Hi Ed, Thanks for that. I've already done steps 1 to 5 on an old laptop but gave up as the laptop was a P2 and just not man enough for the job. I hope to acquire another, more powerful machine, in a few weeks and try again. I was very impressed with the ease of use of Kubuntu. The problem is - what is the significance of the svr, bin, etc folders. When I write an OO document where do I save it? If I want to edit it where do I find it again? I have no doubt that once I make a start a lot of this will become clear - it would just be nice if I could find a suitable book written for Windows users that will explain it all in terms that I am familiar with ( and, yes, I know Linux is not Windows <g>). Can anyone recommend one?
John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: 04 February 2007 14:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] The Ultimate Vista Upgrade > > > 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 > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
