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| 1425436 | 2016-09-06 00:52:00 | Thanks guys, I think I’m getting the picture. However, just to tidy up some loose ends. @1101, Win10 is running fine under "Classic Shell" so no need to downgrade to Win7. I am concerned about what the others are up to but at least they don’t stuff your system with prying upgrades. If Toyota ever choose to continuously swap around the controls on different models and then install tracking devices to check what I’m doing I'll be looking for a different car manufacture too. :) @Driftwood, 300GB free on Laptop, how much does Mint use? @ Speedy, does Open Office run on Mint? @dugimodo, I hear you loud and clear, so it might be a case of try it and see. ;) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1425437 | 2016-09-06 01:40:00 | 300 should be heaps. Libre Office 5 comes with mint. Probably could add Open office if you prefer it. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1425438 | 2016-09-06 01:40:00 | Mint contains Libre Office forum.openoffice.org |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1425439 | 2016-09-06 02:07:00 | Ahh, that raises a point. Will Libre and/or Open Office, open doc, docx, xls, and xlsx files and handle Macro’s in the odd spreadsheet? Might be asking a bit much, but not the end of the world. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1425440 | 2016-09-06 05:59:00 | Sorry, don't use all that fancy stuff, but I know Libre is compatible with Word & XL. | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1425441 | 2016-09-06 07:56:00 | Ahh, that raises a point. Will Libre and/or Open Office, open doc, docx, xls, and xlsx files and handle Macro’s in the odd spreadsheet? Might be asking a bit much, but not the end of the world. Yes it will |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1425442 | 2016-09-06 09:35:00 | Thought I’d give Open Office 4/Apache a real workout, but as expected the Macro’s in XL caused a problem. Mind you, it may not be that hard to fix? Lets call it work in progress. :) 7404 |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1425443 | 2016-09-06 09:45:00 | I tried a Linux installation and found it "not for me". I also had loaded it as dual boot. What a disaster when I decided to remove it, not at all easy so make sure you check out how to do it before you install Linux as a dual boot. By far much better to have a DVD made from an ISO so you can load it separately to your main O/S. Just be careful is all I can say! | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1425444 | 2016-09-06 15:25:00 | I have used Kubuntu Linux as my everyday OS for the last six years or so. I don't use Windows at all. Mint (with Cinnamon) is OK but I prefer the KDE desktop (Kubuntu is Ubuntu with KDE rather than the Unity desktop). I have bought several ex-lease business grade laptops and put Kubuntu or Xubuntu on them for people who are not that into computers and they are quite happy with them. So, I don't believe you need to be a computer whizz to run Linux and do basic stuff. Most people don't have to resort to the Terminal (command line) nowadays. If you're an old DOS head like me the terminal isn't such a problem anyway. LibreOffice is fine for me but I don't really need macro compatibility. Of course, LibreOffice has it's own macro language but converting MS Office macros to LibreOffice might be fiddly. There are also other Office suites available that are more MS Office compatible (SoftMaker Office (www.softmaker.com) for example, but the full version is not free). I have Skype (native Linux version). Valve's Steam for games, and Wine (Windows compatibility layer) run a few Windows apps I use extremely well. Here is a screenshot of my current Kubuntu 14.04 system to give you an idea what it looks like: 7405 |
Rod J (451) | ||
| 1425445 | 2016-09-06 21:49:00 | Ok, at this stage I’m leaning towards having both Windows & Linux installed which would allow me to revert back to Windows in the case of old spreadsheets that use Microsoft Office Macros or other unsupported functions. This raises a few more questions. 1: Should I make a separate Partition to install Linux in? 2: Does a boot loader come with Linux or does that become a separate issue? And yes Bryan I know where you’re coming from because the last time I tried Linux and removed it because it wouldn’t run a Soft Modem I too wound up with a hell of a shambles. What I’ll do this time is Image the drive before the installation of Linux and if it all turns to custard I’ll just drop the image back in. (Well I hope that will work) :D |
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