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About the major updates to Slackware-Current

500 lines of changelog!

Well, I have a pretty modern laptop, hp compact dv2000. Recently, Ive become involved with Linux.
I also have a wubi version of kubuntu, works great.
I recently tried Mint 8, and in its frequent problems, I choose to stop. I was duel booting with vista, and it wouldn’t give me the option in grub.
So I tried deleting all data in its partition. And the partition. Then I tried Debian. It works pretty well, but I don’t have access to booting vista, or some of my drivers. I cant even mount my C drive.
Now I don’t know what to do, trouble shoot my debian, or try something else, I have Fedora or slackware in mind. This laptop is my little experiment but I would like to keep all of my stuff and have it fully functional. I would love something easy to config. With the standard ubuntu proprietary driver finder.
Mint was very good, except I had troubles with some power configuration that I couldnt even access. Also, It crashed, and I coldnt boot anything from grub.
Thank you GrantRocketN
Is Linux Mint a good and Stable distribution?
And Grub dosnt delete when I do that, How do I uninstall Grub too so that I can Go on Vista to Backup?
(Ive done those steps tons of times on my other computers ) Im not so much a newbie, just need newbie advice
Thanks again

I try to do the scan, but it’s an exe file.

I’ve installed Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). It’s mu first Linux ever. I love it but it has some dysfunctions (“bugs”). Examples: Sometimes the sounds gets mysteriously disabled, the buttons in you-tube won’t click, my browser crashes.
I don’t know if these are all due to the same fault.
Why are these things happening? Is it because this ubuntu version is still too new to be stable?
Should I install an older version instead or something?
Or does anyone know a way to fix these bugs that I got?
Or should I just stop using ubuntu and try a more stable distro instead (eg. Debian or Slackware)
It’s a laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad sl500).
It has 2GB RAM, and a intel-core 2 duo processor.
I don’t know what sound card I got. I will check and let you know.

hi
I am looking for a linux to install.
I guess I prefer Gnome as desktop.

I am a beginner in linux.

I want it to be really stable and safe. And so as few bugs as possible.

I DON’t want it for gaming but mostly for running various programs, website building and also I plan to start to learn programming a bit etc.

I prefer one with which I can learn a lot of things about how computers work.

As candidates I have Slackware and Debian in mind.

Please if you can help me tell me your opinion.

thanks