Hi There are several of us here that feel your pain, I came from Windows myself, and Ubuntu is a great place to start in getting involved with FOSS. The important thing is not if you fall at the first or second hurdle - because you will - the important thing is to get up, dust yourself off, and email the list with any problems you have and one of us has had the same problems and came up with a solution, Linux is great, and Ubuntu is perfect for Windows converts - I have never looked back, but do'nt forget Linux has its place, and so does Windows, if you are a gamer, my advise is to stick with Windows (you get a better experience on some of teh more high end titles IMHO), although you'd be surprised at what Linux can run under Wine, CrossoverGames and / or Cedega.
Have fun and let us know if you get stuck, just. Linux has come a long way and unbuntu has taken a lot of teh stress out of installing and configuring Linux on the Desktop - so don't give up on it, just ask us for help, you'll learn so much - and as they say - no pain no gain. Richard 2009/5/7 Brian Smith <br...@briansmithonline.com> > Hi all, > > You might be interested to note that I did get Windows 7 running on the > laptop and I'm impressed so far. > > Impressed??? > > With Windows ?? > > Well, I came from Acorn (BBC and Archimedes) through Win 3, 3.1, 3.11, 95, > 98, 2000, and XP. None as good as Apple or Acorn but by force of the public > thinking that industry standard must be ideal for young children (where is > the logic in that !!!?) I had to go the Microsoft route. And they have > grown > to a pretty competent OS in XP. > > Then I got Vista and hated it. In fairness I didn't give it a fair trial. > It's on a laptop and every time I tried to do anything it was like wading > through treacle. Nothing seemed to be intuitive, or as good as XP. > > So, after one whole evening of playing with W7 I can announce that I find > it > seems to work smoothly and seems to be as near to a pleasant experience as > Windows ever can be. I really must get a Mac and find out what they're like > to live with. > > And so to Linux. > > I now need to install Ubuntu 9 (thanks Andy) onto the laptop and give it a > try. My experience of Linux so far is that I fall over at the first or > second thing I try to do but we shall see. I shall post questions here, if > I > may. > > Thanks, Andy, Ed, Tony, Stuart, Ben for all your conversations on Tuesday. > See you next meeting. > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > -- ***** Richard Forth For great natural health, nutrition, animal care and beauty products, visit my online store: http://www.aloevera-crowland.co.uk To change your life and circumstances: http://www.soaringteam.com/users/invite/MyVideoPage.php?Passcode=2118 Call me now for more info: Voicemail: 01733 807 861
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