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9 Hours Ago

mips replied to a thread Linux For a Old PC in Other OS/Distro Support

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Core_Linux http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SliTaz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BasicLinux...

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14 Hours Ago

mips replied to a thread Ubuntu License needed in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

Maybe they should upload that to their site somewhere in case others need it.

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14 Hours Ago

mips replied to a thread Stay with Ubuntu or change to other distro? in Other OS/Distro Support

Well there's also Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Gnome (does it have a name yet?).

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19 Hours Ago

mips replied to a thread Debian wheezy is awesome :) in Other OS/Distro Support

Debian is nice for when you want a solid/stable box and not worried about getting the latest software. If however you wan't newer packages debian is...

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19 Hours Ago

mips replied to a thread What's your thoughts on the new Acer R7 Aspire laptop? in The Cafe

Install keryx on windows or linux, point it to the repos and it will download whatever packages + dependencies you need... ...

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2 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread lighter weight os for better online video with older hardware? in The Cafe

looks like the OP did a hit & run :D

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2 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread netbook worthy distros in Other OS/Distro Support

I read this and downloaded bodhi, installed it on my laptop and I don;'t see how people can call it lightweight, On a clean boot it ate about 160MB...

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3 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread Monitoring WideAreaNetwork status for disconnections in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

That makes you a real programmer in my book ;):biggrin: Love assembler.

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4 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread lighter weight os for better online video with older hardware? in The Cafe

Can you provide a link to a video you have tried and specify the resolution of the video you selected. I wanna test it this side for comparison as my...

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4 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread Install Drivers from ubuntu in Other OS/Distro Support

You can boot off the install media and try the repair option. beyond that I doubt there is much you can do.

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4 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread Where to buy OS'less Laptops in The Cafe

http://www.zeptoghana.com

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4 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread Install Drivers from ubuntu in Other OS/Distro Support

backup data, format, reinstall.

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5 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread New build in The Cafe

Maybe people should allow others to run what they want.

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5 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread HP laptop computer screen won't work. in Other OS/Distro Support

There must be a model number on the bottom. So the laptop comes on, you can boot a live disk on it and see the output on a external monitor? If...

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6 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread New Voyager 12.10 64bit distribution in Other OS/Distro Support

Looks like they have new direct downloads from sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/voyagerlive/files/?source=navbar

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6 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread New Voyager 12.10 64bit distribution in Other OS/Distro Support

Wrote it to two usb sticks with dd, tried both on two computers and both say invalid system disk. Will have to check the md5sum if I can find it.

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6 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread Can i install Unity alongside Pantheon? in Other OS/Distro Support

From what I can tell it's based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Post your /etc/apt/sources.list here to confirm. If indeed it's 12.04 then you 'should' be...

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6 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread HP laptop computer screen won't work. in Other OS/Distro Support

It's quite possible that the power socket came lose from the motherboard, pretty common thing. Will require a resolder or more if that is the case....

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6 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread New Voyager 12.10 64bit distribution in Other OS/Distro Support

Thanks. Tried that and it's now downloaded, busy writing to usb.

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6 Days Ago

mips replied to a thread Gnome: The ethics of saying just "no" in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

How has XFCE changed from panels to docks? XFCE does not have any docks! If there is a dock in the distro you are using then it came from another...

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