Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 4th Apr 2009 16:36 UTC, submitted by Accident
Using CoLinux, the Xming X server, and PulseAudio for Windows, the boys and girls behind the Portable Ubuntu for Windows project have turned the entire Ubuntu distribution into a executable that you can run within Windows. You can see some screenshots, and download it from their web page.
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Member since:2006-12-13
Or, in Ubuntu 9.04 and above, if you want to keep all your ubuntu-desktop packages in tact, create the empty file:
.pulse_a11y_nostart
in your home folder to disable it.
.pulse_a11y_nostart
in your home folder to disable it.
I think I am still on 8.10LTS, so this may not work.
But the fact that they added it is nice in that they have noticed how many people have had trouble with PulseAudio.
On a completely unrelated note, for those with a dual boot Windows/Linux machine, I cannot recommend enough the Windows ext2 driver, which allows you to read/write a ext2/ext3 partition from Windows (though just to be safe I put it on read-only mode.) It is here:
http://www.fs-driver.org/
I have to reboot to Windows to watch any videos on my TV through my laptop because the X in Gutsy will no longer do the dual desktop setup that worked great in Feisty. Also the current video drivers for my ATI on-board suck and playing movies uses a ton of CPU. Of course all this worked fine on Feisty. Grumble, grumble.....
Of course running Windows lets me run my favorite browser Chrome, so it isn't all bad.
Member since:2006-12-13
People think that they are stuck with it. But fortunately, it's not like some things that so intertwine themselves into your system that they are not surgically operable:
# yum remove pulseaudio
or
$ sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio
work like a charm.
End your suffering now! Free yourself from the malignant pulseaudio and enjoy life again!
# yum remove pulseaudio
or
$ sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio
work like a charm.
End your suffering now! Free yourself from the malignant pulseaudio and enjoy life again!
You sir just may have made my day. I will definitely try this. I had always thought it might be an option, but figured there was some giant dependency to all the audio apps.
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2005-07-24
People think that they are stuck with it. But fortunately, it's not like some things that so intertwine themselves into your system that they are not surgically operable:
# yum remove pulseaudio
or
$ sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio
work like a charm.
End your suffering now! Free yourself from the malignant pulseaudio and enjoy life again!
Edited 2009-04-04 19:00 UTC