Ultimate Edition 3.1

Ultimate Edition 3.1

Friday, June 18, 2010

Ultimate Edition 2.8 Alpha / Beta






Alpha / Beta

It has been discussed with admin / mods and a majority has ruled to allow open testing of Ultimate Edition 2.8, for the first time in Ultimate Edition history. It is not to be taken lightly.

This is an alpha release. Do not install it on a production machine. This is being released to allow users to see new features etc. It is not suggested to install this release unless you would like to help report bugs. If you are going to test it, it is suggested to do so running a Live environment w/o installing it. I repeat this is an alpha release based on Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, it is far from stable, you can expect to have problems. There are many known issues.


Gentlemen I am setting a IRC channel up on freenode, I am looking to set a applet on main to allow Ultimate Edition users to instant chat, 100,000 views a day I look for it to be a large channel.

irc://irc.freenode.org/UltimateEdition

Connecting to freenode (in a terminal):

kvirc irc://irc.freenode.org/UltimateEdition



Wednesday, February 10, 2010

HowTo Download and verify Ultimate Edition Welcome to Ultimate Edition !! This tutorial is intended to provide some General Guidelines for download

Welcome to Ultimate Edition !!



Ultimate Edition 2.6 Beta



Ultimate Edition 2.6 THEMES






This tutorial is intended to provide some General Guidelines for downloading, verifying and burning to DVD, any version of Ultimate Edition. These steps will help insure that your download and installation will be successful the first time.


The majority of problems experienced by new users of Ultimate Edition are caused by errors within the downloaded file and errors with burning that file to DVD.

The most frequently encountered problems for new users of Ultimate Edition, or any version of Linux, occurs during the very first steps involved in getting started with your new Operating System (OS) – Downloading and Burning the downloaded disk image to a CD or DVD.


This tutorial will guide Windows users (any version from Win98 to Win7) in this procedure using either Internet Explorer or Firefox as your browser. So, let's get started!


First, open either FireFox or Internet Explorer, and follow the appropriate section for the browser you are using:


Section A: INTERNET EXPLORER


1: Click on the following link to begin downloading the Ultimate Edition disk image - http://ultimateedition.info/


2: Locate the download link by scrolling down till you see the version you wish to use – either the X86 (32 bit) or the X64 (64 bit) version. NOTE: You will see something similar to the following:


Release Name: Ultimate Edition Gamers
Version Base: Ultimate Edition 2.4 (Karmic)
Environment(s): Gnome
Architecture: x64
Filesize: 4,030,230,528 (4.0GB)
MD5SUM: f048342826bcc7bf9986f36b18b48e0b

Download: Sourceforge


Release Name: Ultimate Edition Gamers
Version Base: Ultimate Edition 2.4 (Karmic)
Environment(s): Gnome
Architecture: x86
Filesize: 4,260,241,408 (4.0GB)
MD5SUM: 31d61c4f93cc1121690bd289a68e37e5

Download: Sourceforge



3: Now open Notepad (Start>Run>notepad and press Enter), then copy/paste the MD5SUM from the download information shown at the download link, for the version you are downloading (I will use the information for Ultimate Edition Version 2.4 x64 Gamers as shown above – you use the MD5SUM for the version you are downloading). This piece of information is critical to insuring that the download is not damaged or corrupted after the download is complete.


4: Click on the download link for the desired version of Ultimate Edition and select Save - be sure to note where the file is being saved, you will need to know where to find the file later. The download if any “recent” version of Ultimate Edition will be more than 2.5GB. Allow the download to complete.


5: Now you need to verify the downloaded file using an MD5SUM utility, such as MD5SUMMER available here http://www.md5summer.org/ .


6: Once the MD5SUM is verified and correct, you may proceed with burning the .ISO file to a DVD, using your favorite burner. You must make sure that your burner's burn speed is set to burn at 4X or the slowest speed your burner supports at or above 4x. It is imperative that the burn speed be as slow as possible to insure the burn is successful and without errors. Failure to do this correctly will, almost certainly result in a bad DVD, which will either have errors during the install, not install at all, or cause unpredictable results after the installation is complete.


7: You are now ready to boot to the Live DVD and explore your new Operating System! You can boot the DVD and browse all the applications and features without any changes being made to your PC. When you are ready to actually install Ultimate Edition, just click on the Install icon and proceed with the installation.



Section B: FireFox


1: There is an Add-on for FireFox called Down Them All, which is a Download Manager with the ability to verify the MD5SUM automatically on completion of the download. To use this Add-on just click on the Tools menu in FireFox, and select Add-ons, then select Get Add-ons and type downthemall (one word, no spaces) into the Search All Add-ons dialog box and press the Enter key on your keyboard. When you see the Add-on displayed, click on Add to FireFox button and then click on Install button to install the utility.


2: Now click the following link to begin downloading Ultimate Edition - http://ultimateedition.info/


3: When the Download information and link are displayed in your browser, use your mouse to Highlight and Copy the MD5SUM to your “clipboard”, then click on the download link and when FireFox displays the download dialog box, select Down Them All and then click OK. When the Down Them All dialog box appears, paste the MD5SUM you just copied to the cipboard into the Checksum (hash): entry field, and make sure that MD5 is selected as the HASH. Now your download file will be Automatically checked for validity and integrity as soon as the download is complete, with no further action on your part!


4: Once the MD5SUM is verified and correct, you may proceed with burning the .ISO file to a DVD, using your favorite burner. You must make sure that your burner's burn speed is set to burn at 4X or the slowest speed your burner supports at or above 4x. It is imperative that the burn speed be as slow as possible to insure the burn is successful and without errors. Failure to do this correctly will, almost certainly result in a bad DVD, which will either have errors during the install, not install at all, or cause unpredictable results after the installation is complete.


5: You are now ready to boot to the Live DVD and explore your new Operating System! You can boot the DVD and browse all the applications and features without any changes being made to your PC. When you are ready to actually install Ultimate Edition, just click on the Install icon and proceed with the installation.








Saturday, November 7, 2009

Ultimate Edition 2.4










































There is more then 2 ways to work with the Audio on this
system!!!







1- Pulse Audio.
2- Alsa Mixer.
3- Pulse Audio+Alsa Together on the same session
:o





















DOWNLOAD ULTIMATE EDITION 2.4


MD5SUMs
8732760a7d021879c26a9a8d73cc79da ultimate-edition-2.4-x64.iso


MD5SUMs
f666c59377e69b541743a4fb4f35aa52 ultimate-edition-2.4-x86.iso



http://ultimate.linuxfreedom.com/download.html

http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05773

Download: Unixheads Mirror

Australia Server

Ultimate Edition 2.4 32 Bit Version:
http://files.bigpond.com/library/?go=details&id=48444


Ultimate Edition 2.4 64 Bit Version:
http://files.bigpond.com/library/?go=details&id=48443



Mirror server
http://www.l2italy.com/linux/ultimateedition/

Mirror server
ftp://linux@2blog.info:linux@2blog.co.z ... .4-x64.iso
ftp://linux@2blog.info:linux@2blog.co.z ... .4-x86.iso


x64 Torrent - Please seed!!!!
http://www.mininova.org/tor/3148073
http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5161559








Big congratulation to - blackwolf FOR new Australian Forum ;)
http://linux-ultimate-au.forumotions.com/index.htm

Friday, November 6, 2009

Ultimate Edition 2.4 Work in progress


From - TheeMahn


Yes, I have been building Ultimate Edition 2.4; it is based on Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10. I am running it as a matter of fact. It was built off a daily build of 9.10. The final release of Ultimate Edition 2.4 will be re-built off a final of Karmic. This is just a screencast to get the juices flowing. It is lightning fast especially where booting is concerned. I have also developed a Ultimate Edition 2.4 theme pack (2.4.5), unreleased to the public currently. The theme pack will install in Ubuntu Karmic as I am doing in the screencast below on a raw copy of Karmic in a virtual machine.

Ultimate Edition 2.4 Theme pack (2.4.5):

  • 4 GTK2 Themes
  • 2 Usplash’s x86 / x64 (autodetects architecture)
  • 4 Amarok Themes
  • 13 Wallpapers
  • Cairo clock theme (optional)
  • 6 Compiz cubecaps
  • 1 Skydome
  • 1 Xsplash (karmic+ based distros)
  • 4 Emerald themes
  • 1 TTF font
  • 2 GDM Themes (currently only in Jaunty or below)
  • 1 Icon theme (~15,000 icons)
  • 1 Sound theme

All is subject to change before final release. The default wallpaper changes color depending on time of day. This theme pack will be pre-installed in Ultimate Edition 2.4 when released. True work for me begins in 2 days. Just trying to make sure you ladies and gents don’t think I am screwing off over here ;) Sorry about the choppiness in the beginning of the video I am no longer running 2 video cards.







Youtube
Youtube HD
Local server: 1680 X 1050, higher then HD ogv (linux) format ;)
Local server: 1280I AVI format (windows users)

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Ultimate Edition USB Style...

Ultimate Edition USB Style...

Postby TheeMahn » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:19 pm

I have modified a version of unetbootin (great program btw, released GPL). There is both a linux version as well as Windows version available. The download here is different then what is available on their website; please read on.

What it will do:

  • Build a USB installable / live version of Ultimate Edition 1.6 - Ultimate Edition 1.9 (both x86 & 64)
  • Optionally download it for you
  • Optionally persistent if you have set up the partitions on the thumb drive (see troubleshooting section for more info)
  • Optionally create a Live edition that runs from a partition (not currently recommended)
  • Boot other images (selecting custom images)

What it wont do:

  • Tie your shoes ;)

Requirements:

  • USB Thumbdrive (at least 2GB, 8GB for gamers)
  • Linux or windows
  • at least 2GB hard disk space (for downloading of the iso Image ~5GB for gamers)
  • Time
Getting started:

1. Download either the Linux (deb) version or Windows version.

Release Name: Linux unetbootin (Ultimate Edition style)
Version: 281
Release Size: 3.5 MB (3,673,454 bytes)
Download: Download

Release Name: Windows unetbootin (Ultimate Edition style)
Version: 281
Release Size: 3.9 MB (4,060,148 bytes)
Download: Download

For those concerned I also provide the source...

Linux:
Installation unetbootin (Ultimate Edition style):
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Requires mtools the deb will automatically grab it for you.

Using the tool:
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Distro Selection (optionally you can select an ISO you have already downloaded)

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Downloading the distro for you

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Injecting the USB drive (sorry no Ultimate Edition 2.0 available yet ;)

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Reboot


Windows:
1. Download the tool (link above)

2. Extract and execute

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Select USB drive and distro

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Downloading Ultimate Edition 1.9 x86


3. The rest is the same as above (linux how to)...

Using the Thumbdrive:

1. Reboot the computer
2. Go into the bios select your USB drive as boot device (some mainboards such as mine allow hitting of F11 key to show a boot selection menu - keys very)
3. Reboot the computer and enjoy...

Troubleshooting:

Some USB thumbdrives have problems with the MBR (Master Boot Record) being recognised... The Solution:
Type or Copy&Paste the following into a Terminal Screen:
sudo apt-get install lilo


WARNING: Do not use lilo to replace your grub on your hard disk.

Type or Copy&Paste the following into a Terminal Screen:
sudo lilo -M /dev/sdx (replacing x with the letter of your flash device)


References & further reading (including covering USB persistent).

Enjoy Ultimate Edition Thumb style,

TheeMahn
Last edited by TheeMahn on Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Moved to how tos

Monday, November 2, 2009

Ultimate Edition HOW TOs

Are you new to Ultimate Edition? Do you need a little guidance with the installation, setup or configuration of some application or feature? Experiencing a problem with some part of your Ultimate Edition installation?
Come visit the Ultimate Edition Forums and check out our HOW TOs section. Lots of good information from the creator of Ultimate Edition, Thee Mahn, the Administrators and Moderators of the forum, and from Users such as yourself.
Just click the following Link - http://forumubuntusoftware.info/viewforum.php?f=7 and explore the HOW TOs - you will find lots of information covering most issues and questions regarding Ultimate Edition.


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