Hi all,
I am new to this forum, and this is my first post. I have been using Ubuntu
and playing with its various flavours for almost a year now. I have been a
long term user of proprietary software and services ever since I first
touched a keyboard. I don't belive that all companys that make proprietary
software are inherently evil, but I do want to distance myself from the mega
corparations that have a bad habit of hoovering up all your details. I still
use lots of non-free software and the gap between proprietary and free
software is like the Grand Canyon. I can't just leap into it and get to the
other side without a rude shock. I need a bridge. Ubuntu was that bridge for
me (or a tight rope).
The free software community was a bit intimidating at first glance. There are
some very stong opinions out there, but I find the underlying values worth
while and the end results suit my goals. My challenge to myself is to cross
the rest of that bridge, see if the free software side suits my needs, to see
if I can gradualy reduce the number of proprietary things in my life, and see
if the results suit me.
So to the challenge: I have a Samsung Ultrabook. Ativ Book 7. Windows 8.1
64bit|Intel quad core i5-3337U 1.8 GHz|4 GB RAM|Intel HD graphics 4000|AMD
Radeon HD 8500M series|LITEONIT LMT-128M6M 128 GB SSD|. It's been perfectly
fine to use and given that I am already familiar with Ubuntu I would like to
try Trisquel on it. All the important stuff is backed up and I have made a
recovery USB for Windows if needs be.
Before I begin, I would like some advice on any potential hangups I may
encounter. First off should I use Trisquel or Trisquel mini? I like GNOME so
if it could handle it I would like to stick with Trisquel. Second and more
importantly, hardware. I have had computers that worked perfectly fine with
GNU/Linux and others that have been a disaster. If anyone out there has had
any experence with Samsung Ultrabooks or knows if Trisquel dosen't play nice
with any of the above hardware please share your experence.
I'll keep posting to the forums as I run into problems and look for free
alternatives in my journey across the canyon.
Kind regards,
The TripleGoat.
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