Subj : Ubuntu linux ? To : Thurston Ackerman From : James Bradley Date : Mon May 02 2005 10:09 pm 05-01-05 23:55, Thurston Ackerman told Russell Tiedt about Ubuntu linux ? How do, Thurston? RT> TA> after running this (Hoary Hedgehog) new kid on the block, RT> TA> Ubuntu linux, on his laptop and desk top; and he doesn't RT> TA> "think I've ever been such a happy Linux user". RT> TA> This for a product from the Republic of South Africa, RT> TA> and its free to use with use with 16,000 other free RT> TA> utilities yet already yet. RT>Hmmm, have yet to get hold of a copy yet, but it is RT>built on Debian and a lo RT>of folks like, another Linux distro from here abouts is RT>IMPI, which I have n RT>tried either. :-(( TA> My first attempt with Ubuntu has been less satisfactory than Knoppix; TA> so I am now trying my fingering with SimplyMEPIS that CA pointed me TA> to. So far its doing better than Ubuntu. TA> www.mrbass.org/linux/mepis Mepis was the only LiveCD I was able to work here. (Resource restrictions?) I wasn't getting much joy from 'hotswap usb' though. (Knowledge restrictions?) TA> If you have an interest. (I am going to get a linux OS working again TA> or @#$%^&*()+ 8-) Na... Couldn't care less. RT>And for the curious, UBUNTU = peoples and IMPI = army - go figure TA> Given that I sense the USA is at about the same dissipated point as TA> Great Britian was at the end of WWII; I hope Canada or Australia are TA> ready to take up the standard of world power (if we WASPs expect to TA> not be over run by others of the majority 8-(. Shhhh! You'll wake up TW. .... 'am' B'ad' ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: -=-= Calgary Organization (403) 242-3221 (1:134/77) .