On Feb 4, 2007, at 6:47 AM, John Weller wrote:
> I found Whil's book on using MySQL with VFP excellent. Is there a
> similar
> sort of book for Linux - a 'Linux for Windows Users' perhaps? I need
> something which will advise me on how to set a machine from scratch
> for
> basic email and word processing use; perhaps as a MySQL data server
1) Go to ubuntu.com
2) Click the Download link, and download the latest version.
3) Burn it to a CD.
4) Boot the computer you want to install it on from the CD. It will
bring you to the Ubuntu desktop. Assuming that you have DHCP
available, your connection should already be set.
5) Click on the 'Applications' menu, and go to Internet/Firefox. Try
out Firefox - not all that different than the Windows version, eh?
6) From the same menu you can try out Evolution mail. Personally, I
prefer Thunderbird, but Evolution might be better for someone used to
Outlook.
7) Now that you understand that Linux apps aren't so different,
double-click the 'Install' icon on the desktop.
6) Follow the installation steps. If you've ever successfully
installed Windows, this will be much, much easier, and should not
take very long.
7) Boot from the HD. Log in.
8) From the 'System' menu, select 'Administration/Synaptic Package
Manager'. This is how you add/remove software from your system.
9) Let's say you want to install Thunderbird. Click 'Search', and
type in 'Thunderbird'. One of the entries you'll get is 'mozilla-
thunderbird'. Right-click on it, and select 'Mark for Installation'.
If it asks about dependencies, just click 'OK'.
10) Click 'Apply'. In a short while you will have Thunderbird
installed. That's it!
> then - who knows? Dabo perhaps?
No need to wait for Linux to start with Dabo. Dabo runs equally well
on Windows, Mac or Linux.
-- Ed Leafe
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