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- RobertGonzalez
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Shiz.. You must have the worst luck ever because I have never had a problem with a computer that wasn't my fault aside from a couple virus and some dead hard drives.
The laptop I have has lost two hard-drives (to heat I think?) but aside from that I have never had a problem with Windows XP pro, Windows XP home, Windows Server 2003, or Lindows (linux distro could have the name wrong i only used it for two days).
The only problem I have with my laptop right now is my wireless card doesn't work with this OS. I used to go war driving in Seattle.
The laptop I have has lost two hard-drives (to heat I think?) but aside from that I have never had a problem with Windows XP pro, Windows XP home, Windows Server 2003, or Lindows (linux distro could have the name wrong i only used it for two days).
The only problem I have with my laptop right now is my wireless card doesn't work with this OS. I used to go war driving in Seattle.
- RobertGonzalez
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Right just get a WiFi card with the PRISM or ORINOCHO chipset and it will work with UBUNTU, my laptop is a centrino which, I think, is the always the PRISIM chipset (I could be wrong) and works like a beauty.
also you don't HAVE to BUY an antivirus:
google AVG free edition
I don't know what the free software firewalls are, I'm behind a hardware firewall!
setting up a LAMP server on Ubuntu is really simple.
apt-get install apache
apt-get install php
apt-get install mysql
those might not be the exact package names, just use apt-cache search *name* to find them out.
on Windows download the WAMP installer for a simple set up, though I'd set it up manually, it's pretty easy and only takes around 30 minutes longer if you're lucky and RTFM!
good luck!:)
also you don't HAVE to BUY an antivirus:
google AVG free edition
I don't know what the free software firewalls are, I'm behind a hardware firewall!
setting up a LAMP server on Ubuntu is really simple.
apt-get install apache
apt-get install php
apt-get install mysql
those might not be the exact package names, just use apt-cache search *name* to find them out.
on Windows download the WAMP installer for a simple set up, though I'd set it up manually, it's pretty easy and only takes around 30 minutes longer if you're lucky and RTFM!
good luck!:)