[juneau-lug] Re: Fwd: Mapping a drive [dotcomcs@alaska.com]

  • From: Myron Davis <myrond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 00:42:22 -0800


On Sun, 01 Dec 2002, Juneau Linux Users Group wrote:

> 
> On 2002.11.30 23:07 Pascal Vincent wrote:
> Good morning all!
> 
> I am using mandrake for few months now and I am trying to dump my XP 
> box but there is still many things that I am no capable of doing with 
> my linux box. If anyone has some time...thanks for the help!
> 
> 1) on windows you can simply map a drive on a network by right clicking 
> on My computer and then select Map Network drive...how do you that on a 
> linux box?

You are going to have to setup and use various third party utilities
such as linneighborhood for mapping drivers.

> 
> 2) I use mozilla on my linux box ( and on XP as well but that is 
> irrelevant) an the fonts are sometimes impossible to read. I tried  
> many changes but I always get to some pages on the web that are 
> difficult to read...any idea?

It is most likely your default font, and when a webpage say's to use a
font you don't have it defaults to your default.  (did that make sense
at all?).  Go into preferences, appearances, fonts, and try messing
with those options you may get lucky if you adjust those options :).

> 
> 3) what is the best way to use some windows applications under linux 
> such as office?

run wine, Mandrake I believe has a package for it which should make it
fairly easy to get going.

>   Thanks for the suggestions. I have not been involved with the club 
> yet but I am following every topic you guys are suggesting on the 
> emails but I have to admit that most of it goes over my head :)
> 
> - pascal
> 
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