On Feb 24, 2007, at 6:00 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: > It is hard > to do anything in Linux because it is all a little different than > Windows, > MAC or even DOS.
Well, I think that statement needs a bit of amplification. I'm an utter newb, having just set up my linux box a couple of weekends ago, and play time has been limited to whatever I can steal from the family on nights & weekends. I, like none of us probably, am not a great example: we tend to figure out stuff pretty quickly. But for me, certain stuff has been drop-dead easy on Ubuntu: installing it, updating it and installed applications, installing new applications -- all as easy or easier than Windows/Mac ever were. Application software has been easy, too, though I have been using OO for a while on Windows. OTOH, those config files John commented on... For example, I set up the box with a spare monitor attached. I decided to move the linux over to my primary work space. It detected the monitor over there and built the configuration for it. BUT, I could not get it to choose resolution higher than 800x600, even though the configuration says it did. Moving the box over here, it didn't detect the different monitor. No biggie, thought I, install the driver. Simple. But, as of yet, no. Whil, Ted and our other brethren on the ProLinux side of the house have sent me a few suggestions, but I haven't been able to do (or in some cases understand) them yet. So in my extremely-limited experience: some stuff really easy, at least with the Ubantu interface. Other stuff "not so much." Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
