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ravencajun Premium join:2004-08-12 Houston, TX	reply to norwegian Re: Ubuntu v's Windows I will throw in another vote for SimplyMepis linux I have been using Mepis7 for quite some time and love it, for the things you said she will be using it for there should be no problems, it comes with pretty much everything you need and the repositories through synaptic are very easy to use, Mepis just works right out of the box for most everything and has the built in assistants which are a plus. I rarely use my Windows boxes these days. I am in the "older" category also and have been able to handle it just fine. It comes with ClamAv and guarddog firewall too. I use Kopete for IM and have had no problems at all. I tried ubuntu and gnome but really much prefer a KDE desktop and like Mepis better. There is an excellent forum also at mepislovers. You can of course add the other IM clients if you prefer them. Putting it on a machine you have yourself would be a great idea and you may find your self switching over too. Good luck what ever you choose to do. -- Registered Linux user:476595
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Maccawolf Premium join:2001-02-20 Hillsdale, NJ	reply to norwegian IM software in Ubuntu repositories is ICQ. I've been using it for many years (even before I switched to Ubuntu). I greatly prefer it over any other of the WINDOWS compatible IM programs. -- Mom and Crockett...... I miss you both!
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Dakota1991 @charter.com	reply to norwegian If you have a Seagate or Maxtor drive in the computer then use either OS to build the system the way she needs it, but configure the apps to save the data to a separate drive partition. Then go to Seagate's web site and download a free OEM version of Acronis TrueImage. Once you have the computer fully configured, make an image of the C partition and configure the Acronis to provide a bootup option (Hit F11 to load Acronis). This will avoid most of your troubleshooting/tech support. If your mom runs into any problems later, you can just tell her to reboot and hit the F11 key when told to do so and follow the prompts to reload a known good image. The computer might have to download the updates that have been released since you created the image, but that shouldn't be a major issue. You could even teach her how to create images herself so she could perform her own backups.
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Link Logger Premium,MVM join:2001-03-29 Calgary, AB ·Shaw	reply to Matt said by Matt : I have to disable a ton of running services (really, who still uses ISDN and Bluetooth on a server guys? Come on ...) to pare it down to only what we need. The only way you would have bluetooth running was if you have bluetooth hardware, who puts bluetooth hardware on a server (I know of one place that does and its a very good security reason, but unless your servers are buried deep inside a mountain sort of thing it might be considered overkill )? What email service is your mom using, an ISP account where she need to receive and store her email on her computer or a web service such as gmail? If its the latter setup her Windows with SteadyState ( »www.microsoft.com/windows/produc···ult.mspx ) and that way she gets a fresh clean Windows environment every time she logs in, no matter what evils attacked her before. Is the IM going include video, if so then pidgin is out. Blake -- Vendor: Author of Link Logger which is a traffic analysis and firewall logging tool
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norwegian Premium join:2005-02-15 Outback ·WestNet Broadband	reply to Dakota1991 said by Dakota1991 : If you have a Seagate or Maxtor drive in the computer then use either OS to build the system the way she needs it.....then go to Seagate's web site and download a free OEM version of Acronis TrueImage. Once you have the computer fully configured, make an image of the C partition and configure the Acronis to provide a bootup option (Hit F11 to load Acronis). I didn't know this, sounds a good idea, but, being a laptop, it will be an external one. -- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke
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norwegian Premium join:2005-02-15 Outback ·WestNet Broadband	reply to Link Logger said by Link Logger : What email service is your mom using, an ISP account where she need to receive and store her email on her computer or a web service such as gmail? If its the latter setup her Windows with SteadyState ( »www.microsoft.com/windows/produc···ult.mspx ) and that way she gets a fresh clean Windows environment every time she logs in, no matter what evils attacked her before. I had forgotten about this tool, and most likely it will be easier to download email to the desktop, but webmail is how it is done here. I will have to ponder on this one a little more because if it is Windows, it may be an easier way to deal with it. The only issue then is the remote desktop configuration. said by Link Logger : Is the IM going include video, if so then pidgin is out. Blake Maybe not straight up, but I can't see her not wanting to "see" her grandkids. -- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke
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SipSizzurp Fo' Shizzle Premium join:2005-12-28 Hilo, HI ·RoadRunner Cable	said by norwegian : The only issue then is the remote desktop configuration. What kind of issue do you anticipate ? -- I spent *most* of my money on Women and Beer, and the rest I just wasted !
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	reply to Link Logger said by Link Logger : said by Matt : I have to disable a ton of running services (really, who still uses ISDN and Bluetooth on a server guys? Come on ...) to pare it down to only what we need. The only way you would have bluetooth running was if you have bluetooth hardware, who puts bluetooth hardware on a server (I know of one place that does and its a very good security reason, but unless your servers are buried deep inside a mountain sort of thing it might be considered overkill )? I run standard Dell 1950 and 2950 servers with no Bluetooth hardware yet in CentOS 5, Bluetooth (and ISDN) is enabled out of the box on a default install. Go figure. Perhaps they are loadable modules and they never actually load? I haven't explored that aspect.
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norwegian Premium join:2005-02-15 Outback ·WestNet Broadband	reply to SipSizzurp said by SipSizzurp : What kind of issue do you anticipate ? Hopefullly nothing, LogMeIn works fine with Ubuntu, or for that matter any other distro, from a Windows box? -- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	said by norwegian : said by SipSizzurp : What kind of issue do you anticipate ? Hopefullly nothing, LogMeIn works fine with Ubuntu, or for that matter any other distro, from a Windows box? I don't think Linux can be a LogMeIn Host. A client accessing a remote host yes, but I don't believe it can be a host.
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SipSizzurp Fo' Shizzle Premium join:2005-12-28 Hilo, HI ·RoadRunner Cable	reply to norwegian said by norwegian : ...LogMeIn works fine ... from a Windows box? If you use Windows then you can use it's native remote desktop system. If I were you I would use Windows with either MS Steady State, or better yet, Deep Freeze. With DF it would be completely malware and goof proof. You could still remote in and thaw the machine to install new software or change configs, then freeze it back. -- I spent *most* of my money on Women and Beer, and the rest I just wasted !
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norwegian Premium join:2005-02-15 Outback ·WestNet Broadband	reply to Matt said by Matt : I don't think Linux can be a LogMeIn Host. A client accessing a remote host yes, but I don't believe it can be a host. Ahh, that will change the outcome quite considerably then. Much appreciate the information. So how do you remote desktop to a linux distro then? -- The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke
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Matt Take me down to the paradise city Premium join:2003-07-20 Jamestown, NC ·North State Commun..	said by norwegian : said by Matt : I don't think Linux can be a LogMeIn Host. A client accessing a remote host yes, but I don't believe it can be a host. Ahh, that will change the outcome quite considerably then. Much appreciate the information. So how do you remote desktop to a linux distro then? You would need to use a Windows VNC Client and forward the appropriate ports in the router after enabling Desktop Sharing or whatever it is that Ubuntu calls it.
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