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On 05/05/16 18:47, M. J. Everitt wrote:
This is a new system but it is my main one now. I still have my laptop which is working well, but all my work is now on this desktop.I will have a go at all this after some research and reading. As for trying other distros, well perhaps. Let's get the BIOS sorted first. I will now change the password for login etc. Thanks NeilDon't be too afraid .. the bonus of 'playing' with a new system, is you really don't have a lot to lose, and even if you do, you can use the white lie of "I didn't know it would do that" with supplier and/or support !! :] Linux Mint comes recommended from a friend of mine, although he uses the Mate desktop iirc, but xfce is good and so is the other popular desktop that comes packaged as standard. I've become a somewhat die-hard fan of Gentoo, but being a rolling, source-based distro, you're looking at something VERY different to the aged Debian or the flashy Ubuntu out-of-the-box experience. Better to become familiar with the internals of linux with a desktop OS before you go hard-core with something like Gentoo or Slackware, for example. Both are very customisable though! Finally, I'll just add a +1 for 'mr meowski' - some very good advice there too!
I would like to look at some other distros, particularly Mint, but so far I have failed to get up the screen where I can choose which login device to use. On the laptop that worked just fine.
I am not very knowledgeable about changing things on the BIOS/UEFI so I am still researching before I try anything. I definitely don't want to mess up this new computer.
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