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Dear Klaus, this is my second year (approx) trying to come to terms with an alternative to XP and the learning curve that we must all accept with anything new.
My Mac was a little easier to learn, but not without its difficulties, but I destroyed Linux Mint (down to black screen) trying to come to grips with how to make what I understood in Microsoft work with Linux, so I knew that this Linux was a very different challenge! It is clear to me that I have a long way to go with the Linux learning curve. So, there is knowledge in what I have done so far, but I have made many mistakes, so please view me accordingly.
I am reasonable proficient in loading a new OS on my 32-bit laptop, until suddenly it seemed that my WiFi access and wired connection were mysteriously removed in the attempt to install two OSs: Ubuntu and Mint (and I do know about checking the third-party software box during installation to get the drivers). However, I was shocked when loading Knoppix to discover that both wired and WiFi had been found, so why not on the other two?
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