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On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 10:42 +0000, Simon Avery wrote: > bjrus@xxxxxxxx wrote: > > Having had a lot of difficulty setting up a dual-boot system, I have ended up > > with what a friend could provide - Puppy Linux. This is my first foray into > > Linux and hope to be able to ditch Microsoft in due course. Right now, my > > problem is that the Puppy modem wizard doesn't recognise my modem. Is there a > > work-around within Puppy or would I be better off replacing it with another > > Linux ? > > For someone with only dial-up internet access how might I get another Linux > > anyway ? > > I've never tried Puppy so can't help directly, but Ubuntu is a > distribution often chosen by people new to Linux. It's very easy to set > up and has excellent hardware detection and, to answer the second part > of your question - Ubuntu will actually send you the CD's *FREE*. (Yes, > not a scam, had mine - although they took a couple of weeks to arrive) > > http://www.ubuntu.com/ for info or https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ to go > straight for the free disks. I have a number of different iso's - all of which I have created install CD's and DVD's out of, to try. These include Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 6.10 Kubuntu 6.06 Kubuntu 6.10 DSL Linux Mint Fedora Core 6 Sabayon Linux I also have magazine versions (Linux Format) of Suse Linux 10 and Simply Mepis 6 If any of these would be of any use, let me know and I'll post them to you. I have set up Kubuntu 6.10 tri boot with Ubuntu 6.10 and Windows. I can advise on how we got it to work, if that will help. Of all the ones I have tried, I have found the Ubuntu distros the easiest to work with. Viv > > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html