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The move to Linux-Things you need to know

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

April 15, 2005 7:21:14 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums




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 April 15, 2005 7:50:05 AM
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Sorry if this is slow.
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Reply #2 April 15, 2005 3:07:46 PM
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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.
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Reply #3 April 15, 2005 4:22:45 PM
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I wouldn't recommend Fedora for first time users. Mandrake or Linspire would be a better choice.
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Reply #4 April 15, 2005 4:38:58 PM
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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.
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Reply #5 April 15, 2005 4:43:35 PM
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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.
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Reply #6 April 15, 2005 5:34:35 PM
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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.
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Reply #7 April 15, 2005 6:13:21 PM
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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
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Reply #8 April 15, 2005 8:44:05 PM
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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...

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Reply #9 April 16, 2005 5:42:16 AM
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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.
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Reply #10 April 16, 2005 5:46:02 AM
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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 $$$. Example: I want GIMP. I go into CNR warehouse and it asks me to pay for a subscription to access these products. So, I have to pay to get GIMP. Darn. But in Fedora, I just go to 'Applications' and down to the prompt thingy and type 'yum install gimp' and then it finds GIMP and installs it without all of the hassle, or $$$.
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Reply #11 April 16, 2005 8:10:05 AM
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You get what you pay for.
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Reply #12 April 16, 2005 9:23:27 AM
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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....

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Reply #13 April 16, 2005 10:02:57 AM
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Fine...I'll take that as an apology for having to deal with it...


Meowy apologizes to Jafo

Sorry.
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Reply #14 April 17, 2005 10:59:38 AM
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I would recommend putting Linux on a secondary drive.
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Reply #15 April 17, 2005 10:11:10 PM
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Hmm a bitmap? 500k bitmap?? I would recommand using high quality jpg or even better, PNG. the filesize would be much smaller.
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Reply #16 April 18, 2005 6:47:11 AM
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They are 35K PNGs now.
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Reply #17 April 18, 2005 7:14:50 AM
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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
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Reply #18 April 18, 2005 7:32:20 AM
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I know how to fo it by hand but Publisher got me confused.
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Reply #19 April 18, 2005 11:31:22 AM
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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
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Reply #20 April 19, 2005 12:02:28 AM
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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...)
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Reply #21 April 19, 2005 12:05:25 AM
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Well, I'm planning on getting the hardware changed here soon. (Hopefully) Then we'll see if it has better luck with the network.
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Reply #22 April 19, 2005 6:22:37 AM
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Yay Weaksid!

Before you buy anything you should check the SuSE HCL (if there is one) to see if the moel is there.
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Reply #23 April 19, 2005 10:19:36 AM
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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.
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Reply #24 April 19, 2005 10:32:00 AM
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If Suse doesn't work with the Linksys NIC, then there is something wrong.


If SuSE has tech support, go for it.
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Reply #25 April 21, 2005 6:47:41 AM
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Or, you could try a different OS.

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