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Old 05-22-2007
is Ubuntu for me?

Never had the guts to try a new OS. Recently I Got a Mac and have said never again to Microsoft.

Well my old computer is being used as a Home Theater PC (sort of) I have a All In Wonder card that I have hooked up to the TV. Now I dont have a fear of trying something new. But I dont know if my hardware will work with Ubuntu. I would love to dump Windows 2K Pro and install a new OS.
The W2K always crashes on me, even after new installs and the lot, its just not stable.

Older AMD Athalon(sp?) 900Mhz on a ATI
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Old 05-22-2007
ubuntu is user friendly and it is more GUI based compare to some other linux OS. If you want to try linux for the first time ? then try ubuntu.
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Old 05-22-2007
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Originally Posted by zerodegreec
The W2K always crashes on me, even after new installs and the lot, its just not stable.
Really? Including SP4 and following machine vendors installation instructions?
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Old 05-23-2007
Yeah with SP4 it makes little difference. It mostly crashes with using programs like VLC to play videos that wont play on WMP or Divx. I could spend some time with it and make it run better, but I could not be bothered now that I dont depend on it. I guess I am getting accustomed to having a Mac. virtually seamless with everything I have needed it do do. Spending time to keep a computer running is just not what I consider a productive use of my time.
 
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