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   From: Wolfgang Fartbubble    
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   Subject: Re: Ubuntu   
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   Moog wrote:   
   > Wolfgang Fartbubble wrote:   
   >    
   >> Hi all,   
   >> At the moment I am running Win XP pro,   
   >> I am thinking of going over to Ubuntu.   
   >> How good is it?   
   >> Are there many drivers for it?   
   >> My system is Athlon 1.67 Mhz, 512 DDR ram, 80Gig HDD.   
   >>   
   >> At the moment I know nothing about Ubuntu or any part of Linux.   
   >>   
   >> TIA.   
   >>   
   >> Mike.   
   >    
   > Hi Mike,   
   >    
   > Download and burn the LiveCD image of Ubuntu.   
   > http://www.ubuntu.com/products/GetUbuntu/download?action=show&   
   edirect=download   
   >    
   > Boot your PC from the CD and run Ubuntu.    
   >    
   > This way, you do not affect your current set up at all. You can then see for   
   > yourself how good it is. I think it's brilliant by the way. But that is   
   > just my opinion.   
   >    
   > This will also mean you can see what hardware it picks up and doesn't. The   
   > majority of your hardware will just run. If not, there are some helpful   
   > people both here and ubuntu forums who can ease any hardware/software   
   > problems for you, should you decide to install fully.   
   >    
   Thank you all to the answers about Ubuntu.   
      
   Downloading it now.   
      
   Mike.   
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