-=PCTechTalk=- Re: (no subject)
- From: ~OoO~ <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 07:21:58 -0400
I'm actually more concerned on running servers on a Linux system, which
would be not my primary system but my secondary system. I have 4 servers I
run... FTP, WWW, a remote admin server, and a 4th I won't mention. And, so
far, everything I've read, and from what others currently using it for
those same servers, says that Linux is perfect for that. Of course, if it
fulfills all my needs, Windows may be trashed altogether, with a dual-boot
setup "just in case."
---Troth
At 9/25/2003 07:42 PM, Wyatt wrote:
>All in all it's gone well. There's a lot to like, but, from the perspective
>of a long time Microsoft user, Linux has some growing up to do even
>still. I
>had both Mandrake and Redhat dual booting with my XP with a boot disk. Then
>I decided to get cute and eliminate the boot disk. I trashed my Windows.
>
>I eventually got XP to boot again - intact - but since I've been wanting to
>get a retail copy instead of the system restore that came with XP anyway,
>I've ordered one and am going to go with the dual boot again and try it from
>the start with LiLo - before I've got it so far setup that it will pi** me
>off if it goes south.
>
>I have to say it's not as hard as the fear and dismay crowd leads you to
>believe, but it's NOT as easy as Windows. The applications, as a rule, come
>with a LOT of built in niceties. System configuration, though, is still
>cryptic, even given the wizards and GUI. Some things have to be routed out
>in the logs and hashed at the command prompt.
>
>I'd recommend giving it a try, but don't get too attached yet to your current
>system until both are running smoothly the way you want them to. Mandrake is
>the most Windows-like and detects the most hardware on its own. SuSe demo
>worked well too, but I'm not buying that one yet. Redhat is a tad more
>touchy about installation, but it also appears to be more in depth.
>
>I'm well pleased with everything about the Linux system except the browsers.
>Mozilla is very Netscape-like and is pretty secure, but I miss individual
>control of content that SlimBrowser gave me. Opera is okay, but there are
>things about it that bug me. Konqueror is a great IE type browser, but it
>isn't tabbed, and I really like a tabbed browser. All are very serviceable,
>I am just picky and spoiled on my IE/SlimBrowser setup.
>
>It's been a long time since I felt like living on the edge with my system.
>I've gotten used to getting it right and running it forever without
>glitches.
>As aggravating as it seems, I'm kinda enjoying it. Brings back memories of
>spending an entire weekend getting a modem to work in the DOS days.
>
>On Wednesday 24 September 2003 09:47 pm, you wrote:
> > Well, keep glancing behind you cause I'm prepping to follow your path as
> > well.
> >
> > ---Troth
> >
> > At 9/24/2003 08:53 PM, Wyatt M. Portendt wrote:
> > >XP and my email setup were too tame and running too well. I decided to go
> > >for
> > >some excitement.
> >
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