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| Thread ID: 41350 | 2004-01-08 04:27:00 | Is Linux turning User-Friendly Yet? | M@TT (149) | Press F1 |
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| 206048 | 2004-01-08 04:27:00 | I have always kept an eye on The Linux Development but never commited myself due to the need for the knowlege of this or that and especialy because of the bad run-in with drivers for Red Hat 9. Has the latest Red Hat (i forget the name) or any other Linux distro come up with an OS suitable for someone with 0 zero knowlege of Linux yet? |
M@TT (149) | ||
| 206049 | 2004-01-08 04:34:00 | you mean fedora. i reakon that fedora is pretty user freindly, but you will have to visit pressf1 often though. the only problem is if you run lnux is the 56k modem drivers. |
ilikelinux (1418) | ||
| 206050 | 2004-01-08 04:47:00 | You could try Lindows, or Xandros or Lycoris. All three are aimed at the Windows user venturing into the unknown of Linux. As to how successful they have been in tempting Windows user across, is anyone's guess. There's still the driver support. Of the 3, Lycoris has a free version, so you could try that if you are interested (see trademe.co.nz or linuxshop.co.nz or xsolutions.co.nz etc etc) | Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 206051 | 2004-01-08 06:05:00 | There is a recent article on NewsForge which reviews LindowsOS and its ease of use that you might find interesting reading - Spawn of Debian faceoff: LindowsOS 4.5 (www.newsforge.com) However, if you are wanting a more "hands-on" approx to learning Linux, then some other distro's might appeal like Fedora, Mandrake and SuSE. (Note: Fedora is what Red Hat 10 was to be). What you choose all depends on your current computing skills and a willingness to learn the hard way sometimes :) |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 206052 | 2004-01-08 06:21:00 | > Lycoris has a free version, where do u get it? |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 206053 | 2004-01-08 06:32:00 | > > Lycoris has a free version, > > where do u get it? You download it off Lycoris (www.lycoris.org) - the usual way. Can't remember if the ISO's are available in NZ, but here is the list of mirrors in Australia (www.lycoris.org) Or you can possible get the downloaded version from one of the Linux shops in NZ for a small cost. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 206054 | 2004-01-08 07:04:00 | >OS suitable for someone with 0 zero knowlege of Linux yet? I think you are really being a bit unrealistic here - is MS Windows an operating system suitable for people with zero knowledge of Windows? |
JohnD (509) | ||
| 206055 | 2004-01-08 07:12:00 | Ive got Lycoris Desktop/LX.. linuxiso.org also has mirrors.... I believe that Linux is almost at the stage Windows is, where you can sit down Grandma/Grandpa who've never used a PC before, at Windows or Linux, and they'll learn either at the same speed... Its just that so many people are stuck in the mind-set that Windows is the only option, and stuck to the Windows/Microsoft way of doing things. My family have just been given Linux as their only OS. Their first two reactions were: Why is My Documents called Familys Home? Why is there no Anti-Virus? ;-) Linux is no worse for drivers, just its usually specific to WinModems. As for the rest of the hardware you have, chances are that although you need drivers in Doze, you wont in Linux (That goes for 3x PC's I have here at home, ranging from 1 - 4 years of age!). Hope this helps Chill. |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 206056 | 2004-01-08 07:45:00 | Anyone using any version of Linux and has found drivers for a Buffalo Wireless USB which I use to connect to my ISP. I had no problems with a 56K External modem on dial up. I still have it here but don't use a dial up connection any more. | Elephant (599) | ||
| 206057 | 2004-01-08 09:40:00 | M@TT asked: >Has the latest Red Hat (i forget the name) or any other Linux distro come up with an OS suitable for someone with 0 zero knowlege of Linux yet? Well, I had zero knowledge of Linux when I started. Since starting, I have managed to install Mandrake 9.2, but didn't like it, so I uninstalled it and tried Redhat Fedora. Redhat Fedora was somewhat easier to set up, and it has a more attractive interface (IMHO). I downloaded the CD image files, burnt them, partitioned my laptop, and installed Redhat Fedora successfully in a reasonably painless way. I needed help to get the Windoze boxes on the network to see the Linux box (thanks Chilling_Silently), and I had a couple of other questions on minor matters. I think that setting up networking and printer sharing was more difficult than with a completely Windoze network (and I don't find that particularly easy anyway). Without Chilling's help, I wouldn't have solved it - I had got to the point where the Linux box could communicate with the Windoze boxes, and I could copy files from them to the Linux box. However, I could not get the other computers to do anything other than ping the Linux computer. Chilling solved that for me. But (if you don't need to do any networking with Windoze), if someone like me can do it, anyone can! I use a computer all the time, but I am not particularly literate on messing around with the innards. I am particularly ignorant about setting up OS's - Linux is the first system I have installed from scratch. So, I guess my answer to you is yes; if I can do it, it must be user friendly... John |
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