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Hello from Minnesota, where spring is in the air,...except for the snowstorm tomorrow

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Hello all,

New Linux user here.
Perhaps I am being too ambitious but I currently have successful installations of Linux Mint in three different ways.
1. Dual booting from an original Dell-XPS-13
2. VM via Hyper-V on my desktop Intel PowerSpec
3. Flash drive bootable

I am wondering if this forum will be a good place to ask specific, pinpointed questions about Linux and Python.

Cheers,
Phil
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Re: Hello from Minnesota, where spring is in the air,...except for the snowstorm tomorrow

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pcsailor wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:45 pm Hello all,
Hi, and welcome!
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Welcome aboard, pcsailor! You can get answers for all kinds of computer-related questions here. No guarantees, but there's usually somebody here who can figure out most problems. Or recommend where to look for the answer.
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have you been on the www.GoldwingFacts.com motorcycle forum?

just asking, as we used to have a pcsailor on there and he disappeared several years ago.

welcome to the Linux Mint forum.... :D
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Hi pcsailor,

Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum!
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Hello pcsailor Image

Welcome to Linux Mint and the Linux Mint forum :)
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Hi pcsailor,
Welcome to Mint and the forums.
It sounds like you're on board.
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Welcome pcsailor! That is ambitious and that's wonderful. Good that you have your bootable flash drive of Mint. It can/will help fix a snag that you may run into from time to time. I know it has for me.
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pcsailor wrote: Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:45 pm Hello all,

New Linux user here.
Perhaps I am being too ambitious but I currently have successful installations of Linux Mint in three different ways.
1. Dual booting from an original Dell-XPS-13
2. VM via Hyper-V on my desktop Intel PowerSpec
3. Flash drive bootable

I am wondering if this forum will be a good place to ask specific, pinpointed questions about Linux and Python.

Cheers,
Phil
Spring is in the air everywhere...where it isn't snowing, that is.

Don't worry, it will get warm again.

Just in time to turn cold again... :wink:
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Hello Phil,
Welcome to Linux Mint Forums. Good to have you aboard, enjoy :)
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Thanks, everybody. What a warm welcome! I haven't seen this type of a warm reception since my Compuserve days <;
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AZgl1500 wrote: Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:46 am have you been on the www.GoldwingFacts.com motorcycle forum?

just asking, as we used to have a pcsailor on there and he disappeared several years ago.

welcome to the Linux Mint forum.... :D
While I am an avid motorcyclist and a lover of Japanese bikes, that Goldwing one is not me, but I'm curious who. I've been using that tag for years. My initials and career.
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pcsailor wrote: Wed Mar 28, 2018 11:23 pm Thanks, everybody. What a warm welcome! I haven't seen this type of a warm reception since my Compuserve days <;
We tend to live in the past here (read: most of us are a bunch of old geezers...;) )
I have travelled 37629424162.9 miles in my lifetime

One thing I would suggest, create a partition as a 50G partition as /. Partition the rest as /Home. IF the system fails, reinstall and use the exact same username and all your 'stuff' comes back to you.
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"living in the past",...on the OS of the future. Nice!
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