Hello everyone,
So happy to be here, I've just recently switched to Linux from the M$ Windose world. Found Ultimate Edition listed on the Distrowatch site. This is by far the best from about 8 other distros I've installed and am testing. Very happy and impressed with what I've found and am seeing, enough so that I'll probably hit the donate button a little later on.
Everything I try to install is the 64bit variety and my son is interested in me showing him this Linux thing, and my wife...once she's done with the Chemo has expressed an interest in trying and learning.
When I found Mint I thought that was really good, then I tried the Ultimate Edition and I was sold,
I have so many questions, so little time. My last experience with anything UNIX like was AIX, just upgraded the box to 3.2 when I changed positions and everything from then on was M$ based,
Reading the front page and other areas I'm a little confused with all these versions that are talked about, I think I grasp the situation with the 4,3 build but I'm reading about 4.0, 4,1, etc., and I just don't see them anywhere. Anyhow I think it's going to take me some time to understand all the magic TheeMahn has created and has been generous enough to share with us.
The first thing I need to figure out is how to change the font color, with this theme I have a white font color and look as hard as I can I can't figure out how to change it. The color is very hard on my eyes and I can barely read it. I can change the themes but I still end up with the white font.
Second thing I can't figure out is this, I have a USB HD drive attached to the laptop and I have /home mapped to a seperate partition for each distro I have installed. Everytime I boot up or log into the machine all of the /home partitions mount automatically. I really don't want that, if I need to access the other partitions I can mount on my own. How do I turn this off (all the home partitions auto moutning)?
Also, just a note...however TheeMahn setup up GRUB, it's the only one I've installed that found ALL of the distributions and set them up properly. The customization from this distro is also the only that actually retains and applies my changes.
I know a little long winded but thanks for something great.
Mark