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@ op. You're not the only one having these problems with Ubuntu.
My suggestion to those losing patience with Ubuntu(black screen problem etc.), is to get opensuse 10.2. with the KDE environment. Usually the friendly installation will set up your screen just fine. It takes some time to install, burning 3-4 cd's instead of one, changing them etc. But it might be worth it if you have more than 256 Mb Ram, and want to run linux...
If someone installs opensuse successfully, do this early on:
- google "Adding Sources And Restricted Formats". This thread will get you started with installing all the other stuff you would expect from something like XP, and explain to you why you couldn't install it from the beginning.
- get used to using the search box in YaST! YaST is the program you start, when you want to install just about anything, but you are scared of using a command line.
Flash for firefox, wine for running windows apps, vlc player etc. You simply type it in the search box, and the program will list different applications. Then you just select it.
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