Hi Guys: I have been lurking for a few months and am now considering installing Linux on my Dell laptop. I am not a total newbie to Linux. I installed Mandrake Linux on an old computer a couple of years ago and played around with it for a while.
My laptop has a AMD Sempron 2.0 GHz processor, 2 GB of ram and a 320 GB hard drive with XP installed. I have a home wireless network. I mainly use this computer for web browsing, email and bittorrent and I often use VNC viewer to remotely control my desktop computer which is also running XP. I do occassonally (maybe 2 days per month) need to run Windows business programs on this computer (Quickbooks, Simply Accounting etc.). Based on the messages that I have read I am thinking of installing Linux Mint but would consider any other recommendations. I am wondering if I should run a dual boot system for the times when I need Windows or should I just go with Linux and use something like Wine for those times when I need to run Windows apps. I am also looking for help on how I should partition the hard drive. Thanks for your help in advance and also thanks for running this group to help people like myself. Dave ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
