Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-02 Thread doug livesey
Very interesting, cheers for that. I'm pretty sure my next machine is *not* going to be a mac, but still want something really performant & cool-looking. :) (I'll be spending a lot of time, there, after all.) The S series was about the best spec non-apple laptop that I found in my noodling around -

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-02 Thread Anton Kanishchev
Hi Please note that I am not saying that you will have an ugly experience like I had. I also chose the laptop because of its ips display and performance and all the other great things that it has. I would just double check with them along the lines of - "I have looked through the forums and found t

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-02 Thread Simon Greenwood
On Jul 2, 2012 9:05 AM, "doug livesey" wrote: > Very interesting, cheers for that. > I'm pretty sure my next machine is *not* going to be a mac, but still want > something really performant & cool-looking. :) > (I'll be spending a lot of time, there, after all.) > The S series was about the best

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-02 Thread Barry Titterton
On Mon, 2012-07-02 at 09:20 +0100, Anton Kanishchev wrote: > If you play your cards right and mention that there is no bs of cto > models being non refundable (in terms and conditions) before you buy > they are unlikely to try to play that trick on you. Hi Anton, I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu on the Vaio S series

2012-07-02 Thread Tony Pursell
On 2 July 2012 13:10, Barry Titterton wrote: > On Mon, 2012-07-02 at 09:20 +0100, Anton Kanishchev wrote: > > If you play your cards right and mention that there is no bs of cto > > models being non refundable (in terms and conditions) before you buy > > they are unlikely to try to play that trick

[ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04

2012-07-02 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
If I want to replace Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04, will it just be a case of installing over the top, and if so will that affect my Home directory at all? In other words if I do this will my Home directory stay intact or do I need to back it up then restore after installation of Ubuntu? --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04

2012-07-02 Thread Rob Beard
On 02/07/12 21:48, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: If I want to replace Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04, will it just be a case of installing over the top, and if so will that affect my Home directory at all? In other words if I do this will my Home directory stay intact or do I need to back it up

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04

2012-07-02 Thread Daniel Case
Is your /home directory on another partition or the same as the Mint system? Either way, take a backup somewhere to be sure nothing happens (I've had my power go out in the middle of an install before... it happens!) If your /home is separate, it should be safe, if not... Ubuntu will probably wipe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Replacing Linux Mint 13 with Ubuntu 12.04

2012-07-02 Thread Colin Law
On 3 July 2012 02:21, Daniel Case wrote: > Is your /home directory on another partition or the same as the Mint > system? Either way, take a backup somewhere to be sure nothing happens > (I've had my power go out in the middle of an install before... it > happens!) > > If your /home is separate, i