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OK, I am really pissed at Windows, and seriously considering switching to Official Mandrake Linux 10. But is it worth it?
Can I still install all my favorite Windows programs like Macromedia Fireworks and Norton? Which brings up another issue:
Does Linux come with good web development and antivirus software? How does it all work? Am I OK deleting Windows and installing Linux? I’d like to do this tonight, so a good answer fast would seriously be appreciated. Thanks!
No, I’m 99% sure you will NOT be ok just ‘converting’ to Linux. Consider Dual-boot with Windows XP.
*Anti virus on Linux isn’t needed.
*If you can’t handle Windows, Linux will crush you.
*No, most Windows programs won’t work even with a Win32 emulator.
You misunderstood me. I’m fine with Windows an dI know how to work it and tweak ti and stuff, I’ve just been having really wierd problems lately. I’ve already tried to dual-boot, but I don’t have the space. I have an External HD that Linux can’t boot to and I keep getting the LILO boot error. But thanks for the advice, and if you have any suggestions for the dual-boot problem, let me know.
Did you allocate your /boot on the master hard disk and / on the external drive? You shouldn’t have a problem booting like that.
Huh? Sorry, but I have no idea what you just said, which menas no I didnt. If you have step b step instructions, let me know cuz that may be the problem.
Quote:quote:Originally posted by spikeHuh? Sorry, but I have no idea what you just said, which menas no I didnt. If you have step b step instructions, let me know cuz that may be the problem.
Exactly why Linux probably isn’t for you…
Perhaps if you are serious about Linux, try Knoppix. (http://www.knoppix.org) IMO, it makes a good install on the system even though it is meant primarily to be a no-install boot CD for a Linux system.
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Quote:quote:Originally posted by CharlesQuote:quote:Originally posted by spikeHuh? Sorry, but I have no idea what you just said, which menas no I didnt. If you have step b step instructions, let me know cuz that may be the problem.
Exactly why Linux probably isn’t for you…
Which is why I want to install it properly and get it to work so I can practice. Anyway, so using Knoppix, it will help to boot to Linux for me?
Quote:quote:Originally posted by spikeQuote:quote:Originally posted by CharlesQuote:quote:Originally posted by spikeHuh? Sorry, but I have no idea what you just said, which menas no I didnt. If you have step b step instructions, let me know cuz that may be the problem.
Exactly why Linux probably isn’t for you…
Which is why I want to install it properly and get it to work so I can practice. Anyway, so using Knoppix, it will help to boot to Linux for me?
Knoppix doesn’t require you to install anything to your HDD. It is like booting DOS from a floppy only booting Linux from a CD. It has KDE, so you aren’t stuck at a command line, and it is as easy as it is going get.
Do me a favor and provide a link please. For some reason my browser won’t download the file correctly. It won’t recognize it. So can you get a direct link to a zip or iso file? thanks
If you do go with using linux, you wont need anything like norton as you wont need antivirus software for linux. (viruses are a windows thing).
Like Dave said, its hard to get most win32 apps to work under linux even using programs like Wine. But a few good programs you can use are (some are included in mandrake, others you can google for)GIMP (Photo editing program)
GAIM (AIM, MSN, YAHOO, ICQ)
XMMS (Winamp)
Mozilla/Mozilla Firefox (Web browser)
CDDA paranoia (CD Ripper)
OpenOffice.org (Microsoft Office)
Mozilla Thunderbird (Outlook)heh, now that I look back through that, you can get most of those things for windows as well as linux…
Quote:quote:Originally posted by spikeDo me a favor and provide a link please. For some reason my browser won’t download the file correctly. It won’t recognize it. So can you get a direct link to a zip or iso file? thanks
If this mirror is slow, you may want to try a different one.
…or BitTorrent
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