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I had a similar experience with Cinnamon on my old Dell laptop with Core 2 Duo.

Switched to Xubuntu and all is well. Xubuntu is very pretty, lighter than full Ubuntu, but not as sparse as Lubuntu....

I've been struggling with this same issue on a Dell D620. Go back to 14.04 or 13.10 and it will work perfectly.

The b43 instructions (link below) have always worked for me but in the past couple...

I have a D620. Just keep pressing F12 while booting, then you can select your boot option.

I recommend Lubuntu because it's light and fast. Full Ubuntu will be too slow on that machine.

Use...

My work laptop is a Dell Latitude E6430, and at the office I have the docking station plus dual monitors. I haven't booted Linux while it's on the dock, just a live usb while undocked. -...

In case any other newbies stumble across this, all I needed to do was open Synaptic Package Manager and install the icedtea plugin.

Thanks for that! Some of it is still a bit above my head, but I can google and learn. So I'm assuming I can't boot from a live usb and then perform a full install to that same live usb? Like asking a...

I love the Windows Snipping Tool but haven't found a good replacement for Zorin. Can anyone recommend anything?

Thanks!

No I definitely didn't just copy the ISO, I used to program to "install" to the flash drive, but I'm not sure if it's a "live cd" or a "full install."



That helps a bit more, but I still don't...

Thanks for your help. I set it to maximum size persistence available (just over 1gb I think), because I figured I use DropBox for everything anyway, so what's the difference? I'll probably get a...

Thanks for your reply. So how do I go about doing a full install on a usb? I've been using Univeral USB Installer and so far the only issue I've encountered is that I can't figure out how to get Java...

Thanks for moving this for me.

Tried using the Synaptic Package Manager, but no luck - couldn't get it to work.

The website I need to function is www.ClearSlide.com, which is the screensharing...

Ahh yes, that makes sense. I already made the mistake of trying to update Zorin, and of course it failed, which is exactly what I suspected.



That's fine, that functionality is actually exactly...

Not yet, but I read a bit about it and it's on my list.



Are you saying that "persistence" is different than a "direct install to a flashdrive?" I'm just looking for Chrome Sync and Java so I...

I managed to follow the Java instruction to decompress the archive into a directory, but not sure how to get Java to actually run in Chrome. Any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to make this a...

Mods feel free to move this if I posted in the wrong location.

My goal is to use a 2gb flashdrive to have an extremely fast and lightweight installation with Chrome and Java so I can run it on any...

You may need special drivers. Download kies mini from the Samsung website (if they have a Linux version) and see if that helps.

The phone charges but I can't find any indication that the computer realizes there's a phone connected. Works fine in windows XP.

Thanks to both of you, that's great advice. I was told tonight by a friend that Netflix streaming won't work due to drm issues. If that's true I would need to keep a windows install on hand.

Got'cha, thanks for your replies. Yes, I am only using it this way to poke around before I commit fully to Linux, which I plan to do. ;)

Uh oh, I'm letting it download and install updates right...

Got'cha. So it's basically full-fledged Ubuntu, but the installation (and removal) can take place under windows? I can not get inside Ubuntu from within windows, I have to reboot and select it from...

As someone who is just getting started in Linux I have to say that was SO entertaining to read! Lol. :)

Thanks! So where did I get gnome from? And a trip back to windows confirms that ubuntu shows up in my add/manage programs list, and there's a 7gb ubuntu directory on C.

That was my first thought, but I tried it multiple times and it didn't work.

Will try again with sudo.

I took another look in my windows file system and I do see an ubuntu directory sized about...

Android is actually what drew me to Linux. I've been rooting and flashing to my heart's content for about a year. I've done some very basic commands in terminal with Android and have a glacier,...

I'm so glad I stumbled on this thread so I don't have to post it myself. I'm an android fanatic so gnome already feels like home to me. I should have checked this out years ago. :D