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Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again

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On 15/03/17 01:14, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
> Den onsdag den 15. marts 2017 kl. 00.41.43 UTC+1 skrev rickman:
>> On 3/14/2017 5:07 PM, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
>>> Den tirsdag den 14. marts 2017 kl. 20.36.12 UTC+1 skrev rickman:
>>>> On 3/14/2017 3:27 PM, bitrex wrote:
>>>>> On 03/14/2017 02:51 PM, rickman wrote:
>>>>>> Some process is periodically running through all the items on the
>>>>>> desktop as well as the items in the task bar stealing focus from what
>>>>>> ever I am doing at the moment.  This is a real PITA.  If I am looking
>>>>>> for an item in a right click menu, that menu goes away.  If I am in a
>>>>>> app menu, that menu goes away.  Meanwhile if I can see the desktop I can
>>>>>> see all the desktop items flickering.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone see this before?  I'm not sure how to even debug this since
>>>>>> nothing shows up in task manager as jumping up and using significant
>>>>>> resources.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows 8.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll mention it once and then never bring it up again - gotta get with
>>>>> the penguin.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm sure you have your reasons for still using Windows 8, and that's
>>>>> okay. But just so you know that it's hard on our empathy to see such
>>>>> suffering.
>>>>>
>>>>> The penguin is a patient lover, though. When you're ready, he'll be
>>>>> waiting.
>>>>
>>>> I have definitely been considering the penguin.  Maybe it's time.
>>>>
>>>> Someone has offered to help me install a linux distro on a USB flash
>>>> stick which would let me preserve my windows hard drive without fear of
>>>> corrupting anything.  I think my biggest concern is begin able to run
>>>> all the apps I currently run.  LTspice is a big one.
>>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
>>
>> Is there something similar for Debian?  I've worked with Rasbian on the 
>> rPi so I'm at least slightly familiar with that and I'd like to keep 
>> things as much the same as possible.
> 
> the process should be the same, just download the debian iso instead 
> 
> ubuntu is based on debian, sorta just adds a bit polish and stability 
> 

And Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, just with more polish and stability :-)

Debian is good as a base for distributions, for servers, and for
embedded systems.  But it is less good for desktop users - Debian is
stricter about trying to keep everything open source, which makes it
less convenient when you want nvidia or AMD drivers, Google Chrome, etc.
 Ubuntu makes it easier to install that sort of thing - Mint makes it
even easier.  And both of Mint's desktops (Mate and Cinnamon) are much
nicer than Ubuntu's "giant telephone" approach.

But since you still have Debian underneath, you can still use "apt-get"
and friends, and pretty much any web site that says "this is how to do X
in Debian" will work for Ubuntu and Mint.

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Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 14:51 -0400
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-14 15:27 -0400
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 15:36 -0400
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Clive Arthur <cliveta@nowaytoday.co.uk> - 2017-03-14 20:00 +0000
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-14 16:59 -0400
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-03-14 14:07 -0700
        Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 19:41 -0400
          Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Lasse Langwadt Christensen <langwadt@fonz.dk> - 2017-03-14 17:14 -0700
            Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-15 11:11 +0100
              Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-03-16 12:57 -0400
                Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-16 17:51 +0000
                Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-16 21:46 +0200
          Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2017-03-15 09:26 +0000
            Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-15 12:12 -0400
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again tabbypurr@gmail.com - 2017-03-16 09:53 -0700
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Martin Riddle <martin_rid@verizon.net> - 2017-03-14 15:30 -0400
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 15:45 -0400
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2017-03-14 19:46 +0000
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-03-14 15:22 -0700
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2017-03-14 21:50 -0500
      Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-03-14 22:15 -0700
        Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again jrwalliker@gmail.com - 2017-03-15 01:28 -0700
  Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2017-03-14 21:48 -0500
    Re: Weird Computer Stuff Again rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 23:29 -0400

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