Does Linux Have a 'Safe Mode'?
I recently upgraded a friend of mine to Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop for his five-year-old Acer laptop with 512 MB of RAM. I removed Windows 2000 after backing up his precious documents, pictures and browser favorites. I installed the latest stable version of Ubuntu, restored all of his settings, Internet connection and documents. He immediately fell in love with the GNOME interface, the speed at which the system booted and how snappy it responded to his barrage of clicking. He was in heaven.
What came next was a bit of a shock. A few days after the "big transition," I received a frantic phone call. The conversation went something like this:
Bill: Hey, thanks for fixing up my laptop the other day.
Me: No problem. How's it going?
Bill: Well, that's the thing. It isn't going too well.
Me: What's wrong?
Bill: Umm, I think I broke it already.
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