[linux-users] trying ubuntu on macs and nunet

[Andrew Medico]

On Dec 10, 2004, at 13:16, Judith A. Perrolle wrote:

> I installed ubuntu 4.10 on VirtualPC 6.1 on Os X.
> It runs nicely except the default color depth had to be changed from  
> 24 to
> 16 before the display would work.
>
> You might have the same problem if you are trying ubuntu with very old
> monitors or graphics cards.
>
> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/howto/ 
> helpcenterhowto.2004-10-07.0656256783
>
> Also in the soc528 class we discovered that the ubuntu LiveCD loads
> quickly and gets net with no difficulties on NUnet classroom machines  
> (if
> they have been configured to boot from CD). It was a convenient way to
> demonstrate linux to the class.

If there is interest, the Linux project could probably provide a Ubuntu  
system in the CCIS Unix lab (102WVH).

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Andrew Medico <amedico at ccs.neu.edu>
Crew Linux Project Administrator