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    #31
    Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
    Try out the Mint 8 Live CD before commiting to Ubuntu, as I mentioned before it's Ubuntu based but much better all round.
    WHS +1.

    I actually run Debian Lenny on my laptop but for that you do need to know some command line stuff, not really a beginner OS. I try installing all the latest releases of each major Linux distro and they all work in different ways. My major gripe at the moment is the window manager. I like KDE but the latest versions cause too many crashes or are too slow and not all that intuitive so I've been playing with Gnome recently.
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      #32
      You sure you don't have a hardware issue? Best best is try a live CD on Linux, you can download a live CD of Ubuntu or Mint. Mint is based on Ubuntu so has all the goodies and extra multimedia bits. If you like it then install and your off.
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        #33
        Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
        WHS +1.
        No 64 bit support yet.

        Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
        You sure you don't have a hardware issue? Best best is try a live CD on Linux, you can download a live CD of Ubuntu or Mint. Mint is based on Ubuntu so has all the goodies and extra multimedia bits. If you like it then install and your off.
        Last I checked, Ubuntu had been running for over a day and a half with no crashes, so between 2 and 3 times better than Windows 7. Will check again when I get home tomorrow or Wednesday.
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          #34
          Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
          No 64 bit support yet.
          Eh? Maybe not 8 but 7:

          x64 Edition

          Note: This edition isn't available for Linux Mint 8 yet. This is Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" x64 Edition.
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            #35
            Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
            Eh? Maybe not 8 but 7:
            Sorry - yes I meant in the latest release.

            Ubuntu has now been running for 4 1/2 days with no crashes, so will be going to some flavour of ubuntu soon.

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