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Has anyone removed Windows and installed Ubuntu/Linux?

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  • #32
    FruitLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    An Fear Aniar wrote: »
    It's tough going, I'm just now learning how to open up tarballs but I'm enjoying it really and hey, over 24,000 free software goodies!!! I think I'm going to love it.:)

    It should be very rare for you to need to muck around with tarballs on Ubuntu - the standard package repository has almost everything under the sun you might need (and many non-standard apps are available in package form from non-standard repositories).


  • #33
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    I took the advice from here and installed Ubuntu yesterday using Wubi. Some teething problems, but it seems quite decent. There's no way i'd remove Windows from this laptop though, dual boot only here. I might consider using Ubuntu exclusively on our PC at home when it eventually needs to be replaced (my parents use it a lot, they wouldn't be the most Computer savvy...)


  • #34
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    FruitLover wrote: »
    It should be very rare for you to need to muck around with tarballs on Ubuntu - the standard package repository has almost everything under the sun you might need (and many non-standard apps are available in package form from non-standard repositories).

    Yeah, I was trying to install Flash Player 9. Eventually I just saw a forum message saying to type in the terminal:
    apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

    Which worked. Anyway, I can play Youtube now,


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  • #35
    Oracle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,630 ✭✭✭Oracle


    Tarballs, furballs, pinballs never bother with them unless I absolutely have too. I just click the Applications menu (top left of the Desktop), and click Add/Remove Applications. I l being able to get extra programs for free. I can play Bejeweled for free now (I've added Gweled) it's a great little pastime for the slow and mentally challenged like myself. I like the music, groovy. :confused::D


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