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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpFirst><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>I installed Bodhi Linux on the ancient laptop and it
is working very well so far.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Haven’t tried installing printer capability yet
(to my wireless Brother printer).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>I will definitely also look into Snow…I am
intrigued.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>On my other, more stable laptop, I dual-booted
(Windows 7 & Mint Linux KDE).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Given the excellent advice, I am now thinking of
wiping out the Mint KDE partition<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>and using Mint Debian edition instead. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Is there a safe way of doing this?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>What desktop environment comes
with the Debian edition?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Or, what would you recommend ?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>And, how would I get/install it?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks for the advice on setting up the printer setup!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>I’ll try using CUPS and the adjustments you
mentioned.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpMiddle><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacingCxSpLast><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>-- Nicholas<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormalCxSpFirst><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=1 color="#7f7f7f" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#7F7F7F;font-weight:bold'>MWCIA |7701 France Ave S
Ste 450 Mpls MN 55435|952.897.6426 |<a href="mailto:nicholas.korsakov@mwcia.org"><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>nicholas.korsakov@mwcia.org</span></font></a></span></font></b><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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