Comments on: A hurdle in the instalation of Ubuntu Hardy Heron http://handyfloss.net/2008.05/a-hurdle-in-the-instalation-of-ubuntu-hardy-heron/ Because FLOSS is handy, isn't it? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Super Jamie http://handyfloss.net/2008.05/a-hurdle-in-the-instalation-of-ubuntu-hardy-heron/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Super Jamie Wed, 28 May 2008 13:56:14 +0000 http://handyfloss.net/?p=323#comment-580 That's very true, all the extra functionality of Heron shouldn't break or sacrifice normal and advanced Linux functionality. I honestly haven't had alot of luck with Heron. I've done 5 installs on 3 machines, and every time I get random slowness, programs crashing, lockups, etc. I've had great success with the three Ubuntu releases before it, but 8.04 has been awful for me. So much so, I've switched to Debian Lenny for the time being. It's been a bit fiddly, but it's stable and fast now I have it setup. Anyway, perhaps try submitting a bugzilla report for your installer issue? It won't get fixed if nobody knows about it! That’s very true, all the extra functionality of Heron shouldn’t break or sacrifice normal and advanced Linux functionality.

I honestly haven’t had alot of luck with Heron. I’ve done 5 installs on 3 machines, and every time I get random slowness, programs crashing, lockups, etc. I’ve had great success with the three Ubuntu releases before it, but 8.04 has been awful for me. So much so, I’ve switched to Debian Lenny for the time being. It’s been a bit fiddly, but it’s stable and fast now I have it setup.

Anyway, perhaps try submitting a bugzilla report for your installer issue? It won’t get fixed if nobody knows about it!

]]> By: isilanes http://handyfloss.net/2008.05/a-hurdle-in-the-instalation-of-ubuntu-hardy-heron/comment-page-1/#comment-578 isilanes Wed, 28 May 2008 13:40:54 +0000 http://handyfloss.net/?p=323#comment-578 Jamie, that is no excuse! However unlikely and/or easy to fix, the fact remains that it is a big error. Debian, Fedora and even previous versions of Ubuntu, all of them managed to install a new bootloader that would take over the old one (rewriting the [[Master boot record|MBR]]), and including all the OSs present, plus themselves. How come Hardy Heron can't? Jamie, that is no excuse!

However unlikely and/or easy to fix, the fact remains that it is a big error. Debian, Fedora and even previous versions of Ubuntu, all of them managed to install a new bootloader that would take over the old one (rewriting the MBR), and including all the OSs present, plus themselves. How come Hardy Heron can’t?

]]> By: Super Jamie http://handyfloss.net/2008.05/a-hurdle-in-the-instalation-of-ubuntu-hardy-heron/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Super Jamie Tue, 27 May 2008 12:13:26 +0000 http://handyfloss.net/?p=323#comment-568 Whilst I agree this would confuse a beginner, a beginner is not likely to be quad-booting Windows and 3 different distros of Linux across multiple partitions, so your situation is a bit of an unlikely one for someone to be in who doesn't have an idea of how to fix it :) Alot of work has been put into the Wubi installed for beginners to try Ubanto, and the GRUB installer always picks up a dual-boot of Windows and Linux. Whilst I agree this would confuse a beginner, a beginner is not likely to be quad-booting Windows and 3 different distros of Linux across multiple partitions, so your situation is a bit of an unlikely one for someone to be in who doesn’t have an idea of how to fix it :)

Alot of work has been put into the Wubi installed for beginners to try Ubanto, and the GRUB installer always picks up a dual-boot of Windows and Linux.

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