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Internet Explorer 6 is Holding Back the Linux Desktop
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Comments (5)
Using what you already know that works ok, IE6. Why try new?
@WB7ODYFred
I think that PuppyLinux is faster for PCs with less resources than is LinuxMint.
For USB disk drives, you might also want to check out Pendrivelinux.com for much info on creating LiveUSBs.
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Pendrive Linux used to atleast have their own spin too. Very snappy and fun, based off of Mandriva IIRC.
USB Flash Disk Drive to Demo Linux Mint, by user Tacoz
user "Tacoz" Bragging about his small Mint PC
This is a method of introducing Linux to MS windows users.
Full forum post in follow URL link below http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=163&t=62421&star...
Bragging about my small Mint PC
Posted by tacoz on Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:20 am There are a few occasions when I get to promote Mint... mostly in the workplace.
(a) Whenever someone is showing off their latest cool gadget and no matter how BIG the cool factor might be, I enjoy interjecting and I am still surprised when my USB PC upstages whatever (and occasionally another Mint convert as well!) (b) I work in a Microsoft environment... hundreds of 2003 and 2008 servers and mix of XP and Windows 7 clients; whenever I have to sort-out-fix-find some or other malware-virus that was supposed to have been taken out but wasn't for whatever reason I use my USB PC. (c) When I need to recover data or partitions I use Testdisk on my USB PC. (d) My colleagues know by now that if I'm gonna be presenting a meeting (as in an actual meeting room and using whatever available multimedia is there) then I'm gonna boot with my USB PC, remote to whatever LAN services or shares I might need and present whatever I have to present... but promoting and using Mint at the same time.
So what's so great about this USB? Well it's a regular pen-drive type so dimension wise it's small and formats to 8GB. It has Mint installed and the desktop appearance and apps are configured for my needs. Actually it pretty much lives in my pocket... until one of those occasions arrives. You can just imagine, a few years ago it was laptops being bragged about and now its either some Pad device or Android cell phone, and hey... I love gadgets and of course I enjoy seeing any new stuff... but then I pull out this plain looking USB device and brag about how small my 'parasite' PC is and that all it needs to function is a 'host'. Of course demonstrating it is the best!
END of partial copy of user Tacoz comment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another forum Link to interesting topic. Re: Why do new people give up on Linux?
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=41992&p=380... #p380357
Interesting reading other people comments on that topic above. we all have reasons for not changing our habits.
Fred
Full forum post in follow URL link below http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=163&t=62421&star...
Bragging about my small Mint PC
Posted by tacoz on Fri Dec 24, 2010 1:20 am There are a few occasions when I get to promote Mint... mostly in the workplace.
(a) Whenever someone is showing off their latest cool gadget and no matter how BIG the cool factor might be, I enjoy interjecting and I am still surprised when my USB PC upstages whatever (and occasionally another Mint convert as well!) (b) I work in a Microsoft environment... hundreds of 2003 and 2008 servers and mix of XP and Windows 7 clients; whenever I have to sort-out-fix-find some or other malware-virus that was supposed to have been taken out but wasn't for whatever reason I use my USB PC. (c) When I need to recover data or partitions I use Testdisk on my USB PC. (d) My colleagues know by now that if I'm gonna be presenting a meeting (as in an actual meeting room and using whatever available multimedia is there) then I'm gonna boot with my USB PC, remote to whatever LAN services or shares I might need and present whatever I have to present... but promoting and using Mint at the same time.
So what's so great about this USB? Well it's a regular pen-drive type so dimension wise it's small and formats to 8GB. It has Mint installed and the desktop appearance and apps are configured for my needs. Actually it pretty much lives in my pocket... until one of those occasions arrives. You can just imagine, a few years ago it was laptops being bragged about and now its either some Pad device or Android cell phone, and hey... I love gadgets and of course I enjoy seeing any new stuff... but then I pull out this plain looking USB device and brag about how small my 'parasite' PC is and that all it needs to function is a 'host'. Of course demonstrating it is the best!
END of partial copy of user Tacoz comment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another forum Link to interesting topic. Re: Why do new people give up on Linux?
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=41992&p=380... #p380357
Interesting reading other people comments on that topic above. we all have reasons for not changing our habits.
Fred
@WB7ODYFred
What's the main point of all this; Is it "we all have reasons for not changing our habits"?
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What's the main point of all this; Is it "we all have reasons for not changing our habits"?
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Yes I use both LinuxMint and PuppyLinux both are fairly easy to install the first time. Very easy to try without installing simply by booting the LiveCD versions. Puppy also installs from the LiveCD to a USB Flash disk drive. So you can show on your friends computer booting from a USB Flash drive. All the O/S, programs, and data are saved to that flash drive. This means that nothing is left or changed to your friends computer. You take your new files, programs, and data with you after you shutdown completely and remove the USB flash drive back to your pocket!
http://www.puppylinux.com/download give it a try, only 130MB .iso file to download and burn image to a CD disk at slow 8x speed. You will then have a PuppyLinux LiveCD to boot a computer with out installing or changing the hard disk drive.
http://www.linuxmint.com Mint Linux website http://www.linuxliveusb.com From Win7 install Linux distros to USB Flash http://www.distrowatch.com Compare various Linux Distros
Fred April 9, 2011 10:05 PM PDT