I obviously still have a lot to learn, but that goes for everything new. And I'm a pretty quick learner, so I'm not worried about it. The main problem will probably be to get my mind off Windows and focused on Linux. After 12 years with Windows that will be quite a change. But it will be a nice change. I'm a bit tired of Windows. And if I don't know something I have you guys to help me.:-)
And yes, I will ask the guy who put the computer together for me to also install my preferred distro of Linux and to transfer all my files. No reason to do that myself if someone else can do it for me.:-)
Cheers,
Rixta
Boy have I got good news for you! In Linux, you don't have to go
around searching for drivers! This ain't windoze! In Linux we do
things a bit different. For example, if you go with Ubuntu or
Linux Mint (my favourite) you will find that when you install one
of these, all of your devices will just work. Let your local shop
know that you intend to put Linux on the system and they will stay
away from anything that won't work, but those hardware pieces are
pretty rare or really old.
I was reminded of this issue yesterday when I had to put Windoze
back on my laptop along with Linux Mint. I spent several hours
finding all of the drivers for Windoze. I installed Mint and two
things happened: 1. It found all of the drivers I needed and 2. It
suggested a couple of drivers for my wireless and video that are
free, but proprietary. Since I had a wired connection to the
Interweb, everything including these drivers were found and installed
for me.
Loyal
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