Re: Newbie needs help with SUSE 9.1
From: Kevin Nathan (knathan_at_project54.com)
Date: 07/27/04
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:38:59 -0600
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 01:25:11 -0400
In2Blues <in2blues@bluesjam.com> wrote:
> Thanks for your help.
You're welcome! That's why most of us are here -- to help and to *be*
helped. :-)
> It kind of worked. XMMS wasn't
> listed as such, but instead as "Audio Player". I finally
> got it to work and play my CD's, though.
>
I think there is a setting in KDE Control Center somewhere that let's
you set the menu to 'Program name', 'Category name' or both. But I
*might* be confusing it with Mandrake because I can't seem to find that
setting here on 8.2 . . .
> I must say that Linux isn't as easy to use as Windows,
Yes, it takes a little more involvement on the user's part but it is
well worth it -- and, after awhile, you will find Windows *more*
frustrating because there are some really nice features in Linux. :-)
> although I know it's much more stable. But while I'm
> testing things out, I thought I'd install some tools that I
> use regularly, such as virus scanner, FTP prog, zip utility,
> etc.
To get you started, you *don't* need a virus scanner until you start
serving Windows boxes from your Linux box. For the other programs, fire
up YaST Control Center -> Install & remove software and search for the
items that interest you. Load several of each and try them all out to
see which ones 'fit' you best.
> I find that it's not enough to know I have SUSE 9.1
> installed, I need to know kernel info, KDE vs GNU, etc.
> Very confusing.
Open a terminal window and do the following for the various aspects.
Kernel version:
uname -a
SUSE version:
cat /etc/*release
KDE Version:
rpm -qa | grep kdebase
If you need any other info that you can't seem to find, just holler!
> And what's this with having to compile
> programs before I can install and use them?
>
This is pretty much a rarity, most everything you need is on the CDs/DVD
or can be downloaded from SUSE's FTP site. If you absolutely *must* have
the bleeding edge version of some program then, yes, you may need to
compile it. But it's usually a pretty simple process:
./configure
make
su
(enter root password)
checkinstall
exit
(More details later, if you ever need help with it.)
> I haven't even begun to see what (if any) Windows programs
> will actually run through Linux!
Make sure 'wine' is installed and then try running the Windows program
like this:
wine nameOfWinProg
It's amazing how many programs *will* run that way . . . :-)
> I'm running Windows XP
> Home right now. It's better than previous versions, but
> that's like saying that mud is cleaner than sand :-)
>
I haven't used Windows at home for four years now and don't miss it.
But I *did* try to get Borland C++ Builder 4 to run this weekend to see
if I could help a friend with some old legacy code he has. Wine actually
installed it and I could do everything in BCB except linking. Oh, well,
time to convert him over to Linux! :-)
> Obviously, I have a lot to read up on. Unfortunately, I
> won't be able to make the transition from Windows to Linux
> as quickly as I thought :-(
As baskitcaise said, you could read from now to eternity. Just pick
something you want to do and then read up on just that aspect. If you
have the boxed set of SUSE, go through their books. Read our FAQ:
http://www.project54.com/linux/ng/alt-os-linux-suse-FAQ.txt
for some more good links. And above all else, keep having fun! :-D
-- Kevin Nathan (Montana, USA) Open standards. Open source. Open minds. The command line is the front line. Linux 2.4.20-4GB-athlon 1:16pm up 8 days 20:09, 7 users, load average: 0.41, 0.47, 0.36
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