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L0oniX

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20. I'd go with LTS ...long term support. I'm having fun right now running WindowsXP in Virtualbox.

Reply to madokie (Reply #19)

Wed Apr 16, 2014, 10:27 AM

Apr 2014

I needed IE to monitor a DVR cctv security system which needs activeX to access. I've been running 12.04LTS since the day it came out. Totally happy with it. I would only suggest you do the install on a second hard drive and set it to the 1st boot in your cmos. Grub will offer you a menu to select which os you want to load. If you want a hard drive that will be the fastest and longest lasting go with a WD Raptor. 5 year warranty and 10000 rpm. You won't be sorry.

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Ubuntu vs Mint vs um, Other ... recommendations ? [View all] eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 OP

I recently installed xubuntu on a system similar to the one you describe. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2014 #1

Thanks. As a sometimes X Windows user, I might have been tempted to try that. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #2

FWIW dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #3

Nice comments and I agree. defacto7 Apr 2014 #5

Hmmm...I will take a look at Libre Office. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #7

Thanks for that info. I have used both OpenOffice and LibreOffice (in Windows) ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #9

LibreOffice comes installed with Linux Mint. That was a bonus. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #15

Thanks for the comments. I was more or less "defaulting" to Ubuntu as it is ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #8

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has a great track record. L0oniX Apr 2014 #4

12.04 won't run on these CPU's, apparently. But 13.04 does (w/problems). eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #16

Tomorrow 14.04 comes out madokie Apr 2014 #19

I'd go with LTS ...long term support. I'm having fun right now running WindowsXP in Virtualbox. L0oniX Apr 2014 #20

I think both Mint and Ubuntu sound right defacto7 Apr 2014 #6

Well, I'm not in love with Windows ... actually prefer a Mac look-and-feel. eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #10

You may like the default Ubuntu Unity desktop then... defacto7 Apr 2014 #11

Thanks for pointing me to distrowatch. Sounds like what I need. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #12

I recommend Elementary Adelante Apr 2014 #13

Thanks. I'm running Linux Mint Cinnamon now and am planning to keep it for a while ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #14

Your mom Adelante Apr 2014 #17

Good for them ! My mom and her sisters all *need* to use computers ... eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 #18