cannot install ubuntu on older HP computer

Basil Chupin blchupin at iinet.net.au
Mon Jul 26 15:17:14 UTC 2010


On 26/07/10 23:44, Antczak Family wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:31 AM, ms <devicerandom at gmail.com 
> <mailto:devicerandom at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On >> Use
>     >>
>     >>
>     http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?phpwiki/index.php/List
>     >> there are some small directions here on how to get it to work:
>     >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=530772#2
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     > That seems way above my skill level.  Can you suggest a
>     moderately priced
>     > adapter that is known to work with ubuntu?
>
>     Linux is all about learning. The time you spend learning will come
>     back
>     being extremly useful when you'll need skills later. Better spend time
>     learning than money. :)
>
> No offense, but I work 50 hours a week at my full time job, 20+ 
> hours with a home based business and am a Grandma to 12 so my free 
> time is somewhat limited to say the least.
> So if I can purchase a USB adapter that works out of the box I will be 
> happy to learn more about Linux going forward.

If only more people realised such realities of the world instead of 
pontificating from their narrow and comfortable worlds.... :-(

BC

-- 
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