[HLUG] Lubuntu LTS 17 April 2014

[Ann Tether]

I may have a look - I do like Mint so far though, but thanks for the 
heads up.

On 03/04/14 13:07, George DiceGeorge wrote:
> I think Lubuntu may be a better replacement for Win Xp than Mint
> as it uses less system resources.
>
> A new LTS version is coming out on 17 April
> with 5 years support so I'm waiting until then.
>
> http://lubuntu.net/
>
> [george]
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Julian Robbins Sent: Thursday, 03 
> April, 2014 11:57 To: Herefordshire Linux Users Group Subject: Re: 
> [HLUG] New member information
> Hello Ann
>
> Firstly, welcome to the Herefordshire LUG.  I hope you will get something
> useful out of joining our group.
>
> Thank you for post about using Linux Mint.  Normally I send an 
> introductory
> email to new members of the LUG,  asking them to post about themselves 
> and
> what they want to get out of the group,  but you beat me to it ;-)
>
> I'm pleased Mint is working out so well for you.  It's an ideal win XP
> replacement,  and for many existing Windows users ideal for many 
> purposes.
>
> You're welcome to come along to our regular monthly meetings usually held
> fourth Weds of each month,  with a few special events taking place
> throughout the year too.
>
> If you get stuck please just ask for help.  We all try to help Linux
> newcomers as much as we can.
>
> Equally I'm pleased you're all set with your sound and printer now.  
> We had
> a recent thread about some printer manufacturers being more if a pain
> properly supporting Linux than others,  come in Canon ..  So if you're on
> the look out for any new hardware asking the group first for their
> experiences can be very useful to avoid problems later on.
>
> Please tell any windows xp owning friends about Linux and Open 
> Source,  as
> I'm sure you're aware windows will be stopping security updates for XP 
> very
> very soon,  whereas Linux Mint and others can provide new life for older
> laptops secure and completely fully up to date.
>
> Again many thanks for joining our group.
>
> Regards
>
> Julian Robbins
> Herefordshire LUGMaster
> On 2 Apr 2014 22:50, "Ann Tether" <catether at talktalk.net> wrote:
>
>> I live in Leominster and use Linux Mint 16 - Mate. I am new to Linux 
>> as I
>> was an XP user, but wish I had migrated much earlier. I have found a 
>> good
>> support group on Facebook who have helped me with teething problems, ie:
>> sound issues and printer drivers, but now all is well.
>>
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