Hi Friends Well, here I am in the wilds of Pine Creek NT getting this XP laptop back together after having to wipe the HDDs and reinstall the OS and everything. In the interim I attempted coming to terms with a mate's new Vista machine, an experience which had me contemplating either a), parting company with Mr Microsoft and where he was going or b), slashing my wrists.
And it came to pass that during this time I fie me to darkest Katherine for some Christmas shopping, and there I happened upon a copy of Ubuntu in a paper shop. This is now installed on my second HDD. And what a bloody ripper it is. Currently I'm familiarising myself with its integrated filing system, OOo and Gimp etc. But there is a problem. I can set up an internet connection okay in XP and Virus Express, but when I tried to do this in Linux I found that I either didn't know the answers to what I was being asked, or I didn't understand the question - or both. And I can't download any Apps and updates until I have the connection going. (Well maybe I can, but I'd rather do it directly through Linux.) Predictably, Pine Creek ain't exactly a hotbed of open-sys activity, so I thought I'd send an E and see if someone there can help. Thanking you for your attention Trues Yourly LinZ Johannsen -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
