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Open Source and Free Software

TreasonousBastard

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7. Thanx-- it looks like Linux has many more options than Windows...

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 12:48 AM

Oct 2019

When I start using it for serious work, I'll get into some of this stuff.

While I'm at it, thought, is there anything that can read WordPerfect files. And has the "show codes" trick that can be invaluable. LibreOffice drives me crazy with formatting at times.

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Linux Mint password? I installed it earlier this month and forgot... [View all] TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 OP

My guess is a reinstall. I run Linux Mint, that's what I would do. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2019 #1

boot to single user lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #2

Thanks, but didn't work. Looks like reinstall is in order. TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #3

Linux protocol is to ask for an admin password and a user password at install defacto7 Oct 2019 #4

I don't have any serious work on the drive-- just messing around with it... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #5

With Linux you can set new partitions and format defacto7 Oct 2019 #6

Thanx-- it looks like Linux has many more options than Windows... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #7