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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by ezequiel-garzon on Sunday October 27, 2013 @02:41AM (#6621049)
But doesn't Ubuntu give you the option of installing third-party software? Why doesn't this take care of such issues?
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Re:My dad unexpectedly uses my Linux laptop to get real work... by girvo on Sunday October 27, 2013 @04:33AM (#6621277)
It does, at least for hardware I've installed that requires a proprietary driver -- on first boot, it pops the screen asking to install it. That's my experience anyway.
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