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"Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration."- Stan Kelly-Bootle
I knew somebody that was considering linux. Not computer savvy. I thought it would be cool to send him to the store to pick up a linux CD for ten bucks .... but which store? And does such a CD exist?
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Originally posted by David McCombs:
I think Ubuntu is extremely overrated. It is not very newbie-friendly, and likes to hide too many option in the install process. It lasted maybe a week on my machine.
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"Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration."- Stan Kelly-Bootle
There will be glitches in my transition from being a saloon bar sage to a world statesman. - Tony Banks
Originally posted by Dave Lenton:
Aside from the fact that I don't really have much space for the second computer, the main thing putting me off putting Linux on it is that I don't know much about Linux and am aware it can be complicated to install. I'm not stupid, so I think I'd eventually figure out how to do it, but it would be nice to avoid spending ages in front of the computer just to get it working.
So, am I being paranoid about how complicated it is to install? If not, any recommendations on which version/flavour/distribution/whatever they're called will be a good one to off start with? Are the different options radically different in what they allow, or will they all be fine for basic web surfing and the odd bit of Java?
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Originally posted by John Meyers:
...I didnt find it to be awfully complicated. I set up a linux partition and a swap and click click click...
"We're kind of on the level of crossword puzzle writers... And no one ever goes to them and gives them an award." ~Joe Strummer
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Originally posted by marc weber:
But for those of us who have never even set up a partition before...?
"Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration."- Stan Kelly-Bootle
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Yeah, this sounds like a good idea. Nothing ever works first time in computing, so I'd expect a few initial issues to deal with.Originally posted by Satish Chilukuri:
2. Availability of another computer where you can browse the web (which you already seem to have). If you run into some problem, you can search it up on the net or ask in web forums (This is one more adavantage Ubuntu has - a huge and helpful community).
Its amazing how much of computing "skill" is just being used to a particular OS and knowing what kind of thing to expect to happen. If I'm helping out a non-techy friend/relative do something on the computer, they may say to me "how did you figure that out?", and the answer is normally "I just fiddled about with it". In Windows I'm fairly confident that I can fiddle about a bit of figure out what to do. I suppose that another OS will take a little while to get used to.3. Be prepared for 'OS Shock'.
There will be glitches in my transition from being a saloon bar sage to a world statesman. - Tony Banks
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Originally posted by Arjunkumar Shastry:
...any Linux distro which looks very similar and behaves very similar to Windows!!
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While that would certainly make the initial learning process easier, I would rather have the trouble of learning a slightly different system if it meant avoiding some of the pitfalls of Windows.Originally posted by Arjunkumar Shastry:
I think answer to "your best Linux flavor' should be any Linux distro which looks very similar and behaves very similar to Windows!!
There will be glitches in my transition from being a saloon bar sage to a world statesman. - Tony Banks
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Originally posted by Dave Lenton:
will not die a horrible death if I fiddle around with it to see how it works.
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