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LFS is good. I'm working my way through an install on a virtual machine when I have time, which seems to be rarer and rarer nowadays.

I always had problems with wireless drivers, and I have never been bothered to get it to work if Ubuntu has no problems for me on that side :D, especially since Arch seems to have less of a community...

I've used Security Essentials on my Windows Machine and it works great! Granted, I don't go to sketchy sites.

I've never had a problem with it, but you could always try Avast if it doesn't suit...

I've used Gnome2 on a machine with 512mbs of RAM. It wasn't perfect, but it worked.

But if your system has that low of memory, try Lubuntu as many people have mentioned. Puppy might also be the...

This.

If your laptop can see the network and it just isn't connecting you can try to add the network manually. This worked for me when I had a problem similar to yours.

Edit Connection>>Wireless>>Add...

I have never had much luck with Arch and wireless cards. I have it running on one machine that is hardwired into my router. Arch seems like it would require too much time for upkeep for me to use...

Slingshot is nice, but I am a huge fan of the gnome-panel. It is how I first used Ubuntu/Linux way back when, and it just feels right. Even when I used Mint or when I use Fedora, I try to replicate...

Even 12.04 made dual booting a breeze. I haven't tried it on a SSD, so I wouldn't know the logistics of it.

On a normal drive it is easy peasy!



For me, I prefer to just dual boot or only...

Me too. Unity is way too big for me.

It also feels slightly unresponsive, whereas gnome-panel is as responsive as ever!

I installed Windows 8 on a VM when the Consumer Preview came out, and I disliked it immensely. I disliked the Metro UI, I disliked how the apps ran between the classic desktop and metro. I disliked...

Remove Windows XP completely!
Just kidding.

Honestly, people are resistant to change and like things the way they have used them, which is often the way they feel comfortable with. You can't...

Interesting.

I'm a classic gnome user myself, but I am eager to see what becomes of this. It might be enough to get me to actually give Unity a real try.

You can't forget people with older hardware. I have never convinced somebody with new hardware (able to run Windows 7) to let me install Linux on their system, or to try it out. I have, however,...

Try pressing CTRL+H.

The best operating system is the one that works well for you. Obviously, some operating systems with handle things better than others. Linux is commonly known for being good on servers, whereas...

Haha, I see that time to time. People will do anything for a faster PC, it seems.

I used to have a problem very similar to this on my 12.04 install, I solved it by finding the wireless connections (edit connections) and deleting them. I would then manually re-add it.

I only...

I have a feeling that I will love this thread. I listen to music, all day, every day!

Artist - Rocky Votolato
Album - True Devotion
Key Tracks of Interest - "Red River", "Sparklers"
Notes -...

http://lifehacker.com/362062/create-your-own-cross+platform-backup-server

Has anyone ever heard of this distribution? It appears that the last release was back in 2009.

Has development just...

Hello, I'm SparkyPrawn and I'm an alcoholic
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I'm rather new to linux, only briefly using 10.04 on a few systems, until I decided to install 11.10 on a partition about a...