[wuug-list] A New Member?

[Greg Merriweather]

vsnine wrote:
> Try Gentoo...I use it on a bunch of x86 PCs, and I have a PPC mac that 
> i'm going to try and load it onto once my parents' PC gets fixed.
>
> or Yellowdog.. but i'm not sure of it's development ATM.
>
> Josh Becigneul
> vs9 at vs9.org
> http://fragger.vsnine.org
>
> 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
>>
Ubuntu should speeed things up a bit and the package management is 
pretty neat, IF you have a decent internet connection. I've been dualing 
between Media Center and Ubuntu until I recently started using Mac Os X 
INTEL. If you don't have an internet connection any linux distro you use 
is going to hurt a bit if you can't update.

-Greg