Comments for Tryst with Linux and other Alternatives http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com Unless we explore, experiment and discover, we will only be following the crowd. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review by Peter Ridgers http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/pclinuxos-2009-2-installation-review/#comment-7820 Peter Ridgers Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:11:10 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-7820 Remis of me - you are absolutely right. This weekend I will rebuild a PClinuxos system so I can reproduce the problem and describe it in detail on the PCLinuxOS forums. If you are interested, what I was tying to do was decide the best Linux variant for making use of old PCs - I see no reason for people throwing away perfectly good hardware.I find that Fedora and Ubuntu bahave well on a 1.6GHz Intel p4 with 384 MB ram and a 20 GB hard drive. For a beginner PCLinuxOS or SimplyMepis should be good choices but I have found that an unwary user can too easily make configuration changes that freeze the PC at the login prompt. YES, of course you can boot to a terminal instead of straight to X and fix anything from there - but I am talking about beginners. I don't remember the specific configuration settings that caused this specific problem but I am sure that a few moments tinkering with a live system will bring it all back to me ... Remis of me – you are absolutely right. This weekend I will rebuild a PClinuxos system so I can reproduce the problem and describe it in detail on the PCLinuxOS forums.

If you are interested, what I was tying to do was decide the best Linux variant for making use of old PCs – I see no reason for people throwing away perfectly good hardware.I find that Fedora and Ubuntu bahave well on a 1.6GHz Intel p4 with 384 MB ram and a 20 GB hard drive. For a beginner PCLinuxOS or SimplyMepis should be good choices but I have found that an unwary user can too easily make configuration changes that freeze the PC at the login prompt. YES, of course you can boot to a terminal instead of straight to X and fix anything from there – but I am talking about beginners. I don’t remember the specific configuration settings that caused this specific problem but I am sure that a few moments tinkering with a live system will bring it all back to me …

]]> Comment on Printing with openSUSE 11 (and HOW-TO install MS fonts) by Mesmer http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/printing-with-opensuse-11-and-how-to-install-ms-fonts/#comment-7819 Mesmer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:56:24 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-7819 That doesn't work for me and that's the reason for me to quitting this distro. That doesn’t work for me and that’s the reason for me to quitting this distro.

]]> Comment on PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review by Padma http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/pclinuxos-2009-2-installation-review/#comment-7816 Padma Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:46 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-7816 Peter: Have you reported your specific problems on the PCLinuxOS forums? I have never seen such a problem, but if it occurs, you can bet the devs want to know about it, so they can try to reproduce and fix it. Peter: Have you reported your specific problems on the PCLinuxOS forums? I have never seen such a problem, but if it occurs, you can bet the devs want to know about it, so they can try to reproduce and fix it.

]]> Comment on PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review by Peter Ridgers http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/pclinuxos-2009-2-installation-review/#comment-7815 Peter Ridgers Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:32:57 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-7815 I have been playing with PCLinux 2010 over this weekend on a 1.6GHz p4 processor with 384MB Ram and 20 GB hard drive. A good distro for low end machines BUT you have to be careful - it is far too easy to make desktop changes that will later freeze the login screen. Only way I have found to recover from that is to re-install from the live cd (256 upgrades and re-install open office again!!!) Sorry guys, this is not a distro I will be introducing my non-pc-literate clients to. I have been playing with PCLinux 2010 over this weekend on a 1.6GHz p4 processor with 384MB Ram and 20 GB hard drive. A good distro for low end machines BUT you have to be careful – it is far too easy to make desktop changes that will later freeze the login screen. Only way I have found to recover from that is to re-install from the live cd (256 upgrades and re-install open office again!!!) Sorry guys, this is not a distro I will be introducing my non-pc-literate clients to.

]]> Comment on The Problem with WordPerfect X4: Quick review by Bob http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/the-problem-with-wordperfect-x4-quick-review/#comment-7814 Bob Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:48:33 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-7814 To warningbells: There is one thing you can do. Open WordPerfect. Double click on the top blue banner to make sure it is not taking the entire screen. Now pull one side of WP over to the other end of the other monitor. Now you have WP spread across both monitors. Now go to the "Window" dropdown and click on "Tile Side by Side." Now both documents are shown. You can move them around and adjust their size so you have one on one monitor the other on the other monitor. Not as elegant as some other programs, but doable. To warningbells: There is one thing you can do. Open WordPerfect. Double click on the top blue banner to make sure it is not taking the entire screen. Now pull one side of WP over to the other end of the other monitor. Now you have WP spread across both monitors. Now go to the “Window” dropdown and click on “Tile Side by Side.” Now both documents are shown. You can move them around and adjust their size so you have one on one monitor the other on the other monitor. Not as elegant as some other programs, but doable.

]]> Comment on The Problem with WordPerfect X4: Quick review by Bob http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/the-problem-with-wordperfect-x4-quick-review/#comment-7812 Bob Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:46:44 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=157#comment-7812 When I am reviewing a document written by someone else, I frequently insert comments in the middle of sentences and I want to do it in RED type. In older WordPerfect, I could go to QuickFonts, click on one that is red, and begin typing. When I do this in X4, it turns the rest of the document red. Then at the end of my comments, I have to turn the rest of the document black again. This is very irritating. When I am reviewing a document written by someone else, I frequently insert comments in the middle of sentences and I want to do it in RED type. In older WordPerfect, I could go to QuickFonts, click on one that is red, and begin typing. When I do this in X4, it turns the rest of the document red. Then at the end of my comments, I have to turn the rest of the document black again. This is very irritating.

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]]> Comment on About Alternatives by tanclo http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/about/#comment-7806 tanclo Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:11 +0000 #comment-7806 Suse was the first distro i ever used, and i believe it was also Suse 9.. maybe in 2006? Suse was the first distro i ever used, and i believe it was also Suse 9.. maybe in 2006?

]]> Comment on PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review by Posted by NAyK, PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review « The Perfect Desktop http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/pclinuxos-2009-2-installation-review/#comment-7805 Posted by NAyK, PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review « The Perfect Desktop Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:57:21 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-7805 [...] by NAyK, PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review Posted by NAyK, PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review [Nov 9, 2009]…About a year ago I would not have hesitated to recommend PCLinux to any beginner user of [...] [...] by NAyK, PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review Posted by NAyK, PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review [Nov 9, 2009]…About a year ago I would not have hesitated to recommend PCLinux to any beginner user of [...]

]]> Comment on PCLinuxOS 2009.2 Installation Review by tanclo http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/pclinuxos-2009-2-installation-review/#comment-7804 tanclo Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:52:58 +0000 http://alternativenayk.wordpress.com/?p=252#comment-7804 Novell has broken with basic free software founding principals, so though i find it a stable distro, in principal i avoid using it. Mandriva has many advantages over other distros and i feel comfortable being part of a genuine open source community. Thank you for a great post and i certainly hope to read about your impressions of Mandriva 2010 Novell has broken with basic free software founding principals, so though i find it a stable distro, in principal i avoid using it. Mandriva has many advantages over other distros and i feel comfortable being part of a genuine open source community. Thank you for a great post and i certainly hope to read about your impressions of Mandriva 2010

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