We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
How does ubuntu work?
wilson1973
Posts: 420 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
Ive got an old pc at home and have just sent off for a ubuntu free disc what will hapen after ive loaded it as my os,what would you use as a browser to get on the net or does it all come up and set up as soon as you connect to net
0
Comments
-
It has firefox on it as a browser.
How do you connect to the internet at the moment? If you go through a router with a wired connection, then it should pick it up automatically.0 -
And when you're done with that, here's some more:Read all about it here.0 -
I'd really do a lot of reading up before you wipe out the operating system that's presently on your hard disk by installing Ubuntu...wilson1973 wrote: »Ive got an old pc at home and have just sent off for a ubuntu free disc what will hapen after ive loaded it as my os,what would you use as a browser to get on the net or does it all come up and set up as soon as you connect to net0 -
I have ubuntu on a laptop. I find it user friendly in comparison to earlier versions of linux based OS's. It also installed all the drivers my laptop needed without any trouble, including one for a usb wi fi adaptor that I had trouble locating a Windows driver for.
I also found the best way to ''discover'' ubuntu was to use it, then surf for answers to anything I didn't understand. There is plenty of help out there. The friend who introduced me to Ubuntu no longer uses Windows at all.Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 353.5K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.1K Spending & Discounts
- 246.6K Work, Benefits & Business
- 603K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.1K Life & Family
- 260.6K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards