I have DSL broadband but it's pretty shaky; probably because it's
'way out here in the woods. If a download is very long, it will
take many hours and often be corrupted. I ordered a CD of Ubuntu
11.04 ($8.00 incl frt) from OSdisc.com that should arrive in a few
days. Just downloaded BurnCDCC and have it shortcutted on the
desktop. Thanks.
Gerry
'83 300D
'83 240D
From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
Another good place to change up your thinking. Assuming you've got
broadband internet you don't BUY Linux disks, you download disk images and
make the disk yourself.
Use BurnCDCC to put the image onto a CD or DVD, its easy.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 01:09:22 -0400
From: "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer cpu swap and Linux
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From: "Allan Streib" <str...@cs.indiana.edu>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Computer cpu swap and Linux
On Thursday, September 08, 2011 3:43 PM, "Gerry Archer"
<arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
That's why I want to start with the simpler ones. Software has
always been a challenge. The "way" one thinks about software
versus the way one thinks about hardware seems to be quite
different; i.e. concrete thinking versus abstract thinking perhaps.
"Chemical thinking" was quite a challenge until the "ah ha!"
moment happened, and then it was easy. I'm hoping that
"software thinking" will also eventually have an "ah ha!" moment.
Does that make any sense?
Except in the case of Linux simpler is more complicated. If you go with
Ubuntu, installation will be little more than inserting an install CD and
accepting a few prompts.
A "simpler" Linux distribution will have you making decisions about disk
partitions, doing the partitioning with a command-line tool (fdisk),
formatting those partitions with the filesystems of your choice (more
decisions) then deciding what software you want, then configuring
X-Windows (usually a nightmare, from my experience), configuring your
networking, etc. Is this what you mean by "simpler" ??
Allan
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OK, you and the others have convinced me. I have a Ubuntu 9.04 disc but
there are probably later versions available. I'll order one and try it.
Thanks,
Gerry
'83 300D
'83 240D
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