Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-11 Thread Steven Mainor
No ants yet. I have occasionally had problems with other types of bugs. But that is to be expected with any piece of software. -- Steven Mainor On August 11, 2019 11:36:28 AM EDT, Andy Smith wrote: >On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 10:53:29PM +, Randy Demerchant wrote: >>  I like to know can I

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-11 Thread Andy Smith
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 10:53:29PM +, Randy Demerchant wrote: >  I like to know can I install and use Debian on eithers of these two system > with out ant problems I've never had ant problems with Debian, but maybe stop eating over the keyboard unless you want ants, because that's how you

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-11 Thread Nektarios Katakis
On Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:21:15 +1000 Keith Bainbridge wrote: > On 11/8/19 8:53 am, Randy Demerchant wrote: > >  I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935. > >  I like to know can I install and use Debian on eithers of these > > two system with out ant problems > >  Can you let me know

Re: can I install and use Debian (was: August 10, 2019)

2019-08-11 Thread Felix Miata
Randy Demerchant composed on 2019-08-10 22:53 (UTC): >  I have a dell laptop 1720 If https://www.cnet.com/products/dell-inspiron-1720/specs/ is what you have, 12 years old, don't be surprised if you encounter obstacles. Its GM965 chipset has a mixed support reputation going back to when it was

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread Patrick Bartek
On Sat, 10 Aug 2019 22:53:29 + (UTC) Randy Demerchant wrote: >  I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935. I like to know > can I install and use Debian on eithers of these two system with out > ant problems Can you let me know thank you Randy The short answer? Probably. How well

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread Keith Bainbridge
On 11/8/19 8:53 am, Randy Demerchant wrote:  I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935.  I like to know can I install and use Debian on eithers of these two system with out ant problems  Can you let me know thank you Randy Dawned on me that the non-free iso may be better. Look

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread Keith Bainbridge
On 11/8/19 8:53 am, Randy Demerchant wrote:  I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935.  I like to know can I install and use Debian on eithers of these two system with out ant problems  Can you let me know thank you Randy Suggest you try a live version - runs from a DVD or USB

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread Judah Richardson
The only way to know for sure is to boot into a live OS and see what works and what doesn't. Or install it and see. From my experience I'd say Linux supports everything except maybe stuff that uses TPM and some advanced/high end GPU functionality. On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 20:09 David Christensen

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread David Christensen
On 8/10/19 3:53 PM, Randy Demerchant wrote:  I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935. I like to know can I install and use Debian on eithers of these two system with out ant problems Can you let me know thank you Randy I have rarely been able to find a reliable answer to the

Re: August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread Nektarios Katakis
and wireless cards. Some are packaged in the non free repositories https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList. Regards, Nektarios On August 10, 2019 10:53:29 PM UTC, Randy Demerchant wrote: > I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935. I like to know can >I install and use Debian on e

August 10, 2019

2019-08-10 Thread Randy Demerchant
 I have a dell laptop 1720 and desktop acer ax 1935. I like to know can I install and use Debian on eithers of these two system with out ant problems Can you let me know thank you Randy