If you're a Linux noob, you can't go wrong with Linspire, formerly called Lindows. The learning curve is nothing with this desktop Linux distribution. Although one could run servers with Linspire, it was designed for the desktop.
Posted on 06/02/2005 7:09:51 PM PDT by Panerai
True enough, becasue Win2K is hands down the best OS MS has ever produced. It's almost as if MS didn't even make it, that's how good it is.....
There are several distros that are easier to install than Windows--and it'll take less time.
OpenOffice.org will read and write MS Office files. GIMP works with just about any type of pic, and there are several sound mixing apps as well.
Check out my home page for a link to Windows-to-Linux apps equivalents.
Another uptick in the use of Firefox.
I agree wholeheartedly. When I must use Windows, W2K is the only one I'll use.
If you're a Linux noob, you can't go wrong with Linspire, formerly called Lindows. The learning curve is nothing with this desktop Linux distribution. Although one could run servers with Linspire, it was designed for the desktop.
Its about damn time!
Dont fret if you want an up2date browser you can always use FireFox (which may get a big kick out of this..
at least you waited until a time when Linux is a touch eaiser, many certs dont even require you to tecompile a kernel anymore..
were talking about 2000 and XP which are not only the same major kernel version (2000 = nt5, xp = nt5.1) they were released ontop of eachother!
This may force ten of thousands of business to upgrade to a desktop OS that is either the same agre as 2k or well um does not exist yet (longhorn). I dont blame MS for this, I just hope they dont let security on ie6 become any worse..
I'd like to see Microsoft get away from integrating the browswer into the O/S, which is directly causing this problem. On the other hand, Win2K is over 5 years old, and basically no vendor provides free support for operating systems that long in the tooth. The fact that it is that old yet still a reliable O/S for many is more of a plus than a minus.
bh, just so you know this is more of a distro thing than a 'linux' thing.. Fedora, and I think Suse do this, insert a cd it automounts and opens a windows (using gnome or kde), click on the RPM and it will install and auto-resolve deps. The trick is this, it has to know where the deps are so its best to use a yum repository like dag (which has the app and all deps) and a gui app like GYUM to install software. Non of this fixes the lack of some softwre people prefer to have..
As for the install itself Fedora and Redhat have been there for years, all have a a gui with default buttons for a base desktop install..
I think its true with 'software assurance'. But I think for home users its probably not true. I know MS has shown interest in a model where you pay per year for use but I think bad reactions from users put that one away..
I dont know what the solution is but waiting 4 years to replace a desktop o sit not it. If 2003 was not just a server edition (I may be wrong but I have never seek 2k3 'professional') than maybe you have a good 2.5 year break point..
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Thanks- appreciate the info.
I saw an article about this about 4 years ago, but it never happened.
Thanks- I'll remember that.
Agreed, my personal favorite. One of my servers has had W2K running since 1999 and it's still going great. Win XP is pretty decent but it crashes a bit too often. Win.Net completely sucked and Win 2003 I don't use often enough to comment on.
For Linux, Mandrake 10.1 is the best I've come across. I know they renamed it to something else, but I haven't used it yet.
How so? a default install of frdora comes with a gui update agent and a gui platform for new softwre which auto installs deps?
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