[newbie] eh?
I must confess to being an absolute 'newbie' on Linux. I have managed to install lm7.2 correctly. all my devices see to be working ok except my usb deskjet895cxi printer which i'm not too fussed about yet. what i am desperate for though, is to install a '98 emulator to continue using office2000 (sorry guys, but i really do need to use it!). i've tried the 'wine' thing using the rpm manager in knome but the damn thing still doesn't appear in my program list. I really would like to use the vmware or whatever it's called but don't know where to start. i need a real idiots guide to downloading/installing, etc taking me right from switching on my pc to switching it off! I'm pretty much a whizz on '98 / win2k, etc but Linux is killing me. I was born and raised of DOS3.21 and i'm really struggling. help! p.s, while i'm on the subject. what's the best e-mail client currently. i'm after something similar to oe5 but without the vb / java script support crap! * The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) are confidential and may be legally privileged. The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material permanently from any computer. *
Re: [newbie] eh?
** Reply to message from Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:47:59 - Welcome to the club! I can help with the Windows problem. Wine is an excellent tool that is in advanced development -- as I see it, the folks working it are doing an excellent job, but it still needs work (see their web site http://www.winehq.com). Another alternative that uses a different approach is Win4Lin (see http://www.netraverse.com) -- if you have a formal copy of Win 95/98, their program will install it into your Linux filesystem -- essentially, you are running the original Windows inside a Linux window (not an emulator). Direct X and DOS graphics mode aren't supported, so games are out, but business stuff should work -- MS Office is known to work. I'm still installing it into my system, and have had some troubles with getting the right kernel in place (explained below) and Windows OEM are a pain (as is most of Windows software by definition), as you need a bootable disk as well (not a big deal, you just have to know about it). Reviews are very good, I haven't yet fully installed it, but should be able to finish that today. About the kernel, Linux's guts is the Kernel, and Win4Lin has to patch it, so the patch and your installed Kernel have to match. Many are done quickly, and the CD has patches, but mine was a pain to get right. Fortunately, their e-mail help is very good, and you can always write here too. StarOffice, which is available free from sun (http://www.sun.com), and included in many, if not all, packaged Linux systems is extremely compatible with MS Office. I haven't yet found anything that I needed to do in MS Office that I can't do in Star Office -- take a look at this option as well. Linux is far different and better than DOS/Windows, it is very stable, free, grass-roots support, but it needs considerably more technical knowledge than Windows. However, you get out of it what you put into it. It is aggravating at times, but the people who work with it and help in places like this are terrific! You won't be orphaned -- keep going! - Andy Lazarewicz
Re: [newbie] eh?
Andrew Lazarewicz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ** Reply to message from Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:47:59 - Welcome to the club! I can help with the Windows problem. Big Snip StarOffice, which is available free from sun (http://www.sun.com), and included in many, if not all, packaged Linux systems is extremely compatible with MS Office. I haven't yet found anything that I needed to do in MS Office that I can't do in Star Office -- take a look at this option as well. === Good advice from Andy here. If Office 2000 is your primary (or only) reason for wanting to emulate winblows, give StarOffice a try. I've never (in about two years) had a problem importing or EXPORTING Word or Excel documents. NONE!! I've opened 55 page Excel budget documents, with complex tables and formulae and voila!! just like home. I haven't had as good luck with PowerPoint, but it does work for the most part. Word and Excel have been damn near perfect. Mike -- "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." --Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century __ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
RE: [newbie] eh?
Wine can be configured from linuxconf,,, give that a go... also, to use win4lin or vmware you will need to have windows running inside linux,, so make sure you PC is fast and has enough ram (remember it will be running 2 different OS's),,, otherwise I suggest you dual boot... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nick Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 8:48 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [newbie] eh? I must confess to being an absolute 'newbie' on Linux. I have managed to install lm7.2 correctly. all my devices see to be working ok except my usb deskjet895cxi printer which i'm not too fussed about yet. what i am desperate for though, is to install a '98 emulator to continue using office2000 (sorry guys, but i really do need to use it!). i've tried the 'wine' thing using the rpm manager in knome but the damn thing still doesn't appear in my program list. I really would like to use the vmware or whatever it's called but don't know where to start. i need a real idiots guide to downloading/installing, etc taking me right from switching on my pc to switching it off! I'm pretty much a whizz on '98 / win2k, etc but Linux is killing me. I was born and raised of DOS3.21 and i'm really struggling. help! p.s, while i'm on the subject. what's the best e-mail client currently. i'm after something similar to oe5 but without the vb / java script support crap! * The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) are confidential and may be legally privileged. The information contained in this e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material permanently from any computer. *
