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| Thread ID: 54706 | 2005-02-20 00:12:00 | Linux Now Easier To Use Than Windows? | vinref (6194) | PC World Chat |
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| 326663 | 2005-02-26 21:42:00 | Metla ? Feedback time how goes it? killed it or deleted it yet??? :p :lol: beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 326664 | 2005-02-27 06:07:00 | well........I was going to make a new thread detailing the steps required to get a comp built out of a motley collection of bits up and running.... Ill just list my thoughts here... The desktop is far better to get around then other versions of Linux I have used but on boot was so poorly presented that it was way below what i would call acceptable, I would ashemed to show someone the default theme.Hidiously ugly, amazed that it was shipped as it was. But after changing the wall paper and the theme i had it looking brighter,fresher and less like poo.This was easy enough to do and only took a minute or so of looking to figure out. Programs were laid out in a logical manner and to my liking there was only a small amount,and all were obvious as to their use (the fedora distro i tried had a billion progams, all cryticly named and even after launching them i didn't know what some of them were) The files and directories were again dead simple to access/negotiate, so thumbs up in that regard. I even found a device manager, and then noticed that i would have to track down and install many obscure drivers.......Which was to be expected i supose. As it stands few components of the machine are working as designed, and it runs much slower then an install of XP without additional drivers. I had planned to start getting the comp up to speed....but as yet havent had the motivation, Probally because my XP machine is right beside it, I can honestly say I could live with a Linux only machine if i really really really wanted to stop using MS gear and only wanted to use second rate software and had limited needs. Strikes me as something I would install on a comp found in a dumpster and then dragged off to a caravan park. So currently i would rate it as less then Win98, simple enough to get around, ugly, drivers are non-exsistent and It doesn't inspire me enough to climb the steep learning curve to get it all swisheroonie, especially as i can fire up my XP box, know that its fast, stable, and I can run anything that takes my fancy (software or hardware). I'll look into it again in another year. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 326665 | 2005-02-27 10:25:00 | well........I was going to make a new thread detailing the steps required to get a comp built out of a motley collection of bits up and running.... Ill just list my thoughts here... The desktop is far better to get around then other versions of Linux I have used but on boot was so poorly presented that it was way below what i would call acceptable, I would ashemed to show someone the default theme.Hidiously ugly, amazed that it was shipped as it was. But after changing the wall paper and the theme i had it looking brighter,fresher and less like poo.This was easy enough to do and only took a minute or so of looking to figure out. Programs were laid out in a logical manner and to my liking there was only a small amount,and all were obvious as to their use (the fedora distro i tried had a billion progams, all cryticly named and even after launching them i didn't know what some of them were) The files and directories were again dead simple to access/negotiate, so thumbs up in that regard. I even found a device manager, and then noticed that i would have to track down and install many obscure drivers.......Which was to be expected i supose. As it stands few components of the machine are working as designed, and it runs much slower then an install of XP without additional drivers. I had planned to start getting the comp up to speed....but as yet havent had the motivation, Probally because my XP machine is right beside it, I can honestly say I could live with a Linux only machine if i really really really wanted to stop using MS gear and only wanted to use second rate software and had limited needs. Strikes me as something I would install on a comp found in a dumpster and then dragged off to a caravan park. So currently i would rate it as less then Win98, simple enough to get around, ugly, drivers are non-exsistent and It doesn't inspire me enough to climb the steep learning curve to get it all swisheroonie, especially as i can fire up my XP box, know that its fast, stable, and I can run anything that takes my fancy (software or hardware). I'll look into it again in another year. Thanks for that Met. I expected that outcome from a practical bod. Do be kind to our Bill in future. :rolleyes: |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 326666 | 2005-02-27 11:01:00 | Tried out Novell's version lately (based on Suse 9 desktop with all the development goodies included), found it pretty neat. But on the topic of device drivers, none of the 2.6 kernel releases (Redhat ES4, Fedora 3, Mandrake Community, Suse 9) seems to support the onboard network card on my Compaq Deskpro SFF at work. You would expect them not to dump existing working drivers from previous kernels, perhaps Linux is getting to modern for us who want to use it on older PC's? Also cannot get Wireless on my Toshiba M2 to go. The drivers supposedly supports non-WEP, but even with turning WEP off I have no luck. Granted it is still in beta, but I gave up on that one after an hour or two. With my Lucent Winmodem I had some more luck, the Linmodem site had some RPM's which worked fine. But with having broadband/wireless now the victory is hollow. |
BoboTheClown (5652) | ||
| 326667 | 2007-02-09 00:02:00 | [edit: spam removed] | usednz (4885) | ||
| 326668 | 2007-02-09 00:04:00 | Ah, I see. That clears up the debate nicely. Idiot |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 326669 | 2007-02-09 00:15:00 | Christ on a bike, spammer makes it to 9 posts on PF1 shock . Up yer game mods . Back on topic . I see that nVidia is working with Transgaming to provide native running of doze games on Macs . DX10 games on a Mac via Open GL :eek: It could happen . The obvious next stop is Linux . My crystal ball shows me some very pissed off Dozie's at Dozy headquarters . |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 326670 | 2007-02-14 09:16:00 | Especially in a decades times when we just walk in the house, tell the comp to turn the lights on, display tomorrows weather on the plasma screen and boil the jug. A guy in Aussie is setting up his bathroom where Linux will control everything |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 326671 | 2007-02-14 09:27:00 | After bragging about how good Xandros v3 is, I just tried to install an update to an extension on Firefox, and it completely froze. Restarted Firefox to find that all my bookmarks had gone and none of the menu items worked - they were all frozen. Eventually I tried to uninstall Firefox and reinstall it, to find it still in a frozen state. Had to logout and log back in as root, destroy the mozilla firefox folder, and reinstall Firefox. It is working now, and it has found and imported my bookmarks, so no lasting damage. Sheesh, what a waste of time epic. Still, I have had many similar events with Windows. I guess what it proves is that Linux ain't bomb proof yet either... Had that problem myself recently and just deleted the extension from the dir that was causing the trouble and all worked fine. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 326672 | 2007-02-14 21:44:00 | What sorta things in his bathroom will it control? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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