I am thinking about switching to Linux because I am sick of Microsoft. But I have a few reservations. Number one, it looks like it takes some expertise to run...
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klopper_54017
Aug 30, 2009 11:56 pm
Hi I have my sons old Sony viao laptop now, He had it in college. It is a pentium with 256 meg of ram and not sure about other figures. It has a cd rom drive,...
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klopper_54017
Aug 30, 2009 11:56 pm
HI I have my sons older sony viao laptop and I am running Windows xp on it and i can do things with it, but I can't play and dvd movies or run any netflix live...
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maherfan89
Aug 30, 2009 11:57 pm
I know that it is not as necessary (some say not at all) as in Windows, but I feel better with one. Is anyone familiar with CompuSec? I want to sure I do not...
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maherfan89
Aug 30, 2009 11:57 pm
I've noticed that Red Hat is popular. And there are some others that come up a lot, like Ubuntu. Which one do people here think is best for a non-tech just...
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Robert C Wittig
robertcwittig
Aug 31, 2009 1:44 am
... Hash: SHA1 ... I first started running Linux about 10 years ago. It was pretty crude at the time. I have experience with Red Hat and Slackware, but have ...
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maherfan89
Aug 31, 2009 2:16 am
Okay, I'm starting to feel like I'm spamming the board, but I'm ready to make the switch. I've found out everything I need to know about programs for now. I...
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Joan Leach
chi_joan_pc
Aug 31, 2009 2:52 am
-- On Sun, 8/30/09, maherfan89 <maherfan89@...> wrote: From: maherfan89 <maherfan89@...> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Hard drive space To:...
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Joan Leach
chi_joan_pc
Aug 31, 2009 6:17 am
... From: maherfan89 <maherfan89@...> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Which distro to go with? To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009,...
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Joan Leach
chi_joan_pc
Aug 31, 2009 6:35 am
... From: klopper_54017 <klopper_54017@...> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Have old laptop and want a simple system To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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John Black
lonely_tux
Aug 31, 2009 8:43 am
... Sounds more like a sysadmin is attempting to create a local repo server ... you know for something called work. Anyway, I have not done this yet but I have...
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John Black
lonely_tux
Aug 31, 2009 8:49 am
... If you want to encrypt your drive you can do this during the installation process of most distros. I run openSuSE on my laptop with the drive encrypted in...
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John Black
lonely_tux
Aug 31, 2009 9:19 am
... Hello Bill, playing DVDs should not be a problem. Most distros come with vlc which can play DVDs just fine. But without knowing the speed of your computer ...
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Victor Emmanuel
clickvictor
Aug 31, 2009 10:40 am
Thanks. Maybe I need to read something on nmap then. Thanks. EV. ... From: masgandhul <masgandhul@...> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] How to ping a...
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drmgiver
Aug 31, 2009 2:52 pm
You shouldn't need to worry about your music, docs and pics and vids, Ubuntu can access that drive without a problem. As for how much space you are going to...
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drmgiver
Aug 31, 2009 2:54 pm
Wubi is still really buggy in my opinion, I wouldn't use it. Justin...
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m_alexander61
Aug 31, 2009 8:10 pm
... Personal fave: Linux Mint 6, which was derived from Ubuntu. Easy to use, nice desktop, *loads* of apps available, and very good hardware recognition. Mark...
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al marenco
almarenco
Aug 31, 2009 11:15 pm
I hacw an old Compaq similar to Joans's Vaio: %12Mb RAM CD player. MEPIS Linux has the best recognition software of all the distros i've tried a;so PC LINUX...
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andrew_rotramel
Aug 31, 2009 11:15 pm
I have used both Red Hat and Ubuntu. I find Ubuntu much easier to use. andrew...
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Barrie Wood
torbayred
Aug 31, 2009 11:16 pm
I currently use Windows more than I would like, despite having Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop and Linux Mint 7 on my netbook. Why ? Well I can't see an easy way (or...
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Linux Canuck
linuxcanuck
Aug 31, 2009 11:16 pm
You don't need to pay for anything. The repositories are full of security programmes, from firewalls to anti-virus programmes. However, don't expect antivirus...
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Linux Canuck
linuxcanuck
Aug 31, 2009 11:16 pm
Red Hat is an enterprise distribution meant for business and servers. Ubuntu is a desktop distribution meant for everyday use. They are meant for different...
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Linux Canuck
linuxcanuck
Aug 31, 2009 11:16 pm
You can easily run Ubuntu from a flash drive or usb key. You can install from a usb key instead of using a CD by using a utility called Unetbootin which can be...
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Frank Newman
frnk.newman
Aug 31, 2009 11:16 pm
I would definitely second Mark's suggestion of Linux Mint. It will get you up and running in no time. Good luck. Frank ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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klopper_54017
Aug 31, 2009 11:56 pm
MY laptop is a Sony Viao PCG-FX220 Bill...
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Joan Leach
chi_joan_pc
Sep 1, 2009 2:39 am
... From: klopper_54017 <klopper_54017@...> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Message to JOan: To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 31, 2009,...
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Joan Leach
chi_joan_pc
Sep 1, 2009 3:11 am
... From: Barrie Wood <torquay.gull@...> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] iPhone and Linux To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 9:59 AM...
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xheralt
Sep 1, 2009 5:59 am
... PCLinuxOS 2007 was the first distro I was happy with, back in the days (a mere two years ago...) when I first started using Linux, knowing *nothing* about...
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zed
a2znz
Sep 1, 2009 6:24 am
... use, nice desktop, *loads* of apps available, and very good hardware recognition. Hi Mark Install LinuxMint v7.0 "Gloria" and you'll have a new favourite...
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xheralt
Sep 1, 2009 6:31 am
... I've found that peeling off about 7 gig from a Windows-only harddrive for your Linux OS ("root") partition generally leaves plenty of room for temp files...
