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:Kubuntu Looks Nice But Come On Fellas, Wireless Input
Kubuntu Looks Nice But Come On Fellas, Wireless Input
Apr 12, 2007, 21 :45 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (9979 reads)

(Other stories by Stan Beer)

"Hands up all PC users who have a wireless mouse and keyboard? If you're like me, you've had your input devices untethered for at least a couple of years. I've just burned a Kubuntu installation disc and it won't recognize my wireless mouse or keyboard to enable me to install the system. Judging by the bulletin boards I've been reading, it may not recognize yours either. Sorry guys, that's not good enough for us mere mortals at the coalface.

"For those who don't know about Ubuntu and its KDE interface version Kubuntu (Ubuntu uses Gnome), it's rapidly becoming one of the most popular Linux distributions. One of the reasons is that it's relatively easy to install and to get up and running quickly..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
First of all, it isn't "Kubuntu" tha ...   Setting the record straight   
Howard Pepper
Apr 12, 2007, 22:09:30
 
     "Hands  up  all PC users who have a ...   Crappy "Designed for Windows" Hardware   
Byran Lee
Apr 12, 2007, 22:20:31
 
Well said!!!  Btw, my mouse and keyboard ...   Re: Setting the record straight   
Michael Phillips
Apr 12, 2007, 22:20:33
 
the first poster on the comments site he ...   Completely agree with...   
Jeff Rollin
Apr 12, 2007, 22:32:16
 
wow, this guy is naive enough to not eve ...   Microsoft wireless mice/kbd surprise   
barney
Apr 12, 2007, 22:55:03
 
A mouse I probably wouldn't worry ab ...   Encryption please!   
Gordon Haverland
Apr 12, 2007, 23:00:06
 
I don't know about y'all but I a ...   No wireless mouse/keyboard   
IMQ
Apr 12, 2007, 23:34:17
 
... the name of the Web site: IT Wire :- ...   Ironic   
David F. Skoll
Apr 12, 2007, 23:34:42
 
I bought a USB wireless keyboard and mou ...   Wireless   
Tony OBryan
Apr 13, 2007, 01:49:40
 
I run Kubuntu both at home and at work.  ...   Wireless works for me   
pisc8r
Apr 13, 2007, 02:54:41
 
I have been using Logitec wireless mouse ...   Redmond products and Linux?   
Bobby
Apr 13, 2007, 06:42:07
 
"Then I realized how much I hated freque ...   Wireless   
michael
Apr 13, 2007, 09:35:25
 
A simple test is to see if the bios reco ...   Does the bios see the usb kb   
Alex Chejlyk
Apr 13, 2007, 13:35:45
 
SimplyMEPIS32 6.5 is built on Ubuntu and ...   Wireless and MEPIS   
GreyGeek
Apr 13, 2007, 18:04:44
 
You know, after reading those comments,  ...   wow, i'm stunned   
Dean
Apr 13, 2007, 18:26:10
 
> You know, after reading those comments ...   Re: wow, i'm stunned   
DDahl
Apr 13, 2007, 20:56:15
 
I've own a wireless keyboard and mou ...   I've been doing it for years.   
Carl Parrish
Apr 14, 2007, 04:52:07
 
> Why am I mainly using windows? Simple: ...   Re: wow, i'm stunned   
Bobby
Apr 14, 2007, 13:18:02
 
However, tt doesn't surprise me at a ...   Re: Redmond products and Linux?   
I R A Darth Aggie
Apr 14, 2007, 16:43:20
 
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