OldSarge wrote:
Alfredo Yunes wrote:
Installs like a dream for you, but for me it doesn't. Xandros also doesn't support other things like SMP, among many other things, on Deluxe 3.0. You have to buy the Business Edition for that.
Alfredo
On Sat, 2005-05-28 at 09:26 -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Basil,
On Saturday 28 May 2005 06:44, Basil Chupin wrote:
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Why don't people try Xandros Deluxe v3.0? Installs like a dream, recognises all the hardware, automatically resizes Windows partitions during installation, the sound works from the start, installs during the installation process the nVidia driver without all the crap about proprietary s/ware, and it even runs some M$ software like Photoshop and Office because it comes with CrossOver Office. Oh, and when you turn off the Screensaver it actually turns off and stays off.
And already behind the times: Kernel 2.6.9, KDE 3.3, OO.o 1.1, X.org 6.7, Java 1.4.2, CrossOver Office 4.1 (which is a 30-day trial only). Limited s/w: Reiser and Ext3 only, e.g. But what would we expect: "Based on Debian..."
See <http://www.xandros.com/products/home/desktopsurf/dsk_surf_details.html>.
Generally speaking, there's no reason to think this distribution is any more impervious to things breaking (the screen saver, e.g.) as an individual user starts modifying and extending the configuration. And for what it's worth, I've not had any problem controlling my screen saver.
This distribution may be a good choice for some users, but probably not for those of us for whom SuSE is a good choice.
Personally I think this is the future desktop OS to replace M$, but what do I know.
Only you know what you know.
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Randall Schulz
To the List: Actually buying and installing ANY version of Linux is the major goal of all on this list, I hope! But, when a distro has problems, instead of just bad mouthing it, people should ask for help!! The only "bad mouthing" I have, is that the distros come out with new versions WITHOUT COMPLETELY CORRECTING the problems with what is already out there!!! I am NOT upgrading from 9.2 to 9.3, simply because I have not mastered 9.2, which has a great deal to it! I do NOT understand how to untar no matter who gives me information on how to, for instance, and there are some minor upgrades that are tar that I would like to use and can't. So, is that the distro's fault? NO! I think, though, it would be nice if some of those who begrudge the neophytes attempts to learn and ask, would keep their fingers off the key board unless they have some CONSTRUCTIVE words to say!!!!! :-)
Un-tar-ing a file is really very straightforward, OldSarge, if you are having a hassle with using the command line approach. I assume that you are able to use MC (Midnight Commander) from within your Console (the little TV screen at bottom left of the Taskbar)? If so then go into the Console, start mc (just type mc <Enter> at the prompt), go to the directory where the tar-red file is sitting (I automatically put these file into a TEMP directory specially created for this purpose), highlight the file by placing the cursor on it (or right-click on it if this is possible), then press the F2 key and select the appropriate action from the menu: x or the z option. For the file you mention in your msg the x option would be the one to use. The above can be done either as a normal User or as Root if you login in at the Console as Root and have to install a file as Root . Cheers. -- "The truth of the matter is, if you listen carefully, Saddam would still be in power if he were president of the United States, and the world would be a lot better off." George W Bush 8 October 2004.