AG wrote:
Web Kracked wrote:
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I still need some help learning Ubuntu and finding the
best applications for me to try, before I start converting
my other machines (except one) to Ubuntu-Linux. I keep
forgetting about needing to "re-mount" the two SCSI drives
that were E: and F: and was not converted to a Linux formated
drive.
What desktop environment (e.g. KDE or GNOME or Xfce4, etc.) or window
manager (e.g. IceWM, etc.) do you use? Some may utilise HAL and some
scripting magick to auto-load these onto your desktop for you. For
example, I use GNOME as my preferred DE and store all my audio files on
a USB hard-drive. This is auto-mounted at every boot and login and is
immediately available. I did have to load a couple of scripts and
apt-get install a program, but that is as easy as pie once you know what
to do. Is this kind of functionality what you mean?
Those two drives are where my files are kept when
there is no room on my laptops. Like over 100,000 font file
including a full set of Adobe fonts from 2-3 years ago.
What was meant by "Whoops. Sorry. Forgot I'd installed the non-Ubuntu
version." Was there some other version that could be installed
on Ubuntu?
Possibly "alien" as in *.rpm or src, but I am only guessing?
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I run GNU/Linux Debian Testing on an AMD sempron. Without entering into
some kind of holy war, whilst Ubuntu is a decent entry system, and many
will swear by it, the version of OOo (3.0.1.) is not crippled in any way
on my system. I wonder if this is a library issue specific to Ubuntu?
I don't know your comfort level with computing, but one consideration
might be to try a dual-boot with two (or more, if the mood takes you)
distros on the same HD using partitioning. That way you can test your
preferences against differently tweaked systems, which is really the
different distros do - package management, default applications, etc.
Anyway - well done on taking the plunge into the world of Free and Open
Source Software. I hope that you enjoy the journey.
Best,
AG
KDE is Kubuntu
GNOME is Ubuntu
I use used the default setups, for now
Of course, somewhere within the setups of extra software
the workgroup/share went from my standard MSHOME to workgroup
on the Linux machine and I had to figure out how to get it back.
I was told that for the number crunching needs, I could use a
"light" version of Ubuntu, but I did not want to go "light".
Now that I have Samba running properly, again, I have fixed
my trouble with "d2" and d3".
Since it has been a long time between my working with Linux,
I am using what I was suggested. Not to get into distro wars
either, what would be better for a HP laptop Athlon64 zv6000 series?
I am getting my feet wet with Ubuntu on my old server, but the
real part will be getting one to work on that laptop. I am told
that desktops are easy compared to getting laptops installed
correctly.
That one will need OOo to work fully.
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