After reading a great article about linux I thought I'll try out one. Some of my friends told me kubuntu is a way to go. So I downloaded the .iso, burned it to a DVD, and thought before installing or anything I'll just try out the Live version just in case. My PC loaded for long minutes, went through the checklist, showed me something desktop like (without icons, only an X shaped cursor was in the middle) and then ... my PC went dead. I know this is a bit vague so I'll explain:
case a) After the cupsd was marked ok, the monitor turned to power saving mode, even in safe mode and even in 640x480x16 I tried multiple languages
case b) Iconless desktop with a cursor showed up. For 3 secs, then monitor turned blank (not power saving mode but active mode) and nothing worked, not even NumLock.
My system specs are: 17" CRT monitor (well kinda oldish but still works), 3000+ AMD Athlon64 CPU, 1GB RAM, GeForce7600 GS videocard and loads of free HD space. I didn't think this configuration would be weak for a kubuntu.
Is there anything to do? I don't want to install the OS without seeing it in action.
case a) After the cupsd was marked ok, the monitor turned to power saving mode, even in safe mode and even in 640x480x16 I tried multiple languages
case b) Iconless desktop with a cursor showed up. For 3 secs, then monitor turned blank (not power saving mode but active mode) and nothing worked, not even NumLock.
My system specs are: 17" CRT monitor (well kinda oldish but still works), 3000+ AMD Athlon64 CPU, 1GB RAM, GeForce7600 GS videocard and loads of free HD space. I didn't think this configuration would be weak for a kubuntu.
Is there anything to do? I don't want to install the OS without seeing it in action.
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