[ubuntu-uk] First time user I still have a dual

Kris Douglas webbox.uk at gmail.com
Sat Nov 29 17:46:53 GMT 2008


2008/11/29 Ciaran Mooney <general.mooney at googlemail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> The 3 different versions of Ubuntu are probably something like :
>
> Ubuntu
> Ubuntu - Recovery Mode
> Ubuntu - Memtest86+
>
> These are all perfectly normal. Recovery mode is the equivalent of
> Safe Mode on Windows, and memtest86+ is a diagnostic bootup for
> testing your RAM.
>
> Just choose the default Ubuntu, and you'll be fine. You'll find in the
> future that kernel updates will be installed, these will give you
> another option in the Grub boot menu. Choose the newest kernel
> (highest number) and you'll be running the updated system. If for some
> reason there is a problem and you cannot boot the old kernel, the
> option is there for you to return to the old one.
>
> You can get rid of the options, but if it aint't broke.....
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Ciarán
>
> ps. You emailed me directly, did you mean to email the Ubuntu-UK
> mailing list? Or do I know you and I have forgotten??! I've copied
> Ubuntu-UK in so it gets posted to much more knowledgeable people than
> me.

He also E-Mailed me personally, I found it rather strange, and it
seemed to be addressed to Ubuntu UK so I forwarded it on.
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