Re: I want to migrate to Linux

Dances With Crows <danceswithcrows@xxxxxxx> wrote in
news:slrnfs9098.h0k.danceswithcrows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

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.

That's good to hear. I suspected as much.

If you're worried, post the output of /sbin/lspci.

I assume you refer to a file that is created after I install Linux to my
HD.

[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.

I will wait until after I've had time to experiment with WINE.

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.

Wouldn't couldn't force her to do anything. I only wanted to emphasize
that I need a user friendly OS. I refurbished a PC for her for Christmas
because she wanted her own. She's welcome to use her WIN98SE PC till
smoke rolls out the back or parts are no longer available whichever
comes first. Beyond that day???

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 assume your saying that kUbantu uses a desktop other than GNOME
possibly KDE and that it might be better for a beginner like me OK.

--
pcbldrNinetyEight
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