Posted on June 19, 2008 by markbieda
Mark Bieda HP Linux install installation
This is just a brief post about my (read: my student’s) experience with installing linux on a new HP Pavilion. This is a standard model available at Futureshop and BestBuy: intel quadcore Q6660 processor, 640 Gb harddisk, 3 Gb RAM. Nice machine, only $899 here in Canada (sure to be [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by markbieda
Ok, so I have another post on howto install linux.
This is just a short list of the top options – all this stuff is covered elsewhere, so I won’t be boring.
The basic list is: dual-boot windows machine (a favorite of mine), a Mac (ok, it’s FreeBSD, but you could also do linux under parallels), [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by markbieda
Ok, so I have been in the unfortunate situation of jumping from one computer to another.
The fortunate thing is that, along the way, I’ve had to learn to get linux going quickly.
This entry is about getting linux going fast but temporary. You will want to look at my other post (coming): installing linux… longterm for [...]
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