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Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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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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Thanks Alan. I'm downloading Kubuntu. I picked the CD version since I |
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think it will have what I need. I wanted to install Mandriva since I |
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have used it before and sort of know how it works but since it won't |
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complete the install, gotta pick something else. lol |
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The biggest thing is that I didn't want to have to compile a lot of |
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stuff. I just don't like the small heat sink the CPU has. It might be |
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OK for winders but compiling OOo for 12 hours may cause a heat problem. |
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;-) My brother has to have OOo too. |
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Any tips or tricks on Kubuntu anyone? Sort of a basic 'this is how you |
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update/install something for idiots' type thing. lol |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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