One question I haven't seen mentioned with this Linux distro - will it run any windows native software or all Linux only? > -----Original Message----- > From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of cuffy10 > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 10:16 PM > To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [CTS] Re: Ubuntu > > > Charles R. Buchanan wrote: > > >There's an icon on the top right part of the screen. It should be red, > >meaning there are updates available. It will download and install them > >automatically. (after you approve them) > > > > > > > Yeah, I've been finding all kinds of stuff. > Did you look at that Snaptic (sp) that John mentioned. Evidently > everything on that CD was downloaded to the HDD and some was installed. > Python I'll never yse. Same with Perl. > You wanted KDE ??? That's in there too. > I can do mail and surf so I'm good for the moment. Lots there to read ! > > Ubuntu fires off no problem with the SBC DSL and I can switch machies by > unplugging one and plugging in the other. If I dump Gimp, Open office, > and much of the other stuff I never use it should be a speedy > mail machine. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com > Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm > > List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------