Thankyou for all your help

2002-03-23 Thread John Lynch
Thankyou everyone for all your help, I'm going to install Mandrake later. thanks for the tip about upgrading to Debian, I figured I'd have to uninstall then reinstall the Linux Oses. I'm going to hop off this list because all of the e-mails is killing me. Thanks again for all your help. I WIL

Re: Thankyou for all your help

2002-03-23 Thread John Lynch
LMAO!!! on everyone's advice don't worry. I'LL BE BACK! I'm just gone for a while to learn the Linux OS on an easy to use OS. Trust me, I had enough problems installing it as it was. (I now know more about my computer though) From: Paul 'Baloo' Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Awww, why go

Dual boot default and Compatibility

2002-03-21 Thread John Lynch
Hello all, Well, I've partitioned my harddrive with Partition Magic. And I am currently downloading Mandrake GNU/Linux, because of everyone's advice. NOW I know this is for DEBIAN GNU/Linux BUT I have to ask in here (because I don't want to be added to yet another mailing list) and I figure s

Installing Debian: Thankyou

2002-03-20 Thread John Lynch
I'd just like to say thanks a lot everyone for all the help you've given me. It was more help then I'd ever hoped of getting. I'm glad a lot of different people e-mailed me because getting a variety of opinions was really helpful. I'm going to PRACTICE partitioning my old harddrive and if tha

Re: Installing Debian or Linux

2002-03-20 Thread John Lynch
The Wise Pat Colbeck said: Hi Personally I would recommend SuSE for a complete Linux/Unix newbie. It has a very easy install with good hardware autodetection and has probably the best manuals I have ever seen with a Linux distribution. Can you download SuSe for free over the internet? And als

Specific Installing Debian GNU/Linux question

2002-03-20 Thread John Lynch
Hello everyone I have a specific question for installing Debian GNU/Linux. What is the swap partition and is it neccessary in a dual boot system? I found a HOWTO with easy english, but some things still go over my head. _ MSN Phot

Re: Installing Debian or Linux

2002-03-20 Thread John Lynch
S) on? thanks everyone for all your help. John Lynch _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

Installing Debian

2002-03-19 Thread John Lynch
a lot if someone was able to give me easy to understand instructions. or a website with easier instructions if no-one can be bothered. I understand this is a BIG ask of everyone, and I do appreciate it (especially if your still reading this) and thank everyone very much for any help th

Racist remarks

2002-03-19 Thread John Lynch
May I point at the Linux community (for the greater part at least) is >racist, bigotted and prejudiced per se. To illustrate my point observe the >reaction of extreme disgust and prejudice eminating from the average Linux user >when confronted by the following terminology: Windows; Microsoft;

Movies, MPEG, and DVDs

2002-03-18 Thread John Lynch
From: Pac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Scott Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user Subject: Re: Movies, MPEG, and DVDs Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:45:15 +0100 Le 18/03/02 à 12:31, Scott Henson a écrit: Scott> xine-ui The best I have seen yet for linux. In my opinion it is as Scott good as t

WOW

2002-03-18 Thread John Lynch
Thanks everyone for all your help, *thinks "wow!!! I asked the question 15mins ago!! and I already got 2 answers"* as I read more about Denebian I will probably harrass you with more and more questions so I'd just like to say I appreciate any help you give me. Cheers John __

Cost

2002-03-18 Thread John Lynch
I was e-mailing, just to triple check that if I download debian it will not cost me a cent. (Sorry for asking this but I've been burnt before when downloading products). _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messe