[Cialug] Which Distro is best?

[Jeff Chapin]

I am in Cedar Falls, and might be able to scrape together a loaner box...

Might be a little on the loud side, though.

Jeff

David Champion wrote:
> That's odd that it works for a while, then stops... have you tried 
> unplugging the mouse & plugging it back in?
>
> If you ask around here, someone may have some older hardware they'd be 
> willing to part with. :)
>
> p.s. (off topic pedantic being a jerk etc) "Infact" is 2 words... "in 
> fact". I've seen that one used a lot lately...  :p
>
> -dc
>
> Jeff Chapin wrote:
>> Linux can run on slow, older hardware. Infact the support is often 
>> better on older, cheaper hardware than cutting edge stuff.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> Nick Johnson wrote:
>>> i did the install through the live cd, and through the windows wubi 
>>> installer. both times the mouse didnt work, i tried two different 
>>> usb port mice, both of which work for about 10-15 minutes on ubuntu 
>>> then become obsolete. Also, the mouse and the keyboard are 
>>> independent of one another. And all those who said that i should get 
>>> another computer off of craigs list just for linux os, i am not 
>>> familiar with the system specs for linux, so would it need to be a 
>>> fairly new system or could it stand to be a few years old?
>
>
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