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Wish to try Linux

Started byPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
First post2013-05-09 20:09 +0100
Last post2013-06-25 12:52 +0100
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  Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-09 20:09 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-09 15:25 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-09 15:24 -0500
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-09 21:51 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-09 18:41 -0400
    Re: Wish to try Linux Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2013-05-09 15:28 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-10 16:48 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-09 20:48 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-09 16:45 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-09 23:50 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 07:41 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 13:01 +0100
              Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 08:49 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 15:20 +0200
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 16:11 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-10 08:04 -0400
              Re: Wish to try Linux Bill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-05-16 07:58 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux Bill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-05-16 07:56 -0400
              Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 09:32 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-16 16:03 +0200
                  Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-05-16 09:27 -0500
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 10:53 -0400
                  Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 15:30 +0100
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 10:52 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 15:30 +0100
                Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 16:14 -0400
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-16 17:23 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-09 23:49 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-09 19:35 -0500
          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 05:30 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-10 14:27 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-05-09 22:13 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-10 16:50 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 17:19 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-15 16:27 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-15 16:34 +0000
              Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 17:46 +0100
                Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-15 18:15 +0000
                  Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 19:32 +0100
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2013-05-15 14:52 -0400
                    Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-15 21:11 +0000
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-15 13:54 -0500
                  Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 01:01 -0400
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-16 10:52 +0200
                      Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 08:25 -0400
                        Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-16 18:56 +0000
                          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 20:33 +0100
                            Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-16 19:35 +0000
                              Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-16 20:43 +0100
                            Re: Wish to try Linux bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) - 2013-05-19 23:33 +0000
                          Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-16 16:16 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 17:44 +0100
              Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-15 13:44 -0500
                Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 20:37 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 13:51 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-14 21:16 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 17:49 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-15 00:02 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-09 15:03 -0500
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 14:09 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-05-23 14:38 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 16:33 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-05-23 10:55 -0500
              Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 19:00 +0100
                Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-01 11:43 +0200
                  Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-01 11:37 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Balwinder S Dheeman <bsd.SANSPAM@anu.homelinux.net> - 2013-06-01 21:59 +0530
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-01 19:14 +0200
                      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-06-01 17:43 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-01 19:33 -0400
                      Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-02 02:37 +0200
                        Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-01 23:05 -0400
                          Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-02 09:33 +0100
                            Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-02 07:02 -0400
                              Re: Wish to try Linux David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-06-02 13:26 +0200
                                Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-02 15:47 +0100
                                  Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-06-02 14:52 -0400
                        Re: Wish to try Linux David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-06-02 13:32 +0200
            Re: Wish to try Linux Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2013-05-23 17:09 +0000
              Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-23 19:06 +0100
              Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2013-05-24 04:48 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2013-05-09 20:03 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-05-09 20:19 +0000
      Re: Wish to try Linux bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2013-05-09 20:27 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2013-05-10 15:30 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2013-05-10 03:05 +0000
      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-10 14:35 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2013-05-10 16:44 +0000
          Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-10 16:57 +0000
            Re: Wish to try Linux Stef <not@this.address.com> - 2013-05-11 03:59 +0000
              Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-05-11 00:27 -0400
                Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-11 12:49 +0000
                  Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-11 12:56 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-11 15:20 +0200
                      Re: Wish to try Linux notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2013-05-11 14:14 +0000
                        Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-11 10:30 -0400
                          Re: Wish to try Linux  OOps Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-11 10:38 -0400
                            Re: Wish to try Linux  OOps Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2013-05-12 04:37 +0000
                    Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-05-11 13:47 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-10 16:58 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 06:53 +0200
      Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 07:26 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 09:18 +0200
          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 10:20 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-10 11:40 +0200
        Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 07:44 -0400
          Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 13:00 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Octothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com> - 2013-05-10 08:47 -0400
              Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 15:50 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 18:44 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-21 19:53 +0200
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 18:55 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-06-21 20:05 +0200
        Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-06-21 19:17 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 19:56 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-21 19:59 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Antti Talsta <atalsta@gmail.com> - 2013-06-21 21:04 +0300
        Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-21 17:51 -0400
        Re: Wish to try Linux Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2013-06-22 01:48 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2013-06-24 16:48 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux Stan Bischof <stan@worldbadminton.com> - 2013-06-24 16:56 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux DenverD <DenverD@invalid.dk> - 2013-05-10 09:17 +0200
    Re: Wish to try Linux lichtblitz <nospam@lichtblitz.invalid> - 2013-05-10 13:49 +0000
      Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-10 15:48 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-05-10 11:21 -0500
          Re: Wish to try Linux lichtblitz <nospam@lichtblitz.invalid> - 2013-05-10 18:20 +0000
            Re: Wish to try Linux Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2013-05-10 19:54 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-10 14:55 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2013-05-11 05:40 +0200
              Re: Wish to try Linux Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> - 2013-05-11 07:55 -0400
      Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-10 16:07 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux lichtblitz <nospam@lichtblitz.invalid> - 2013-05-10 18:29 +0000
          Re: Wish to try Linux J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2013-05-10 19:48 +0000
    Re: Wish to try Linux David Hough <noone$$@llondel.org> - 2013-05-10 18:13 +0100
    Re: Wish to try Linux Dirk Weber <dma-weber@globe.lu> - 2013-05-10 19:09 +0200
    Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-05-14 19:01 +0100
      Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-23 22:55 +0100
        Re: Wish to try Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-06-24 00:34 +0100
          Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-06-23 19:23 -0500
            Re: Wish to try Linux David Brown <david.brown@removethis.hesbynett.no> - 2013-06-25 18:50 +0200
        Re: Wish to try Linux bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) - 2013-06-23 22:53 +0000
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-25 12:24 +0100
            Re: Wish to try Linux Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-06-25 12:28 -0400
            Re: Wish to try Linux bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMORELSEagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) - 2013-06-25 23:11 +0000
        Re: Wish to try Linux John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-06-23 19:30 -0500
          Re: Wish to try Linux Ross Maloney <rmatycorp@iinet.net.au> - 2013-06-24 11:07 +0800
          Re: Wish to try Linux Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2013-06-25 12:52 +0100

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#8050 — Wish to try Linux

FromPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
Date2013-05-09 20:09 +0100
SubjectWish to try Linux
Message-ID<kmgs8e$u5i$1@news.albasani.net>
I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows 7, 
and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download 
some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_ on 
an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on both 
machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing about 
Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux to 
download will be gratefully received.

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#8051

FromJean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>
Date2013-05-09 15:25 -0400
Message-ID<kmgt7702fm5@news7.newsguy.com>
In reply to#8050
On 05/09/2013 03:09 PM, Peter Percival wrote:
> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing
> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
> to download will be gratefully received.
I happen to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. You are mot supposed to
download it from them unless you have a contract with them. You are
allowed to download the source modules, however, and build them
yourself. In any case, the full distribution of that comes on a DVD
because the previous version, available on CD-ROMS took, IIRC, 6 of the
things.

If you happen to want that distribution, better get it for free from
CentOS. I think it is probably DVD only as well.

There may be smaller releases of Linux operating system, but I do not
keep up with that.

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#8057

FromRobert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>
Date2013-05-09 15:24 -0500
Message-ID<9YudnUh4ZZhymBHMnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#8051
At Thu, 09 May 2013 15:25:27 -0400 Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> wrote:

> 
> On 05/09/2013 03:09 PM, Peter Percival wrote:
> > I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
> > 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
> > some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
> > on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
> > both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing
> > about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
> > to download will be gratefully received.
> I happen to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. You are mot supposed to
> download it from them unless you have a contract with them. You are
> allowed to download the source modules, however, and build them
> yourself. In any case, the full distribution of that comes on a DVD
> because the previous version, available on CD-ROMS took, IIRC, 6 of the
> things.
> 
> If you happen to want that distribution, better get it for free from
> CentOS. I think it is probably DVD only as well.

Two DVDs.  CentOS is *probably* not a good choise for a totally newbie though. 

> 
> There may be smaller releases of Linux operating system, but I do not
> keep up with that.
>                                               

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#8058

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-09 21:51 +0100
Message-ID<kmh286$b2j$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8057
On 09/05/13 21:24, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Thu, 09 May 2013 15:25:27 -0400 Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> On 05/09/2013 03:09 PM, Peter Percival wrote:
>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing
>>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>>> to download will be gratefully received.
>> I happen to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. You are mot supposed to
>> download it from them unless you have a contract with them. You are
>> allowed to download the source modules, however, and build them
>> yourself. In any case, the full distribution of that comes on a DVD
>> because the previous version, available on CD-ROMS took, IIRC, 6 of the
>> things.
>>
>> If you happen to want that distribution, better get it for free from
>> CentOS. I think it is probably DVD only as well.
> Two DVDs.  CentOS is *probably* not a good choise for a totally newbie though.
>

No. I would have said ubuntu but unity sux so I said Mint ...

>> There may be smaller releases of Linux operating system, but I do not
>> keep up with that.
>>                                                


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#8060

FromJean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>
Date2013-05-09 18:41 -0400
Message-ID<kmh8m10n16@news6.newsguy.com>
In reply to#8057
On 05/09/2013 04:24 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Thu, 09 May 2013 15:25:27 -0400 Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> On 05/09/2013 03:09 PM, Peter Percival wrote:
>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing
>>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>>> to download will be gratefully received.
>> I happen to run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. You are mot supposed to
>> download it from them unless you have a contract with them. You are
>> allowed to download the source modules, however, and build them
>> yourself. In any case, the full distribution of that comes on a DVD
>> because the previous version, available on CD-ROMS took, IIRC, 6 of the
>> things.
>>
>> If you happen to want that distribution, better get it for free from
>> CentOS. I think it is probably DVD only as well.
> Two DVDs.  CentOS is *probably* not a good choise for a totally newbie though. 

I agree.
The Red Hat version is one DVD and a couple of CD-ROMs with extra stuff,
and I never loaded them.

My friends mostly used Ubuntu for the longest time, but seem to be using
other things now. I do not keep track of what they do.

>
>> There may be smaller releases of Linux operating system, but I do not
>> keep up with that.
>>

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#8052

FromDan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
Date2013-05-09 15:28 -0400
Message-ID<icehdg3qcj.fsf@home.home>
In reply to#8050
Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> writes:

> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing
> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
> to download will be gratefully received.

Any distro should work.
Ubuntu and Fedora are popular.

You can use the same CD for different machines.
You don't even have to install, just insert the CD and reboot.
Linux will run right  from the CD.

-- 
Dan Espen

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#8088

FromPeter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com>
Date2013-05-10 16:48 +0100
Message-ID<kmj4po$3oo$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8052
Dan Espen wrote:
> Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook.  I know nothing
>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>> to download will be gratefully received.
>
> Any distro should work.
> Ubuntu and Fedora are popular.
>
> You can use the same CD for different machines.
> You don't even have to install,

That is what I want to do: not install.  (Alternately, that is what I 
want not to do: install.)

 > just insert the CD and reboot.
> Linux will run right  from the CD.
>

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#8053

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-09 20:48 +0100
Message-ID<kmguj0$39r$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8050
On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows 
> 7, and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download 
> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_ 
> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on 
> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know nothing 
> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux 
> to download will be gratefully received.
linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but you 
need a GB of RAM.

download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so install 
it. It wont mash windows in the process..

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#8059

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-09 16:45 -0400
Message-ID<fget5a-qls.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8053
On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows 7,
>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know nothing
>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>> to download will be gratefully received.
> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but you
> need a GB of RAM.
> 
> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so install


What's a boo tit?

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#8061

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-09 23:50 +0100
Message-ID<kmh96u$nuu$1@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8059
On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows 7,
>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD on
>>> both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know nothing
>>> about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of which Linux
>>> to download will be gratefully received.
>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but you
>> need a GB of RAM.
>>
>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so install
>
> What's a boo tit?
>
i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.

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#8074

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-10 07:41 -0400
Message-ID<u03v5a-2mt.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8061
On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>>> 7,
>>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD
>>>> on both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know
>>>> nothing about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of
>>>> which Linux to download will be gratefully received.
>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but
>>> you need a GB of RAM.
>>>
>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>> install
>>
>> What's a boo tit?
>>
> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.

Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.

Are the two related?

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#8077

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2013-05-10 13:01 +0100
Message-ID<kminiv$6cj$3@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#8074
On 10/05/13 12:41, Octothorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>>>> 7,
>>>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD
>>>>> on both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know
>>>>> nothing about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of
>>>>> which Linux to download will be gratefully received.
>>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but
>>>> you need a GB of RAM.
>>>>
>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>> install
>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>
>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>
> Are the two related?
I think you can work tha tout, thyself :-).


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#8080

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-10 08:49 -0400
Message-ID<4v6v5a-bpt.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8077
On Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 10/05/13 12:41, Octothorpe wrote:
>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running
>>>>>> Windows 7,
>>>>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book,
>>>>>> _and_
>>>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD
>>>>>> on both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know
>>>>>> nothing about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of
>>>>>> which Linux to download will be gratefully received.
>>>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but
>>>>> you need a GB of RAM.
>>>>>
>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>> install
>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>>
>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>
>> Are the two related?
> I think you can work tha tout, thyself :-).

boo tit, butt hen and now tha tout

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#8081

FromAragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid>
Date2013-05-10 15:20 +0200
Message-ID<kmis0s$f43$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#8080
On Friday 10 May 2013 14:49, Octothorpe conveyed the following to 
comp.os.linux.misc...

> On Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 10/05/13 12:41, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running
>>>>>>> Windows 7,
>>>>>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book,
>>>>>>> _and_
>>>>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same
>>>>>>> CD on both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I
>>>>>>> know nothing about Linux or computers in general, so
>>>>>>> recommendations of which Linux to download will be gratefully
>>>>>>> received.
>>>>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel
>>>>>> but you need a GB of RAM.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>> install
>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>>>
>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>>
>>> Are the two related?
>> I think you can work tha tout, thyself :-).
> 
> boo tit, butt hen and now tha tout

Yeah, tha butt hen touts its boot tits. :p

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#8104

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-10 16:11 -0400
Message-ID<6t006a-0s.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8081
On Fri, 10 May 2013 15:20:57 +0200, Aragorn wrote:

> On Friday 10 May 2013 14:49, Octothorpe conveyed the following to
> comp.os.linux.misc...
> 
>> On Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> On 10/05/13 12:41, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>>>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running
>>>>>>>> Windows 7,
>>>>>>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>>>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book,
>>>>>>>> _and_
>>>>>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same
>>>>>>>> CD on both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I
>>>>>>>> know nothing about Linux or computers in general, so
>>>>>>>> recommendations of which Linux to download will be gratefully
>>>>>>>> received.
>>>>>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel
>>>>>>> but you need a GB of RAM.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>>> install
>>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>>>>
>>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>>>
>>>> Are the two related?
>>> I think you can work tha tout, thyself :-).
>> 
>> boo tit, butt hen and now tha tout
> 
> Yeah, tha butt hen touts its boot tits. :p

Now that you bring it up........I think your on to something

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#8078

FromJean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@verizon.net>
Date2013-05-10 08:04 -0400
Message-ID<kmino60art@news4.newsguy.com>
In reply to#8074
On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 09/05/13 20:09, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>>> I am the proud owner of an Acer Aspire A5-4 notebook running Windows
>>>>> 7,
>>>>> and I have a broadband internet connection.  May I download
>>>>> some-Linux-or-other, burn it on to a CD to use on my note book, _and_
>>>>> on an elderly Windows XP computer?  Even if I can't use the same CD
>>>>> on both machines, I would like to try it on the notebook. I know
>>>>> nothing about Linux or computers in general, so recommendations of
>>>>> which Linux to download will be gratefully received.
>>>> linux mint is probably the closest to a windows XP look and feel but
>>>> you need a GB of RAM.
>>>>
>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>> install
>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>
>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>
> Are the two related?
Yes; both are birds. A boo tit is a wild bird, and a butt hen is a
domesticated one.

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#8161

FromBill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid>
Date2013-05-16 07:58 -0400
Message-ID<kn2hkh$rin$2@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#8078
On 05/10/2013 08:04 AM, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>> Are the two related?
> Yes; both are birds. A boo tit is a wild bird, and a butt hen is a
> domesticated one.
>
The boo tit lives up north. A Canadian can tell you all a boo tit.

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#8160

FromBill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid>
Date2013-05-16 07:56 -0400
Message-ID<kn2hha$rin$1@speranza.aioe.org>
In reply to#8074
On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>> install
>>> What's a boo tit?
>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
> Are the two related?
Ask a cow orker.

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#8163

FromOctothorpe <Octothorpe@invalid.com>
Date2013-05-16 09:32 -0400
Message-ID<on3f6a-oa9.ln1@crazy-horse.bildanet.com>
In reply to#8160
On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:

> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>> install
>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>> Are the two related?
> Ask a cow orker.

I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address it?

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#8164

FromAragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid>
Date2013-05-16 16:03 +0200
Message-ID<kn2onn$32b$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#8163
On Thursday 16 May 2013 15:32, Octothorpe conveyed the following to 
comp.os.linux.misc...

> On Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:28 -0400, Bill Marcum wrote:
> 
>> On 05/10/2013 07:41 AM, Octothorpe wrote:
>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 23:50:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> On 09/05/13 21:45, Octothorpe wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 20:48:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>> download and burn the DVD, bootit and see if you like it: If so
>>>>>> install
>>>>> What's a boo tit?
>>>> i could tell you, butt hen I'd have to kill you.
>>> Ok first it is a boo tit and now it's a butt hen.
>>> Are the two related?
>> Ask a cow orker.
> 
> I would but I don't know what a cow orker is and how would one address
> it?

A cow orker is someone who turns cows into orks.  Or orkses, depending 
on whether you're talking to Gollem.

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