[TheForge] Linux

[dann at wctatel.net]

My wife's work place recently switched from Windows to ubuntu based lap
computers.
Other than loosing the her Windows Note Pad, it didn't make any difference
to her. Probably a linux clone for note-pad also?

Anyway, thanks for the discussion.  My Windows Vista puter that I am
writing this on has gets to screen freeze  more times than I can put up
with. that I am ready to give Ubuntu  a good try.

Based on your recommendation,
I am down loading Mint from the link that you posted. I am putting it
directly on a thumb drive. Following the thread, I had looked at preloaded
Ubuntu thumb drives on EBAY. Not the worst deal.. a new preloaded Ubunto
version  on  an 8 gig USB thumb drive for about @$15 ... but free is
better!

I have some doubts about getting my HP printers  to talk to my computers. 
Also Looks like I would still need to use Windows 7 to view netflix
streaming.  From my reading,  it appears that there are linex drivers to
make Amazon Streaming work. The blogs confused me a bit, as it looks like
I might have to use that newest version of 12.04 Ubuntu  to get the Amazon
streaming to work?
Anway, I  will try MINT version "13 Maya" first.

Thanks Again,

Dann


> I use Linux mint, it is based on Ubuntu Linux. A year ago Ubuntu changed
> the desktop to a new style which I did not like. The Mint version looks
> much like the old Ubuntu which is reminiscent of windows. If you use
> Thunderbird for your email and Firefox for your web browsing the
> transition will be pretty seamless.
>
> I use mint on a dual boot system similar to yours. You can download the
> dvd image and boot from that to try it out and never have to install it
> to try it.
> see:
> http://linuxmint.com/
> and:
> http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
>
> The dual boot is not a problem unless you don't install windows first.
> If you have a functional windows system I would most likely try the dual
> boot unless you just want to s can everything and start fresh.
> Mint will see the settings for the windows Thunderbird or Outlook
> installations and allow the new system to import your email and such
> from the windows partition.
>
> If you are new to this stuff download and read the users manual and try
> the live cd/dvd first.
>
> It is far better to ask questions first than to proceed without being
> sure of the process.
>
> What is the problem with your windows system. While I do like Linux for
> a bunch of esoteric reasons, I have 4 computers using Win 7 and 3 more
> with XP... they all perform very well. Do you have Windows Security
> Essentials, Spybot and Malwarebytes installed and used weekly? If you
> use windows you should use all three.
>
> paul
> WB9HCO
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>
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> On 10/15/2012 11:49 AM, Rowland Smuck wrote:
>> Hi Guys, I am sick of Windows and am thinking of going to Linux, any
>> suggestions, My HP Pavilion AMD p6-2133w 12 gb ram is only about 4
>> months old ang advice????
>> Rowland
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