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Why I love Linux - Demos of LinuxMint
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| Jan 8, 2008
| mmessinger
Posted on 01/08/2008 8:26:36 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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I didn't get the Audio to work for me.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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01/08/2008 8:28:23 AM PST
by
Bosco
(Remember how you felt on September 11?)
To: ShadowAce; N3WBI3
I'm trying this on a AMD Phenom 9500 (Quad ) with an ECS A770M-A Motherboard with 4 Gig A-Data ....
Very smooth and responsive browser....
To: Bosco
See #3....I’ve also run it on AMD X2 4600+ still pretty good.
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To: Bosco
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Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.
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I have not tried this on any Laptops...but this is a very user friendly distro and has some very nice features. Repository and update features are a real plus it seems to me.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
01/08/2008 8:56:43 AM PST
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
To: Bosco; martin_fierro
Oh didn’t mention I have a 6200 card in the PCI -E slot....
To: N3WBI3; ShadowAce; Tribune7; frogjerk; Salo; LTCJ; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; amigatec; Fractal Trader; ..
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posted on
01/08/2008 9:41:58 AM PST
by
N3WBI3
(Ah, arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you. -- Londo Mollari)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I'm trying this on a AMD Phenom 9500 (Quad ) with an ECS A770M-A Motherboard with 4 Gig A-Data ...I play at the other end of the park - I'm seeing what will run comfortably on an old PIII. Once I finish with that, it's on to the old P1.
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01/08/2008 9:52:31 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
There is also Puppy Linux to look at and Damn small Linux.... I like DSL-N - A few more goodies than DSL, but still light enough not to choke an old computer. I've been thinking about giving Puppy a try. Ubuntu won't even load, but runs nicely on my newer box.
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posted on
01/08/2008 12:27:49 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
I have a Puppy Linux installation on a 128Mb USB stick...the whole thing runs in memory..
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I have not tried this on any Laptops...but this is a very user friendly distro and has some very nice features. Any word on how it works with home wireless connections?
I'd drop my Mepis for Mint if it is better at handling wifi.
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posted on
01/08/2008 2:39:53 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Great spirits will always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
There is an excelent article in the latest Linux Magazine...Jan 2008...in the section Ask Klaus (Knopper ) where he talks about the various problems with laptops...and they are many....
Some guy had bought a new HP dv 9549 laptop...had trouble with the graphics with Ubuntu 7.04 then he got the wireless working using https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs
So you might look there
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
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posted on
01/09/2008 1:59:33 PM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Great spirits will always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
I think these guys are raising the Bar....
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