[GRLUG] newbie help

[Benjamin Flanders]

Cameron,
I hope you really didn't think your e-mail was spam.  It is my belief,
and I hope that of the other members, that questions like this is one
of the reasons for the group.  To disseminate knowledge and help the
newbies as well as having discourse on the pertinent technologies
related to Linux as a whole.(You like that last sentence?)

This goes out to anyone here, feel free to ask questions if "The
Google" isn't forthcoming with mountains of information.

Ben "I hope to make it to a meeting sometime" Flanders


On Nov 6, 2007 8:39 AM, Cameron <cmilkins at tds.net> wrote:
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> Thanks, Ben.
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> Cam Milkins
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> National Real Estate Advisor
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> Sperry Van Ness/Silveri Company
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> cameron.milkins at svn.com
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> cmilkins at tds.net
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> -----Original Message-----
>  From: grlug-bounces at grlug.org [mailto:grlug-bounces at grlug.org] On Behalf Of
> Ben Rousch
>  Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:42 AM
>  To: grlug at grlug.org
>  Subject: Re: [GRLUG] newbie help
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> I have run into similar problems in the last couple of years, and my friend
> actually had the same problem last week. Usually the disk images are OK, and
> swapping out the CD-ROM on the computer fixes the problem. I don't know
> whether to blame the drive manufacturers, the CDR manufacturers, or
> something in the Linux distros, but it is an annoying situation. So my
> advice is, try one of your already burned CDs, but use a different CD drive.
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> On 11/5/07, Cameron <cmilkins at tds.net> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I'm not trying to create rookie spam here, but I couldn't see any way to
> filter this email to the appropriate parties.  I could really use some help.
> I have tried to download and burn iso images at least a half dozen times for
> a few distros of Linux.  No matter what I do, I can't get any of them to
> boot.  I have tried some user forums and followed all kinds of advice to no
> avail.  I have tried different disk burning programs, different speeds, bit
> torrent downloads, and the list goes on.  Does anyone have a clean copy of a
> current release for a user-friendly Linux distribution that is easily
> understood by newbies.  Or, does anyone have a "silver bullet" for getting a
> clean iso image disk for installation.  I'm sick of Windows and want to
> change, but currently frustrated by obtaining Linux.  Please help.
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> Regards,
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> Cam
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