Thank you.....
-Nate
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Old Grumpy <grumpygubbe@...> wrote:
>
> The easiest way would be to get the CD, it's free too then all you do is put
> it in your puter and follow the instructions. You order the CD from here:
> https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ click on Desktop Edition to register your
> details.
> If you enjoy messing with old Motos, Ubuntu is a doddle.
>
> 2011/4/3 Nate <vwnate1@...>
>
> >
> > THANX ! .
> >
> > This sounds interesting but I dunno how to do it....
> >
> > Yesterday was fun because I drove my 50 year old car to Moreno Valley and
> > spent the day tinkering on 35 year old Motos , no bugs (O.K.,a few black
> > widow spiders,thy don't scare me) , no v*rus' , just simple old Machinery
> > well designed and built , all beat to shit yes but they even had a junkpile
> > for me to scavenge parts from , everyone was happy and 52 + old Motos roared
> > off to lunch , no breakdowns .
> >
> > -Nate
> > Old Grumpy wrote:
> > >
> > > Nate
> > >
> > > Windows 7 is the current operative system sold by Microsoft.
> > > X Snow Leopard is the current operative system sold my Mac.
> > > Ubuntu is an operative system which is updated twice a year, it is based
> > on
> > > Linux and is totally free.
> > >
> > > There are loads and loads of versions of Linux, read:
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions
> > >
> > > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions>I chose
> > > Ubuntu because it has a graphics interface similar to both Windows and
> > Mac.
> > > You just point and click and there are drop down menu's etc. Everything
> > is
> > > there, you get to choose which browser and mail program you prefer, the
> > > office suite is very powerful as is Gimp the Linux version of Photoshop.
> > > Again though everything is free. With regards to virus's and malware etc
> > you
> > > would have to actively install it for it to work and that includes stuff
> > > coming through Internet and mail and you would need to be quite clever to
> > be
> > > able to do that.
> > >
> > > Any other programs you might want to install are in the depository, CAD
> > > programs, Astronomy, Ham radio, Geniology, Finance and hundreds of other
> > > including of course Google Earth, Picasa etc again all for free.
> > >
> > > When you are connected to the Internet there is a thing called Update
> > > Manager, opening this shows a selection of improvements and advances
> > that
> > > have been made to the system or to programs in the depository ensuring
> > that
> > > you are always up to date. Twice a year in April and October Ubuntu is
> > > renewed thus the releases 11.04 (now) and 11.10 in the autumn.
> > >
> > > There's lots more here are 25 reasons:
> > >
> > >
> > > 1. Ubuntu is Free and so any other Linux distro. (Saved ~ $250)
> > > 2. You don't have to buy Office (Word, Power-point, Excel etc.)
> > > separately. It comes with OpenOffice preinstalled. (Saved ~ $200)
> > > 3. You don't have to buy costly hardwares for the basic need. (RAM.
> > > Processor, HDD etc.)
> > > 4. Ubuntu is more stable.
> > > 5. You are free from Viruses so you don't have to buy another upgrade
> > of
> > > Norton or any other Antivirus software. (Saved ~ $75)
> > > 6. When you have installed Ubuntu, you don't have to install anything
> > > else to get you started with your productivity.
> > > 7. You don't have to wait for years for the bugs to get fixed. You can
> > > track them down in Ubuntu.
> > > 8. You can update everything on your system with just one update
> > manager.
> > > No need to run separate Update manger for all the softwares you
> > installed.
> > > (Saves your system resources.)
> > > 9. Don't get tired restarting your computer all the time. You do it
> > > almost never with Ubuntu.
> > > 10. You are free from Pirated softwares. With Ubuntu you can share it
> > > with as many people as you want and it is LEGAL.
> > > 11. Don't have to bother searching the web for new softwares. Ubuntu
> > gets
> > > a whole lot of software free of cost to you.
> > > 12. Play hundreds of games for Free.
> > > 13. Your PC won't get slower day by day. It happens in Windows only.
> > > 14. Use MSN, AIM, ICQ, Jabber, Gtalk, Yahoo and many more with a
> > single
> > > program. No need to install separate software for the same thing.
> > > 15. Tired of managing multiple windows on your screen. You can use
> > > workspaces to manage your work.
> > > 16. You old computer will get a second life. Because Ubuntu does not
> > need
> > > those high resources as Windows.
> > > 17. Jump into the next generation of desktop themes with Compiz fusion
> > > and all with lot less resources than Windows Vista.
> > > 18. With Ubuntu, you are always free. Free as in Freedom and in Free
> > > Beer. Ubuntu is free and will always remain free. (Saves ~ $200 every
> > 2
> > > years when Microsoft releases a new version of its operating system
> > and you
> > > have to buy it.
> > > 19. All future upgrades of Ubuntu are provided free of cost. Upgrades
> > are
> > > released every 6 months.
> > > 20. Upgrades are installed automatically. You don't have to bother
> > about
> > > losing your data and redoing lots of personalization. *Edit* The
> > updates
> > > are installed with your permission and only if you want them…not in
> > the
> > > background without you knowing it.
> > > 21. You can tweak your desktop wallpaper or any other setting the way
> > you
> > > want it. You can make it look like Windows or Mac (if you want.). You
> > can
> > > even get the sidebar you were fascinated in Vista.
> > > 22. You don't have to defrag your hard disk every now and then to
> > boost
> > > the performance. Ubuntu does it for you automatically.
> > > 23. You don't have to go to a shop to buy operating system. You can
> > > download it anytime you want it and burn it on a CD. You can even burn
> > it on
> > > a re-writable CD to save some CDs.
> > > 24. Thousand of user are there to help you with when you are stuck.
> > > Become a part ofUbuntuforums <http://ubuntuforums.org/>.
> > > 25. You will get free and Long Term Support (LTS) for Ubuntu. Ubuntu
> > > 11.04 Desktop version also will get a LTS. )
> > >
> > > I think these many reason are enough to get you started with
> > > Ubuntu<http://www.ubuntu.com/> or
> > > any other Linux flavor. Keep visiting this blog for more information on
> > > Linux, Ubuntu in particular. If you want to try it now you can
> > > download *Ubuntu
> > > 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)* now and later it will be updated to the released
> > > version.
> > >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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