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Originally Posted by cokids
Thanks for this Eric,
How much time did it take to install and begin using this easily? I note that it runs on my netbook w/ few problems, but don't wish to spend a lot of time downloading or configuring it!
Beth
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Hi...it took me about 15-25 mins to download it, burn it to a cd, then about 15 mins installing it...literally.
Realistically you probably wouldn't need to add any software if you are just using it on your netbook (since netbooks are lightweight and mainly for surfing) since it installs a browser and a bunch of things already.
Give it a whirl...like I said, I'm pretty much a Linux beginner...and as someone who is simply playing around with Linux, I haven't had the need to install anything else. Someday I will want to...and installing things on Linux is a bit trickier than Windows since Linux handles security a little different than Windows.
Someday when the Linux programmers figure out that the average Joe just wants to download a file and double click it to install it then Linux will grow in popularity. Until that day, Linux will continue to just putter along at 4% Marketshare.
-Eric