Re: Are there advantages of Linux over XP Pro.?
From: Dan (spamyou_at_user.nec)
Date: 01/24/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:22:11 -0700
Thanks for your reply. Excuse my ignorance but what does KDE mean? The Red
Hat Fedora Core 3 system looks especially interesting. Can you order a cd
with it? I would be interesting in creating a seperate partition on my
dual-boot 98SE/XP PRO machine for a copy of Linux. As I grow more
comfortable with technology and customizing it; I have found that I would
like to experiment more and move onto different operating systems so I can
get a feel for them. This also allows me to learn more about Microsoft
alternatives since although Microsoft products are usually great, they can be
very expensive. I really appreciate your reply and look forward to creating
a seperate partition on my D:\ drive for Linux. Please keep in touch via
this newsgroup and on this thread. Have a wonderful day!
"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c5eed83bf2446e7989fe7@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
: In article <uND5j#iAFHA.3840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, spamyou@user.nec
: says...
: > Thank you, I am not a troll and have been a user of the 98 general
newsgroup
: > with Gary S. Terhune, MVP for a long time. I am much more wary of this
group
: > because overall I find that some people are just plain mean in this group
: > unlike the 98 general newsgroup where courtesy rules.
:
: Great to have you here then. I'm more than willing to discuss my
: migration and experimentation with Linux. I've been a windows user,
: programmer, and systems/network designer for a LONG TIME. As the world
: turns I've started testing the latest Linux distro's and trying to pick
: one for two environments - 1 = Home User that doesn't need Windows based
: games or a managed office computer, also not needing games, and 2 = a
: small file server with RAID and Backup storage with the easy addition of
: email and web services if needed.
:
: I'm not exactly liked in the Mandrake group, since I'm not a Windows
: hater and am actually only a noob when it comes to Linux, but here's
: what I've experienced in learning/testing Linux:
:
: SUSE 9.1 Personal - Test systems are as follows:
: 1 unit - Laptop, p3/600, D-Link NIC, 512MB RAM
: 3 units - Compaq ML350 Dual P3/1ghz, SCSI, IDE, 2GB RAM
:
: Mandrake 10.1 Official - Test systems are as follows:
: 1 unit - Laptop, p3/600, D-Link NIC, 512MB RAM
: 3 units - Compaq ML350 Dual P3/1ghz, SCSI, IDE, 2GB RAM
: 1 unit - Asus PC-DL Dual Xeon, IDE, 2GB
:
: Red Hat Fedora Core 3 - Test systems are as follows:
: 1 unit - Laptop, p3/600, D-Link NIC, 512MB RAM
: 3 units - Compaq ML350 Dual P3/1ghz, SCSI, IDE, 2GB RAM
: 1 unit - Asus PC-DL Dual Xeon, IDE, 2GB
:
: The Suse install was painless, it worked out of the ISO and didn't have
: any issues on any machine. The KDE interface "felt" slower than I
: expected. I was unable to access shares on my 2003 servers in R/W mode
: and eventually gave up. I hear that this may be less problematic in 9.2.
:
: The Mandrake 10.1 install was also painless, but the GUI would not run.
: I found that the KDE configuration was setup for some really strange
: resolutions that were not anything I've ever seen anywhere else. I
: learned enough about the config settings to change them using VI and was
: able to get the GUI started and running fine. KDE was much faster than
: the SUSE install, and the services and apps responded quickly. I found
: that many of the GUI tools for management did not come fully configured,
: they require editing of config files - something I'm not able to handle
: at that level right now. I was able to access the 2000/2003 shares in
: R/W mode after much effort/config.
:
: Fedora Core 3 - Install was painless, GUI is perfect, runs fast, even
: does the Update Checks (like XP) and lets me know when there are updates
: to install. Installation of updates is painless. All GUI based tools
: work as best I can tell - I was able to create 2 websites and have them
: online in about 20 minutes. FC3 was the only version that included
: Evolution, and it worked perfectly with our Exchange 2000 server and
: even the 2003 server without resorting to POP. I can't find any problems
: with FC3, and on a Dual CPU box it screams. I was able to access the
: 2000/2003 shares in R/W mode from what I learned in MDK.
:
: Once I learn enough I plan on using Linux for small offices that need a
: shared storage location, but, can't afford 2003 Server and don't have
: the IT staff to manage their systems. I think that a small file server
: running on FC3 would be a great solution in comparison to the same
: environment running 2003 server. It's not that 2003 has any problems,
: it's very stable in all of our installs, but the $650 for 5 CAL, and
: then the ever increasing threats (not that I would ignore them on any
: server), makes something like BSD or FC3 look great - the real
: difference will be the initial startup costs (same effort, just lower
: cost to purchase) and expected maintenance costs.
:
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