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Install Ubuntu. It's easy to use, and doesn't need to be configured so |
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much. It's also friendly for beginners and has lots of references on the |
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web if something break. Also, it's normal look is prettier then Debian. |
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Érico V. Porto |
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On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Dale 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 on |
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>> my brothers rig. The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type. I don't |
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>> want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig with a slow |
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>> CPU and not a lot of ram either. So, what is a easy to install distro that |
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>> has KDE4, Seamonkey, gtkam, GIMP and such? I want something easy because I |
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>> want to install and leave it be until he can get a new rig built. Then |
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>> I'll be installing Gentoo for a more permanent install. |
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>> I looked at Kubuntu, Ubuntu and tried to install Mandriva. Mandriva got |
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>> to a point and just froze up on me. I tried three times and it did the |
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>> 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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> One more question. What is a easy to install but WELL tested and STABLE |
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> binary distro? I'm thinking something that needs a update 2 or 3 times a |
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> year or something. My brother is liking Linux a lot. No more Norton to |
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> pop up and aggravate him and he can just surf wherever he wants for the |
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> most part. Once I get his emails moved over, windoze is going to take a |
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> loooooong nap. ;-) When I plug up the windoze drive, he dreads it. |
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> My sis-n-law is liking Kpat and I installed pysol today. She likes |
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> farming on facebook and card games. I think those two alone will keep her |
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> happy a long time. |
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> Thoughts? |
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> By the way, I have read some of the other messages but holding off on a |
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> reply in case something doesn't work like I want. I did get grub to come |
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> up when booting by hitting the shift key. Progress. I forgot my notes |
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> tho. lol |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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