I too have an new pc loaded with an ubuntu remix
called Linux Mint
it is Ubuntu on speed / drugs
very fast
and so far like it
no major problems
Cox cable 12 megs a sec service here in Sin City (Las Vegas)
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 12409 Kbps about 12.4 Mbps (tested with 25598 kB)
Download Speed is:: 1515 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2010-07-01 10:40:45 GMT
Bottom Line:: 216X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.68 sec
Tested from a 25598 kB file and took 16.899 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 45.02 % faster than the average for host (cox.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-TCMFY5Z3W
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100423 Linux Mint/9 (Isadora) Firefox/3.6.3 [!]
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Posted 01 July 2010 - 03:42 AM
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Posted 01 July 2010 - 08:11 PM
ive always liked Mandriva and OpenSuse. ubuntu never worked with my old computer's display drivers, so i never got a chance to really use it.
Tdawnaz, has there been any problems besides the printer issue? if not, i may end up doing a dual boot on my laptop.
it sounds as thought it has quite a few improvements from when i used it, now im very interested in trying it again. Thanks for your posts everyone.
Tdawnaz, has there been any problems besides the printer issue? if not, i may end up doing a dual boot on my laptop.
it sounds as thought it has quite a few improvements from when i used it, now im very interested in trying it again. Thanks for your posts everyone.
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Posted 01 July 2010 - 09:30 PM
ryan...nope no problems...haven't even had to reboot...
still looking for a printer...
still looking for a printer...
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Posted 01 July 2010 - 10:23 PM
as far as i can recall, most (if not all) HP all in one printers work. and i've also heard of Canon and Epson printers will also work. but ive also heard that Epson printers use quite a large amount of ink.
from an "ubuntu linux hardware compatibility list" here are a few of the results i've found that should work.
http://ubuntuhcl.org...ox=on&keywords=
from an "ubuntu linux hardware compatibility list" here are a few of the results i've found that should work.
http://ubuntuhcl.org...ox=on&keywords=
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Posted 11 July 2010 - 09:36 AM
i'll post this question here too...
okay time to put an AV on here...what's the recommendation for ubuntu??
okay time to put an AV on here...what's the recommendation for ubuntu??
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Posted 11 July 2010 - 02:38 PM
tdawnaz, on 11 July 2010 - 09:36 AM, said:
i'll post this question here too...
okay time to put an AV on here...what's the recommendation for ubuntu??
okay time to put an AV on here...what's the recommendation for ubuntu??
https://help.ubuntu....unity/Antivirus
And then this link for Avast download link to Avast's site, install instructions, how to get free license key, etc.
http://www.ubuntugee...tu-desktop.html
Note that some of the anti-virus products will just identify a virus and quarantine it.
A Windows virus can run in Linux if you have 'Wine' installed to run some Windows programs.
If you hit a site with one of those fake virus scanners in Linux, you can laugh at it, with it saying you are infected in a Windows machine file system.
But not many virus can attack Linux with it being open source and the OS constantly updated for any virus threat. And it is more fun to make a virus for Windows machines with all it's exploits.
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 04:03 AM
found my perfect printer...hp officejet 6500A all-in-one...scanner copier printer fax also does eprinting...haven't figured that one out yet...but i've gotten the rest of it up and running...it's awesome
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Posted 11 November 2011 - 07:26 AM
Iv'e yet to get the lexmark running with linux ( haven't tried lately ) But I'm glad to hear you have a nice printer working now 
HP makes a good machine, I had one for years and it was used like crazy flawlessly.
HP makes a good machine, I had one for years and it was used like crazy flawlessly.
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i'll post this question here too...
okay time to put an AV on here...what's the recommendation for ubuntu??
okay time to put an AV on here...what's the recommendation for ubuntu??
You need to worry more about rootkits than viruses. I install rkhunter on every Linux box I run and it has always worked well for me. http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/ Can do a few basic things as well to keep the script kiddies from attacking such as changing ssh port and disabling root, locking root access to IP things like this
http://folding.extremeoverclocking.com/sigs/sigimage.php/un=Lorne45/t=44352/sigimage.gif%20
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Posted 14 November 2011 - 08:25 PM
wow lorne...where have you been...haven't seen you in a long time...thx for the advice
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tdawnaz, on 14 November 2011 - 08:25 PM, said:
wow lorne...where have you been...haven't seen you in a long time...thx for the advice
Hi tdawnaz,
yeah it has been a really longtime. Life threw some curve balls that took me awhile to sort out. But now things are getting back to being somewhat normal so hopefully I can stick around
Your welcome for the advice. Linux is really the way to go and I am writing that from a windows box lol. I still like some convenience
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