Author Topic: Post Your Desktop 2 / Desktop Megathread (Read 287182 times)

Maxwell23461 · December 10, 2012, 04:08:04 PM

I don't like the layout of windows 8, or the fact that I can't loving work it, but it's speedy and fast.

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TheBlackParrot · December 10, 2012, 04:09:11 PM

doesn't windows 8 have some kind of secure boot thing on more recent hardware anyway?

Maxwell23461 · December 10, 2012, 04:09:58 PM

windows 7 is really secure imo

KoopaScooper · December 10, 2012, 04:12:29 PM

Quote from: TheBlackParrot on December 10, 2012, 04:09:11 PM

doesn't windows 8 have some kind of secure boot thing on more recent hardware anyway?

It takes advantage of UEFI, which is what Macintosh systems have used for a long time. I know for a fact Fedora 17 supports UEFI Secure Boot whilst maintaining the standard GRUB 2 bootloader, and I think Ubuntu 12.10 does as well.

TheBlackParrot · December 10, 2012, 04:27:04 PM

oh, ok. i saw that on the arch wiki the other day.
looks like it's a pain in the ass to get around goodness gracious.

Heitmeyers · December 10, 2012, 05:12:01 PM

So, you'll have to change your BIOS if your doing it on a pre-installed Win8 Laptop?

Kingdaro · December 10, 2012, 05:14:17 PM

Quote from: Heitmeyers on December 10, 2012, 05:12:01 PM

So, you'll have to change your BIOS if your doing it on a pre-installed Win8 Laptop?

no

just make a new partition for linux

KoopaScooper · December 10, 2012, 07:56:29 PM

Quote from: Heitmeyers on December 10, 2012, 05:12:01 PM

So, you'll have to change your BIOS if your doing it on a pre-installed Win8 Laptop?

Still, no.

Maxwell23461 · December 10, 2012, 10:53:29 PM

Made the XP computer usable and it's safe to say, I'm not getting used to XP so good ;-;

gosh darn it vista introduced a great feature to the start menu

Steve5452 · December 10, 2012, 10:57:28 PM

I tried to simplify it and make it lovey.
Still tweaking it.

Soukuw · December 11, 2012, 12:02:18 AM

Dexxtter · December 11, 2012, 12:12:16 AM

Since the theme i have resizes pictures for me I have no idea what to resize mine to so ill leave it.
If anyone suggests a good width to resize it to ill do it.

Maxwell23461 · December 11, 2012, 12:34:55 AM

I got page stretched a bit ;_;

Plasmu� · December 11, 2012, 12:39:50 AM

Regulith · December 11, 2012, 12:49:19 AM

Quote from: Dexxtter on December 11, 2012, 12:12:16 AM

Since the theme i have resizes pictures for me I have no idea what to resize mine to so ill leave it.

that is the worst logic I've ever heard

width=1000