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Originally Posted by slasherbarb
i just installed it last night and i love it so far!!! i installed ubuntu and i like using so far...and the updates were available as soon as it was installed!! i just need to install a couple of drivers for my laptop and i am set to go...thanx for all the input guys!!!
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good call
i was gonna tell you to install Kubuntu, essentially the same thing you're running just with a different GUI called KDE which looks alot better but sometimes runs a little slower. you can still install Kubuntu in unbuntu and switch between the two, all you have to do is download a package through synaptic called kubuntu-desktop. i hate gnome its way too plain for me
im me if you need any help at all barb
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Originally Posted by ****OnWheels
Do a lot of you linux users dual boot to a windows os? Windows is driving me nuts, and I don't want to install XP or Vista. But I"m afraid of losing the use of programs for school (SPSS mostly), or some other unforeseen issue that could happen if I switch to Linux. Plus, at some point we will only have one computer between James and I, and he's an idiot when it comes to computers, so Linux might be too difficult for him.
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yea most people that make the switch do so they wont lose things theyre dependant on. there is another option using something called a virtual machine, which would pretty much let you run windows inside of linux or vice versa (it runs in a different memory space so they dont overlap into each other) but definately isnt as good as dual booting.
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Originally Posted by GrandmasterCow
hell yeah ! Knoppix has come in use soo many times. also TinyLinux is one of those small distros that use the bare bare min. |
i like the security distros of knoppix, damn small linux is another good live distro
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Originally Posted by ****OnWheels
I currently have 2 partitions, but Windows is running out of space (I partitioned 10 gigs for it, but apparently that ain't enough). Will that program also increase the size of partition already there?
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if theres space left a program like QTparted or partition magic can increase the partition(s) that is (are) there