OT: ubuntu install problem

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> From: filepro-list-
> bounces+gccconsulting=comcast.net at lists.celestial.com [mailto:filepro-
> list-bounces+gccconsulting=comcast.net at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf
> Of Walter Vaughan
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 4:01 PM
> To: filePro
> Subject: Re: OT: ubuntu install problem
> 
> Richard Kreiss wrote:
> 
> >I have been trying to install this on a Thinkpad T23 which currently
> had Win
> >XP Pro., 256Mb RAM and a 30GB hard drive with 20GB free.
> >
> Ubuntu is a live CD, does it run just fine from the CD without
> installing?
> 
> http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Installing_Ubuntu_7.04_on_a_ThinkPad_T23
> leads me to belive it should work.
> 
> I've run Ubuntu on the laptop I won at the filePro conference for a
> year
> and a half with only 256Meg. Mostly because it would overheat and
> shutdown under windows, and Linux seems to keep the fans throttled up a
> lot more. The box still gets pretty hot, but it never seems to stop
> even
> though it sounds like a DC-3.
> 
> When you get the box up and running, install also install the WINE
> package, and then install the Windows version of Firefox just like you
> would on a Windows box (click on the firefox setup exe you download) .
> Then if you need to watch any TV shows on CBS.com or NBC.... they play
> perfectly. You cannot watch "Big Bang Theory" with the native version
> of
> Firefox on Ubunutu.
> 
> Downside for me is that it runs about 20 degrees hotter streaming
> video,
> but it works pretty smooth.
> 
> I was in DC last week, and I got props from actually knowing the real
> Howard Wolowitz when BBT came up for discussion.
> 
> See, this topic is related to filePro.
> 
> --
> Walter

Walter,

This laptop sits in my kitchen and is used only to surf the web through a
wireless card.  It is plugged in to an AC outlet as the battery is too old
and will last about 30 minutes.  As this machine was given to me, I am not
planning to replace the battery.  It makes more sense to replace the laptop
with an inexpensive one for about 499.00.  With my subscription to MS, I
have all of the software I need to upgrade anything missing that I might
want to put on the machine.

Richard