On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:46:20 +0000, dennis@home wrote:

> "Edward W. Thompson" <thomeduk1@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:ubNHLzTQIHA.2396@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "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...
>>>
>>> Strange, just like Windows XP, but XP supports more hardware.
>>>
>> snip
>>
>> 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.

No problem here to do it in less than an hour.

Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB 800MHz DDR2 HyperX and all hard drives of course
SATAII.

No problems installing Ubuntu in under an hour, downloading and
installing updates included. 6mbit connection does help....

--
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

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