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Already pointed out, is the updates! Older ones that are not supported no more, get no updates, including security updates.

Another disadvantage, is that an older kernel might not be made to work...

Thank you At_first_light. I have no clue why I was thinking to remix it after the fact, that little bit of extra clarification is quite helpful.

Thank you Sudodus, That is also a good idea. I do...

Very good, it is neat, and while Linux is not just an internet only distro for sure. And really, I have only ever needed a couple programs, one does not need 5+ office suites quite often. Still, I...

Well, I am feeling pretty good.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2168407

In this link, I wanted to work on things, like Ubuntu minimal, or any kind of Linux period, but needed to be...

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=11690

Tiger woods PGA Tour 08 had a platium rating with the WINEHQ, meaning with Wine you could use it, and I seen 2012 had a silver...

Lubuntu out of box has a very familiar interface to Windows (With the taskbar on the bottom and such). Looks okay, and can run on very low amounts of RAM. Though mind you, with 1 GB of RAM I am...

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

This also has books you use to get to setting up a Linux from scratch. This can give you an idea, but it takes a long time, and you need to follow instructions to...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2160379

http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm

The first link is a thread that talks a great deal about DEs and WMs The second link dives into how Linux...

Nom Bray, by chance do you SSH your computer or do any kind of remote control for your computer? And as some pointed out, where you hook into your internet can cause the problem too. Like Free Wifi...

Have you already backed up on your important files using the liveCD? I would think that it should work fine. I doubt it changed much, if at all. So you are probably safe, but feel free to await...

Thank you very much for the help! That has helped greatly.

So amazingly I was finding my computer to start acting a bit slow. using the top command, I find Firefox is going crazy if I am on facebook, even if it is only one tab open.

This is the output I...

Seiji said it, the mainstream media is over reacting on the issue. Fear Sells, it gets people to watch, especially if they hope for a fix, or want to see what can be done for the fix. (Though the...

Yes, it has absolutely nothing to do with that. SSL is what you see when you get that little pad lock when you go to a website. It is information that is encrypted. Basically, if you use say Yahoo,...

There are some really cool clone games too. of course you can play Minecraft, but you can also play Minetest. If you mean drop dead amazing looking graphics, Steam is the way to go. You can check...

I would recommend Xubuntu, but if He can not be bothered to install all the codecs, and you can not help him with that. Linux Mint might be the way to go. if it is an older computer, I recommend a...

Welcome to the forums and welcome to the world of Ubuntu! Feel free to ask any and all questions you want on the forums, a little searching around might find an answer to any question you have though.

Yup, you are very much right about that. Most people will not, that is why Most people have to pay thousands if something goes wrong with their car, or are afraid of even giving a car a jump, because...

I might add, that while Closed, or Open source are not inherently good or bad. It calls upon trust, and what you can do with said information. Closed source takes the choices away from the user,...

Thank you Mamamia. That is pretty easy to do. I will give that a try. Thank you.

I like how Customizable XFCE is, and how lightweight it is. It really has been my Favorite DE. I have messed with it a bit, and seen you can change some features with relative ease. But I do not know...

Anytime, I do hope it goes good for you.

I would argue the pitch is not pointless, because you never know who will hear it, and decide they want to learn more about it. I also find it a spec against any company who wants to keep knowledge...

Very true, I can not argue that people should have the right for software to be used on their terms, except when it stops studying, or understanding of it. If I buy a car, and I am not allow to look...

Your best option is to go with the Lubuntu on the flashdrive route and seeing what happens. I have 1 GB of Ram, and while it worked better than Windows on here, (Ran much faster), I found normal...