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Re: [LUG] Respoinse to my cry for help

 

n 04/02/07, Peter M Le Mare <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> All of you who have responded to my earlier posting - thank you very much.
> It has been most helpful. I will try to e-mail all those that contacted me
> personally.
>
> Some of you asked about my PC's specs and printers etc. For info it is a
> self built system AMD 2800+, 512Mb memory, Philips DVD, 2 X 40Gb HDD.

You shouldn't have any trouble with this hardware! I've got an AMD
1800+ and 512Mb memory and it runs like a dream...
> My Broadband modem
> is a Sagem F@st 800 E3.

That might be a small problem. I had the same modem and although there
are drivers it might need a bit of tweaking. I'd be able to point you
in the direction of the drivers but I'm not sure I'd be much help in
getting them running...
>
> I realise that I must decide myself what distro to use and that this is one
> of the values of Linux but the general consensus seems to be Ubuntu or
> Kubunto (I understand Gnome or KDE) are best particularly for a beginner. As
> I have got Fedora core 6 (I understand this is Red Hat - Oh I've just got it
> Fedora is a hat!) but I may well get the other magazine issue Ubunto.

Nothing wrong with Fedora! I used it when I was first starting out,
just over a year ago, and it was fine. I still use it now infact :-D

I hope you get it all sorted and enjoy GNU/Linux!!

Jon

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