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Stefan Pynappels:
--- Quote from: Darren on October 22, 2009, 08:17:43 AM --- Nice graph ... I think I'm in the same place on there :lol:
If you can suggest a distro that has finally caught up AND become user friendly I would certainly look into it. Last one I tried was Ubuntu about 8mths ago, forget which release but I could take a look if it mattered. Just too many hardware issues and it ran painfully slow on 3 different laptops I tried. It was hard to load as well, just kept crashing during the install.
I do hope they make it eventually though .... :thumbup:
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I have found Linux Mint 7 to be a nice release, but I'm used to Linux. It would be nice to get a fresh perspective on that one from you if you get a chance to have a look at it. It is Ubuntu Based, but with better handling of multimedia etc.
Darren:
Downloading now ... :thumbup:
spuddevans:
--- Quote from: spynappels on October 22, 2009, 07:59:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: Darren on October 22, 2009, 07:48:41 AM ---Tim, ............
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I presume you meant Stef? Tim will laugh his legs off to think we are being confused!
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Har-de-har, har, thunk ( sound of legs dropping off ) :lol: Thanks Darren, you just made my day, how to lose about 9stone in one swoop :thumbup:
Tim
Darren:
OK you got me, after spending most of the day working out in the garden, well it was sunny today .... :ddb: I have burnt the Linux Mint 7 iso download to a CD and booted from it.
At the mo I'm running in demo mode from the CD, ie it's slow ..... erm except it's not slow at all ..... I'm impressed :clap:
It all went without a hitch, not a single issue to this point. Not looked properly as yet, but it has Firefox already installed and connected to the net in a flash .... WOW .... :jaw:
What's more it's found my Bluetooth and switched it on with no input from me, Vista couldn't find it despite many attempts on my part to make it work, inc software a update from the manufactures website.
Looking good so far, this is nothing like the last time I tried Linux ....
Thanks Stef, I take my comments back humbly red faced .... Your kick up the bum is just what I needed :thumbup:
Not 100% convinced yet, I'll let you know how I get on ...... :dremel:
Darren:
It's a damn site quicker than Vista and I'm still on the CD, not loaded to the hard drive.
There is also an awful lot of software included, in fact just about everything I need ....
I'm impressed .... :clap:
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