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Old 02-21-2008, 04:25 PM   #11 (permalink)
 
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im runing it right now i wipe my pc out lol my wireless mouse keyboard is working just fine looks good so far now i just have to find cool programs for it i lost
my music library but ohh well nothing that cant be recovered
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ok im i really need help i cant install a danm thing i want to get my radeon 9550 working properly and is something to do with ap-get were i have to type the codes
but i cant find the danm thing im looking im gogling for it i cant find it
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ok another thing my second partition isnt showing on computer is a empty one i made for storage purpose i like i did in windows any ideas ?
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There is a good guide to start with. It will give you the heads up on how to install drivers and other things thru the Package Manager and the Terminal.
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Old 02-21-2008, 07:00 PM   #15 (permalink)
 
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i have to say that runing ubuntu was intresting but it isnt for me keeps giving me issues and ill just go back to win xp thank god i still have the cd lol
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Yes you do have to have a lot of patience with any Linux distro. It takes a while to get used to the OS just because it's so different from Windows and Mac.
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Give it some more time. Once you get the hang of things you'll start to see how difficult Windows is.
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Give it some more time. Once you get the hang of things you'll start to see how difficult Windows is.
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persevere, it does have to be learned. i'm sure you didn't instantly know how to use Windows when you first used a Windows computer.
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im back in windows wen i build my gaming pc ill make this one a linux OS and mess around with it
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ok now im going crazy my windows is being a royal pain guess im going back to linux well it took me over 1hr for this thing to install propertly it keep messing up and now is doing it again and i dont know what to do im stuck with live cd
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