"Loyal Barber" <[email protected]> wrote: > See below in-line > > --- In [email protected], "MuskokaCowboy" <muskokacow...@...> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Loyal Barber" <loyal_barber@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "MuskokaCowboy" <muskokacowboy@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Update - good news! > > > > > > > > Other than a couple of small installation hiccups I now have Mint > > > > working in dual-boot mode with XP. > > > > <snip> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > I have been running Mint for a few days now without having to go back > > into XP and I am very happy with the stability compared to XP which > > needed frequent rebooting. I do have a few new questions (which if > > should be asked elsewhere please redirect me to the proper place) > > > > 1) when downloading programs from the internet, where should I save the > > archive to and where should I install the program files to? > > > > I use a directory called /home/download. My theory is that should I want > to install a different OS or newer Mint, I will save the home partition > anyway. In that way I will have my prior downloads ready when I need them > for the new OS/version. That being said, this is more of a personal > preference than anything else.
I use a similar system but take a "belt and braces" approach, inasmuch as within the Downloads folder I have three others - Compressed, Extracted, and ISO. [snip] Zed -- zed ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
