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To: GeronL

Win XP SP3 is what my family used. None even like Win7 in my house, so they’ve fallen in love with Apple.

I use openSUSE 12.2/Slackware.

For the first time in my life, I own a Windows-free house.

Didn’t see that coming...


50 posted on 09/17/2012 8:41:53 PM PDT by rdb3 (Democrats: Once a slave owner, ALWAYS a slave owner!)
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To: rdb3

I was thrown into this by a corrupted HDD. I have no money for a replacement disk or whatever after shelling out for the new HDD, SO it was blank, or “clean” as they say.

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 Linux and I really like it. I am really new at this, about a week plus a few days now.

I have fixed a screen issue, got the printer driver working, downloaded a new CD/DVD burner program- the one it came with was crap for my machine.

The Ubuntu Software Center makes it easy because if it is there it probably works on Ubuntu Linux.

Oh and I also installed some new fonts today to use on the new Open Office (Libre Office).

I am happy with it. Sure it doesn’t have the games and a few other things and I really miss the stuff I lost on the old HDD but I like this Linux.


51 posted on 09/17/2012 8:49:54 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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