubuntu since 2 months
Hi, User: ChristineLej Real name: Christine
I am a newbie running ubuntu (latest as of 6 June. How do I find the version number?)
How do I find the System menu on a Dell Inspiron? Tnx:popcorn:
Hi, User: ChristineLej Real name: Christine
I am a newbie running ubuntu (latest as of 6 June. How do I find the version number?)
How do I find the System menu on a Dell Inspiron? Tnx:popcorn:
Hi I am Semih,
I live in Istanbul, Turkey.
I know programming mostly C family
C/C++,C#,Java.
Hi my name is: Dan Gosh, I really don't want to say I'm from: Flint, Michigan but I am. Student at: ITT-Tech, IT/Networking Other: I'm new to Linux, Ubuntu 11.04 as of 2 days ago, God I love it!
I am interested in writing code for the Ubuntu OS itself (kernel, drivers, modules and especially network stack and related stuff).
I have been a developer for a long time. My most familiar languages are C and C++. I have a fair amount of experience developing for Unix (the precursor to Linux) and just a very little with Linux, especially low level stuff like drivers and modules. However, I think my experience in Unix programming and administration should help me in my efforts to get into Linux OS development.
I have done a lot of low level work that is very near the hardware, including embedded design of software and firmware that exists inside standalone processor cards that provide communications capabilities, real-time development that is on top of a hard real-time OS which is still very spartan and near the hardware and firmware, and have spent a lot of time not only in software but in integrating firmware and hardware around the software I have created. I have also spent a fair amount of time doing network, desktop and server administration, and have a good deal of training and understanding of modern Networking and know something about computer security, which are two areas of interest for me.
I am interested in learning Python for tools development and as a language to support my main efforts in writing actual OS code. I also have a good grasp of Unix/Linux shell scripting, and using, writing and understanding make files (have done some pretty in-depth stuff in the raw with make/nmake) so that should help me.
I have some experience with Java and C#/XAML/.NET as well, and have taken some of the Android tutorials and will probably do some Android OS development as well, depending on how my schedule works out and how busy I become on this project.
After a lot of hunting, I have found this project to be the best fit for my needs and seemingly the best run project, so I am very excited and pleased to become part of the Ubuntu community.
My official title at my last job was Embedded Software Engineer, but I did real-time and simulation software as well. That was for about 10 years.
Before that, I did a variety of things especially in the area of networking and security, as well as general business software development and desktop, network and server administration.
I have my own business, Sanbar Computing, and want to grow my skills and capabilities and network with others with the idea of eventually gaining contracting jobs through my company when I learn enough about the areas I want to get into (OS development/drivers/modules/low level networking software, etc.).
Name : Sean Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Occupation: PhD Chemistry Student at University of Alaska Studying: Atmospheric physics/chemistry Languages: English, Spanish, French, C (not C++), Python, REXX, FORTRAN, Java (But just beginning Java...) About me: I'm new to the Linux scene. I started using it about a year ago. Some of my research involves running quantum physics and climate models on large super computers, so that was my first introduction. Now it's a hobby. I just setup my Linux box as a DHCP/NAT router, and am really happy I was able to figure it out. Now I just want to know even more!
I have 11.04. I learn that this way:
Click at the top of the screen on System, then on the drop down menu the results from that on Administration then on the System Monitor item. There are some tabs along the top of that window - just make sure the System tab is selected, and you will see your version number along with other stuff.
Also, you could open a terminal window (Applications|Accessories|Terminal) and type the following since the above may not work for versions before 11.04:
lsb_release -a
This should give you the version number and some other info. Also, with the above, you can learn a lot about your name and kernel version, etc. with the following at the terminal prompt:
uname -a
Scott Sanbar
Name : Greg Location: Newark, DE Occupation: Helpdesk Analyst Languages: English, I'm a beginner in PERL, BASH, C++ (just learning) and PHP About me: I've been using Linux for about 2 years now and I'm never going back. Trying to become a Linux System Admin or a possibly a Developer. Hoping to find a means to learn more and contribute to the community be it bug testing or (hopefully in the future) actual development.
Name: Harikumar Location:chennai,India Occupation: software engineer Languages:Tamil,English,Java,JSF and a beginner in python. other : A bit of a gamer so im forced to run windows on my machine rather than linux. Got a new system just dedicated for linux. Now i want to try my bit to contribute to ubuntu. :-P
Hello all, please try to idle in IRC ubuntu beginners team in freenode network. We can have a lots of fun and finish lost of works to be done :)
Regards
Name: Andrew Marin Location: Corpus Christi , Texas Occupation: Computer Science Student Languages: English, some c++ , some perl, some javascript(but by no means am I an expert in any of them). other: Been using linux on and off since around 06-07 when I picked up an issue of 2600 :3
[LEFT]Hi everybody, my name's Zach. I'm not quite a noob at ubuntu (I'm actually running xubuntu) but I certainly am at python, which I'm trying to learn as well, and would appreciate any help. Thanks:P ANYWAYS, Hello there. [/LEFT]
User: imagecko here and fr33r1d3 on IRC channel Name: Peter Location: Nora, Sweden Occupation: Freelancing developer and enjoying life. Other: Linux user for about 6 years and no-windows-user since a few months ago. Father of 4, powerlifter, programmer.
Name: Ian Location: Munich, Germany Occupation: Software Process analyst/designer Languages: English, German About me: I take a strong non-geek, or beginners, view of software to make sure there are no show-stoppers in the user-realm. I develop software for engineers, but they should not be burdened with trivial housekeeping tasks that can be automated. This applies to an OS too.
Name: Petko Location: Sofia , Bulgaria Occupation: student Languages:Bulgarian,German,~Russian,English (programmning : C++,VB,QBasic) Other : Don't know what to say , I'm very keen to get involved with the development project ,thow the ideas I've tried to push so far are going very slowly ..
Long retired former college prof. Have been reading a bit about Linux and noticed a few visitors to my blogs use the system. I am interested in free software and thought I would try Ubuntu by running it within Windows.
I downloaded Ubuntu and installed it to run within Windows using Wubi. Everything went swimmingly even for an old guy! I am using a five year old Acer desktop that seems slow and maybe sick. I have had trouble getting Windows Vista to load for ages. I usually force it to go to sleep because every time I shut it off it usually refuses to restart after installing updates . I then use system restore and then of course it wants to reinstall the updates.
When I booted into Ubuntu after installing Ubuntu, Ubuntu loaded fine. However when I tried to boot into Windows Vista it would not load. I tried system repair and it said nothing was wrong. I finally managed to boot into Safe Mode and uninstall Ubuntu. After three more tries it managed to load Windows. I have four computers. I am going to try again installing Ubuntu in this old Seanix computer, a now bankrupt Canadian maker. Anyone know of a solution to the startup problem with Vista.
I live in Oakburn Manitoba in the boondocks with my Filipina wife.
User: Ravi5kumar Name: Ravi Kumar Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India Occupation: A Computer Science Student studying in Class XII Other: Using ubuntu since Ubuntu 10.10; Currently I am studying C++ and python. I hope to become a software developer. Active member of translating Ubuntu (in Hindi). I love open source softwares and Linux. I love Mathematics lots. It is one of my faviroute subject. Besides this I love Cricket, Football and story reading.
Hi all,
User: Buddhika Udaya Sri Name: Buddhika Udaya Sri Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka. Occupation: Information Technology undergraduate.
I'm using Ubuntu more than 2 years. I'm a musician & Free & Open Source guy. :guitar:. Have the knowledge in Java , Python, PHP, HTML, CSS, JS programming. FOSS is my worls :popcorn:
Really love to be with you guys.
User: potofcoffee (christoph.fischer on Launchpad) Name: Christoph Fischer Location: Freudenstadt, Germany Occupation: Pastor and theologian Other: Technophile. Have been using Ubuntu as a secondary desktop since (if I remember correctly) Dapper Drake. Switched to using it as primary desktop with Precise. Many years of server administration under various Debian-based distributions. Interest in programming, mainly PHP, but dabbling in just about anything, when there's an occasion.
Outside of the computer world, I love reading and cooking.
God bless you, guys.
Hello.. Name: Howard Chan Age: 14 Location: Hong Kong Contribution to Ubuntu: A very active ISO tester...