[pchelpers] Re: Linux printer installs

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 22:55 +0300, Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:

> I think the trick to starting to use Linux (on the side, without getting 
> rid of Windows) is to contact a Linux user group. Then, even new or 
> geeky things like commands instead of dialog boxes can be easy to 
> handle. Also, some Linux versions are just as and even more user 
> friendly than Windows or Macs, with no need to use anything except the 
> mouse to adjust settings.
> 
concur

> I've heard that all Linux user groups are very helpful most of the time. 
> What has kept me and probably most other people from switching to Linux 
> (or BSD) is not knowing what version of Linux to use. That makes it 
> difficult to decide what user group to join.
> 
A must!!   I have received so mush helpful assistance and have dropped a
couple of the user-groups now as I am quite a way along in experience -
but not a long way!

> But I've heard that although most Linux users are big fans of their 
> Linux version and sometimes zealots, even these are usually willing to 
> help one find help for another version of Linux too. So, depending on 
> what kind of a person you are, i would suggest either first choosing a 
> Linux version from this excellent comparison:
I get help from Mandrake, Fedora, Mepis, Gentoo, Debian and other users
and I use Ubuntu which is the newest distro to date.

> http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
> (more technical details:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_Distributions
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions
> 
> or finding a local or at least regional or national Linux user group:
> http://www.linux.org/groups/
> 
> or a local user:
> http://counter.li.org/reports/place.php?place=ALL
> 
How many Windows user groups did you find EG?

> or, since in this Internet age helpers don't usually need to be 
> physically close, joining Linz's user group and using his version of 
> Linux, Ubuntu, i think.
> 
I'll help where I can - warning - dont try and put a Linux distribution
on an NTFS system, which most Windows XP machines are.  It is better to
put Linux on a Windows PC that uses FAT32 file system.   It is not
impossible to run Linux on NTFS though.

> Linz seems pretty happy, but i don't know if the reason he has been 
> asking his Linux questions here (even though there seem to be only very 
> few Pchelpers who know anything about Linux) is because he didn't get 
> enough help in the Ubuntu user group. Linz, what's the scoop?
Mostingly, connectivity between Linux and Windows.  Many of the Linux
users are zealots as you state and haven't even used XP.  Some who have
switched have been most helpful.   I still get useful tips for Linux
from the Ubuntu PC as I run FireFox in Linux and many of the features of
OE & TB are similar to Evolution which I now use for email in Linux.
 
> 
> As you can see, Susan, i've been, once again, doing research on how to 
> start using Linux. I think i've also now finally solved my extra 
> problem, which only few of us have, namely which version is equally 
> good, popular, and well supported in both English and some other 
> language (in my case, Finnish). I intend to get something i can 
> recommend to most people, not just geeks. So far, it seems to be SUSE 
> (Novell).
> 
SUSE is good EG.  A local aqauintance has SUSE on his wifes PC along
with XP on an NTFS system.   No problems.   The Husband uses Ubuntu.
Both are good.   SUSE might cost some though, where Ubuntu is free.

> Ekhart
> 
> 
Linz




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