On Dec 3, 2007 3:47 AM, Tony D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All: > > This mailing-list is pitched too high for me. Please > point me to any resource for OpenSUSE 10.3 which is > simpler to understand. (I do have elementary knowledge > of UNIX.) I'm hoping to migrate from WinXP to OpenSUSE > 100% once I'm confident enough. >
Tony, I've been on here for years and could likely understand most of the discussion. I typically delete 90% of the e-mail after just reading the subject line. It is just overwhelming to try and read it all. As to switching to a Linux desktop: I'm very experienced with Linux from the command-line, but a relative newbie with the Linux GUI. I made the switch to a Linux GUI on my office workstation a couple months ago. I knew I needed a XP crutch to fall back on for some of my business needs. So I installed (64-bit) SUSE 10.3 with a (32-bit) vmware server (free) setup to allow me to run the few programs I need from XP. The vmware instance uses about 512MB of RAM all the time, and it is not the fastest thing in the world. An older machine may have trouble running this setup, but I have a 9 month old $500 Dell w/1GB of RAM and it is doing fine. (XP can be a little slow at times). It can be a little hard to setup the vmware environment, but not too terrible. I only get into XP a few times a week, but it is nice to have when timelines are short and Linux is not setup for the feature you need yet. And by going that way you can continue to run XP apps as long as you need to as you transition to Linux. FYI: You will still need an XP license and licenses for any commercial XP software you install. If you want to give that a shot, then start a new thread and put something like newbie in the subject Also there is wiki entry about this, but I think it is a little out of date. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
