[ncolug] Re: Switching from M$ to Ubuntu
- From: "M. Knisely" <charon79m@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:21:35 -0400
I feel that your one bad experience with those HP printers has soured you on
CUPS, and for the life of me I can't figure out why. It's a sucky
printer... not CUPS that caused your problem. With just a little looking
you can see if a printer will work well, and if it won't, you will find a
very good writeup on exactly what the issue is. Don't bother with looking to
the manufacture for drivers; all major manufacturers are listed here:
http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi
Next up, you might want to send him over to Wine's database on application
compatibility. (
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&sTitle=Browse%20Applications&sOrderBy=appName&bAscending=true
)
I would also suggest that he can run MS inside a Virtual Machine for any
applications that will not run under Linux. He would use the VM for those
aplications only, and all his browsing and email would be done under the
Linux box.
If he would like the ability to work remotely, he might also want to attend
the upcoming LUG meeting, as I'll be presnting a Linux Terminal Server
solution that would be of interest... though I have the feeling he's from
VA.
Mike K.
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Henry keultjes <hbkeultjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Any others words of wisdom for my friend Bette Inman?
>
> Henry Keultjes
> Mansfield Ohio USA
>
> I will post this to the NCOLUG list for final answers but here is my
> preliminary.
>
> First, no glee, just acknowledging that you are open minded enough to
> consider better solutions when circumstances call for them.
>
> There is a Linux porgram called Wine that will let you use just about
> anything M$
>
> To start I would use a dual boot using Linux with everything that
> connects to the outside so you can continue to use word and your
> geneaology and financials. That will give you a chance to investigate
> alternatives.
>
> You may have some issues with the printer driver. I don't like CUPS
> (Common Unix Printer System) because to me it is glasshouse and ASCII
> printing derived and does a very poor job with most home use printers.
> So go to the website of your printer mfg and look for drivers. There
> are also other websites that support Linux printers and I will copy you
> the back and forth from the NCOLUG posts when I had problems switching
> from Samsung to HP.
>
> Henry
>
>
> Inman at Nemeton wrote:
>
>> I hate to ask as I know you are going to answer with smug glee but are you
>> running Ubundu on your computer? I am considering it because we got hit
>> again with that #$%$^^ blackmail virus on our main computer. That HP came
>> with XP Pro and evidently that is a good target for these blackmail viruses.
>> The laptop has XP Home. Anyway the local guy wants us to switch to Ubundu.
>>
>> Will I be able to use the Ms programs on it? I need MS Office (don't like
>> Open Office) and my financials and genealogy programs are used all the time.
>>
>> So, go ahead, shout yippee and then tell me the answers to those
>> questions.
>>
>> White Crow
>>
>>
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