Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Steve
: FORC5 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:02 AM Subject: [hardware] [H] Linux OK Linux gurus, what would be best for some one who is Linux illiterate ?recommendations appreciatedFred-- Tallyho ! ]:8)Taglines below !--Ok! I'm weird, but I'm saving

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
To be fair, XP is a few years older than Ubuntu. XP is just about as slow as Debian's releases. :) The only issue I had with Ubuntu was getting it to run at native resolution on my widescreen Toshiba laptop. Other than that, everything else detected at worked. If you don't like Gnome, you can

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 01:15 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: do not know what knome and kde are whats the difference ? nom d since they both start with k end in e They are both GUIs --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Ben Ruset
Gnome and KDE are two different desktops for Linux. FORC5 wrote: whats the difference ? do not know what knome and kde are my bad been awhile, played with linux a long time ago and wound up on the floor with the cd's and a ball peen hammer :-D fp

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Steve
Linux run with Ubuntu (Gnome) first and then try Kubuntu (KDE)later if you wish. - Original Message - From: FORC5 To: The Hardware List Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 3:15 AM Subject: Re: [hardware] [H] Linux whats the difference ? do not know what knome and kde

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread FORC5
thanks, actually came back to me a little and was what I guessed At 10:35 AM 8/5/2005, Wayne Johnson Poked the stick with: At 01:15 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: do not know what knome and kde are whats the difference ? nom d since they both start with k end in e They are both GUIs

Re: [hardware] [H] Linux

2005-08-05 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 02:35 PM 05/08/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: At 01:15 PM 8/5/2005, FORC5 typed: do not know what knome and kde are whats the difference ? nom d since they both start with k end in e LOL! I believe it's Gnome, rather than Knome. :) T