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| Thread ID: 24098 | 2002-09-03 08:36:00 | Safe "toe wetting" with Linux | Rod ger (316) | Press F1 |
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| 76072 | 2002-09-04 03:02:00 | Couldn't agree more Scott. I'm interested in playing with Linux to get my head around it( a little anyrate) Then I can lookup the net for the stuff I need to know, and have some slight idea of how it all fits together before going the Whole Hog But at the same time I don't want to parallel install a new OS on my present computer setup and have it stuff up the existing OS because I didn't know what I was doing(playing). Knoppix fits my bill to a T |
Rod ger (316) | ||
| 76073 | 2002-09-04 03:48:00 | Anyone who can't wait and doesn't want a 42 hour download can buy the CD from either Copyleft (for $15) (www.copyleft.co.nz/) or xsolutions (for $12) (http:). Both give fast service. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 76074 | 2002-09-04 03:56:00 | So, lemme get this right, It's a bootable Linux CD that won't harm my system, So then what is actually copied to the HDD while booting or whatever, I'm really looking forward to this man, now's my chance to check out linux!!!!! Yay! | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 76075 | 2002-09-04 04:07:00 | Use google with "knoppix" and you'll find lots of information. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 76076 | 2002-09-04 07:20:00 | Is it true Linux as in boots in to the CLI or is it just a flashy Lets make more people like linux where it boots into a GUI. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 76077 | 2002-09-04 07:25:00 | Am I missing something? I used to grep and vi with SCO Sys V ten years ago and I don't miss it. What does one do that is useful with a linux box other than play around in the command prompt? robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 76078 | 2002-09-05 05:18:00 | Have a look at GIMP . Photoshop equivalent and a bit cheaper (about $1500 cheaper) . Have a look at some of the Office packages . MS equivalent and a bit cheaper (how much is MS Office Pro?) . And the OS itself is a lot cheaper than that other OS . Makes a difference for me . Air New Zealand seem to think that Linux has some advantages --- and they're working with IBM on it; IBM are treating it seriously, too . (Of course they've got to save some money --- look at what they've paid out to the redundant managers) . What's a BSOD, robo? What OS is hosting this forum? I play with networks . I like networking that works, because it conforms to the standards . I don't use vi (or not much . . . but it's on every installation so I can use it to fix things if necessary) . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 76079 | 2002-09-05 05:43:00 | I'm learning how to use vi at the moment. It seems rather confusing so far, but I'll get used to it. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 76080 | 2002-09-05 06:07:00 | Yes, it's handy to know the minimum set for vi, but there are nicer editors . By that, I don't mean Emacs . It's a bit like TECO . I use joe (because it's like the WordPro based editor in Turbo Pascal) . Pico is quite nice for simple things too, and the internal editor in mc is quite useful too . On that subject --- install mc ("midnight Commander", because it is the most useful programme you can have . It does everything . I don't know about the graphic editors in Gnome and KDE, but I'm sure they are better for "Windows" folk . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 76081 | 2002-09-05 06:12:00 | Ahem .... how ubiquitous would the PC be if it wasn't for Microsoft ?? | antmannz (28) | ||
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