Take the plunge

For those who wish to take the plunge, there is a lot of support here for Linux.

http://www.linuxquestions.org

Andy

Andy wrote:
For those who wish to take the plunge, there is a lot of support here for Linux.

http://www.linuxquestions.org

Andy

Everyone here has moved to Windows 7 :-)
You're too late.

*******

You can test Linux without abandoning Windows.
Many Linux distributions make a LiveCD version
which can be used as a boot CD. You boot the
computer with the CD, and commands run off
the contents of the CD. If you like your
Linux CD, you can keep your Linux CD.

Do not accept just any CD. It must say LiveCD,
to be used as a boot choice allowing evaluation
of the OS.

There is no need to install anything, so stay
away from the "Install" button unless you've
drunk the Koolaid. Any time you install an OS,
it can disturb your existing setup. Someone
in one of the newsgroups can assist you with
any details on such topics. Because installing
multiple OSes is a "computer question", and not
necessarily only a Linux question or only a
Windows question. You see, the fun part comes,
when you want to uninstall Linux later.

By not installing, and just evaluating (dabble
in the water, not plunge in), you can learn all
you need to know.

As for what you can do with the Linux OS,
I understand it's great for storing your
Cookie Recipes. Bon appetit.

(Well, they said Windows was good for that too.)

You should have at least 512MB of RAM. Your processor
should have SSE2 in the instruction set. These are
convenient minimums to work with. While it's possible
to find less demanding OS choices, it's more research work.
A P4 processor (something around during the WinXP era)
will still work nicely for this. It helps if the video
card can support some forms of acceleration, as this
reduces the load from Compiz (for those Linux OSes that
insist on using animations for stuff).

https://wiki.debian.org/FlashPlayer/

"Adobe dropped support of processors without SSE2
on Linux in an early point release of Flashplayer 11.
The player will install, but then crashes when it
is invoked. This mostly affects older 32bit AMD processors.
You can install Flashplayer 10 from Adobe"

And you must be ready to read lots of web pages,
to find solutions for the issues you find. Just
like you would for Windows. Linux doesn't
come with a money back guarantee, or a
lifetime support contract. Some elbow grease
required.

Paul

| For those who wish to take the plunge, there is a lot of support here for
Linux.
|
| http://www.linuxquestions.org
|

So what? Since when is Linux an XP issue?
If you want to use Linux that's up to you.

I actually used to install Mandriva occasionally
to try it out. Likewise with Suse. I figured that
someday maybe it wold be ready for actual use.
I finally gave up. I don't have weeks to waste
fiddling with a half-done system that makes me
open console windows to get things done.

I read the other day that Mandriva just went
out of business. Suse releases on a 6 month cycle
and supports for 2 years. I'm typing now on
XP -- nearly 15 years old and it still runs almost
all available Windows software. That's far
better than any Linux version. WINE is 20+
years old and never really did succeed at
running Windows software.

On Thu, 28 May 2015 08:55:41 -0400, "Mayayana" wrote:

WINE is 20+
years old and never really did succeed at
running Windows software.

Disagree. It depends on the software.
I use WINE on different Linux distros for 32-bit apps, although not sure about old 16-bit or newer
64-bit.

On Thu, 28 May 2015 08:55:41 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

| For those who wish to take the plunge, there is a lot of support here for
Linux.
|
| http://www.linuxquestions.org
|

So what? Since when is Linux an XP issue?
If you want to use Linux that's up to you.

I actually used to install Mandriva occasionally
to try it out. Likewise with Suse. I figured that
someday maybe it wold be ready for actual use.
I finally gave up. I don't have weeks to waste
fiddling with a half-done system that makes me
open console windows to get things done.

I read the other day that Mandriva just went
out of business. Suse releases on a 6 month cycle
and supports for 2 years. I'm typing now on
XP -- nearly 15 years old and it still runs almost
all available Windows software. That's far
better than any Linux version. WINE is 20+
years old and never really did succeed at
running Windows software.


Linux is made for only a small percentage of people, and those people
are anti-social and have no life beyond their computers. For them,
spending weeks fighting with an OS is natural. In fact when they do
finally get it working, they wipe the drive and move on to another
distro to fight with. It's sad in many ways. Those people might actually
be useful members of society, and accomplish things, if they just threw
their computers in the garbage. I'm surprised no one has yet designed
self help groups, and treatment centers for Linux Addicts!

On the positive side, they do cut down on traffic congestion on the
highway, since they rarely ever leave their homes, unless they have a
linux powered laptop on their car's dashboard!

As far as WINE, it only works if it's sold in a bottle and poured into a
long stemmed glass! It works the best if it's at least 20 years old.....

On Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:16:50 -0500, wrote:

20 years old

Hmm, you mean just like you?