Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-07 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 07/11/14 02:21, Kris Douglas wrote: I must say HP printers are cracking! Kindest Regards, Kris Douglas I agree. My HP 5525 works perfectly on Ubuntu 14.04 - there's no function that doesn't work as far as I can see! Cheers Gordon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-07 Thread Gareth France
The only way you can "try" to make a point is either by: 1. Buying a machine from somewhere that sells then sans OS or with Linux. 2. Attempting to get a refund for the "Microsoft Tax"... I have done as suggested above and attempted my refund. I was told they would not do this as I should ha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Choice of laptop

2014-11-07 Thread James Tait
On 06/11/14 21:01, Barry Drake wrote: > On 05/11/14 15:22, Bill B. wrote: >> We also need to [always], whether we know the answer or not ask >> one question when dealing with "big companies". "Does in work >> with Linux"? > > Our local PCWorld has a policy (official) that staff must say: "We >

[ubuntu-uk] Curious installer behaviour .....

2014-11-07 Thread Barry Drake
Hi there Any thoughts on this behaviour? My main desktop machine has two hard drives. I always run current stable on one and testing on the other, using testing as a matter of course but having stable available for when testing breaks. I installed Vivid onto the drive where Trusty had