Friendly African Ground Squirrel

[Vince53]

On another computer, I'm upgrading Linux from "Wily Werewolf" to "Xenial Xerus" ("Friendly African Ground Squirrel"). It should take a few hours, and then we can discuss it on this thread.

PS. I'm not the one who invents these names, okay?

 

[brinny]

On another computer, I'm upgrading Linux from "Wily Werewolf" to "Xenial Xerus" ("Friendly African Ground Squirrel"). It should take a few hours, and then we can discuss it on this thread.

PS. I'm not the one who invents these names, okay?

LOL!

I came to this thread because of the name.

 

[Vince53]

You have to admit that it's a great name.

It took about two hours to install and I am having no problems. All my downloads survived the trip.

It runs faster, although I can't figure out why.

 

[brinny]

It's the weirdest name i've ever heard LOL!

Congrats!

 

[Wookiee]

It runs faster, although I can't figure out why.

Kernel changes and altered software:
http://www.ostechnix.com/here-is-the-list-of-major-changes-in-ubuntu-16-04-lts/ - See points 1 & 2
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/what-s-new-in-ubuntu-16-04

 

[Vince53]

Xenial Xerus is running well, but it wants me to update some drivers. Is there a "System Restore Point" that I can set first?

 

[Wookiee]

Ubuntu has older versions that are accessible (if you hold SHIFT while it's booting it will display GRUB so you can pick which one). But it's very rare that an Ubuntu update will break drivers. They use open source drivers that have been well tested.

Pretty much if you have an issue on Ubuntu, it's best to ask here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/

You generally get treated well with a fast and satisfactory answer.

 

[Vince53]

Ubuntu has older versions that are accessible (if you hold SHIFT while it's booting it will display GRUB so you can pick which one). But it's very rare that an Ubuntu update will break drivers. They use open source drivers that have been well tested.

Pretty much if you have an issue on Ubuntu, it's best to ask here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/

You generally get treated well with a fast and satisfactory answer.

thank you, Wookiee. I have just posted my question there. Since everything is running fine, I see no need to upgrade the drivers.

 

[Wookiee]

On the flip side there's no real reason not to. It's very rare they break in Ubuntu.

 

[Vince53]

I'm on Linux now, and I have noticed that it runs faster and more smoothly than Windows 10 on the same machine.

 

[skalle]

I'm on Linux now, and I have noticed that it runs faster and more smoothly than Windows 10 on the same machine.

If you get bored, try Xubuntu or Lubuntu. You'd be surprised how fast a computer can run.

 

[mnorian]

On another computer, I'm upgrading Linux from "Wily Werewolf" to "Xenial Xerus" ("Friendly African Ground Squirrel"). It should take a few hours, and then we can discuss it on this thread.

PS. I'm not the one who invents these names, okay?

Now I know why I like windows 10--the name.

 

[skalle]

Most Linux distros do not have such goofy names. (See my avatar.)

 

[Wookiee]

Now I know why I like windows 10--the name.

Most Linux distros do not have such goofy names. (See my avatar.)

Well, it's just the code name for the build more than anything; Ubuntu's used alphabetical code names forever. I mean no one would have used Windows Longhorn (although that became Vista, so I guess that's a moot point).

Debian uses Toy Story names, for what it's worth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Debian_releases

 

[skalle]

Well, it's just the code name for the build more than anything; Ubuntu's used alphabetical code names forever.

Doesn't mean it's not silly.

 

[Wookiee]

Doesn't mean it's not silly.

True, but you know. You get what you pay for.

 

[Vince53]

Silly name? I challenge anybody to show a better Windows or Mac title than "Friendly African Ground Squirrels"!

Anyway, I found this yesterday: http://files.ubuntu-manual.org/manu.../screen/Getting Started with Ubuntu 16.04.pdf

It is a 141 page free manual for Ubuntu 16.04. It's very easy to understand and has got me more advanced into the new system.

 

[skalle]

Free manuals FTW! Just wait until you start playing with the CLI! Well, if that's your thing, anyway. The nice thing about distros like Ubuntu is that the typical user never has to open a terminal if they don't want to.

 

[Vince53]

Free manuals FTW! Just wait until you start playing with the CLI! Well, if that's your thing, anyway. The nice thing about distros like Ubuntu is that the typical user never has to open a terminal if they don't want to.

I don't understand your post.

 

[skalle]

CLI = command line interface. Think of the old days before Windows when people used MS-DOS. It's a lot more powerful generally, but it's also got a steep learning curve. Sorry if I'm not being clear.