Thought I'd start this one off, rather than continue on another thread.
As a quick catch up for others:
Have a look at Unetbootin, as a means to try out different versions of Linux, without producing numerous coasters (unwanted CDs).
I haven't tried the method of installing to hard drive, only the USB flash drive method (so far).
Just skimming the surface
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As a quick catch up for others:
Have a look at Unetbootin, as a means to try out different versions of Linux, without producing numerous coasters (unwanted CDs).
I haven't tried the method of installing to hard drive, only the USB flash drive method (so far).
Just skimming the surface
Opinions/guidance expressed are intended to benefit the reader (mostly) but no responsibility should be assumed for the accuracy and no warranty is implied/expressed or given - so eBay may pull this post
Thank you, Anthony 🙂 I had found those settings. I'll explain below why I'm still frustrated.
0-anthony-0 wrote:I'm not fully conversant with what you're trying to achieve
PC keyboards use the Shift key to engage CAPS for one keystroke only, or as long as you hold down the Shift key. If you want to type all in caps you hit the CapsLock key, and when you have finished your shouting 😉 you hit the CapsLock again and it will disengage and the keyboard will return to typing lower case.
In the very old days on manual typewriters (and then on electric typewriters, don't know about electronic ones), the way to disengage/release/turn off CapsLock was to press the Shift key - it was a mechanical action - and because that option has always been available in Windows I've always changed the setting to suit the touchtyping I learned donkeys' years ago on a manual typewriter.
(Another thing I like about Shift releasing Caps is that when you're typing passwords or suchlike, you don't even have to look to make sure you're not in Caps, just hit Shift and you know you are in lower case.)
These are the myriad options you get in Mint, and I can't see the one I need. What the hell do they mean by "Pause"? Well I've tried a few and cannot find one that will make the Shift key disengage CapsLock.
Thank you for putting your mind to that, Anthony 🙂
I am now on Peppermint 5 and have someone important working on the CapsLock/ShiftKey problem *puffs chest*.
Urgent Q:
Thoughtlessly I allowed Chromium to sync with all my Chrome browsers, which means that NotScripts has been installed - but I can't see how to add my password so it is crippling the browser, forbidding every-blooming-thing.
In Windows I can copy the NotScripts directory pathway into a folder's address bar, search, and find the appropriate folder for entering password - but in Peppermint I cannot copy the directory pathway and cannot find the folder by other means - like looking around 
If I disable NotScripts in Chromium it disables it in all my other Chromes. I tried to figure out how to select what to sync and what not, but no luck.
I've reinstalled Peppermint on top of itself but will need to install a different browser to avoid the sync problem.
HOWEVER!
Has anyone tried BODHI LINUX?
(If you play the video, beware the opening blast.)
It looks great, especially because I have found someone who's installed it on a Chromebook - and not just any Chromebook, but the Acer C720, which I own.
Minimum requirements (take note, OE!) 300+MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, and 2.5GB hard drive space.
Well! Here I am in Bodhi 😮 via the built-in Midori browser, which seems to navigate the Community faster than Windows with Pale Moon.
HOWEVER (you see that word frequently from me 😉 ) ... I've installed Bodhi without reading anything first and my desktop is in a helluva mess. But hey! I'm on the internet with a tiny netbook on my lap.
It looks as though there is no access for disabling the touchpad or changing keyboard keys, but next time I'm awake and not busy I'll bother them on their forum. Maybe I'll Bodhi it (you can't Google on naked Bodhi).
@*scyllabub* wrote:
It looks as though there is no access for disabling the touchpad
Oops! Fn+F3 does it, but I expect it will have to be done at every boot-up.
I was beguiled by the Bodhi video, including the soundtrack. What's good about this is that one can swap distros quite quickly, especially if the features one requires are limited.
@otherego wrote:
Occasionally lines of text on web pages run together, for instance, although a bit of scrolling often disentangles them.
Well I get that now on some sites, even with a quad-core processor and 10GB of RAM 
I nearly downloaded a free Linux tutorial via MakeUseOf, but chickened out when they wanted too much info 😉 What I'm saying is, I don't understand things like PCLOS.
Are you saying that support ended for Gnome and that was why it "didn't last long"?
I must say, something that flies along on your L100 looks very interesting indeed!
Update today [or now] if on Linux...
http://askubuntu.com/questions/528101/what-is-the-cve-2014-6271-bash-vulnerability-and-how-do-i-fix-...
Oxie...
Here be one Screenshot - about a month ago....
Do you like the "Clock" OE on Linux 
Is the image squeedyyyging the clock - looks odd on a preview?
Oxie...
Heyho, no more Linuxing for me, of any distronic variety. I've given the netbook to my brother because I simply couldn't get decent performance out of it. He, believing in paying nothing for software, has installed Windows 7 Ultimate on it - best of luck to him!
I bet it's a question of priorities, OE 
Oh, and the fact that you love the struggle ❤️
