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| Thread ID: 123673 | 2012-03-10 08:10:00 | I converted my mum to Ubuntu Linux | goodiesguy (15316) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1264122 | 2012-03-10 08:10:00 | Just put a "newer" spare hard drive into her PC in the kitchen, and shoved Ubuntu 11.04 on it. I set it all up, including Wine, and she loves it, and is saying how much faster it is. That is all. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1264123 | 2012-03-10 08:32:00 | Why not 11.10? | sahilcc7 (15483) | ||
| 1264124 | 2012-03-10 09:23:00 | I am an Atheist. People have tried to"Convert" me...but I refuse to go there!!!!! PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1264125 | 2012-03-10 10:11:00 | Why not 11.10? I will update to that shortly. I tried 11.10, but my disk messed up, so i used an older version to see if it was the file. it turned out the disc didnt like my drive. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1264126 | 2012-03-10 21:12:00 | I am an Atheist. People have tried to"Convert" me...but I refuse to go there!!!!! PJ Interesting to see the many religious program on telly on a Sunday, and the crowds seem to believe the tripe emanating from there lips. I will try Linux one day. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1264127 | 2012-03-11 00:14:00 | Good that she likes it, but wait till something goes wrong ;) Sometimes trying to get help with a linux problem is impossible. You would have more luck winning lotto. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1264128 | 2012-03-11 00:16:00 | Good that she likes it, but wait till something goes wrong ;) Sometimes trying to get help with a linux problem is impossible. You would have more luck winning lotto. I wondered if you were a Linux man, I will wait a couple of more years b4 trying. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1264129 | 2012-03-11 00:30:00 | Good that she likes it, but wait till something goes wrong ;) Sometimes trying to get help with a linux problem is impossible. You would have more luck winning lotto. As opposed to Windows support, where there are innumerable ambulances lined up at the bottom of the cliff, with eft-pos machines at the ready :) |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1264130 | 2012-03-11 00:44:00 | Getting actual support for windows is a lot easier and actually getting an answer to a question is more likely than Linux. Example, there have been several times here, myself included asked questions about a Linux problem, and either no one can help, or like on several other Linux forums you get absolute useless answers like "thats easy to fix" but no actual fix is suggested. A few years back, I had a problem, and even after doing extensive searching on various linux forums, I found many others were having the same problem,even after 5 months NO ONE could actually give a reply and instructions on how to fix it. About the only good suggestion was to reinstall the OS from scratch. Some linux users here, gloat how good it is, and may have the knowledge to fix their own problems, but when someone asks for help they disappear and dont offer any help what so ever. In other words its all good when its going Ok, but wait till something goes wrong - its all to hard. Mark my words -- When goodies guy has a serious problem lets see if it can be fixed - ;) As opposed to Windows support, where there are innumerable ambulances lined up at the bottom of the cliff, with eft-pos machines at the ready Funny -- never seen any one here with a eft-pos machine asking for a fee to help fix problems. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1264131 | 2012-03-11 00:57:00 | Mark my words -- When goodies guy has a serious problem lets see if it can be fixed - ;) Funny -- never seen any one here with a eft-pos machine asking for a fee to help fix problems.Maybe you need a payment button in your sig |
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