Author: Vincent Lejeune
Date: 03:12:53 10/23/99
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On October 23, 1999 at 01:19:13, Christophe Theron wrote: >On October 22, 1999 at 11:05:50, Steve Coladonato wrote: > >>On October 21, 1999 at 18:00:47, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >><SNIP> >>> >>>If only it would >>>* Be easy to install >>>* And run some key Windows programs >>> >>>It could be a great alternative to Windows monopoly. >> >>I have finally decided to bite the bullet and go Linux instead of NT. Red Hat >>and Mandrake seem to be the top suppliers and, from what I have heard, the >>install isn't that bad. > >Not bad. Install takes 20 minutes and does a fairly good job. > >I remember all the troubles I had installing Windows 95, and I would say Linux >so far does it better. No plug and play shit, but it works. > >One trick: if you use KDE and find yourself with a large desktop displayed in a >small screen (having to move the mouse around to see all the desktop surface), >try the [Ctrl]-[Alt]-[+] key combination. > >Or open a console, use the "su" command to log as root (administrator), then >start the "Xconfigurator" command. You can also try "XF86Setup" (beware the >lower/uppercases) but on my system it was not installed by default. Then >configure it to have only one screen resolution (800x600 is not bad). > >When it works, I recommend warmly playing a little bit with the game "xbill" >(you'll find it in KDE under K/Personal/Mandrake/Games or something like that). > >I like this game a lot, I let you figure out why!!! :) > > > >>However, as a prelim, I did download StarOffice 5.1 from Sun and have run it >>under NT and 95. It has all the functionality of Microsoft Office and will save >>files in Word and Excel format. Therefore, for me, the compatibility is there. >> >>I'm glad to see that Shredder is running under wine as I have Shredder 3 and >>Fritz so at least I will have some chess software running on Linux. > >Good luck. Learning how to use Linux looks a little bit more difficult than >learning Windows, but I'm sure it's worth it. > >Does somebody have a good address where I could find an online manual for Linux? Go to www.deja.com and type : 'how to'+what you are looking for in the linux forums (Ex: 'how to install a printer') and you'll get many informations. http://www.linuxdoc.org/FAQ/Linux-FAQ-1.html provide many things too. Good luck. I'll install mandrake soon too, did you get it with PC Expert magazine ? >I could print it and read it while I am in the bathroom, then in several months >this knowledge would be used to build a Tiger for Linux... > > > > Christophe
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