Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 14:17:07 +0100 From: "John Chapman" <johnchapman475@btinternet.com> To: "FREE BSD" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: New Installation Message-ID: <2EC5E40B949143A8900826AB471BDAE4@JohnPC>
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Hi, I have a well used laptop that had Windows Vista on when I bought it. As = you know Windows no longer supports Vista and I don't see the point in = upgrading at great expense. Is it possible to just uninstall Windows and download FreeBSD. My only = real needs for Window was the Office function and I believe all that is = covered by Free BSD,isn't it? If installation is that easy, can you send a link I can download. I am = based in the UK Kind regards, John From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Sep 5 16:30:14 2017 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4235EE11202 for <freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org>; Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:30:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io0-x235.google.com (mail-io0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c06::235]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E9F7C6B5CA for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:30:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io0-x235.google.com with SMTP id i200so18505636ioa.2 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:30:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=YkQ/10xJ3puv/mjhEhaIv8Yjatts6XX47Iivc9ldSRQ=; b=gz6LdmFVO7sI9FUXPVjkyiC7XDijb2xxm8WaKjfA1dnR+O5wyOHu6tMOouO47qghPG jz5y9ZZj7nbq5YOIZIS2lHQLlMkRLnMa49xUNO1RbI69/TNLOpWaLh7IhOt7Tat4a5qr vwOdDYvbMa04hi7CXRAhAQ8NvDXJO1nRN72rq0LnJQFt23BAR3ciqTxpusbgh2QgPAaL 2cDYTrnQseb1sd1SKmhZTNd2aVuFDlsO97s99BwZVskqjju68940IASCwrv4OXq784ql 5RIPyTe/OFDQ73QBbrLNccnkPYYxIgRi0gUu7b6tgKTYjxdNLN6eDfBG4yGYzai4JzXJ s6Wg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=YkQ/10xJ3puv/mjhEhaIv8Yjatts6XX47Iivc9ldSRQ=; b=M9DoG0Griq22g3aoaAeILk15mBx9J0pCsLO7Vvqxnfy9XgdpmRBA3htuJqv/Sl7450 H0druMIPN5n+OCOTE93Jrxqg+qTQm3Wxw8/B6ZbVeDcimdls3CayeKDXhHkSPg7bZURw OWHgQrpxp4Gmg71zOlK6mZMxRrTTerkF8wr4nsg8Qp2RBLt5QyOCPFLbJgBvtr5NapHr c7pFQE883LIlPIQfbXYv5YABB6mPDZViNiXMqBmq8sfuGz8V0+HkQCbmhvKs1sRvR7tY X93Ne4BzNYSwcqEdRwPij89YG+Py7SJMMCuN6daG+HOpyDjZjIJ0wrelZmpXxyzCJKDI PGcw== X-Gm-Message-State: AHPjjUiVwrWeUgFyLyPRIqfayB+roZkpBNwji/4hTUzQVf1VoDP+HFqU hb4v9ITEGc/ZvDMjyGOxy5C/iEh2eQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADKCNb4eyNPtd/tbYTCJPVpC0b4d2k23bsR/EFWVLiQIjU6DTbDXotJDOWs3MGdA+boyC/4e4K0E8oe9XyzIw2LgOCI= X-Received: by 10.107.1.13 with SMTP id 13mr4423772iob.257.1504629013193; Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:30:13 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.2.145.141 with HTTP; Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:30:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2EC5E40B949143A8900826AB471BDAE4@JohnPC> References: <2EC5E40B949143A8900826AB471BDAE4@JohnPC> From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 11:30:12 -0500 Message-ID: <CA+tpaK31Buf9vkb3pxaPfcvBpbch3Q9_ZS2WYh+kpYCghGT-1g@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: New Installation To: John Chapman <johnchapman475@btinternet.com> Cc: FREE BSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 16:30:14 -0000 On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 8:17 AM, John Chapman <johnchapman475@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hi, > I have a well used laptop that had Windows Vista on when I bought it. As > you know Windows no longer supports Vista and I don't see the point in > upgrading at great expense. > Is it possible to just uninstall Windows and download FreeBSD. My only > real needs for Window was the Office function and I believe all that is > covered by Free BSD,isn't it? > If installation is that easy, can you send a link I can download. I am > based in the UK > Your best experience may be to use trueos, but you should verify hardware compatibility first. Specifically your wifi and video card should be verified. -- Adam
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