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jbell · 12-03-01, 01:29 AM

winblows died on me and wouldn't let me reinstall - so guess what IM A ROOT NOW!!!!

I will need lots of help - so please what do YOU know about mandrake 8.1?

jbell · 12-03-01, 12:35 PM

things seem to be smooth - had to install twice....

know of any good sites for tweaks or add-ons?

PolyPill · 12-03-01, 01:02 PM

Well there aren't really a lot of tweaks because things are put together a lot better than windows. It's kind of hard to tweak things that work at near optimal level.

Add-ons all depend on what you want and what you're using. Things like pretty desktops or windows support. Also getting your 3D acceleration working seams to be a goal for most.

My main goal is to be able to never have to boot to windows, which I can do most of the time, but there's still a few things I need to boot there for, like wine doesn't run the terminal server client very well, and stuff like that.

I have a friend doesn't even have windows, but he doesn't have to do as many things as I do.

jbell · 12-03-01, 01:47 PM

I need an office prog that can understand .doc and .exl files, chat progs and internet based hoop-lah

also as far as hardware... does creative, lincsys, epox, and visiontec have respective linux drivers for their gear?

or does that matter?

XWRed1 · 12-03-01, 03:39 PM

OpenOffice. XChat. Mozilla.

Creative SBLive and less cards work fine. Visiontek is just an nvidia board, so you use the nvidia drivers. Epox is a motherboard, you won't need to fool with it much.

Linux isn't really like Windows where you need to hunt down drivers all over the place. Things work a little differently.

To get a good system, you will have to forget alot of the windows-like things that you know, as they don't apply (very well).

PolyPill:
There is as native terminal services client for X/Unix, because Terminal Services is actually based on a fairly standard protocol called RDP.

I use rdesktop, and it works very well for me.

jbell · 12-03-01, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by XWRed1
OpenOffice. XChat. Mozilla.

Creative SBLive and less cards work fine. Visiontek is just an nvidia board, so you use the nvidia drivers. Epox is a motherboard, you won't need to fool with it much.

Linux isn't really like Windows where you need to hunt down drivers all over the place. Things work a little differently.

To get a good system, you will have to forget alot of the windows-like things that you know, as they don't apply (very well).

PolyPill:
There is as native terminal services client for X/Unix, because Terminal Services is actually based on a fairly standard protocol called RDP.

I use rdesktop, and it works very well for me.

thanks! when I get home I'm gonna get hunting on these progs

how bout configuring my broadband? it uses windows based software.... is the configurign of my NIC all I need to do? I am complete linux stupid here...

XWRed1 · 12-03-01, 07:37 PM

The programs are pretty easy to find.

www.openoffice.org

www.xchat.org

www.mozilla.org

Sounds like you use PPPoE for DSL? I've never set it up, but I know its been done, and there's software for it.

jbell · 12-03-01, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by XWRed1
The programs are pretty easy to find.

www.openoffice.org

www.xchat.org

www.mozilla.org

Sounds like you use PPPoE for DSL? I've never set it up, but I know its been done, and there's software for it.

I think I already have mozilla - netscape came embedded with mandrake.

openoffice - is that liek staroffice? or what ever SUNs office prog is?

XWRed1 · 12-04-01, 12:57 PM

OpenOffice is the open source fork of StarOffice.

I think its better. They release more often, have more features because they are newer, etc.

The comparison is sort of like Openoffice is to Staroffice as Mozilla is to Netscape 6.

David · 12-04-01, 01:01 PM

3d acceleration is probably the only difficult bit. You will need to download nvidia drivers if you have an nvidia card, and install them. It took me ages on SuSE 7, but 5mins on SuSE7.3

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jbell the real xtremesys admin in exile Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arizona	WinBLOWS! winblows died on me and wouldn't let me reinstall - so guess what IM A ROOT NOW!!!! I will need lots of help - so please what do YOU know about mandrake 8.1?
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PolyPill Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Minnesota	Well there aren't really a lot of tweaks because things are put together a lot better than windows. It's kind of hard to tweak things that work at near optimal level. Add-ons all depend on what you want and what you're using. Things like pretty desktops or windows support. Also getting your 3D acceleration working seams to be a goal for most. My main goal is to be able to never have to boot to windows, which I can do most of the time, but there's still a few things I need to boot there for, like wine doesn't run the terminal server client very well, and stuff like that. I have a friend doesn't even have windows, but he doesn't have to do as many things as I do. __________________ "Give me a chance to shine and I'll blind the world" - Transplants GNU/Linux Debian Sid Dell Latitude c640 2ghz 512mb DDR
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jbell the real xtremesys admin in exile Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arizona	I need an office prog that can understand .doc and .exl files, chat progs and internet based hoop-lah also as far as hardware... does creative, lincsys, epox, and visiontec have respective linux drivers for their gear? or does that matter?
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XWRed1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001	OpenOffice. XChat. Mozilla. Creative SBLive and less cards work fine. Visiontek is just an nvidia board, so you use the nvidia drivers. Epox is a motherboard, you won't need to fool with it much. Linux isn't really like Windows where you need to hunt down drivers all over the place. Things work a little differently. To get a good system, you will have to forget alot of the windows-like things that you know, as they don't apply (very well). PolyPill: There is as native terminal services client for X/Unix, because Terminal Services is actually based on a fairly standard protocol called RDP. I use rdesktop, and it works very well for me. Last edited by XWRed1; 12-03-01 at 03:42 PM.
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12-03-01, 07:37 PM	#7
XWRed1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001	The programs are pretty easy to find. www.openoffice.org www.xchat.org www.mozilla.org Sounds like you use PPPoE for DSL? I've never set it up, but I know its been done, and there's software for it.
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12-04-01, 12:57 PM	#9
XWRed1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001	OpenOffice is the open source fork of StarOffice. I think its better. They release more often, have more features because they are newer, etc. The comparison is sort of like Openoffice is to Staroffice as Mozilla is to Netscape 6.
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David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	3d acceleration is probably the only difficult bit. You will need to download nvidia drivers if you have an nvidia card, and install them. It took me ages on SuSE 7, but 5mins on SuSE7.3 __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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