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Making a convert...
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H ---Well, I dunno about Ubuntu, but Fedora actually has a default partition scheme. You can just tell it to use free space or erase the hard drive and it will install without you needing to partition anything.
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same with ubuntu iirc
worker201:
Yes, you can select that as an option, but it brings up a graphical representation of the partition table. Many Windowsers will freak when they see this. Using my dear old dad as a reference, he would probably call tech support at this point, no matter how clearly the instructions were marked.
hm_murdock:
IT'S A GO!
After piddling with the Live CD for just a few minutes, she was convinced to agree to install Ubuntu on a second drive that's currently empty. She was TOTALLY impressed by the fact that it booted from a CD to a usably fast system with all the stuff needed, and all of her hardware was instantly recognized, including what she calls her "oddball" NIC.
Dual-boot is soon to come. The sticking point to total conversion on at least one machine: MS Money, World of Warcraft. Neither is actually a total miss, since she has them both on her notebook which is actually a better 'puter.
pofnlice:
Good Job!
I though WOW was somewhat workable in Linux now...
Oh well. At least she's starting off, that's how I went into it. I found a handfull of forums like these, read a bit, tried a live cd, d/l suse 9.0, then bought suse 9.1 and been going around distros ever since. She's on the road and that's what counts...
Wait a minute...
Has anyone else noticed all of Teh Jimmy Jamez's "friends" are female...
Dude...are you a pimp?
worker201:
I think she was ripe: spare empty hd just sitting around? 2 personal computers? This woman was sitting at home begging for someone to tell her about Linux. As computer literate as she appears to be, I'm not sure how she could be so ignorant to not know about Ubuntu or live cds. But anyway, someone stuck out her hand asking to be led toward the light, and pimpJJ was there for her. So he deserves some credit for that!
FYI: pimp = milfhunter in this case
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