Re: Linux question

2009-01-03 Thread ljc
Ralph Palmer writes I'm currently a Windows XP user. I would like to mount Linux on an old (circa 2002) Dell laptop my daughter is going to pass along to me. I've narrowed my choices to Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Debian (a distant third). i don't use ubuntu or any other debian-based distributions,

Re: Linux question

2009-01-01 Thread Charlie Ledocq
Hi Ralph, Ralph Palmer writes I'm currently a Windows XP user. And so do I but only 50% since 6 months...(other 50% as newbie using Linux with Puppy Linux on an old PII 350MHz 128MBRam and a PIII 600MHz 192MBRam Laptop) I would like to mount Linux on an old (circa 2002) Dell laptop Old PC

Re: Linux question

2009-01-01 Thread Anthony W. Youngman
In message <3e1ebd910812190815o64f11562o90745fae355ad...@mail.gmail.com>, Ralph Palmer writes Hi - I realize this is marginally on topic, and I apologize if it causes anyone distress. I'm currently a Windows XP user. I would like to mount Linux on an old (circa 2002) Dell laptop my daughter i

Re: Linux question

2008-12-20 Thread M Watts
Rob Canning wrote: Ralph Palmer wrote: Hi - I realize this is marginally on topic, and I apologize if it causes anyone distress. i think this is on topic as many users might be interested in GNU/Linux environments which are lilypond friendly - so i post back to list too :) Indeed so; it's

Re: Linux question

2008-12-19 Thread Rob Canning
Ralph Palmer wrote: Hi - I realize this is marginally on topic, and I apologize if it causes anyone distress. i think this is on topic as many users might be interested in GNU/Linux environments which are lilypond friendly - so i post back to list too :) I'm currently a Windows XP user. I wo

Linux question

2008-12-19 Thread Ralph Palmer
Hi - I realize this is marginally on topic, and I apologize if it causes anyone distress. I'm currently a Windows XP user. I would like to mount Linux on an old (circa 2002) Dell laptop my daughter is going to pass along to me. I've narrowed my choices to Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Debian (a distant thi