Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:33:51 10/23/99
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On October 23, 1999 at 06:12:53, Vincent Lejeune wrote:
>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.
OK, thanks for the info!
>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 ?
A friend of mine got it from a magazine, I don't know which one... It is
Mandrake 6.0 (they call this release "Venus").
Christophe
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