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eVoid Joined: Apr 30, 2008 Posts: 1 Other Topics	Posted Apr 30, 2008 at 2:31:32 PM Subject: First Time Kubuntu Install Hi, today, for the first time, I am installing a Linux distribution, Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 4.0. I am installing it onto an old lap top, to see how it works. I pressed to install, and the screen goes black for a long time, nearly hour now. Being new to this, it seems not right to me, but I do not know. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I do not want to go to Vista, if I can avoid it. I have been thinking about Linux and all its flavours, and not sure which to try and whether I am able to run some Microsoft products in Linux. I have MSOFFICE, I use this all the time. I have some other software that I use, and not seen a Linux version of it, and finally, games... I use Lineage 2, and I certainly want to play this too. Any help, would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: 30/04/2008 15:42 5 Views and no replies...not very conducive to enticing people to want to install and use Linux and leave behind Microsoft.
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 399 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: May 01, 2008 5:47:03 AM Subject: First Time Kubuntu Install Hi evoid, Did you get a Kubuntu install screen, with a menu or list of options, before the screen went blank? Obviously, the installation is not working, so just remove the CD. But it could be your hardware, or a bad CD. What model is your machine, and how did you burn the CD? Take the red pill www.calacademy.org/blogs
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ahaau Joined Apr 27, 2008 Posts: 16 Other Topics	Posted: May 01, 2008 9:33:44 AM Subject: First Time Kubuntu Install kde4.0 is probably too much for an old laptop. try ubuntu or xubuntu
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Ante Joined Mar 28, 2008 Posts: 122 Other Topics	Posted: May 02, 2008 4:58:07 PM Subject: First Time Kubuntu Install if you'd post the specs of the laptop... but like ahaau said, perhaps even KDE is too much for an old laptop, I concur with Xubuntu but I wouldn't recommend ubuntu. you could try other XFCE based distros, or take this little test (http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/), it's a little old but still holds true. head on over to distrowatch.com too and have a look see all around but I advice not to get real small distros like Puppy of DSL, well Puppy is easy enough on the eyes but these babies are realy for portability and not so userfriendly-yet
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