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Hello!

Post by vansloneker » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:47 am

Hello to all! I am Rick Vansloneker. I had to register to put up a question in the forum, and it's politeness to introduce one-selves. To begin with the worst, I am a Windows administrator. I guess you all hate me now :D

For several years I had a hard time getting to grips with Linux. Modern distributions make things a lot easier, but if you want something particular often you have to dig deep.

I think, linux in general could be more user friendly particularly towards the ordinary computer user who does not have computer skills but just wants to use it.

I am using Linux for particular tasks, like having my media-server run on Mint. Sticks with Clonezilla and GParted are my main tools. I run linux as main operating system on lighter hardware, and currently I am setting op most of my better systems running both Windows and Linux Mint. Depending on what task to do I may pick one of the two.

I really do like Linux Mint!
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Re: Hello!

Post by catweazel » Sat Mar 17, 2018 6:51 am

Welcome aboard!
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Re: Hello!

Post by kc1di » Sat Mar 17, 2018 7:14 am

Hello Rick and Welcome to Linux Mint Forums,
No we don't hate you just know you have seen the light yet :) Enjoy your time with us.
Easy tips : https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/
Linux Mint Installation Guide: http://linuxmint-installation-guide.rea ... en/latest/
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Re: Hello!

Post by WharfRat » Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:48 am

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Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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Re: Hello!

Post by phd21 » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:41 am

HI vansloneker (Rick),

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
Phd21: Mint KDE 17.3 & 18.3, 64-bit Awesome OS, Ancient Dell OptiPlex 780 Core2Duo E8400 3GHz,4gb Ram,256gb SDD, Video: Intel 4 Graphics, DVD Lightscribe. Why I use KDE?:https://opensource.com/life/15/4/9-reasons-to-use-kde
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Re: Hello!

Post by all41 » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:52 am

Hi Rick,
Welcome to Mint and the forums.
Proud to be a supporter and monthly contributor to Mint.
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Post by jimallyn » Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:24 pm

Welcome aboard, vansloneker!
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Re: Hello!

Post by vansloneker » Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:34 pm

Thank you all!
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