Re: Will applications that run on v9.3 run on v10?
- From: "Pat Kelecy" <pkelecy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 12:16:37 -0400
"jonah" <jonah123@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 May 2006 12:02:48 GMT, "Pat"
<pkelecy(removethis)@insightbb.com> wrote:
"Vahis" <waxborg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Pat wrote:
In terms of Linux not being like Windows, I'm expecting there to be
some
differences. But in general I would expect i to be more similar than
different (i.e. double click icons to launch applications and open
folders;
click and drag to move things around;
You will be either frustrated and disappointed (my guess) and
tell that Linux sucks. Or you will find it interesting and
continue exploring Linux.
I expect the latter, assuming day-to-day use is stable and reasonably
easy.
Day to day use is dead easy as long as you don't want to change
anything beyond adding e mail accounts and the like.
Been using SuSE 10 for a good 6 months now, it is really hard at first
realising that all those years of Windows means zip and you do not
have a clue what you are doing. It is a whole new language and drives
you mad with the simplest stupid little things like not knowing how to
find a text editor or even what its called. But it is also fascinating
and every minor victory is very satisfying, it is worth all the
effort.
Currently I am nowhere near competent but I have struggled and
persevered and managed to get everything I have set my mind to up and
running with a lot of help from this NG, and it gets easier (no it
gets less difficult) as I get more experience. OTOH I installed a copy
of SuSE 10 for a 10 year old and he is brilliant with it, prior
knowledge of Windows obviously is not a help.
I can understand that, as long as the apps you need are available and workWine is very useful for running Windows apps under Linux when there is
well, which is obviously the case for most Linux users.
no acceptable Linux equivalent, does not work for every windows app
though.
Jonah
Thanks for the feedback.
I plan to go through a good introductory guide to get me up to speed, and
then just play around with it for a while (seeing how many of my current
Windows apps I can replace - most I expect, with the possible exception of
MS Project). I expect that if it is indeed easy to use for routine
day-to-day stuff, as you indicate, then I'll use it more (and Windows less)
as time goes on, until Windows just fades away.
We'll see.
Pat
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