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@joe.sa | |
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Good day,I have an older Windows computer. It has a dual-boot-system with uBuntu (which is a Debian-like Linux). Its full of bugs and whenever I want to do somehing I must first download some software. When I do that I usually get another error message. Is it worth the while to try and continue or am I flogging a dead horse? |
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@kazannts | 18 March 16 |
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Have you tried updating to the latest version? Or even changing to a different version of Linux?
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@joe.sa | 19 March 16 |
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I tried updating yesterday. Didn't want to. Must admit my internet connection is not of the best.
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@norega | 21 March 16 |
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If you are migrating to linux from a windows environment i would try linux mint . It's probably the best distro for newbies to linux
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@joe.sa | 22 March 16 |
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Tx
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@warded | 9 June 23 |
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@ norega - 21.03.16 - 06:53am If you are migrating to linux from a windows environment i would try linux mint . It's probably the best distro for newbies to linux Mint does certain things out of the box that appeal to noobcakes and thus obscures some lessons needed to learn when switching to a gnu/linux distro. For example multimedia playback, a ''normal'' free distro avoids most nonfree packages... and thus only play back OGG and other free formats by default. You have to enable nonfree packages and install stuff from there, it is only a few clicks and key presses, but a valuable lesson. Distros also avoid nonfree packages directly because of possibl |
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@warded | 9 June 23 |
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... possible lawsuits. in fact, it was downright illegal to distribute mint in various countries back in the day. The mint devs have made some good contributions to the community, but FROM FREEDOM CAME MY ARSE
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