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On Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:25:11 -0600 |
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Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> This is maybe a bit off topic but here goes. I want to install Linux |
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> on my brothers rig. The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type. |
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> I don't want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig |
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> with a slow CPU and not a lot of ram either. So, what is a easy to |
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> install distro that has KDE4, Seamonkey, gtkam, GIMP and such? |
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Almost any general-purpose distro out there will have those. It really |
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doesn't matter which one you pick so go with the one that has |
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wallpapers your brother likes. |
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Hey, seeing as the distro itself is not so relevant actually, you |
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might as well pick any old arbitrary differentiator. Wallpapers are as |
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good as any. |
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> I |
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> want something easy because I want to install and leave it be until |
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> he can get a new rig built. Then I'll be installing Gentoo for a |
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> more permanent install. |
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> I looked at Kubuntu, Ubuntu and tried to install Mandriva. Mandriva |
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> got to a point and just froze up on me. I tried three times and it |
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> did the same thing each time so no clue what is going on there. |
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> Ideas? |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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