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Grogster

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Joined: 31/12/2012
Location: New Zealand
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Posted: 09:38am 09 Aug 2019
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Hello all.

I'm amazed at how powerful Mint is, and it is totally free.
I have more running in 4GB on Linux, then I could EVER hope to run in a native Windoze system. As previously mentioned, I have......sorry....HAD a Windoze 10 install with 16GB of RAM, and it would use about 9-10GB of that with just the system and Opera - basically what I have running now.

A local song came to mind:

  Quote  I don't know what you want from me
Or what you think a love ought to be
I want something that's open and strong...

...

To share but not to chain
That's freedom[/Quote]

John Farnham - That's Freedom.

One of my favourite songs growing up.

SONG

Oh, and when I plugged in my Brother printer, I was NOT expecting Linux Mint to say 'I know what this thing is - installing....DONE.' I was even able to send test prints to both the local AND the network printer. Something I could never do in Windoze without first installing the printer software package.

More beer...

Sorry everyone, but this is a gigantic move for me, and MORE then just a little eye-opening at the things that Linux can run....all for free.
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
Grogster

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Posted: 09:40am 09 Aug 2019
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//QUOTE is not working.....
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
hitsware2

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Joined: 03/08/2019
Location: United States
Posts: 734
Posted: 02:05am 10 Aug 2019
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Yes it can be amazing !
I have Q4OS
installed on a 16G USB stick, and it
works like a charm !
my site
 
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