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|    Dan Clough to Mickey Frklic    |
|    Re: Xubuntu Netbook Considerations    |
|    19 Jun 19 08:46:00    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 273.fido_linux@1:123/115 216f74d2       REPLY: 1:218/220 9e2da08a       PID: Synchronet 3.17c-Linux Jun 1 2019 GCC 5.5.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.07-Linux r3.115 Jun 1 2019 GCC 5.5.0       -=> Mickey Frklic wrote to All <=-               MF> Anyone here successfully setup a netbook to run under Xubuntu or        MF> similar distro?              Yes, many times.               MF> I am looking to setup a simple and light portable netbook to use        MF> around the house mainly as a simple client machine when I do not        MF> want to have to sit at my main PC.               MF> Ideally I would like to just be able to run Xubuntu on it and        MF> have the following basic functionality / features if possible:        MF> - Wifi        MF> - Bluetooth        MF> - USB               MF> As a bonus if it was able to stream Steam Games / and RDP        MF> Sessions from my main Windows PC as well that would be fantastic.              RDP would be no problem, but usually a netbook won't have the        horsepower needed to run any serious games.               MF> If anyone has any had any experience trying to set this up -- I        MF> would greatly appreciate any feedback / things learned from the        MF> experience to hopefully point me in the right direction.              Not really sure what you're asking here... Installing any Linux        distro on a netbook is no different than installing on some other        piece of hardware. It'll work fine.                     ... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.       === MultiMail/Linux v0.52       --- SBBSecho 3.07-Linux        * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:123/115)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 15/2 18/0 103/705 116/116 123/0 25 50 115 120 150       SEEN-BY: 123/755 135/300 153/7001 7715 154/10 30 40 700 203/0 221/0       SEEN-BY: 221/6 226/17 227/114 201 400 229/275 310 354 426 452 616       SEEN-BY: 229/1014 240/5832 249/206 317 400 261/38 280/464 5003 292/854       SEEN-BY: 310/31 317/3 322/757 340/800 342/200 393/68 396/45 423/120       SEEN-BY: 633/280 712/848 770/1 2452/250 3634/0 12 15 24 27 50 119       SEEN-BY: 3828/7 5020/545       PATH: 123/115 3634/12 154/10 280/464 229/426           |
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