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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peter</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've used unix and a little linux at uni, so not
totally new to it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I chose mandrake / suse because I've been led to
beleive that linux and laptops (especially with touchpads, dvd burners and wifi)
don't go together very well, and I figured one of the 'bigger' distros would be
an easier install.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tristan</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=PeterJ@indeserve.co.nz href="mailto:PeterJ@indeserve.co.nz">Peter
Jones</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz
href="mailto:'wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz'">'wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz'</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [wellylug] copy of mandrake
/ suse</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=781244203-16092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Really new to Linux? Try looking at Xandros Open distribution. <A
href="http://www.xandros.com/">http://www.xandros.com/</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781244203-16092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Very
easy to use and install.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781244203-16092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
believe it's based on Debian so once you got comfortable you could move to the
full version of Debian</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781244203-16092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>(which apparently is the One True Operating System)
:-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=781244203-16092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
Tristan Thomas [mailto:tristanthomas@xtra.co.nz]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 16
September 2004 3:24 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
wellylug@lists.wellylug.org.nz<BR><B>Subject:</B> [wellylug] copy of mandrake
/ suse<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm new to linux and I'm looking for a copy of
either mandrake 10 or suse 9 to install on a toshiba m30
laptop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there anyone who would be able to burn me a
copy of either of these? Or suggest a better distro?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Lab Worker-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lower
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