ZZZZZZZ
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join:2001-05-27
PARADISE
|  Free''LINDOWS''
Anyone hear about this offer........because of the name change!
They're offering their OS for free for a couple of days...........but I can't find a download site that has it !
All want you to pay for it!
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Outsourced
Premium
join:2002-03-17
Holly Springs, NC
1 edit | »itvibe.com/default.aspx?NewsID=2475
The Linspire v4.5 full product is available for download, free of charge. Michael Robertson said the "offer is good for the next couple days".
To get Linspire free of charge, simply visit the Linspire order page at »www.linspire.com/btorder and add one to your shopping cart. Once there, click on Apply Coupon.
In a somewhat final dig at Microsoft, the coupon code you need to enter is: LINDOWS
Apparently the offer is for downloading through Bittorrent only
Edit: Link to .torrent file. (Must have a Bittorrent client to download)
»tracker.linspire.com/torrents/li···.torrent |
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Rexter
YeeHaw
join:2002-11-17
cloud 9 | Cool, I'm downloading it now. I'll check it out. |
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zmike2
join:2004-02-16
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LINDOWS sucks , you haft to pay for free stuff? Aney free software you haft to pay to install it on LINDOWS.
»www.techtv.com/screensavers/prod···,00.html |
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Rexter
YeeHaw
join:2002-11-17
cloud 9
| A lot of Linux people seem to be getting upset about all the hype around Lindows. Even though I haven't specifically heard anyone say this, I'm getting the impression that Lindows is not Linux. It may run on a Linux kernel, but it is not open source, therefor it is not Linux. I don't think that they give you access to the source code. I'd like to see Linspire succeed. More choices is a good thing. I'll check it out, and report here later. I may very well agree with you that it sux. I already think that X sux, and I think that Lindows relies very heavily on X. I'd like to see the open source community come out with an entirely new GUI, without X for Linux. |
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Outsourced
Premium
join:2002-03-17
Holly Springs, NC
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said by zmike2  :
LINDOWS sucks , you haft to pay for free stuff? Aney free software you haft to pay to install it on LINDOWS.
»www.techtv.com/screensavers/prod···,00.html
Thank you for your opinion. Would you care to describe your experience with Lindows/Linspire?
Or are you just stating the opinions of the tech gods at techtv from a year old article?
Not being able to install free software on Lindows is news to me.
Lindows does have easy to install versions of different programs for sale through Click-N-Run but, this has nothing to do with the installation of free programs downloaded from alternate sites.
I happen to like a Linux OS designed for dummies like me. |
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Rexter
YeeHaw
join:2002-11-17
cloud 9 | Yea, as far as I know, you should be able to install any *nix software that you can get your hands on. I was wondering though, is Lindows able to utilize RPMs? |
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Rexter
YeeHaw
join:2002-11-17
cloud 9
1 edit | reply to Rexter
Damn, done already!
Cool, I'm ready to go. lol look how bad my share ratio was on that one.
I've got an old HP Omnibook Laptop that I have never been able to find the correct Linux sound drivers for. I'll be interested to see if the sound works with Linspire. |
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kfsutops
Premium
join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
clubs: 
| said by Rexter :
I've got an old HP Omnibook Laptop that I have never been able to find the correct Linux sound drivers for. I'll be interested to see if the sound works with Linspire.
I had a problem with sound drivers. Couldn't get anything to work. Played around with it for a couple of days but scrapped. It looked interesting. Doesn't come with a hole lot of stuff bundled stuff. I just didn't enjoy the hole business model with the software. To much of a pain to get any add-on software.
I'm some people are quite fine with it and love it. I just wasn't too impressed. If I can't have sound, what's the point? |
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Rexter
YeeHaw
join:2002-11-17
cloud 9
| I did a lot of research on the sound issue, when I was trying to install Red hat, and Mandrake. I don't quite understand the whole issue, but it has something to do with HP refusing to release the specs, or something. There are OSS drivers that you can purchase, but I'm not willing to pay for them out of fear that they might not work. |
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Rexter
YeeHaw
join:2002-11-17
cloud 9 | Won't Install.
Hmmm... Well I can't even get it to install. The whole system locks up while reading from the CD, shortly ofter boot.
Can't think of any options, since it doesn't even get to the install screen. |
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kfsutops
Premium
join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
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Re: Damn, done already!
said by Rexter :
I did a lot of research on the sound issue, when I was trying to install Red hat, and Mandrake. I don't quite understand the whole issue, but it has something to do with HP refusing to release the specs, or something. There are OSS drivers that you can purchase, but I'm not willing to pay for them out of fear that they might not work.
You have to pay for every little program. What's better? Microsoft all in one...or the Lindows crowd nickle and diming you? |
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FunnyBones
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join:2004-01-22
usa | reply to ZZZZZZZ
Re: Free''LINDOWS''
I was dl at 158kb but was uploading 350kbs using bit tornado |
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jopfef
Keeper of the Beagles
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join:2001-03-31
Saint Louis, MO
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1 edit | reply to ZZZZZZZ
I went through the procedure to download Lindows, including all the way through printing the receipt. Then, it wants my payment info for the free trial on Click-N-Run, and I stopped cold there.
Do I have to do this, in order to get the download??? I'm running on W2K Pro, so am not sure about how to go about downloading Lindows. I want to try it out on an older machine, just for grins. 
Edit: Tried it again; still can't get the download.  What's the secret???
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ZZZZZZZ
Premium
join:2001-05-27
PARADISE
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Edit: Tried it again; still can't get the download. What's the secret???
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You have to dl BIT TORRENT first then right click on this file attached and open it with btdownloadgui.exe from the bit torrent directory!
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jopfef
Keeper of the Beagles
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-31
Saint Louis, MO
clubs: | Thanks!
I'll give this a whirl after I get back from PT. |
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Candle1
Micro Developer
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join:2003-03-24
19210
1 edit | It's all free .
apt-get install mozilla boom you have mozilla install on your system ..
More about apt-get .
8.2.1 APT
APT is an advanced interface to the Debian packaging system. apt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages, and APT dselect method is an interface to APT through dselect. Both of these provide a simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages.
APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability and several other unique features, see the User's Guide in /usr/share/doc/apt/guide.html/index.html.
Install the apt package, and edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file to set it up. If you wish to upgrade to the latest stable version of Debian, you'll probably want to use a source like this one:
»http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
You can replace http.us.debian.org with the name of a faster Debian mirror near you. See the mirror list at »www.debian.org/misc/README.mirrors for more information.
Details on this can be found in apt-get(8) and sources.list(8) manual pages, as well as in the aforementioned APT User's Guide, in /usr/share/doc/apt/guide.html/index.html.
Then run
apt-get update
followed by
apt-get dist-upgrade
Answer any questions that might come up, and your system will be upgraded.
To use APT with dselect, choose the APT access method in dselect's method selection screen (option 0) and then specify the sources that should be use. The configuration file is /etc/apt/sources.list, and its format is described in the sources.list(5) manual page.
If you want to use CDs to install packages, you can use apt-cdrom. For details, please see the Release Notes, section "Setting up for an upgrade from a local mirror". |
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Outsourced
Premium
join:2002-03-17
Holly Springs, NC
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There was a link to the .torrent from my first post.
»tracker.linspire.com/torrents/li···.torrent
I posted it to save the trouble of going through the checkout process.
Just install a Bittorent Client and click the link. |
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FunnyBones
Premium
join:2004-01-22
usa | reply to ZZZZZZZ
zzzzzzz you got netmeeting? I can send it to ya if you cant download it. |
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ZZZZZZZ
Premium
join:2001-05-27
PARADISE | reply to ZZZZZZZ
No I got it find........dl in less than an hour!
It's jopfef............:) |
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