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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>You know I dabbled a bit with OpenSUSE. I just don't have the experience with windows managers. I even set-up a sli-taz machine. I really need nothing off the computer but I like the fact that the 10.04 is so well documented , yes I know it's old I guess it gives me a noober a sense of comfort somehow that I do just not get with the latest releases. The 'dd' command works fine for me. I even recently learned that in order to install Debian Wheezy 7.0 or whatnot I needed to partition the thumb drive for MS-Dos 16 not Fat32 to copy the image. Any reccomendations for a noob like me as far as a newer operating system on my laptop would be wonderful. Thank you for your time I wish I knew more.<br><br>Thank You.<br><br><div>> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:38:26 -0600<br>> From: tclug@freakzilla.com<br>> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will Firefox 20.0 become obselete for basic use?<br>> <br>> I don't know that they'd remove a printer driver...<br>> <br>> I've been using Ubuntu for many years, but I've never used Gnome, Unity or <br>> KDE (I use Window Maker, as I have since 1996!). I'm lead to believe you <br>> can get the "Classic" Gnome on the newer Ubuntus. It was announced very <br>> recently that they're turning back from that stupid integrated menubar <br>> thing, too.<br>> <br>> If you have the resources to make a bit-by-bit copy of your harddrive, you <br>> can always try upgrading and then downgrade back if you don't like it. I'd <br>> say try a live install on a USB thumbdrive, but that will for SURE be <br>> slow.<br>> <br>> On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, paul g wrote:<br>> <br>> > Yes, and thank you for asking. I am running this older version of Ubuntu on<br>> > a Centrino Duo Laptop. I guess because I was so unimpressed with the 12.04<br>> > performance on my old p4 tower. Also I have an older Lexmark x5070 printer<br>> > that has a driver for the 10.04 Ubuntu. I don't like Gnome 3 maybe i'm just<br>> > slow and I am not really used to KDE. Any suggestions would be wonderful.<br>> > <br>> > Thank You.<br>> > <br>> > > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:24:28 -0600<br>> > > From: tclug@freakzilla.com<br>> > > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Will Firefox 20.0 become obselete for basic use?<br>> > ><br>> > > Might be some small things that won't work, but in general you should be<br>> > > fine.<br>> > ><br>> > > Of course, as time goes on, those small things will get bigger and bigger.<br>> > > Still, basic HTML with basic javascript should be fine for a long time. It<br>> > > all depends on what kind of content you want.<br>> > ><br>> > > May I ask why you're running such an old version of Ubuntu?<br>> > ><br>> > > On Fri, 21 Feb 2014, paul g wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > > > For a basic home/office computer user running an older FireFox version<br>> > say<br>> > > > '20.0' under Ubuntu 10.04 etc '2.6.-- kernel' will new web pages and<br>> > webpage<br>> > > > design soon require the need for a later version of FireFox or Opera to<br>> > > > 'surf' the web? Just a curious question I am a noob.<br>> > > ><br>> > > > Thank You.<br>> > > ><br>> > > ><br>> > > _______________________________________________<br>> > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> > > tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br>> > <br>> ><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota<br>> tclug-list@mn-linux.org<br>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list<br></div> </div></body>
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