Re: Experiences and trouble with Knoppix --evaluationg converting from Windows to Linux

From: horne (horne_at_member.fsf.org)
Date: 07/14/03 

Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:56:35 GMT

jack turer scribbled:

> Re: Experiences and trouble with Knoppix --evaluationg converting from
> Windows to Linux
>
> Hello,
>
> I am evaluating converting (at least some) desktops at the office from
> Windows 2000, to some variety of Linux.
>

Smart decision.

> Version:
> Knoppix: 2003-06-06 English CD
>

> Now the issues. Any ideas how to fix these?

Let me point out Knoppix runs from CD / ramdisk and as such its performance
does not necessarily reflect the performance when installed on a hard
drive. Knoppix is not intended for the typical office desktop user.

>
> Bad:
>
> -The Desktop (KDE) is slow. I mean *really* slow, almost to be
> unusable. Various windows (like File explorer) take forever to open.
> Far slower than MS W2K on the same hardware. This may have been due to
> the fact it was running from a CD though (can anyone say?)

Yes, it is due to running from CD and ramdisk plus having to share RAM with
both ramdisk and applications including the KDE desktop environment.

> -Open Office
> -Takes forever, welcome seagulls screen opens, then crashed on open
> and windows disappeared. Couldn't evaluate...
>
> -File Explorer, opening JPGs
> -Tried to open some JPGs, picture starts to appear in right side
> window, then file manager crashed and shut down. Couldn't see
> pictures.
>

> -Windows Networking
> -No way (I could find) to browse the windows network (this will be
> a
> reality in most offices where Linux is introduced).. ie the SMB
> windows network, that exists in most offices that run MS Windows
> LANs via 'network neighborhood'.
>
> -USB Drive
> -Knoppix found the USB 120Gig drive, and could read it OK (NTFS). I
> decided to make it a linux filesystem, ran Fdisk (ok), rebooted
> (ok),
> ran MK2FS (ran for a while, then the entire OS froze up solid,
> CTRL-ALT_DEL failed and had to pull the power and start over..)

Use a distribution more suited for the intended purpose like SuSE Linux or
Mandrake Linux for example. Many of your issues were a direct result of
selecting the wrong distribution for your particular expectations and not a
failure on the part of Knoppix or GNU/Linux in gemeral. 

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