The move to Linux-Things you need to know

It may not be quite as easy as you think...

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Update: yum makes life easier. To install a package, for exaple, The GIMP, you would go ito terminal and type 'yum install gimp' or for Firefox, 'yum install firefox' etc. No more web searching!!
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry if this is slow.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The links do not function because when I tried to copy the HTML code from Publisher it would not show in the proper area and would flood the whole site's page. Now it is just screenshots from Publisher put together.
Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I wouldn't recommend Fedora for first time users. Mandrake or Linspire would be a better choice.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mandrake or Linspire would be a better choice.



Personally don't like Mandrake that much, and Linspire costs money, got bad reviews from PC World etc. etc.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well Fedora is more for power users than new users. Linspire is still a bit cheaper than Windows. SuSE seems to be my choice right now.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh, did I say fedora is to newbies to PCs?

I meant that Fedora is good transition if you are a power user in Windows XP.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
With minimal previous experience with Linux I found Fedora to be very easy to set up and use. There are a few "linux-centric" things to think about (like "Do I use KDE or Gnome GUI?"). Linspire and SuSE were probably a tad easier to set-up because most of the setup was performed automatically, but they essentially end up the same.

For an outright noob (neither a Windows power-user nor a previous linux-user) I'd certainly recommend getting one of the LiveCD's: Boots from a CD into Linux, doesn't touch your hard-drive(s) and generally contain plenty of linux software to try out- perfect for the Linux curious individual who just wants to see what it does.

Meowy- great article! Succinct, well-designed, and informative
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Meowy.....when this thread was created you really messed with its format...I couldn't even click any response button at all.....

Don't get too 'ambitious' with the coding....there must have been an open tag somewhere...

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Meowy.....when this thread was created you really messed with its format...I couldn't even click any response button at all.....

Don't get too 'ambitious' with the coding....there must have been an open tag somewhere..


No complainging to me...
Go over and complain to MS Publisher. I just took the code from the web preview.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Do I use KDE or Gnome GUI?


Gnome seems to be a good GUI.

Also, why I don't like Linspire is because to get some of the features you have to pay $$$. Example: I want GIMP. I go into CNR warehouse and it asks me to pay for a subscription to access these products. So, I have to pay to get GIMP. Darn. But in Fedora, I just go to 'Applications' and down to the prompt thingy and type 'yum install gimp' and then it finds GIMP and installs it without all of the hassle, or $$$.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You get what you pay for.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No complainging to me...
Go over and complain to MS Publisher. I just took the code from the web preview.

Fine...I'll take that as an apology for having to deal with it....

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Fine...I'll take that as an apology for having to deal with it...


Meowy apologizes to Jafo

Sorry.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I would recommend putting Linux on a secondary drive.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm a bitmap? 500k bitmap?? I would recommand using high quality jpg or even better, PNG. the filesize would be much smaller.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
They are 35K PNGs now.
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
MS Publisher may have tried to use CSS (much like Dreamweaver does by default) I know this screws me up when I build an article and then attempt to paste it into JU. I've actually disabled the CSS tags in Dreamweaver now.

Moral of the story: Don't use WYSIWYG Editors unless you know how to do it all by hand anyway. That way if you get a glitch, you can find it and fix it fairly easily Oh, and never use MS Publisher
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I know how to fo it by hand but Publisher got me confused.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm having problems with Suse with my router. For some odd reason, it doesn't want to connect to the net or even to my network. Grrrr! Unless this network card is too old. I'm using a old IBM machine that has a PII 330mhz processor for the moment. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get this thing upgraded. I need like $130 for a processor for my new Motherboard, then I can put my old board and parts in the server. Hmmm
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've had a similar problem with SuSE- it works great for everything but the networking. Never was able to get it to recognize my WiFi & eventually gave up on it.

On a positive note: SuSE was the only distro I've found that came with WINE working immediately right after install. Was able to have Photoshop running under Linux in under 10 minutes. Still haven't gotten it to work under my beloved Fedora Core 3.

(BTW: Big THANKS! to whoever fixed the HTML problem, Jafo, Meowy, whomever...)
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, I'm planning on getting the hardware changed here soon. (Hopefully) Then we'll see if it has better luck with the network.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yay Weaksid!

Before you buy anything you should check the SuSE HCL (if there is one) to see if the moel is there.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It will be a Linksys NIC and I know it works because my main computer is using it now My new motherboard that will be going in my main computer has a built on GigaLAN port. So, I'll be using that instead of the card.

If Suse doesn't work with the Linksys NIC, then there is something wrong.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If Suse doesn't work with the Linksys NIC, then there is something wrong.


If SuSE has tech support, go for it.
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Or, you could try a different OS.

Fedora has an option in setup to use as a server, and is built from Red Hat.