[wuug-list] A New Member?

[Xavier Spriet]

I'm actually partly responsible for the join form issue on the website
(oops).

A newer release of Ubuntu linux has been released last week and it is
quite good. I suggest downloading an image of the CD, burning it and
installing it on your laptop. Since you mentioned you had problems
connecting to the internet, that might not be possible, but if a meeting
ends up getting scheduled for Oct. or Nov. (*hint* *hint*, Alan), I am
likely to bring a few CDs. I've done that for the last release 6 months
ago.

Also, most modern distros will need to download some of the applications
you want to run as well as their dependencies, simply because it would
be hard to fit so much material on a CD, so although I've never heard of
'slackintosh', you will have the same problem with Debian as well as a
lot of other distros.

I think a solution to your problem might be to find a way to access the
internet with your laptop. Are you having technical difficulties
connecting it to the net?


Thanks,
Xavier

On Wed, 2005-10-19 at 16:01 -0400, Jenifer Cappello wrote:
> I had a bit of trouble signing up with the 'join'
> form, I guess it doesn't like Firefox? So I'm on the
> mailing list.
> 
> Hello! I'm Jen! I'm running Ubuntu Linux on my
> blueberry iBook and was hoping to find more linux/unix
> users in the area who I can troubleshoot and learn
> more from, cause connecting to the internet from the
> library and going to message boards isn't nearly as
> good as having people I can SHOW my labtop too and
> explain my problems in person.
> 
> I'm currently able to use my iPod on my iBook with
> some success, I have to transfer MP3's to my laptop
> FROM my iBook in order to have them cause I can't
> connect with the labtop to the internet right now. Go
> figure. But otherwise, I have iPod.
> 
> Openoffice is REALLY slow, but I can't currently
> install third party programs on my comp because ubuntu
> linux requires you to connect to the internet to
> install dependencies and everything. Ouch. I'm getting
> a slackintosh CD soon to see if that version of linux
> might be more suitable, and if not I might try Debian.
> I don't need alot with my computer, just some cheapy
> card and tile games, and a word processor and iPod
> stuff. Thats it. 
> 
> Hope to meet you all soon, or at least talk through
> emails with you all, ;)
> 
> Jen
> 
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