I generally agree, but Dale is now (thanks to Ian Gorman in particular) up and running dual boot with Mint Mate. I think Ian will give a lightning talk on this at Aug 9 OCLUG meet. My experience is that liveCD and liveUSB are great for what they are, but a bit of a nuisance if one wants a stable platform for regular activities. And the liveCDs in particular, even on a pretty fast machine (3 GHz, 6 core, 16G RAM), are a good deal slower to get all "booted", at least in my experience. JN On 08/02/2012 12:57 AM, ed stuckems wrote: > Wow, why is everyone rushing to install linux when live cd's are > available to try. On a modern pc/laptop there is more than enough > memory to run a live CD to get some idea of what linux is like/about. > While Mr. Bennett's computing resources haven't been established, no > one should rule out the possibility of using one of these Live CDs as > a starting point. > > regards, > eds > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:58 AM, John C Nash <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> wrote: >> Looks like we have several folk interested. And we've already got an old hard drive to >> allow for an install without having to mess with repartitioning Dale's. There are also >> several offers of liveCDs. >> >> So it is now a matter of logistics. This week for me may be awkward, but sometime in >> next 10 days should work out. >> >> JN >> >> >> >> >> On 07/17/2012 02:22 AM, Justin Richard wrote: >>> On 15 July 2012 14:10, Dale Bennett <easydoesit45 [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com> wrote: >>> >>>> hi there >>>> i am wondering if you might be able to help me out. i was watching TVO the >>>> other day and Don Tapscott mentioned Linux. how the Linux OS is a online >>>> collaboration, and is also open source. >>>> >>>> so i have been reading a bit online about Linux and i like what i see. i am >>>> a big believer in open source. >>>> >>>> anyway here is my problem. i am a disabled man who uses a wheel chair to >>>> get around. i have very very little money to survive on as i rely on ODSP. >>>> i was put up for adoption and have no family support so life for me is very >>>> difficult. >>>> >>>> i read that i might be able to get a dvd mailed to me with the Linux >>>> operating system on it so i can then put it on my computer. >>>> >>>> i would burn my own but i can not afford to buy the writable dvds. plus its >>>> way over my head how to load the OS to my computer just from online with >>>> out a dvd. >>>> >>>> if there is any way you can help it would would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> my address is >>>> 2969 Fairlea cres. >>>> apt 606 >>>> Ottawa ON K1V-9N2 >>>> >>>> i also came across something called Computers For Community's. i would love >>>> to get more information on this as i need all the help i can get. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your time. >>>> >>>> Sincerely Mr Dale Bennett. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Linux mailing list >>>> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >>>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >>>> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Your ambition to use Linux is very well recieved here. Reading about it is >>> a great start, too. There's no need to rush into installing it until you >>> have a sense of what to expect. I think that's where Rob is coming from -- >>> make backups and prepare first. There are many useful, searchable terms in >>> this mailing list to expand your reading material. I certainly do not mean >>> to discourage you, but I believe it is important to provide a fair >>> warning: Linux tends to suit the tinkerer. Linux requires patience and >>> enough curiousity to continue learning as long as you use it. >>> >>> Many of us would be happy to provide an etched CD or DVD copy of a >>> distribution of Linux of your choice. If you can't make it to the >>> meetings, a delivery is certainly possible. In fact, I live nearby. If it >>> comes down to it I'll etch a copy and drop it in your mail. >>> >>> Now about that choice of yours. As John points out, Linux is about >>> choice. Right from the beginning you need to choose which distribution of >>> Linux to try. Consider this a first step in liberation. Linux >>> distributions are the result of a company selecting particular sets of open >>> source software and neatly packaging them into a pre-configured Linux >>> operating system for the user. The most popular and compelling differences >>> between distributions seem to be; the origin of the distribution, the >>> desktop environment used (look and feel), installation procedure, and ease >>> of system maintenance. There are hundreds of options, so let us narrow >>> down the list to a few popular/novice-friendly options: e.g. >>> >>> * Ubuntu (based on Debian) http://www.ubuntu.com/ >>> * Fedora, (based on Red Hat) http://fedoraproject.org/ >>> * Salix, (based on Slackware) http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Home >>> >>> * list here: http://distrowatch.com/ >>> >>> I chose this list simply because they are 3 popular distributions each with >>> a unique heritage in the 3 most notorious and original linux >>> distributions. If hockey has an original 6, Linux has an original 3. >>> (Sorry to the historians and the purists, but let this slide for now.) >>> Each of these options feature different default desktop environents. It >>> may be worth looking at desktop screenshots or videos on youtube to get an >>> idea of how they differ as it makes a huge impact on intuitively using your >>> computer: e.g. >>> >>> * Unity -- http://unity.ubuntu.com/ >>> * Gnome 3 -- http://www.gnome.org/gnome-3/ >>> * KDE -- http://www.kde.org/ >>> * XFCE -- http://www.xfce.org/ >>> * MATE -- http://mate-desktop.org/ >>> * Awesome -- http://awesome.naquadah.org/ >>> * et cetera (Note: Many distributions are configured so that installing >>> an alternative desktop is painless.) >>> >>> Most other people on this mailing list are likely better suited to pick for >>> you if you wish. I won't pick for you out of principle (get used to >>> choice!), and because I have very little experience with desktops and GUIs. >>> >>> I wish you the best! >>> >>> >>> - Justin >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Linux mailing list >>> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux mailing list >> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >