My Linux Desktop

[admin]

this is what the Desktop of my Linux Install looks. i opened up as many windows as i could so you can get a feel of what it comes loaded with.

--Sal-

[admin]

crap, thats a big arse picture. sorry.

[Rob]

what the hell was that Jay.........That crap reads Like Stereo Instructions....to to too much info . :afro:

[admin]

Linux is another Operating System. Windows is an operating system, but it is not the only one!

and Linux is free! well, free if you can download it. I saw an add in CompUSA for the same version of Linux for sale for 30 bucks.

but anyway.

[lalomtx]

Is there any other advantage to it besides price when compared to windows?    [smiley=huh2.gif]

[admin]

it is also said to be more secure then windows. Once a vulnerablity is found it is only mere hours before it is patched. why? because there are so many people invovled in the development of the OS. Unlike Windows, where the people working on are probably only in Redmond.

but the biggest benefit is the price. my Red Hat distro came with everything you can think of. From a complete Office suite to photoediting software. all for free.

i am sure there are many other benefits but for the average home user like myself these are it.

--Sal-

Is there any other advantage to it besides price when compared to windows?    [smiley=huh2.gif]

[neuromancer]

hmmmm Now I do believe I am recognizing an 8.0 install there. I just got 8.0 for Christmas. The upgrade was easy enough (although the thing ran for 4 hr.). I had to download a new driver for the modem (Conexant modem) and I also had to re-build the alsa sound drivers, libs, and utils. All in all I am liking this install very much.

Question? Are you in KDE with that theme and which theme is it? I have not played much with the appearance yet.

David

[neuromancer]

ok I got the theme down ... that would be Bluecurve ... interesting.

David

[admin]

yeppers, KDE and Blue Curve it is.

and yep, Red Hat 8.0 also. I forgot what kernel i am up to now. i download two so far from the red hat network updater thing.

i havent messed with it in so long! i havent even booted to Linux in about  a week or so.

the install took about 30 minutes for me. why four hours for you?

[neuromancer]

The only reason I can think of was because I did an upgrade instead of a fresh install. I upgraded from 7.3 (kernel 2.4.18-3) to 8.0 (kernel 2.4.18-14). During upgrade Red Hat transfers all my preferences, mail, and previous config files. I also loaded EVERYTHING. The install package reads all my previous (config type) files and rewrites them into the upgraded system. Either that or my machine was just having a rough time keeping up?. I know when I did the fresh installs of 7.3 a half an hour was about right for me too.

I was using KDE exclusively in 7.3 (Gnome just never ran right), now with 8.0 I am hanging in Gnome for a bit because this install is working MUCH better. So far I like 8.0 a whole lot better than 7.3. I guess at the moment I am comfortable and frankly have not been in Windows in a long, long time. Last night I tried to tackle the Apache 2 setup that was included but I have to do some config first. This Apache seems to be a lot different than previous versions?

Good to know someone else using Red Hat! I will post impressions and victories (LOL).

David

[admin]

i liked Linux but somethings bugged which is prolly why i dont use it as much as i want to.

One, i hate the damned browsers. they take to long to load up. IE 6 loads up fast. Mozilla and Konqueror load up kind of slow, even when i set the Homepage to blank or www.google.com/linux.

And once i am surfing the Text of the webpages is all messed up. The sizes are not consistent. It sux to have to change the text size for different websites. I should try Opera. hmmm.

i got just about all my hardware to work. cept the printer, but i dont really print a lot here. The Zip was auto-detected and a few weeks later i realized my  Sandisc Card reader was autodetected as well. I just made a link to it on my desktop and i can get the pics out of it. I cant delete the pics on the card though. I should look into that.

I was also stoked when i got my Palm Pilot to synch. That was fun.

I need to use Linux more!

--Sal-

[neuromancer]

I had problems with inconsistent font sizes in Mozilla. For instance here posting at this forum (and others;-) the font size within the 'text entry' box would be so incredibly small. I used to do the View>Text Zoom deal in the menu bar but then when you zoot to a different site, font size can result in something gigantic.

My solution ... and I like this one ... Edit>Preferences>Appearance>Fonts ... set the 'Minimum font size' to one of your liking. The pages render with my other 'Sizes' and fonts that are ignored by these preferences are then guarenteed to be at least what ever you set the 'Minimum font size' to.

My browser loads fast ... at the moment I am using Mozilla 1.0.1. I used Konqueror when I had the old 7.3 install but that version was buggy and had some issues. Now I am upgraded to Konqueror 3.0.3-13 and I have heard that it is a much better version with a lot of fixes ... just that in the mean time I got real attached to Mozilla.

Its kinda funny cause in the old set-up i used KDE exclusively (my Gnome under the old install had a MAJOR bug going on). Now that I have 8.0 I decided to work in Gnome (much stabler in this install) and I gotta tell you I LOVE Gnome! I can still access my favorite apps out of KDE ... KPPP is the only way to connect ... and I like KMail .... Ximian Evolution just seems too heavy for what I want in a mail program (don't get me wrong, Ximian is nice but I just need 'mail').

The more I use Linux the better it gets.

David