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Offline TG

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« on: June 20, 2008, 12:43:05 PM »
Right. I have just burned my Installer CD and given it a quick run on a work PC.

Tonight I intend to set up a dual boot on my older laptop which is a bit slow on XP. Will it run faster with Linux? All I do with it is attach it to my wireless network and access web pages and possibly MSN or equivalent.

Has anyone done this? How frightened should I be?  scared2:
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2008, 01:37:02 PM »
Quote from: TG on June 20, 2008, 12:43:05 PM
Right. I have just burned my Installer CD and given it a quick run on a work PC.

Tonight I intend to set up a dual boot on my older laptop which is a bit slow on XP. Will it run faster with Linux? All I do with it is attach it to my wireless network and access web pages and possibly MSN or equivalent.

Has anyone done this? How frightened should I be?  scared2:
Ummm...

It will work great - much faster than XP.

Just one thing about dual boot tho... don't do it!  scared2:

I've had a couple of problems with dual-booting XP/Linux...
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2008, 01:37:34 PM »
PS I run Ubunto here and Mandriva...
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2008, 01:44:48 PM »
mmm. I have no problem dumping XP off said laptop. Will the Ubuntu CD just do a clean Linux install?
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2008, 01:46:55 PM »
Quote from: Barman on June 20, 2008, 01:37:34 PM
PS I run Ubunto here and Mandriva

Thats not a very nice thing to say about LL  whistle:

To be honest most of the people I know who have used Ubuntu for work machines tend not to go back to XP. The only ones I know who have gone back or tried dabbling in dual boots are game heads.
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2008, 01:54:38 PM »
Now downloading the Mandriva one as well. Is there any real difference?
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2008, 01:55:45 PM »
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2008, 01:57:44 PM »
People who play computer games on their PC's Darwin. I admit I do personally come under that category.  redface:
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2008, 02:06:18 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on June 20, 2008, 01:57:44 PM
People who play computer games on their PC's Darwin. I admit I do personally come under that category.  redface:

Ah right.  redface:

To me "the game" is something that gentlemen shoot at and ladies go on.
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2008, 02:08:47 PM »
In that case I'm almost afraid to mention that one of the games I'm currently playing is called Stalker. God knows where you are going to end up with that Darwin.  eeek:
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2008, 02:46:34 PM »
Quote from: TG on June 20, 2008, 01:44:48 PM
mmm. I have no problem dumping XP off said laptop. Will the Ubuntu CD just do a clean Linux install?
Yes!

A clean install will be better...
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2008, 03:00:13 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on June 20, 2008, 02:06:18 PM
To me "the game" is something that gentlemen shoot at and ladies go on.

I'm with DS on this one. Oh, and the occasional slice of pie  cloud9:
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2008, 05:15:18 PM »
Right. I am going to attempt the dual boot hingy with Ubuntu. f that goes tits up I shall try a clean install with mandriva thingy.

Mts TG is going out on the piss so I can shout, scream & kick cats to my hearts content.
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2008, 05:29:26 PM »
Quote from: TG on June 20, 2008, 05:15:18 PM
Right. I am going to attempt the dual boot hingy with Ubuntu. f that goes tits up I shall try a clean install with mandriva thingy.

Mts TG is going out on the piss so I can shout, scream & kick cats to my hearts content.

I just about understood the 3rd sentence  eeek:

Shall we alert the media?
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Re: Ubuntu!
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2008, 06:26:06 PM »
Not much luck so far.

I almost hesitate to ask for advice from the techno guru's on here. It's a bit like asking for technical support from the fvcking chuckle brothers.  lol:
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