resurrecting a laptop

May 24, 2013 14:54

So, one of my cubs has a laptop with a failing hard drive, just a few months out of warranty ( Read more... )

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stauros May 25 2013, 04:35:41 UTC
Thanks muchly, and I unspammed your first comment. Ubuntu looks like a good fit, especially considering the cubs are already used to Firefox and Open Office.

I guess I'll have to burn an install disc from a working computer and boot from that ...

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stauros May 29 2013, 03:51:53 UTC
The laptop is alive again!

If I may pester you with a few more questions, since I'm an utter newbie to Ubuntu, a) Does it need an antivirus program, and if so, what's available? and b) How do I get it to interact with our home network's printer, which is attached to a Win7 box?

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