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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: new2linux55 on 17 April 2003, 18:00

Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: new2linux55 on 17 April 2003, 18:00: Hi the only thing i find wrong with linus is the way its hard......... however i seen this please tell me if it is usefull.

http://xpde.qadram.com (http://xpde.qadram.com)

Im very tempted at this ! (http://smile.gif)
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: Doogee on 17 April 2003, 18:03: what?
Linus is hard?
Isn't that normal for a guy.
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: new2linux55 on 17 April 2003, 18:04: opps linux (http://smile.gif)
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: smokey on 17 April 2003, 18:06: that is the freakiest thing - it looks EXACTLY like expee!

well if the interface is your only barrier than thats great! I recommend RedHat or Mandrake.

I don't know how to install these - however it will involve (gasp) the terminal window

something along the lines of
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Decompress the package and read the INSTALL file for installation instructions

good luck with your switch to linux and welcome to the forums
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: Doogee on 17 April 2003, 18:06: also that xpde prolly wouldn't make linux any easier.
also you'd have to install it.
AND Gnome and KDE are great desktops, try them our first (http://tongue.gif)

xfce owns jo0`

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Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: Calum on 17 April 2003, 18:18: are you seriously suggesting you want to use a desktop environment that doesn't come with the system, isn't recommended by anybody and you would have to install it yourself? plus it even insults you with its interface?

all this would make linux harder, believe me.

I suggest using mandrake, red hat or lycoris desktop. none of those are perfect, but they are certainly the easiest.
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: Pantso on 17 April 2003, 19:40: A windows manager for Linux that looks like XPee? :eek: OMG! This is weird! For God's sake stick with KDE, GNOME or some other window manager (Xfce is also great!). :eek:
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: SAJChurchey on 18 April 2003, 02:25: Hmmm...

Making your desktop just like Windows won't really help you learn linux. It'll help convert users, but if you want to learn to troubleshoot and administer Linux system, you might want to become familiar w/ the popular Desktop Environments like KDE and GNOME.
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: TheQuirk on 18 April 2003, 04:57: It seems to have a nice file manager, though. Isn't someone looking for one that looks like the XP one?
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: Doctor V on 18 April 2003, 12:34: Getting a desktop that looks like XP isn't going to make Linux much easier or harder. All the desktop is is the GUI, the menus and how pointing and clicking and stuff is handled, and especially the appearence. Configuring the desktop to make it look exactly how you want is one of my favorite things about Linux, and a newbie can surely do that much right off the bat. The internals are the same whether you use the XP desktop, KDE, Gnome, or whatever. But I think you might be missing out on alot if you just try to make everything in Linux be like windows. So try out KDE, thats my favorite desktop, try it with Mandrake, Red Hat, Suse, Lycrosis, or somthing. And Linux isn't that hard, don't be intimidated. Just does things differently sometimes, and it takes a little getting used to.

(http://redface.gif) V ;)
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: Faust on 18 April 2003, 12:43: It will take a little while but you'll get there new2. Everyone is right that it wont make it any easier though.

Actually I love the file manager.
The rest of it however is an abomination against all that is good.
Title: Is this a good idea for me a new linux user ?
Post by: TheQuirk on 18 April 2003, 19:20: Oh my god... I just tried it last night. Almost none of the applications work--they're just empty windows. Also, text is cut-off at differet places, and you can't even drag your mouse to select on the desktop!