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Posted: April 20 2006,19:42 QUOTE

WOW!

This is incredible. After years of paying through the nose for Microsoft operating systems, I decided to look into this "Linux" business.

I stumbled across DSL and decided to try it in my old Dell Inspiron 4000, which had suffered a catastrophic virus attack, and I couldn't reinstall XP as I did not get a disk with this comp. My local FutureShop (Best Buy here in Canada) tech said he would be thrilled to reformat my hard drive and install xp for me, at full retail price for a full version package.

Well, DSL on a live cd worked well, so I decided to try a hard drive install. For a Linux Newbie like me, it was a bit of an effort until I began to percieve some of the logic behind the command system. Now, I have DSL on hard drive that boots lightning fast. I still have some minor issues, like getting my wireless card to work, and figuring out how to change the password (made a rookie mistake during install), but this is actually fun.

I still have a lot to learn, but I can tell you that Mr. Gates will not be getting any more money from me.

To all you other lost souls out there who keep on installing xp every 30 days, give it up. Spend a little time learning how to use Linux. You don't even have to have a functioning hard drive if you use DSL.

LONG LIVE THE PENGUIN!!!
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Posted: April 20 2006,21:15 QUOTE

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#How_can_I_be_root_in_X.3F

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki....s&go=Go

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Posted: April 20 2006,21:35 QUOTE

That was fast. I already searched it. I think it may be a physical problem with the slot on my laptop. I'm going to try a USB adaptor and see if that works.

35 seconds of searching, and I can now change passwords like a pro.

If anyone is looking though, there is one thing that I haven't been able to find using the search button.

I am trying to install limewire on this machine (mostly to see if Linux is really as virus tolerant as I've heard), and the emelFM.bin thing (I don't know what it is) has an install option. When I click on it, it wants my password. I've tried the root as well as the dsl password, but that's not it. Is this the correct way to install software?
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Posted: April 21 2006,06:09 QUOTE

Welcome to the Revolution!!!

Brian
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Posted: April 21 2006,13:41 QUOTE

i love the title to this thread......the mental image is bill with a big shovel cleaning the dung out of a nasty stables.....

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