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Don't wait ... it's really easy
You can first boot on a live cd to try ...
Try Xubuntu, really nice ...
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For sure, Xubuntu doesn't need more ram than XP, what is not sure for Ubuntu (I don't like Unity which needs more ram)
What is PS ? Photoshop ?
If yes, have a look here:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-photoshop-alternatives-can-run-linux/
or on this site:
https://www.quo.ra.com/How-do-I-run-Photoshop-actions-in-GIMP-on-Linux
Note: remove the dot between quo and ra
I add it because the forum rejects this word ???
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Linux 'Simple Scan' seems not to be able to find the Canon 9000f scanner, but it seems that installing the linux canon drivers + a Canon proprietary program scangearmp works.
You can see this thread here (in french):
https://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=1693101
Another search where it seems to have solutions (in english) with 'Simple scan':
http://meshfields.de/install-canoscan-9000f-ubuntu-14-color-profiles/
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2261650
About install, I suggest you to replace the hd with another to install and test if it's ok, because the Windows system install on an hd is really ennoying since Vista, and since UEFI.
I suggest, if it's ok, to remove Windows and install Linux, it's easier and more secure ...
Even the default option is to install all in one partition, I prefer to choose personnalized, to remove all partition, and to create separated partitions.
Example for a 250Go HD 2 Go RAM:
system : ext4 50Go / primary sda1
swap : swap 4 Go primary sda2
user : ext4 196 Go home primary sda3
That solution has the advantage when system partition is broken (rarelly) and reinstall is needed or when changing the build (not updating) not to have to preserve the home partition
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Xubuntu recognizes my Tenda (Ralink) USB wifi and I'm very happy with it! Still quite a lot to figure out but I think I'm over the steepest part of the learning curve! Yay!
I was considering buying a chromebook for simple blogging, research. No need now! Ancient old Desktop is doing the trick. 1.5 gb ram and it's fine.
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msea
Xubuntu recognizes my Tenda (Ralink) USB wifi and I'm very happy with it! Still quite a lot to figure out but I think I'm over the steepest part of the learning curve! Yay!
I was considering buying a chromebook for simple blogging, research. No need now! Ancient old Desktop is doing the trick. 1.5 gb ram and it's fine.
(just adjusted the posting title)
PS: here's a handy list of ALL new postings, not widely known yet
http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/addon.php?0,module=recent_messages
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msea
p.s. I hope the "thread manager" approves of my asking on this thread!
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siria
Thanks for the info. At any rate sounds not worse as my current system ;-)
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msea
I can't move (copy/paste) the file to /var/cache/apt/archives
and the Archive Manager gives me this message:
You do not have the right permissions to extract archives in the folder "archives"
Any suggestions welcome.
sudo apt-get install gdebi
right-click on the deb, => Properties => Open with => choose GDebi
sudo apt-get install synaptic
df
cd /var/cache/apt/archives sudo thunar . (to do it graphically) or sudo rm * (to do it with a command line)The manual install using gdebi, dpkg, or other programs don't put the deb in archive. So, in this case, I recommand to keep the debs in a folder in you personnal folder, for example in a folder named 'Personal_debs').
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I can't move (copy/paste) the file to /var/cache/apt/archives
and the Archive Manager gives me this message:
You do not have the right permissions to extract archives in the folder "archives"
Any suggestions welcome.
No need to copy in this folder ...
This folder is just used by the system updater to put the debs is about to install.
Installing manuall a deb is very simple.
Double-Clicking on a deb opens the Logithèque (don(t remember the english name) which ask you to install the packet.
Unfortunatally, this program uses Firefox, and sucks a little.
So, you have just to install a nice little program which works like a charm (gdebi)
To install it, in a terminal, just launch:
sudo apt-get install gdebi
Note: To install a program or manage a protected folder, you must launch your program in sudo mode (Super user do). That's the reason of the error you got ...
After the gdebi install, in thunar:
right-click on the deb, => Properties => Open with => choose GDebi
After that, just double-clicking on a deb file opens gdebi-gtk (the graphic interfadce to gdebi), and allows to install, reinstall, or uninstall.
gdebi is gdebi (command line program) and gdebi-gtk (graphic program)
Another nice program for packets managment is synaptic
Install it like for gbebi:
sudo apt-get install gdebi
The folder /var/cache/apt/archives contains all the packets installed after the initial install (from the cd or key), so it can takes a lot of place, and on a tricky hd it could become a problem, so it's important in this case to survey, from time to time, the avalaible place on the system partition (/) using this command:
df
and if needed to clean this folder for example like this :
cd /var/cache/apt/archives sudo thunar . (to do it graphically) or sudo rm * (to do it with a command line)The manual install using gdebi, dpkg, or other programs don't put the deb in archive. So, in this case, I recommand to keep the debs in a folder in you personnal folder, for example in a folder named 'Personal_debs').
For system upgrades, if needed debs can be installed again using apt-get, no imperative need to keep them on the computer.
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