Ubuntu Desktop

I finally got the downloads to work. I literally attempted ~12 times for both the server and desktop so I was angry and frustrated. I still don't understand what md5sum is and I wonder why with our technological advances why one can't check this before the download occurs?! At the end of every download, md5sum'ing was a natural instinct for me. I even did it for the VMWare Workstation :)

I feel pretty foolish because I expended a lot of time listening to the uacbt tutorials and taking notes. I liked seeing the commands and screen video shots but I found the written notes from our course reserves the most helpful (my preferred learning style). While I spent an immense amount of time on the uacbt tutorials I did find it helpful when I worked with the Live CD.

I was dreading the boot because of the aforementioned problems with the downloads; however, to my surprise it went well. I played around with commands but I don't know what I was doing nor how I can apply it in my job. I hope this becomes clearer as we move along the course.