Re: I want to migrate to Linux
- From: General Schvantzkopf <schvantzkopf@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:22:05 -0600
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:04:37 +0000, pcbldrNinetyEight wrote:
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.
I think you'll like Gnome better that KDE but it's easy to compare them
and make your own decision.
Which Windows applications do you use, we should be able to tell you what
the Linux equivalents are. The only Windows apps that I still use are
Quickbooks, Quicken and TaxCut, which I run in a VMware Win2K VM. I like
Open Office a lot better than MS Office 2K which I was using (in a VM).
Evolution is a great e-mail client which will seem very familiar to you
because it's UI is Outlook like (but without the viruses). The only
requirement for running VMware is that you have enough memory, my
smallest machine has 2G, you might be able to get away with a little less
than that.
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