Obstacles in shifting from Windows to Linux

[deadcode00]

Well i was using Ubuntu 12.04 with my HD 6850 without any problem.. If anybody want to switch from windows to Linux I will suggest zorin os .. Because u can change its appearance to windows 7 and many other os type like xp,Mac,unity.. Its based on Ubuntu and stable as well..

 

[topgear]

zorin sounds very impressive and thanks for sharing. Anyway, there was a distro Linux XP a long time backbut it's discontinued now and Vixta which has changed to Open Xange.

 

[skeletor]

Us there any ubuntu users who using latest or semi latest ATI HD 5000 series card and working properly ?

Running everything fine here with HD 6950 and HD 6470M.

Try these instructions for running Catalyst - *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/open-sour...ould-i-choose-queries-here-7.html#post1981390

 

[aaruni]

Us there any ubuntu users who using latest or semi latest ATI HD 5000 series card and working properly ?

Using Ubuntu with fglrx on HD7670M, and working fine. For me, Additional Drivers(gtk-jockey) app never works (I have Ubuntu on a system with HD5470M too).
I just download the .run file from AMD website, and manually install. The only downside to this method is, in case of a kernel update, you have to re-install your drivers.

 

[skeletor]

The only downside to this method is, in case of a kernel update, you have to re-install your drivers.

No, if you have dkms installed, you don't have to do this.

dkms makes the module again for the new kernel (automatically) when the kernel gets updated.

 

[aaruni]

No, if you have dkms installed, you don't have to do this.

dkms makes the module again for the new kernel (automatically) when the kernel gets updated.

I knew dkms does this for virtual box modules, didn't know it does so for manually installed drivers as well.

 

[harshilsharma63]

Btw now I'm running ubuntu in vmware player

 

[aaruni]

Whatever is comfortable to you. I now use Ubuntu as my primary OS, and dual-boot into windows only for gaming.

 

[topgear]

Btw now I'm running ubuntu in vmware player

as you are testing linux dstro on VMware do try out some Fedora, Slackware and BSD based distros as well