Greetings,

I am curious if anyone has a favorite flavor of linux to recommend to a beginner? I have used linux previously and can follow good directions.

Regards,

Rick

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On 03-13-20 20:00, Rick Smith wrote to All <=-

Greetings,

I am curious if anyone has a favorite flavor of linux to recommend to a beginner? I have used linux previously and can follow good directions.

There's many alternatives. I like Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop, which seems suitable for a relative newcomer too.


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Hello Rick!

13 Mar 20 20:00, Rick Smith wrote to All:

I am curious if anyone has a favorite flavor of linux to recommend to
a beginner? I have used linux previously and can follow good
directions.

In that situation I usually recommend to look around what people you know and would ask in case of any questions are using (and go for that as a first try).


Regards,
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Good ${greeting_time}, Rick!

13 Mar 2020 20:00:52, you wrote to All:

I am curious if anyone has a favorite flavor of linux to recommend
to a beginner? I have used linux previously and can follow good directions.

"The best Linux distribution for you is the one preferred by your guru".


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Tony Langdon wrote to Rick Smith <=-

There's many alternatives. I like Linux Mint with the Cinnamon
desktop, which seems suitable for a relative newcomer too.

I'll second that. I helped my wife install Linux Mint on an Lenovo ThinkCentre that I picked up on Woot!

She installed it and uses it with ease. And she's not a computer person.


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On 03-16-20 17:57, Ron Lauzon wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

Tony Langdon wrote to Rick Smith <=-

There's many alternatives. I like Linux Mint with the Cinnamon
desktop, which seems suitable for a relative newcomer too.

I'll second that. I helped my wife install Linux Mint on an Lenovo ThinkCentre that I picked up on Woot!

She installed it and uses it with ease. And she's not a computer
person.

Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)


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Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)

Yes
And it has word processor and a great picture editor (gimp)
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On 03-16-20 20:18, Alexey Shmonov wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)

Yes
And it has word processor and a great picture editor (gimp)

Same goes for most distros. :)


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Hello Tony!

17 Mar 2020 10:49, Tony Langdon wrote to Ron Lauzon:

Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)

CPM is simplier

and its not running with arch secureity risks :)


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Hello Tony!

17 Mar 2020 12:36, Tony Langdon wrote to Alexey Shmonov:

Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)

Yes
And it has word processor and a great picture editor (gimp)

Same goes for most distros. :)

never seen AutoCAD there ? :)


Regards Benny

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Benny Pedersen wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

CPM is simplier

and its not running with arch secureity risks :)

You do have a point there. 8)

Unfortunately, CP/M doesn't have nearly the software, no hard drive support, no multi-tasking (but you might be able to move to MP/M) and I believe it limited to 64K. Note this is all based on my RC2014 which I had lots of fun putting together.

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On 03-30-20 12:05, Benny Pedersen wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

Hello Tony!

17 Mar 2020 10:49, Tony Langdon wrote to Ron Lauzon:

Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)

CPM is simplier

CPM?


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On 03-30-20 15:07, Ron Lauzon wrote to Benny Pedersen <=-

Benny Pedersen wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

CPM is simplier

and its not running with arch secureity risks :)

You do have a point there. 8)

Unfortunately, CP/M doesn't have nearly the software, no hard drive support, no multi-tasking (but you might be able to move to MP/M) and I believe it limited to 64K. Note this is all based on my RC2014 which I had lots of fun putting together.

I know what CP/M is, used it back in the early 80s, but I don't know what CPM is. ;P


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Re: Re: Best package
By: Tony Langdon to Benny Pedersen on Tue Mar 31 2020 20:14:00

Yes, it's a fairly straightforward distro to get going. :)

CPM is simplier

CPM?

CPM == Control Program Machine

CPM is what DOS originated from ;)


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Re: Re: Best package
By: Tony Langdon to Ron Lauzon on Tue Mar 31 2020 20:57:00

I know what CP/M is, used it back in the early 80s, but
I don't know what CPM is. ;P

they are the same thing...


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On 03-31-20 09:08, mark lewis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

CPM is what DOS originated from ;)

No, that's CP/M. :P


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On 03-31-20 09:09, mark lewis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

Re: Re: Best package
By: Tony Langdon to Ron Lauzon on Tue Mar 31 2020 20:57:00

I know what CP/M is, used it back in the early 80s, but
I don't know what CPM is. ;P

they are the same thing...

Never seen it referred to as CPM.


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