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Old 07-19-2007, 02:56 AM
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dredging up on oldie here...but for those who know. how the He11 does one learn how this OS works? all i read about linux is "its so easy and user friendly". i love the concept behind it all and would love to learn but in reality it seems to be computer nerd-speak that i'm just to dumb to understand!

i've tried running an ubuntu live cd but for the life of me cannot get a wireless connection hooked up even. i've looked into online tutorials and done some reading and really don't find it all that user friendly at all yet! any suggestions from those who know better? some advice for me perhaps?
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Talking Prettiest version of unix...
How about completely different flavor of unix called freebsd dressed in beautiful gui that goes by name Mac OS X?
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i'll give it a shot...got nothing to loose i guess. i'll letcha know if i have any more luck here than with ubuntu. thanks robert...
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dredging up on oldie here...but for those who know. how the He11 does one learn how this OS works? all i read about linux is "its so easy and user friendly". i love the concept behind it all and would love to learn but in reality it seems to be computer nerd-speak that i'm just to dumb to understand!
you email my brother directly and he talks to ya...seriously he is a linux GURU! Other than that I really don't know...he has tried to explain it to me but I'm hopeless!
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thanks for offering up your brothers knowledge Chaloupa...but i'm not sure i would feel right about that.
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How about completely different flavor of unix called freebsd dressed in beautiful gui that goes by name Mac OS X?
so i looked into this distro but i'm hoping to find something i can run as a live cd first before i commit to it. doesn't look like it will run as a live cd unfortunately.
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dredging up on oldie here...but for those who know. how the He11 does one learn how this OS works? all i read about linux is "its so easy and user friendly". i love the concept behind it all and would love to learn but in reality it seems to be computer nerd-speak that i'm just to dumb to understand!

i've tried running an ubuntu live cd but for the life of me cannot get a wireless connection hooked up even. i've looked into online tutorials and done some reading and really don't find it all that user friendly at all yet! any suggestions from those who know better? some advice for me perhaps?
Responding from a laptop running Ubuntu (debian - gnome) wirelessly. You can get it to run from the CD, but you'll hate the performance.

I don't really recommend any distro (except Mac ) for non-technical people or non-adventurous souls - there are just too many little things. Invest a little time, and you'll find there's little need for Windows.

Your question about wireless is tough to answer. It is likely a driver issue, but you'd need to take the question to an Ubuntu forum, and include details about your CPU, Wireless Card, and specifics of the error or issue. It can (and does) work, but not for everything. Sometimes, there just aren't any workable drivers for a particular hardware device.

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i can get it to run via ethernet but why wouldn't it work for wireless i wonder...
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