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Thanks Wizard. I think while I'm researching it, I'll get "Chkrootkit" and "Rkhunter" to have on hand. Going to be learning my new OS, so I shouldn't be much more than my "common sense?" I'm pretty sure I have enough of that to keep me out of trouble.

My next concern is Internet Security. I see some people use it and some don't. Is it only needed if you are running ms or google products? Or is it for anyone who enters any personal info on line? Or should EVERYone be using it? Comodo seems to be popular. Charlie

Wizard Yes, understood. When I did inxi -Fxs Got the detailed version, and saved that in Docs. Then I found the -c5 (Readers Digest version) and posted that. Long version: charlie@charlie-desktop:~$ inxi -Fxs System: Host: charlie-desktop Kernel: 4.13.0-19-generic x86_64 bits: 64 gcc...

Got firewall enabled. Got inxi. inxi -c 5 CPU~Octa core AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core (-MCP-) speed~3511 MHz (max) Kernel~4.13.0-19-generic x86_64 Up~4:25 Mem~2801.2/15989.9MB HDD~128.0GB(5.5% used) Procs~269 Client~Shell inxi~2.3.37

Thanks, Wizard. Not sure what that all means, but I'll figure it out. This it the kind of stuff I miss from early Windows. Going to be fun. Hold on to your hat and don't get blown away. Charlie.

And,... I'm listening to Tommy Emmanuel Playing Classical Gas.

And,... I have icons on the desktop. And a clock. And an OFF button.

Hey Wizard, I got it figured. I had to go into the TV settings and switch it from VIDEO to GRAPHICS. Got a full screen now.

Don't get grub. UEFI

Hey Wiz, good to hear from you. charlie@charlie-desktop:~$ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION ubuntu charlie@charlie-desktop:~$ inxi -Fxs The program 'inxi' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt install inxi charlie@charlie-desktop:~$

Been fooling in the terminal. Playing with the resolution. Started at 0.95x0.95 and went all the way down to 0.6x0.6 Each step down put more of the screen in view, but still couldn't see it all, and print just got too big. Set it back to 1x1. Still searching.

I installed xrandr. It says "It uses XRANDR on-the-fly as well as GNOME Resolution Preferences". It won't launch. Shows that it is installed. I'm still searching.

I just installed ubuntu 17.x onto that SSD. went without a hitch. Currently using it with Firefox. Haven't figured how to get in to adjust display settings. I found "Display Settings", but no option to adjust the size. My picture is running past all four sides of the screen. I found a couple...

I just realized what time it is. 9:30 P.M. here. I have to get up at 6:00 A.M to go help a friend. So this is going to have to wait til tomorrow evening. Good night.

Well, not entirely true. You do have to reboot. But you get advanced settings. Click the Start menu and select Settings. Select Update and Security. Click Recovery. Under Advanced startup, click Restart now. ... Select Troubleshoot. Choose Advanced options. Select UEFI Firmware Settings. Click...

Thanks, you've thrown a lot of good stuff my way. I may have to resurrect one of my XP boxes. Both were state-of-the-art when built, but we know how long that lasts in computer years. Plus I knew how to tweak XP to make it lean and mean. Hopefully I can get up to date on Linux and learn how to...

Thank you, atanere, great info there. One thing I always do is disconnect all but my target drive. Not that I can't tell the difference, but to prevent any accidental ooops. :oops: I do appreciate the drive designation tutor, I remember a little about it, but you explained it very well. Much...

Hi all First off; Great forum people, I have read a lot of good info here. See lots of people-helping-people. Always great to find that. Makes the world turn much smoother. I have been building and servicing computers since the late 1990's. Never learned code, shame on me, I was always...

Thanks for the response, atanere. I am going to do just as you suggest as soon as I have explored some more posts on my concerns. The real reason for my post in this thread was the concern for the op's headaches on install. Many home builders have had problems getting Windows to install and/or...

I may have missed something, but it looks like the problem stems from the SSD being a PCIE card. A lot of Windows installs have trouble with that. I'm just reading a lot in this forum in preparation for my move to Linux. My motherboard is unique in that Secure Boot can not be disabled. So I am...