On Saturday 12 August 2006 00:06, Alan wrote: [...] > Yuri , > thanks for the explanation, that sure helps me to understand a > little of what I am seeing. I tried entering a couple of the names > that came up under dir but it did not respond to those so it > obviously requires a little more than what I put in but will > experiment more possibly tomorrow.
A base install hasn't been my experience with Mepis but a Kubuntu or Ubuntu installation on a friend's old laptop both reverted to a base (command-line) install - as Yuri explained - because the HDD space was limited. Bandicooting a larger drive from another machine and doing a little magic resolved the problem, in fact we managed a dual boot Kubuntu & Ubuntu on it. So maybe a clue, you mentioned an intrusive block of fixed Windows files - probably the swap space that can be uncoupled and shifted? > If my dumb questions are offending anyone please say so and I > will back out. Keep them coming, the benefits are wider than just yourself. I've lurked here for a longtime and recognition of Gardner's explanation of our multiple learning styles is lacking. Progress with Linux on the desktop is currently growing rapidly because those of the predominate visual/spatial intelligence (myself for example) are now being catered for. Cheers... Rex
