Re: I want to migrate to Linux

pcbldrNinetyEight staggered into the Black Sun and said:
I want to migrate from WIN98SE to Linux and am looking for [advice].
I recently built two identical WIN98SE PCs.

One PC will serve as a test machine and the other will be my primary
PC. My plan is to start by booting from a LiveCD, then install Linux
in a dual boot with WIN98SE, then install just Linux. [I want]
support for my hardware.

If your boxes can run 'Doze98, hardware support should not be a problem.
'Doze98 is ancient. If you're worried, post the output of /sbin/lspci.

[I want] WINE so I [can] continue to use my current software for which
there are no Linux alternatives.

Post the names of the programs you're using that don't have Linux
builds, and people will probably be able to suggest ways to accomplish
what you need.

I need to get this OS up and running quickly with little previous
knowledge. Until I have time to learn the syntax of Linux I need to
pick a distro that supports point and click as much as possible.

Just remember that Linux Is Not 'Doze, and that KDE in its default
config is the most 'Doze-like desktop environment that currently exists
for Linux. There's an old proverb: "Learn to walk before you try to
run." Follow its advice, and you will be less likely to fall on your
face.

I have told my wife that she too is migrating to Linux

Ordering people around like that doesn't typically work well. Let her
do that at her own pace, and you and she will have fewer problems.

I am considering PCLinuxOS [and] [Ubuntu].

Either one would probably work well for a first-time user. You might
want to think about kUbuntu as well, as Ubuntu's default DE is GNOME.

I chose this NG to post because it looks fairly active.

comp.os.linux.hardware is for discussing hardware support and problems
under Linux. I think your questions would be more on-topic in
comp.os.linux.setup and comp.os.linux.misc. However, you can't really
read col.misc without a good killfile now because of all those damned
spammers, and groups.google doesn't have killfile capabilities. (Of all
the many deficiencies in that excuse for an NNTP client, its lack of a
killfile is the most obvious.) HTH,

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