Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
It was an opinion and observation. I agree this is a newbie Linux list, but it has stopped others from voicing opinions and observatioins. Just think back to the Sept. 11th arguements and the religious arguements that went on for so long. I did post a question regarding Linux and my ancient CDwriter which I have decided to put it out of its misery. Thanks to all who helped and replied. As for the opinions are concerned lets face it they will appear whether they are talking about XP or stating something like Micro$haft. P.S. I didn't care much for the licensing fee they are sticking me with but then again I for one support Linux with purchasing distros so they can continue publishing better and better Linux distributions. I wouldn't be the first to over pay for something and I am certainly not the last person to. Thanks for the support and help SKINKY Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
how do we get the Luna theme on Mandrake? does it come with KDE selection? I really enjoyed and missed apple system 7.6, but Mac computers usually are more expensive than pc. If we can run mac theme on Mandrake - that would be great! Eric On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, skinky wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:11, D. wrote: | Well why do we care about XP? And if you just | installed it how do you know that it is more stable | then ME? Don't you need some run time before you make | that statement?? And please tell us how you enjoy | paying the license fee again after you upgrade your | hardware. The last time that I looked this was | [newbie] Linux-Mandrake list not XP. If there is a | problem running a dual boot with XP(eww) and Mandrake | then yes we care. | Don | | --- Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Just upgraded to WindowsXP, for those who even care, | and it went smoothly. | Runs faster than ME and is very stable and solid. | The usual applications that | would crash ME without fail didn't even make XP | hiccup. | | Two things though in both Linux and XP I just can't | get my ancient external | parallel port CDwriter to work automatically. With | XP I have to wait until HP | puts the download on their website, which I had to | to with my scanner with | ME, and so far with Linux the information I found | requires me to play with | some settings which I am more than willing to learn | just hard to find the | time lately. | | As far as the Luna interface being a rip of Apple's | Aqua, not with all the | wishful thinking and eye squinting does it look like | Aqua. I still enjoy | Linux's adaptability for making the Aqua theme much | nicer than to enjoy | without tying it to a premium system. | | If anyone wishes to drop me a hint on the CDwriter | issue or a link for the | truly RAW newbie I would appreciate it very much. Quite the opposite in my case. As I have _no_ intention of upgrading M$ Win98SE to XP, I'm quite curious as to the differences in XP. I never got ME but I've read about a few people's experiences with it. Yes, this is a Linux-Mandrake list but there's nothing wrong with the comparision between the two OS's displaying a theme. And besides, I think Robert wants to know how to get his CD Writer going in Linux. Sorry I can't help you there Robert. Good luck. skinky PS. why are we getting so touchy on the M$ subject? Must be the weather... ; ) -- But what ... is it good for? (Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
Title: RE: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP Hi There, If you go to www.kde-look.org you can get the Luna interface (but only for KDE 2.2 or higher) FYI You can also get the Acqua (MacOS X) theme if you really want it. Also you can change the window decoration to system++ (I think) and you will have the classic MAC window decoration. I'm using this at the moment and it's frickin' awesome. Craig Williamson -Original Message- From: Lin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 11:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP how do we get the Luna theme on Mandrake? does it come with KDE selection? I really enjoyed and missed apple system 7.6, but Mac computers usually are more expensive than pc. If we can run mac theme on Mandrake - that would be great! Eric On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, skinky wrote: On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:11, D. wrote: | Well why do we care about XP? And if you just | installed it how do you know that it is more stable | then ME? Don't you need some run time before you make | that statement?? And please tell us how you enjoy | paying the license fee again after you upgrade your | hardware. The last time that I looked this was | [newbie] Linux-Mandrake list not XP. If there is a | problem running a dual boot with XP(eww) and Mandrake | then yes we care. | Don | | --- Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Just upgraded to WindowsXP, for those who even care, | and it went smoothly. | Runs faster than ME and is very stable and solid. | The usual applications that | would crash ME without fail didn't even make XP | hiccup. | | Two things though in both Linux and XP I just can't | get my ancient external | parallel port CDwriter to work automatically. With | XP I have to wait until HP | puts the download on their website, which I had to | to with my scanner with | ME, and so far with Linux the information I found | requires me to play with | some settings which I am more than willing to learn | just hard to find the | time lately. | | As far as the Luna interface being a rip of Apple's | Aqua, not with all the | wishful thinking and eye squinting does it look like | Aqua. I still enjoy | Linux's adaptability for making the Aqua theme much | nicer than to enjoy | without tying it to a premium system. | | If anyone wishes to drop me a hint on the CDwriter | issue or a link for the | truly RAW newbie I would appreciate it very much. Quite the opposite in my case. As I have _no_ intention of upgrading M$ Win98SE to XP, I'm quite curious as to the differences in XP. I never got ME but I've read about a few people's experiences with it. Yes, this is a Linux-Mandrake list but there's nothing wrong with the comparision between the two OS's displaying a theme. And besides, I think Robert wants to know how to get his CD Writer going in Linux. Sorry I can't help you there Robert. Good luck. skinky PS. why are we getting so touchy on the M$ subject? Must be the weather... ; ) -- But what ... is it good for? (Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip)
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
I wasn't aware there was a Luna theme already available for KDE. Still prefer the Aqua on my LM 8.0. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:11, D. wrote: | Well why do we care about XP? And if you just | installed it how do you know that it is more stable | then ME? Don't you need some run time before you make | that statement?? And please tell us how you enjoy | paying the license fee again after you upgrade your | hardware. The last time that I looked this was | [newbie] Linux-Mandrake list not XP. If there is a | problem running a dual boot with XP(eww) and Mandrake | then yes we care. | Don | | --- Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Just upgraded to WindowsXP, for those who even care, | and it went smoothly. | Runs faster than ME and is very stable and solid. | The usual applications that | would crash ME without fail didn't even make XP | hiccup. | | Two things though in both Linux and XP I just can't | get my ancient external | parallel port CDwriter to work automatically. With | XP I have to wait until HP | puts the download on their website, which I had to | to with my scanner with | ME, and so far with Linux the information I found | requires me to play with | some settings which I am more than willing to learn | just hard to find the | time lately. | | As far as the Luna interface being a rip of Apple's | Aqua, not with all the | wishful thinking and eye squinting does it look like | Aqua. I still enjoy | Linux's adaptability for making the Aqua theme much | nicer than to enjoy | without tying it to a premium system. | | If anyone wishes to drop me a hint on the CDwriter | issue or a link for the | truly RAW newbie I would appreciate it very much. Quite the opposite in my case. As I have _no_ intention of upgrading M$ Win98SE to XP, I'm quite curious as to the differences in XP. I never got ME but I've read about a few people's experiences with it. Yes, this is a Linux-Mandrake list but there's nothing wrong with the comparision between the two OS's displaying a theme. And besides, I think Robert wants to know how to get his CD Writer going in Linux. Sorry I can't help you there Robert. Good luck. skinky PS. why are we getting so touchy on the M$ subject? Must be the weather... ; ) -- But what ... is it good for? (Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 00:07:43 -0700, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just upgraded to WindowsXP, for those who even care, and it went smoothly. Runs faster than ME and is very stable and solid. The usual applications that would crash ME without fail didn't even make XP hiccup. Two things though in both Linux and XP I just can't get my ancient external parallel port CDwriter to work automatically. With XP I have to wait until HP puts the download on their website, which I had to to with my scanner with ME, and so far with Linux the information I found requires me to play with some settings which I am more than willing to learn just hard to find the time lately. As far as the Luna interface being a rip of Apple's Aqua, not with all the wishful thinking and eye squinting does it look like Aqua. I still enjoy Linux's adaptability for making the Aqua theme much nicer than to enjoy without tying it to a premium system. If anyone wishes to drop me a hint on the CDwriter issue or a link for the truly RAW newbie I would appreciate it very much. Try http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/CD-Writing-HOWTO.html Try checking the hardware database at linux.com as well. I used to have such a drive, but I've forgotten how I got it to work. I vaguely remember having to load a paride kernel module, and enabling SCSI emulation over IDE. -- Sridhar Dhanapalan The p_page should be a b_page. Duh. -- Linus Torvalds Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 8.0 and WindowsXP
Well why do we care about XP? And if you just installed it how do you know that it is more stable then ME? Don't you need some run time before you make that statement?? And please tell us how you enjoy paying the license fee again after you upgrade your hardware. The last time that I looked this was [newbie] Linux-Mandrake list not XP. If there is a problem running a dual boot with XP(eww) and Mandrake then yes we care. Don --- Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just upgraded to WindowsXP, for those who even care, and it went smoothly. Runs faster than ME and is very stable and solid. The usual applications that would crash ME without fail didn't even make XP hiccup. Two things though in both Linux and XP I just can't get my ancient external parallel port CDwriter to work automatically. With XP I have to wait until HP puts the download on their website, which I had to to with my scanner with ME, and so far with Linux the information I found requires me to play with some settings which I am more than willing to learn just hard to find the time lately. As far as the Luna interface being a rip of Apple's Aqua, not with all the wishful thinking and eye squinting does it look like Aqua. I still enjoy Linux's adaptability for making the Aqua theme much nicer than to enjoy without tying it to a premium system. If anyone wishes to drop me a hint on the CDwriter issue or a link for the truly RAW newbie I would appreciate it very much. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
