Matthew Stringer wrote: > Probably a n00b question this but I'll ask anyway: > > I've a PC at home that myself, my wife and son use, it runs Windows XP. > > Due to endless problems with ad-ware n viruses that no removal software can > detect forcing me to re-install I've decided that enough is enough and that > my next machine will be SUSE only rather than dual booting. > > I'm happy that most of my apps now have equivalents in Linux (I play with > keyboards n sequencers and there's been some great progress on that front) > and use consoles for games. > > However there is one stumbling block I'm not sure about. > > I often download large files that can take days to complete, using BitTorrent > or news groups. > > On my MS machine I can log off and leave these programs running so that the > other users can use their desktops and check their mail etc. > > Now leaving a non-X application running when you log off is fine, but how > would you do this with an X based program? > > I know I could use command line based applications but that's less desirable. > > I spend all day with Linux servers my knowledge of it's desktop is limited by > comparison! > > Linux supports multiple desktops, so you could lock yours and the rest of the family can log in to another desktop.
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