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gvstn

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3. I vote for Linux Mint

Mon Oct 8, 2012, 09:44 PM

Oct 2012

I find Ubuntu very confusing, at least when using the Live from CD or USB versions. Linux Mint is bit more user friendly for installing programs and maybe printers as well.

Puppy by definition is very small and thus limited in its support for printers. It is a good Linux version to try but probably a bit limited for long term use.

One thought if you have an empty USB flash drive is to put your Linux ISO file on a USB stick rather than CD. You still boot from it like CD but it allows "persistence" which means it will save your settings between boots which a CD can't do.

Lili is a good program for creating the bootable USB. You can use a downloaded ISO or have it download one for you. Set the persistence to at least 1gb for a 4gb USB drive or more if using an 8gb or larger drive. http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download

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I really want to like Linux. However . . . [View all] Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 OP

Try Ubuntu, Debian based and very user friendly. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #1

+. Or Mint struggle4progress Oct 2012 #2

i'm a mint fan meself... Phillip McCleod Oct 2012 #22

I vote for Linux Mint gvstn Oct 2012 #3

I have a USB stick that is no longer empty. Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #8

Lili gvstn Oct 2012 #10

Try xubuntu AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #4

My laptop is from 2006. Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #7

As far as windows 7 is concerned AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #9

I found this... hunter Oct 2012 #5

Oh, I did find that community! Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #6

I would change to supported distro PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #11

That's what I'm going to do. Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #12

Mint is a good one to get started with PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #13

Do yourself a favor, and get rid of the Lexmark printer RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #14

I saw that post before Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #15

You have to open CUPS RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #16

I did open CUPS, Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #17

I believe you have to add the printer in CUPS RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #18

These are the choices when I try to add a printer: Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #19

Isn't it a USB printer? RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #20

Maybe this will help? PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #21