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    Touchpad Right-Click, Some Ideas For Linux OS...

    Through sheer persistence and with help from here I've managed to come a`ways with the ASUS' Bionic Beaver Linux (as always it's a chimera "throwaway" ASUS). However- and I've noticed this is often a problem with both Linux and Puppy Linux- on the ASUS' touchpad right-clicking does not work...
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    Help...

    I installed the VLC Player from their website. It will not play anything, although it does fire up. All I get is an error message telling me to check the log. I have several Linux apps- games- in a folder. They include IPP Lemmings and the Linux version of "Micron." If I use the terminal it...
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    HELP! I sort of messed up...

    This will teach me...maybe. After having successfully installing Bionic Beaver on the new hard drive on my ASUS laptop/notebook, I tried to see if it could still boot Puppy Linux 6.3.0 Slacko via USB. It couldn't, so I tinkered around a bit with the BIOS. I did something, something about...
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    Bionic Beaver Questions...

    Much to my astonishment I actually managed to install Bionic Beaver. Okay, VLC installed since default media player is inferior to one on Puppy Linux 6.3.0... Now the tricky ones: 1) The touchpad will not right-click. How do I handle this? 2) WINE: how do I run both 64-Bit and 32-Bit? 3)...
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    USB Linux Installation and OUT, Windows!

    Hello, everyone. I was wondering- is it possible to permanently install a Linux Distro into a laptop via USB stick instead of a CD? If so, how? I finally was able to order a new hard drive for the old ASUS laptop (2012), and intend to install Linux on it. It originally came with Windows 8...
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    Hello. Changing to Linux and...

    After years of Windows and disliking Apple when I change the hard drive in my 2012 8GB ASUS I am going to install Linux. The ASUS currently uses USB-Puppy Linux 6.3.0 Slacko 32-Bit since the hard drive is apparently shot. I would like one that does not update unless you allow it, is not too...
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