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<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi
Jack</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
tried to install Mandrake 10 and experienced similar problems to yourself
(also using</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>LXF
cdroms). Also found Fedora Core 1 unsatisfactory (haven't tried
2).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Mandrake 9.2 installs well (for me), correctly setting up
network, sound etc.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If you
then _update_ 9.2 with 10.0 it leaves your settings as it found them
and you have</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>all
the latest software (if you really need it). If you haven't got 9.2 and
would like to try this </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>route
email me at <A
href="mailto:roger@daviesandcrane.co.uk">roger@daviesandcrane.co.uk</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>> <FONT color=#000000>I think if Linux is to succeed with
inexperienced Home users it will have to be easier to
</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><FONT
color=#000000>> install and update drivers etc for all the attached
equipment.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Agreed, but one tip is to stay away from x.0 distributions (apart
from Debian 3.0).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Once
you have a solid working installation stick with it - don't install the
latest</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>distro
just to see what it does.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750271307-19082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Roger</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>