<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> On 07/03/2010 04:05 PM, Nathan Bahn wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:AANLkTinmN_afwYVwBuwS9DFd9udwBhq9R8TS7xIgKr-E@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 5:53 PM, Karl Larsen <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:klarsen1@gmail.com">klarsen1@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <div> <div class="h5">On 07/03/2010 03:44 PM, rbv wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> On Sunday 04 July 2010 02:27 AM, Wade Smart wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> <pre>rbv wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre>May be Ubuntu is not for people like me, with very limited or no knowledge of software technology. Brasaro has spoiled my DVD RW, all types, Blanking them has left them unusable again anywhere. Would not read USBs, USB mouse hangs every now and then, i have to unplug and plug again and again in different USB ports, suddenly in one of them it will work for some time. Browser crashed often, after the latest update. Machine makes a lot of grinder noise, when i insert an ordinary movie CD or DVD to play, It is its wim and wish, to read or not to read any CD or DVD. I have been not been able to install my nVidia graphic card, when i activate it the system would not start. It simply hangs, with a curser at the right corner of the screen blinking happily forever. I have to cut the electric supply and retry again to the same effect, forceing to start with live DVD and reinstall all over, formatting my hard disk. It is pathetic i cannot use my graphic card. Lot of Java problems. NSEindia.com. I am afraid , the forum is not for people like me, but only for experts in software. By paying some money i get a Fit it and Forget it OS in Windows, am i wrong. I may be asked for details, only to be rediculed, about my lack of knowledge. Most of the applications MAY be updated and not supported or certified by Ubuntu. For Windows, there are any number of Free software for any task. My children can not play any of the game demos even. I may be called childish, but for a simpleton like me, do i have a choice. regards </pre> </blockquote> <pre>You do have a choice and you are making it. Lets start with this. On 6-25 you posted a email about multiples of items. How about starting with asking 1 question, getting that solved and then asking another. And there are more than one place to ask questions - about how about forums. I dont see anything in your emails about your system. How old is this computer? What hardware do you have? Is Ubuntu for every machine? No. Some machines take work - others, not so much. As for choice: Windows is mandated to a degree and you see no other option but that. This isnt a use this instead of that OS. This is, you have alternatives but you will have to learn about your alternatives before you can use them. Wade </pre> </blockquote> Intel 965 chipset motherboard DDR2 SDRAM 667Mz 2 plus 1 total 3 GB Intel Dual Core LG DVD writer nVidia GeForce 8400 GS 80 GB Hitachi hard disk This machine was working with Windows Vista 64 bit, earlier, which i totally formatted and installed Ubuntu Karmac, then upgraded to 10.04 online through update manager. only when so many learned people warned me about Windows phishing and all, i changed to Ubuntu. I will be pleased to provide any detail you ask for rbv </blockquote> </div> </div> Pretty small hard drive. Suggest you get a larger one, say 160 GB. You can load a 64 bit version of Ubuntu. I think you should start with the version 10.04 LiveCD for installing a simple Desktop. When it comes up look for problems. Ask for help on ONLY ONE at a time. You WILL get help that way :-) <div class="im"> 73 Karl <pre cols="72">-- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://counter.li.org" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org</a>. Key ID = 3951B48D </pre> </div> </div> -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote> </div> K.L.-- I find myself -- rightly or wrongly -- disagreeing with your assessment vis-a-vis the hard drive size. Granted, while my experience is quite limited, I have worked with 10 Gigabyte hard drives; and if XP Pro can work just fine, then I respectfully submit that Ubuntu should have no problem as well. rbv-- Sorry about my misunderstanding what you wrote. <img goomoji="361" style="margin: 0pt 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" src="cid:part1.02030503.03010502@gmail.com"><img goomoji="331" style="margin: 0pt 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" src="cid:part2.08060405.02060804@gmail.com"> --N.B. -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html</a> & <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.openoffice.org">http://www.openoffice.org</a> (Nathan Bahn) </blockquote> Some time ago I bought a 40MB hard drive. It was shipped suspended in a large wooden crate. It was huge compared with 360KB floppies we used. I recall that hard drive cost $400.00 back when the Dollar was worth a lot. You CAN load Ubuntu onto a 5 GB hard drive. But very little space for your stuff. My saved pictures and things take 8 GB to store. 73 Karl <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI Linux User #450462 <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://counter.li.org">http://counter.li.org</a>. Key ID = 3951B48D </pre> </body> </html>