[Wolves] What to Install advice

[Dave Morley]

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On 15/02/12 19:15, Dave Morley wrote:
> On 15/02/12 19:02, Barry W wrote:
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>> On 15 February 2012 17:17, Dave Morley <davmor2 at davmor2.co.uk 
>> <mailto:davmor2 at davmor2.co.uk>> wrote:
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>> On 15/02/12 17:11, Adam Sweet wrote:
>>> On 15/02/12 16:52, Barry W wrote:
>>>> Hi folks.
>>> 
>>>> I'm thinking of installing a linux distro on an old Dell 
>>>> Inspiron 2200 laptop (with expanded ram). This had the 
>>>> Broadcom B43 chipset for the wifi which I understand can be 
>>>> tricky with some flavours of linux.
>>> 
>> If you use Ubuntu 11.10 then the broadcom drivers are on the 
>> install media you need to enable allow 3rd party drivers and
>> then they are made available for install and are used by the live
>> system there and then.
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>> I've just tried Ubuntu 11.10, got the wifi working after a bit
>> of a faff, but the connection  was so slow as to be unusable.
>> Has anyone else found this?
> 
>> Not sure about the UI too, what was wrong with Gnome that they 
>> replaced it?
> 
> Gnome 2 is dead now you have unity ubuntu's shell and gnome shell.
> If you are desperate for the gnome 2 look and feel I suggest you
> look at xubuntu or linux mint

PS if you are not running from the harddrive then the whole system
will feel slow unless you just meant the wifi

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