-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 28 Feb 2005 11:11, SnapafunFrank wrote: > Bottom line, use the apps that work in Linux for now and stick to > configuring one preferred app at a time. You get to learn Linux and end > up with the exact app you want. > > Coffee fix required me thinks.
I remember that when I first started I found that this was the best advice. The trouble is that the latest and greatest can really be a pain when you are still learning. I found that to stick to the apps that Mandrake gave me - apart from plf xine packages etc - was the best philosophy. I still mainly do, though not entirely these days. I think you have been a bit unfortunate, too with some of your hardware. Most of mine worked from the box, but my first efforts at linux were stymied when my printer could not be made to work and I could not afford to change it. Things are much better now, drivers are available for many more things, but there are still some that may never be workable. Don't get depressed. Work a little in both worlds until you feel most things are working, then you should be able to spend increasing time in the linux world. Anne - -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCIwNfkFAvMr/nNX8RAjgEAJ9nQ5mdtoCPQWYRbF6QiNk/Em5yDQCfQWbQ 9JYFSXhHm21gViT5RmydKSY= =iGuw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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