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smw6869

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25 Nov 08 03:03

smw6869

Granny

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25 Nov 08 03:03

.....and why did my 15 yr old nephew insist that uncle Granny should have it installed on my computer? And why did i pay him $100 to install it?

GRANNY.

Crowley

Not Aleister

Control room

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25 Nov 08 05:50

Google is your friend.
Also, you were robbed. He probably needed money for beer, cigarettes and crack?

Daemon Sin

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25 Nov 08 07:52

Originally posted by smw6869
.....and why did my 15 yr old nephew insist that uncle Granny should have it installed on my computer? And why did i pay him $100 to install it?

GRANNY.

It's a DANGEROUS virus that criminals use to steal your identity and bank details. I can uninstall it for around $75.

Crowley

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25 Nov 08 08:28

Originally posted by Daemon Sin
I can uninstall it for around $75.

Partitioning extra?

Jigtie

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25 Nov 08 08:49

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Originally posted by smw6869
.....and why did my 15 yr old nephew insist that uncle Granny should have it installed on my computer? And why did i pay him $100 to install it?

GRANNY.

It's an operating system, like Windows. It's based on linux and has
become popular among windows users migrating to linux. It's totally free to
download off the net.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Your own nephew charged you a hundred bucks to have it installed? 😵
Noooo? 😲 😵

Smart kid.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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25 Nov 08 09:01

Originally posted by Jigtie
It's an operating system, like Windows. It's based on linux and has
become popular among windows users migrating to linux. It's totally free to
download off the net.

http://www.ubuntu.com/

Your own nephew charged you a hundred bucks to have it installed? 😵
Noooo? 😲 😵

Smart kid.

The thing is, you have to use programs that are compatible with Linux, Ubuntu, whatever. You won't find a lot of MS stuff usable there, but there are pgms like "Open Office" that gives MS office a run for its money and I am pretty sure firefox works on Linux so you won't need MS explorer. The main thing you will find is the world of MS or Apple has a lot more applications than Linux but those apps are growing daily.

Bosse de Nage

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25 Nov 08 09:07

Originally posted by smw6869
.....and why did my 15 yr old nephew insist that uncle Granny should have it installed on my computer? And why did i pay him $100 to install it?

GRANNY.

It is an African philosophy.

Allow Mandela to explain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Experience_ubuntu.ogg

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25 Nov 08 09:10

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Bosse de Nage

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25 Nov 08 09:16

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Emo painting & decorating.

Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu.

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25 Nov 08 09:22

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Crowley

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25 Nov 08 09:28

Originally posted by sonhouse
The thing is, you have to use programs that are compatible with Linux, Ubuntu, whatever. You won't find a lot of MS stuff usable there, but there are pgms like "Open Office" that gives MS office a run for its money and I am pretty sure firefox works on Linux so you won't need MS explorer. The main thing you will find is the world of MS or Apple has a lot more applications than Linux but those apps are growing daily.

If you need a PC to email, browse the net and write a few letters, do the household budget and store family photos, then Linux is actually perfect. Unfortunately it has a stigma of being difficult to use and you need to be a tech geek to use it.
Untrue.
Ubuntu itself, Fedora Core and a few others are very easy to install and use. Anyone can do it if they understand basic instructions.

Linux is still more a tool and not a toy, but support is growing rapidly around the globe for its general use and this should fuel more product development.

Bosse de Nage

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25 Nov 08 09:31

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Right -- and even then, barely.

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25 Nov 08 09:50

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Pawn Qween

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25 Nov 08 09:54

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You really shouldn't make that request in an open forum.

ps It could be a bit of a dodgy question in a private message too.

Jigtie

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25 Nov 08 09:58

Originally posted by sonhouse
The thing is, you have to use programs that are compatible with Linux, Ubuntu, whatever. You won't find a lot of MS stuff usable there, but there are pgms like "Open Office" that gives MS office a run for its money and I am pretty sure firefox works on Linux so you won't need MS explorer. The main thing you will find is the world of MS or Apple has a lot more applications than Linux but those apps are growing daily.

Actually, there is substantial support for various Windows apps through
Wine. My only question is: why? For most tasks you can imagine
(including games) there are open-source, totally free of cost alternatives
today that rivals the commercial Windows software big time. It's just a
matter of time before the entire software industry as we know it today
goes: ka-boom!

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&sTitle=Browse%20Applications&sOrderBy=appName&bAscending=true