Re: Upgrading from XP to Linux
Al Getz wrote:
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> Hello again,
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> Thanks for the replies, which answered some of my questions about
> using Eu on Linux. I've responded below to each reply individually.
> I just have to still wonder however, when i go to Linux using Eu
> how i am going to update some of my programs that are already running
> fine on Windows. I need to know a few more main things, like:
> 1. does linux have a registry ?
> 2. does linux have COM (or other process comm)?
> 3. does linux have shortcuts like win, and if so, are there op sys
> level function calls that can read them?
> 4. is there a 'file manager' similar to Windows Explorer, which brings
> up a listing of all the files on the system.
> 5. Very important, does it work with FAT32 hard disk or is there a
> different file system in use?
>
> In order of importance: 5,1,2,3,4.
Hi
Just my 2p worth.
Not wanting to start a distro war, I've tried Mandrake / red hat etc, for
several years, and found SuSe to be the quickest and easiest to install -
probably just personal preference - ALWAYS quicker than xp to install in
terms of time to install, including resizing and partitioning the hard
drive. I currently triple boot win95/xp/linux - GRUB handles it fine.
1. Linux does not have a registry - doesn't need one.
2. KDE has a version of COM (I think, never used it, or been aware of it)
3. Shortcuts - or links - hard and soft (!).
4. File managers galore - take your pick - some look exactly like explorer.
You could probably even use explorer if you wanted to using wine (windows
emulator, but wine stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator) - this does
use the windows registry.
5. FAT32, fat16, ntfs(read only), minix, ext2, ext3, reiser - etc etc - you
name it linux can read it.
Sounds like you want to try it first - find a knoppix cd, pop it in your
cd drive, and reboot - you will have a fully working linux system,
with all the bells and multimedia whistles you could want, and it won't
touch your hard drive - at all.
As far as a an ide for Irv's (superb) GTK toolkits, don't really need one
I did sort of start doing one for GTK1, but as I was doing it, actually
learnt that its probably just as easy to let gtk decide where to put
stuff.
Go for it. Linux is better than xp, and if it wasn't for all the games
that I have, and my bally ISDN modem (another story), I would be using
it exclusively. (incidentally there are a lot of directx games running on
Linux now using WineX, but this is commercial afik, and personally
haven't tried it).
Could go on - love Linux, anyway bye for now!
Chris
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