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   Doug Laidlaw to Doug Laidlaw   
   Re: More forking around with pclinuxos64   
   06 Jul 16 22:11:10   
   
   XPost: alt.os.linux.pclinuxos   
   From: laidlaws@hotkey.net.au   
      
   Doug Laidlaw  Wrote in message:   
   > On 28/04/16 13:45, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   >> Hi typers and readers,   
   >>   
   >>      I am not sure where I found pclinusos64-KDE5-2016.04.15.iso.   
   >> I tried to find it again to check on any useful remarks but had no   
   >> luck.   
   >   
   > Bobbie, I am downloading pcLinuxOS64-mate-2016.04, with a torrent from   
   > LinuxTracker.org.  All torrents there are cross-referenced to Distrowatch.   
   >   
   > Since I am using the MATE desktop, I can't comment on KDE.   
   >   
   > My experience with flash drives is the opposite of yours.  My BIOS will   
   > often not recognize a UEFI DVD.  It will recognize a flash drive made   
   > with Mageia's Isodumper every time.  Apparently some flash writing   
   > programs omit the UEFI directory, or part of it.  Isodumper will work   
   > for any distro, BIOS or EFI. A straight dd command should work, however.   
   > There is a link to the wiki page at the top of Mageia's Downloads page.   
   > P.S. If a flash drive made with isodumper has problems, the fault must   
   > lie with the distro.   
   >   
   > Doug.   
   >   
      
   I now have PCLinuxOS642016 with MATE desktop from Linuxtracker.   
   It seems to have full support for UEFI.   
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