"Edward W. Thompson" <thomeduk1@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:ubNHLzTQIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
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> "Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
> news:MPG.21d0e5a6e0b82df198990c@adfree.Usenet.com. ..
>> In article <uDV0Q8QQIHA.5988@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, kevpan158
>> @nospam.hotmail.com says...
>>> For A Mental Retard Like Yourself, Just FYI, You Would Be Perfect For
>>> Ubuntu. Just FYI.
>>
>> Installed Ubuntu 7.10 on a P3/933, took about 1.5 hours, then there were
>> 143 updates, and that's just to the back installed package, no extra's
>> added to it yet.
>>
>> Seems there are new updates weekly too...
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>> Strange, just like Windows XP, but XP supports more hardware.
>>
> snip
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> 90 minutes to install Ubuntu 7.10? You must be joking. (or simply lying).
> It took me 10 to 15 minutes tops plus about another 10 minutes for the
> updates to download and install. It was then fully useable including Open
> Office, recognizes my scanner and printer (HP Businessjet) and connected
> to the internet and my home network, all straight out of the box. I have
> my reservations about Ubuntu (LINUX) but in many ways it is light years
> ahead of WINXP.
>

On what?
I have never been able to install Ubuntu in less than an hour on any of my
machines.