<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3913" dir="ltr"> Hello Jeff Hanson, Clif Flynt, and Peter Bart</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3914" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3915" dir="ltr">Thank you all for your response.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3803" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3804" dir="ltr">Jeff</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3856" dir="ltr">I will work some more on the printer. It is good to hear the computer is compatible with Linux. Then the other lap top was working with only Ubuntu, and the printer ran fine so I know you are correct it will print with Linux. With the old lap top I found it was also difficult to do a dual- boot. So I just did a clean in stall of Ubuntu and wiped out the windows. Its sad to here this lap top will also be difficult.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3855" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3854" dir="ltr">Clif</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3879" dir="ltr">The live install is a good idea. Your note on the "warranty, you may need to leave Windows on it to get any repair done." Was sad news and I am guessing you are correct. So I will be living with windows for the next year. If I thought I could do a dual- boot would that stop the warranty?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3880" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3891" dir="ltr">Peter</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1420131139559_3892" dir="ltr">I am guessing Ubuntu is all the things you recommended Peter Bart wrote: "make sure it is the long term supported/extended life time/rolling release rather than<br clear="none"> an intermediate update or a rescue/test/development version.<br></div></div></body></html>