Linux as a Desktop

[voidmain]

I don't understand why anyone would curse it as you say.  I don't know anyone that curses it (who knows how to use it). And I used to use IBM Xterminals a couple of jobs back, but setting up a cheap Linux PC works just about as well as the Xterminals.  The nice thing about Xterminals are their reliability and if one does fail, just stick another one in it's place and you are off.  You might find some on ebay...

[choasforages]

well, i kinda need a little help with it,  you could probably help me with it. i have read through some of X's docs and on the internet and cannot manage to compile XFree86 /*free software noramly makes me very angry when it doth not compile */. it errs out. i did not notice and autoconf or normal make files, just imake files. this confuses my ./configure && make && make install mind. i can retry and give exact errors. thanks

[voidmain]

Can I ask a dumb question first?  Why do you need to recompile it?

Do you have "imake" installed?  It should be part of the X11 devel. imake is used to generate "Makefile"s from Makefile templates.  It's been a while since I've compiled X from scratch so if I don't go camping this evening and have some free time, I'll attempt it again myself tonight. I would then be in a little better position to help you.

[ June 14, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

[choasforages]

ahh, there is no dumb question. i need to compile it for ChoasnetOS, my linux distro. /*soon to be anyway*/ the only reason i would try LFS/little of my own knowhow is if i could get xwindows to compile. once i know i can build x, itlls be a few short weeks before i have a loaf disk image and a tar.gz file. for reconition on the fuckmicrosoft.com's alternative os catagory. /*when i get down building it, i still need to find someone to host the sucker well, thanks voidmain.

[preacher]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
I can't win!

If I start a thread you close it, and if I post in someone else's you threaten to ban me.

My original post wasn't meant to inflame people (obviously it did) it was just my opinion of the major Linux distributions and how I have a problem with their speed.  I was saying he could go with either that or the more advanced (gentoo, debian, etc) but they are harder to configure.  Debian and gentoo are faster than mandrake and red hat, am I right??  You know some people don't have 1.5 ghz machines with 512 mb ram, and KDE can be a little annoying when you have a 400 mhz machine with 128 mb ram.

Well, you obviously have no clue what you are talking about. I run KDE on my 300 mhz pc with 128mb ram and it works great. In fact it runs faster than win98se did. My other linux box is a 433mhz with 288mb ram and using BlackBox it runs great also. I speak from experience.

[slave]

What version of KDE do you run?  1.1?

[Chooco]

i want to say i use 3.x but i'm not even sure if there IS a 3.x (i think the x is a 4)

seriously dude, KDE is not as laggy as you think it is.

[voidmain]

KDE 3.0 is much faster than 2.2 and an all around great improvement over the previous versions...

[choasforages]

yeah, kde is faster then kde and manages to look better at the same time. so voidmain, how is it going with compiling X11 if you are trying to figure it out
thanks

[slave]

I'm in love with the Windows XP interface.

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by choasforages:
yeah, kde is faster then kde and manages to look better at the same time. so voidmain, how is it going with compiling X11 if you are trying to figure it out
thanks

Sorry, I got sidetracked with helping someone configure a server farm with Piranha and LVS clustering..  I'll probably not have time to mess with it until at least Tuesday as I'm heading out of town tomorrow morning for a couple of days...

[Chooco]

quote:I'm in love with the Windows XP interface.

as am i, my friends and i spread the legs on it and we each took turns f***ing it to teach it a lesson but i think that on some level we all enjoyed it .

sorry, i just saw that movie "Your Friends and Neighbors" last night and i had to say something similar to that story told in the sauna lol!

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by X11 / BOB:

And i can fly, drive a car and masturbate at the same time.

its easyt to fley- all you hsve to do is fall and miss the ground

[iustitia]

Actually, I dont want to support M$ or anything, but on the issue of bootage, XP boots about 10 times faster than linux.  Keep in mind however that I have almost no programs starting when XP starts, and I dont have an OEM version i.e. I dont have all that crap that no one wants that only serves to bloat

[iustitia]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
I bet if someone said Windows was slow you would piss all over the OS, and certaintly wouldn't say "it's your fault, not windows's."  

Yes, youre right about that, I suppose it isnt fair.  :confused:  

 

quote:Windows XP User #696969634534:
Why are you acting like it's my fault? Of course I configured X correctly!!

One reason I think it might indeed be fair when you come right down  to it.  Windows is idiot proof.  Linux requires a large amount of exensive configuration.  Therefore it is easier for someone to mess up on Linux.  There are few bugs in Linux due to its GPL licensing.  There are many bugs in XP due to its closed source nature.  Therefore it is much easier for the system to crash even when virtually untouched by the user.