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From: Folderol on 2 Aug 2010 13:30 On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:14:48 +0100 Stuart <Spambin(a)argonet.co.uk> wrote: > Just wanted to introduce myself > > http://www.torrens.org.uk/ZFC/gallery/winsor.html > > I'm a long time user of RISC OS and an occasional user of windows (Only > when necessary). I've been fancying a play with Linux for a while but I > would rate my computer competence as low. > > I was recently given an old PC with a 2.5G P4 running W98. As I have no > other use for it, I decided to give Linux a go. > > Advice I have been given so far seems to point to Ubuntu so I will > download and have a go in the next couple of days, as time permits. (bit > short of the latter) > > > Expect lots of questions. > > Stuart Welcome aboard! I see from your blurb you like D.I.Y. electronics, in which case you might want to look up http://arduino.cc/. Please don't drool. It clogs up the interwebby tubes :) These have now gone mainstream and the boards are available from RS. -- Will J G
From: Chris Whelan on 2 Aug 2010 13:34 On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:14:48 +0100, Stuart wrote: > Just wanted to introduce myself > > http://www.torrens.org.uk/ZFC/gallery/winsor.html > > I'm a long time user of RISC OS and an occasional user of windows (Only > when necessary). I've been fancying a play with Linux for a while but I > would rate my computer competence as low. > > I was recently given an old PC with a 2.5G P4 running W98. As I have no > other use for it, I decided to give Linux a go. > > Advice I have been given so far seems to point to Ubuntu so I will > download and have a go in the next couple of days, as time permits. (bit > short of the latter) > > > Expect lots of questions. > > Stuart You are likely to get as many replies as there are distros! I test all the mainstream ones as they are released. In your position, I would think that Ubuntu was indeed a good place to start. However, I would recommend that you at least have a look at Linux Mint first. (It's one of many Ubuntu-based distros.) IMHO, it has a much nicer look and feel. Disclaimer: it's not my regular distro. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: Tony van der Hoff on 2 Aug 2010 13:40 On 02/08/10 19:14, Stuart wrote: > Just wanted to introduce myself > > http://www.torrens.org.uk/ZFC/gallery/winsor.html > > I'm a long time user of RISC OS Yes, well, you'll find quite a number of refugees here! -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:tony(a)vanderhoff.org Ari�ge, France |
From: Geoff Clements on 2 Aug 2010 14:53 Stuart wrote: > Just wanted to introduce myself > > http://www.torrens.org.uk/ZFC/gallery/winsor.html > Hello and welcome! > I'm a long time user of RISC OS and an occasional user of windows (Only > when necessary). I've been fancying a play with Linux for a while but I > would rate my computer competence as low. > > I was recently given an old PC with a 2.5G P4 running W98. As I have no > other use for it, I decided to give Linux a go. > > Advice I have been given so far seems to point to Ubuntu so I will > download and have a go in the next couple of days, as time permits. (bit > short of the latter) > As others have said Ubuntu is probably a good place to start but something else you may want to try is a LiveCD like Knoppix (as it happens, Ubuntu is also one of these). These CDs will allow you to boot a full linux distribution from the CD without installing anything onto your PC. > > Expect lots of questions. > Not a problem, this place is frequented by clever, knowledgeable, helpful and good looking individuals and I also occasionally contribute. Don't be put off if you sometimes see the ravings of people called "advocates" they just stray over this way sometimes and are best ignored. -- Geoff
From: zed on 2 Aug 2010 16:56
Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote: > On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:14:48 +0100, Stuart wrote: > > > Just wanted to introduce myself > > > > http://www.torrens.org.uk/ZFC/gallery/winsor.html > > > > I'm a long time user of RISC OS and an occasional user of windows (Only > > when necessary). I've been fancying a play with Linux for a while but I > > would rate my computer competence as low. > > > > I was recently given an old PC with a 2.5G P4 running W98. As I have no > > other use for it, I decided to give Linux a go. > > > > Advice I have been given so far seems to point to Ubuntu so I will > > download and have a go in the next couple of days, as time permits. (bit > > short of the latter) > > > > > > Expect lots of questions. > > > > Stuart > > You are likely to get as many replies as there are distros! > > I test all the mainstream ones as they are released. In your position, I > would think that Ubuntu was indeed a good place to start. However, I would > recommend that you at least have a look at Linux Mint first. (It's one of > many Ubuntu-based distros.) IMHO, it has a much nicer look and feel. > > Disclaimer: it's not my regular distro. I agree with Chris. After going through openSUSE, Puppy, Fedora, Ubuntu, and a host of others, I finally found LinuxMint. It is what Ubuntu should be. No disclaimer, as it has been my distrubution of choice for the last three + years - and it just gets better. Regards from New Zealand on a very foggy winter's morning. Zef -- zed Money is the only thing in this country which commands a high price. |