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From: AJL on 18 Dec 2009 11:59 "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >AJL typed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:15:58 -0700: >> BillW50 wrote: >>> Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program >>> and double click on it and you are good to go. >> It does in some Linux versions. >But with that method, you need a repository address. The repository address is built into the OS download package. Just a couple of clicks to download and install any of the repositories listed programs. >Webpages doesn't work. I agree that downloading is often more difficult in Linux than Windows, but your above *general* statement on all Linux downloading was incorrect and that's what I was pointing out. >And my experience with Xandros is that you can't change too much, >otherwise Xandros sees itself as corrupt and resets everything to >factory state without warning. I've done a lot of modifying on mine with no problems. But you're not stuck with Xandros. There are many Eee specific Linux distros that work quite well with the hardware. I've tried several but have always come back to Xandros. And of course you could always remove the factory reset option and gain some space to boot.
From: AJL on 18 Dec 2009 16:13 ak621(a)chebucto.ns.ca (Richard Bonner) wrote: > PDAs are OK for a quick surf of a site for immediate-info usage but >require a lot of side scrolling or zooming to see a typical page. It >would help if webpage authors designed their sites to float so as to >shrink or enlarge to fit a given browser window. Since the advent of the smartpphone most popular websites have a 'mobile' version that is designed for a small phone screen but also works very well on a modern wireless PDA as well. No scrolling required...
From: BillW50 on 19 Dec 2009 08:40 In news:hgg97l$bt$3(a)Kil-nws-1.UCIS.Dal.Ca, Richard Bonner typed on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:05:09 +0000 (UTC): > BillW50 (BillW50(a)aol.kom) wrote: > >> Richard Bonner typed: >>> A Linux distro I'd recommend for Windows users is Knoppix with >>> the KDE desktop. > >> Xandros also uses KDE desktop. They come with Asus EeePCs. Although >> they are set up to use easy mode vs. advanced mode which looks a lot >> more like Windows. Although it is hard to find updated applications >> or applications in general for KDE. For example, I haven't seen >> anything newer than Firefox 2.0 yet for it. Although I haven't >> checked in a few months. >> -- >> Bill > > *** I haven't fired up Knoppix in some time, so I was unaware that > newer applications were not available. I recommended it because it > seems easy for Windows users to catch on to it. Thanks Richard! Although got any recommendations to a distro that everything actually works? The part of it being easy for Windows users isn't important to me since I used many different kinds of systems anyway. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2
From: BillW50 on 19 Dec 2009 08:54 In news:7bani5di0arfko871asaoe41jlbcr3vvkg(a)4ax.com, AJL typed on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:59:03 -0700: > "BillW50" <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: >> AJL typed on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:15:58 -0700: >>> BillW50 wrote: > >>>> Linux doesn't work like Windows. You just can't download a program >>>> and double click on it and you are good to go. > >>> It does in some Linux versions. > >> But with that method, you need a repository address. > > The repository address is built into the OS download package. Just a > couple of clicks to download and install any of the repositories > listed programs. Can I update my two year old Firefox this way? >> Webpages doesn't work. > > I agree that downloading is often more difficult in Linux than > Windows, but your above *general* statement on all Linux downloading > was incorrect and that's what I was pointing out. Which Linux distro allows you grab a file from a webpage and allows installation by double clicking on it. >> And my experience with Xandros is that you can't change too much, >> otherwise Xandros sees itself as corrupt and resets everything to >> factory state without warning. > > I've done a lot of modifying on mine with no problems. But you're not > stuck with Xandros. There are many Eee specific Linux distros that > work quite well with the hardware. I've tried several but have always > come back to Xandros. And of course you could always remove the > factory reset option and gain some space to boot. I tried Puppy Linux and Ubuntu that were setup for the EeePC. Although I never got the wireless to ever work right. Only Xandros works with the wireless. But then you have to put up with Xandros limitations. -- Bill Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2
From: the wharf rat on 19 Dec 2009 11:55
In article <hgil44$qjg$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, BillW50 <BillW50(a)aol.kom> wrote: > >Thanks Richard! Although got any recommendations to a distro that >everything actually works? The part of it being easy for Windows users I usually recommend CentOS or redhat to commercial users. |