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Sgt. Peppe
I have a DELL Latitude D600 that was passed down to me by my older sister. The XP on it has some bad malware and is generally corrupted. What would be the best Linux version to either replace it , or do a dual boot?
It is about 5 years old.
Answer
Almost any distro will install with a dual boot option. Which distro you install depends on how much horsepower you have and what you want to do.
Since there are over 300 distros, and a few CDRWs are pretty cheap, download a few that sound interesting and try them. DSL (Damn Small Linux) or PCLinuxOS minime might be good for a smaller computer, but Ubuntu might run well too.
They're free - take 2. Or 20. Have fun. That's what it's all about. (Until you decide to earn your living doing what you do for fun.)
Almost any distro will install with a dual boot option. Which distro you install depends on how much horsepower you have and what you want to do.
Since there are over 300 distros, and a few CDRWs are pretty cheap, download a few that sound interesting and try them. DSL (Damn Small Linux) or PCLinuxOS minime might be good for a smaller computer, but Ubuntu might run well too.
They're free - take 2. Or 20. Have fun. That's what it's all about. (Until you decide to earn your living doing what you do for fun.)
What is the easiest Linux version to install and use for a newbie?
Jambek
Hello.
I have never installed nor used Linux before.
I heard it's better than Windows and i have a spare old laptop which is broken now.
Now i thought about installing Linux on it. But since i never used Linux before, i need a version which is easy to install and use for a newb like me.
And i have also a few questions about it:
Can i still play Java games such as RuneScape?
Can i still browse the web like on Windows?
Thanks in advance!
My laptop specifications are:
around 186 mb ram
around 560 mhz processor speed
and 5 gb diskspace
Answer
your RAM is too low for most of linux versions. try Xubuntu http://www.xubuntu.org/
it's very complete and simple. and it's based on ubuntu, so you have many programs available for it.
to answer your other questions:
yes, you can install java on Linux, and you can browse the web just like you do on Windows.
your RAM is too low for most of linux versions. try Xubuntu http://www.xubuntu.org/
it's very complete and simple. and it's based on ubuntu, so you have many programs available for it.
to answer your other questions:
yes, you can install java on Linux, and you can browse the web just like you do on Windows.
What is the most layman friendly linux version available?
Francois
I would like to start using linux but i'm not a computer expert or anything. I'm not totally incompetent either. Is there a version available for me that i would actually be able to use successfully?
Thanks in advance
Francois
Answer
Ubuntu isn't for experts like that other poster says. In fact Linux mint is based off of the exact same branch of linux that ubuntu is based on. They are both Debian Linux w/ alot of user and gui customizations for end users.
Ubuntu 10.10 is GREAT!!! It found my pci wireless card and it streams to my xbox 360, I can use the files from my windows 7 partition, and see all my windows network shares.
Here is a link to a screen capture video of my ubuntu 10.10 desktop..
The desktop recorder makes it look a little glitchy and when I try to record the 3d stuff it messes up the recorder, but the real desktop experience is wonderful and smooth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_DgJmsWDpI
Ubuntu isn't for experts like that other poster says. In fact Linux mint is based off of the exact same branch of linux that ubuntu is based on. They are both Debian Linux w/ alot of user and gui customizations for end users.
Ubuntu 10.10 is GREAT!!! It found my pci wireless card and it streams to my xbox 360, I can use the files from my windows 7 partition, and see all my windows network shares.
Here is a link to a screen capture video of my ubuntu 10.10 desktop..
The desktop recorder makes it look a little glitchy and when I try to record the 3d stuff it messes up the recorder, but the real desktop experience is wonderful and smooth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_DgJmsWDpI
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