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August 30th, 2006, 05:14 AM
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New/Old Computer - Try Linux?
Hey I just got a computer from a yard sale and I thought I would reformat the hard drive and install Linux so I could learn how to use it. The computer has Windows ME on it and it's not functioning too well. Driver problems. It boots up and runs but then I can't do anything. My dad gave me an old copy of Linux Fedora but I'm open to suggestions. Any help of wisdom would be appreciated.
Thanks, Scott
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August 30th, 2006, 05:29 AM
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The current contenders seem to be Suse and Ubuntu. I prefer Ubuntu, in fact, it's all I use on my home computer.
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August 30th, 2006, 05:48 AM
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What are the specs of the machine? If it was running Windows ME, I wouldn't expect it to be too much of a beast.
 Ubuntu is nice, but for a lower-end machine, you might try Xubuntu. Essentially, Xubuntu is an Ubuntu system loaded with xfce4, a lightweight window manager.
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August 30th, 2006, 06:52 AM
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It has an AMD Athlon processor 996 Mhz with 256 Mg of RAM.
I think it is a home built system.
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August 30th, 2006, 06:55 AM
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Where would be a good place to find out how to reformat my hard drive and then start up with linux?
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August 30th, 2006, 07:14 AM
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Well, Xubuntu should run quite well on that machine.
During the installation, you can partition your drive with built-in tools. The only step you would need to take in order to reformat the drive is download the Xubuntu install disk, and start the installer. :P
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September 4th, 2006, 12:09 AM
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Thought I would follow up on my original post. I downloaded the software to Xubuntu and installed it on the computer. I don't have it connected to the internet yet but I'm getting there. It was fairly painless except for a few short comings on my own computer knowledge. So far it's pretty cool. I thought I would download some software and install it and go from there. Thanks for your help.
Scott
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