[NTLUG:Discuss] Fwd: Considering Linux and need info

[Gilbert Morrow]

Read an article about PCLinux several months back and downloaded and
installed it just to see if it was all the hipe the article stated it was .
Article stated that it was the distro to carry to show people how easy Linux
could be .
 Looked to me like a Mandrake (or what ever they call themselves now) type
distro , not much to say just installed it , worked , but did not like , so
replaced with another OS (SuSE).

On 2/20/06, Terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If anyone is familiar with PCLinuxOS, I could probably use a  hand
> with this. I'm trying to help a new user just getting started, so if
> anyone has any experience with PCLinuxOS you might try and give us a
> hand here:
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Terry <trryhend at gmail.com>
> Date: Feb 20, 2006 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: Considering Linux and need info
>
>
>
> On 2/20/06, Jeanie Cain  wrote:
> > Hi Terry,
> > My son ordered it from e-bay (which I'm thinking was a mistake!). It was
> > supposed to be 'bootable' but came in a disk without any instructions
> and
> > all that the label says is PCLinuxOS, Version 9.2, Live/Install;
> passwords:
> > root = root, guest = guest. For support please visit
> www.pclinuxonline.com
> > "  I've a suspicion, from reading the Linux website that this would
> require
> > computer knowledge I don't posses - like partitioning for example.
> >
>
> Ok,
>   Well, not familiar with PCLinuxOS [yet] but am viewing their website
> as we speak.
>
> ....And as I look at the page
> http://on-disk.com/product_info.php/products_id/69  I see that there
> are 4 differnet versioins,
>
> Standard
> ati8500up
> nvidia7174
> nvidia7676
>
> Do you know which one you have?
>
> And, so, is it a home-made disk or did it come from PCLinuxOS?
> In other words, are there any fancy logo's on the CD or is it just
> labeled with a felt tip pen or something like that.
> (I notice they sell disks for $4.99 plus 90 cents shipping.)
>
> It would also be helpful to know what kind of PC you have.  i.e.
> Processor speed / type, hard drive size,  how much memory,  video card
> type, etc.
>
> But the bottom line is, if your computer is set to boot to a CD and it
> does not boot to this particular CD, then you are going to be unable
> to install.
>
> I have some CDs and can give / loan you one, (various different Linux
> distributions).  Let me know where you live and / or an address, we
> can try and hand off or get you one of the ones I have for you to try
> out.
>
> So, you live in the Fort Worth area?  Right?  What part of town?...
> etc...?
>
>
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