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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rogers" data-source="post: 869783" data-attributes="member: 60724"><p>LaRue,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you like tinkering with computers then you will probably LOVE Ubuntu.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is easy to install. The Ubuntu.com site has a download for the install CD image. The nice part is you can "try" before you install. Just set up the computer you wish to try Ubuntu on to boot from the CD, if needed, put the CD in the drive and boot up and let it load. It takes a few minutes to load Ubuntu from a CD, but you will see if all your devices, (network card, video card, etc) work before you install. It will run a little slower in this mode, but you will get an idea of the experience. If you like it, install it. When booting you get an option to either install or to run from CD.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Also, OpenOffice is a fine product.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The biggest hurddle to overcome with Ubuntu is a slightly different way to install programs. All your major web plug-ins (acrobat reader, flash, etc) all install pretty quickly from web links, you just have to make sure to install the Firefox/Linux versions of the plugins.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Other than that, I say, give it a try.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>TJR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Rogers, post: 869783, member: 60724"] LaRue, If you like tinkering with computers then you will probably LOVE Ubuntu. It is easy to install. The Ubuntu.com site has a download for the install CD image. The nice part is you can "try" before you install. Just set up the computer you wish to try Ubuntu on to boot from the CD, if needed, put the CD in the drive and boot up and let it load. It takes a few minutes to load Ubuntu from a CD, but you will see if all your devices, (network card, video card, etc) work before you install. It will run a little slower in this mode, but you will get an idea of the experience. If you like it, install it. When booting you get an option to either install or to run from CD. Also, OpenOffice is a fine product. The biggest hurddle to overcome with Ubuntu is a slightly different way to install programs. All your major web plug-ins (acrobat reader, flash, etc) all install pretty quickly from web links, you just have to make sure to install the Firefox/Linux versions of the plugins. Other than that, I say, give it a try. TJR [/QUOTE]
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