Hello. I'm a US citizen residing in Thailand.

My intro to Linux came in late 2008 in Korea.

Ironically, it was this initial encounter with Hardy Heron WUBI that led me to the XP Dark Edition and all the fun of installing drivers.

I don't play computer games, but I've spent a lot of time putting distros on my computers and customizing GRUB and BURG menus.

With one exception, all my netbooks and desktops are multiboot machines. Windows remains as a necessary evil. I enjoy fiddling around with the various Linux distros (especially Pear since it has become forbidden fruit) and have a couple of dozen on one netbook alone. Typically, it's Windows, Ubuntu, Mint, Knoppix, something else (maybe a Puppy) and OS X (usually in a virtual machine or box but in native mode on one desktop).

The exception is my antique iMac ("the breast"). I run XP, Thai and English, from a virtual PC. Slow, but workable.

Linux really breathed new life into an old laptop (recently deceased) and a micro netbook and a desktop. I never was able to get Gentoo installed, but I have Sabayon. Zenwalk and Elementary and Pear are out there a bit and fun. Watt and Easy Peasy and Peppermint are Ubuntu-ish and useful. Mint would be the one to keep if I could keep only one.

I could spend a lot of time with Ubuntu Ultimate because a recent release comes with A LOT of desktops (over a dozen) and one can test drive them all. I'd install UU for that reason alone, to be able to sample all the different varieties.

I don't remember how I first came to this forum, but it would have been looking for help with persistence for Knoppix or an error message when trying to boot Gentoo, etc.

Thanks to the forum for being here.

welcome

Welcome to the world of Linux.
I answer no questions, because I don't know the answer!

??? Highlander ????

64 posts of your 64 posts are in the last half an hour 8:01 to 8:30

and ALL of them are " welcome"

i think this is some kind of record for spamming

and this thread is 2 WEEKS OLD

being reported as spam

John - Recommend you check your definition for spam. Operative word is unsolicited.

I'll look into this.

@Highlander: in the meanwhile please cease making any more "welcome" posts or any posts that do not adhere to the LQ Rules, thanks in advance.

@unSpawn - Reference your link above. "You are not authorized to access this page."

Let's address that by email, shall we?