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-====== Linux Desktops ======
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+====== Linux Computers ======
+[[The Pi Computer]]\\
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+[[The Zero Dollar Lab Project]]
+===== Linux Desktops =====
 I have been experimenting with Linux for about ten years now. Back then, you read a lot about Linux, learned about Linus Torvalds and started using words like distro and abbreviating Microsoft M$. Then you either decided on a distro and found hardware that it would run on or looked hard at your hardware and then found a distro that would play nice with it, you hoped. The two killers were network and video. Hope and pray that your video card was Linux friendly because it is really hard to troubleshoot a video driver when you can't see the screen. Did I mention you needed to learn to love the command line again?
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   - Choose a keyboard. There is a long, long list. Just remember, if you choose Esperanto, you should probably speak Esperanto.
   - Names and passwords. Yes you can set up your computer to log you in automatically.
+{{::install_screens.png?direct&300|}}
 Quiz over. Hope you got an A. Now the files will start to install. This takes about 15 minutes.
+===== What Now =====
+In about 15 to 20 minutes your new computer will tell you it is time to reboot. Remove the CD and reboot. Don't go anywheret. Unlike a Windows computer, Peppermint will go from the memory test beep to ready to login in about 20 seconds. From password to desktop is going to be less.
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+So what can you do? Chromium is the default browser. "Chromium? Never heard of it."
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+Yes you have. It is Chrome for Linux.
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+Need to type up a paper, Google Docs. I am not a big fan of Google Docs, especially the spreadsheet program. I installed LibreOffice instead.
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+"There are no games for Linux." Chess, Entanglement (try it) Tetris, and Solitaire install off the bat. Grand Theft Auto? Not Yet. But there are many games for Linux.
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+Dropbox is installed, just enter your account information and your files will start syncing. There is an iPod compatible MP3 player. A Photoshop worthy image editor. For a bare bones system, you get a complete machine.
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+Peppermint makes use of a program called Ice. Ice creates a singe site browser to a webpage. For example, you could create an email "program" that would be a single
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+**Gotcha!** There is one //little// Gotcha. Peppermint installs DuckDuckGo as its default search engine. DuckDuckGo does not track your Internet usage like Google does. But it does produce sponsored results. All of the results are sponsored. The results are slightly different than Google. See below.
+|{{::ddg.png?direct&200|}}|{{::google.png?direct&200|}}|
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+===== Extras =====
+The Synaptic Package Manager is the default way of loading new programs. Pretty simple really. Look up the program by name, click install, and click apply.
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+My collection of Peppermint Wallpaper on [[http://aportman.deviantart.com/gallery/|DeviantArt.]]\\
+Peppermint OS Review on [[http://www.itworld.com/software/366809/peppermint-four-review-distro-clouds|IT World]]\\
+Another review [[http://duskfire.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/peppermint-os-four/|Duskfire]]
+One more [[http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com/2013/06/peppermint-os-four-review-linux-mint-of.html|Linuxexplore]]\\
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