Just a heads-up. In my journey to debug my Windows 2000 Page Load Failure problem, I found an interesting version of Linux that is very polished and user friendly: Linux Mint 8.
http://www.linuxmint.com/
Down load the iso image. Burn the CD. Change the BIOS to boot from CD first. Stick it in and GO!
Boot from CD with no hard drive installation. I am posting right now from Linux using the built-in Firefox 3.5. Connected to the internet seamlessly, found my USB thumb drive. With 512 MB of installed memory: have open two Browser windows, Thunderbird email, system monitor, text editor, and streaming 40lbhead audio. Memory usage 55%. AND NO HARD DRIVE. Very Cool!
Have fun.
john
Linux Mint 8 Helena
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- Joined: Wed. Oct. 17, 2007 9:36 pm
- Location: Columbia, Pa.
- Coal Size/Type: 2.5 ton of rice with no stove
- Other Heating: Wood Pellet
The direct URL for the download:
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/8/L ... Mint-8.iso
or the download page:
http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
I'm back in Windows 2000, on a fresh OS installation, and this software is broken!
Time to update.
john
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/8/L ... Mint-8.iso
or the download page:
http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
I'm back in Windows 2000, on a fresh OS installation, and this software is broken!
Time to update.
john
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jpete
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- Posts: 10829
- Joined: Thu. Nov. 22, 2007 9:52 am
- Location: Warwick, RI
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harman Mk II
- Coal Size/Type: Stove, Nut, Pea
- Other Heating: Dino juice
I'm using Mint right now. It's pretty good, just a word of warning. Make 1000% sure your wireless internet works. After 6 months, I still have a wire running across my room trying to get it up and running and I find the community less than helpful.
Other than that, I love it.
Other than that, I love it.