[olug] InstallFest Flier

[Alan McGreer]

Eric

Suse sounds good to me. My membership to the Mandriva club expired.

Thanks!

On 4/13/06, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I'd actually be tempted to go with Suse, or something
> similar, in that case.  Unless you get a membership to
> the Mandriva Club, you have to download the light
> version of Mandriva, which is missing a lot for
> multimedia. (Codecs and even some of the media
> players)
> Thw light version is fine if you're running a server,
> but no good if you plan on playing music, videos, and
> games.  It can take hours to locate, download, and
> install all the applications that the Club version has
> included.
> Also, 10.1 will, by default, try to fetch the list of
> update servers from www.linuxmandrake.org, which now
> appears to have been snagged by someone other than
> Mandriva.
>
> --- Alan McGreer <armmcg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Eric
> >
> > I just checked the disks and it is MandradeLinux ver
> > 10.1.  I have the disks
> > and books.  But not the expertise to do a complete
> > install.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > On 4/13/06, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If it's still called Mandrake, then it's an older
> > > version; Mandrake has changed to Mandriva.
> > Someone
> > > should have the CDs/DVD for an upgrade/install, or
> > one
> > > of the many other versions out there.
> > > I personally use Mandriva, I like the tools that
> > come
> > > with it, even the "light", or free, version is
> > good.
> > > But there may be others that come bundled with
> > more
> > > software anymore; if you get the free version you
> > may
> > > find yourself looking for packages that are free,
> > but
> > > they just don't bundle with it anymore...
> > >
> > > --- Alan McGreer <armmcg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jon
> > > >
> > > > Question, I have a laptop, (already partitioned
> > for
> > > > Linux) with Mandrake on
> > > > it. Can you help me reinstall Mandrake (I have
> > the
> > > > disks) or can you install
> > > > your preferred version of Linux?  I don't have a
> > > > preference as I am trying
> > > > to learn Linux...
> > > >
> > > > The Mandrake version I have has issues with my
> > > > laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > On 4/13/06, Jon H. Larsen <relayer at levania.org>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have put a copy of the InstallFest flier on
> > the
> > > > OLUG website.  Please
> > > > > download a copy and pass it around to friends,
> > > > co-workers, computer
> > > > > stores, etc!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://www.olug.org/installfest/april2006/OLUG_Installfest_apr_large_06.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://www.olug.org/installfest/april2006/OLUG_Installfest_apr_large_06.sxw
> > > > >
> > > > > Jon L.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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