[KLUG Members] Lindows
Russell Dillenburg
members@kalamazoolinux.org
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:06:41 -0700 (PDT)
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I don't think I'll be recommending anyone buy computers from Walmart. Not that I recommend any "new" computer users to any retail store..
What hardware did you run lindows on? I was thinking about trying it on a free computer here.
Running only root! Wow! That could be a mistake, I'm thinking about the security issues that could come up.
Think I'll give lindows a try.
Rusty Yonkers wrote:Well I had a chance to run the Lindows sneak preview 2 last night.
It was, shall we say, enlightening.
The first thing I noticed is that it runs everything as root and more
importantly does not even give you the ability to do something
different. I assume that if I really wanted to work at it I could
add some additional users but I do not think I could log in as
anything other than root in KDE.
The menus are constantly pointing to the click-n-add web site wanting
you to subscribe to it. There are some programs but not a large
number. I did not try to add any additional Linux programs on the
system.
I did get Microsoft Office 2000 to install. I just inserted the cd
and it installed flawlessly. I ran Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and IE
(that was really wierd!). Access tanked on me though. I was not
able to print from them though.
I did get printing working on a network printer. I did not have a
locally connected printer to try. I may have been able to get
printing to work for Office if I had a locally connected printer but
am not sure.
All in all, if I knew someone that wanted to get away from M$ Windows
and did not want to be a Linux geek type I would recommend a Mac for
them (of course I have a like for the Mac too though). Things would
have not gone as well if it had not been for my knowledge of Linux in
the first place. I had to go to the shell several times to undork
things when loading games and trying to run Access.
The games that I tried to load did not, however they do not work on
Windows 2000 either so it is probably not a really fair test.
Interesting concept and kinda cute but I am not going to strike up
the band for it.
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Rusty Yonkers
CNE, MCP, A+, CCNA, Linux+, Server+ certified
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<P>I don't think I'll be recommending anyone buy computers from Walmart. Not that I recommend any "new" computer users to any retail store..
<P>What hardware did you run lindows on? I was thinking about trying it on a free computer here.
<P>Running only root! Wow! That could be a mistake, I'm thinking about the security issues that could come up.
<P>Think I'll give lindows a try.
<P> <B><I>Rusty Yonkers <THERUSTYCOOK@YAHOO.COM></I></B>wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Well I had a chance to run the Lindows sneak preview 2 last night. <BR>It was, shall we say, enlightening. <BR><BR>The first thing I noticed is that it runs everything as root and more<BR>importantly does not even give you the ability to do something<BR>different. I assume that if I really wanted to work at it I could<BR>add some additional users but I do not think I could log in as<BR>anything other than root in KDE. <BR><BR>The menus are constantly pointing to the click-n-add web site wanting<BR>you to subscribe to it. There are some programs but not a large<BR>number. I did not try to add any additional Linux programs on the<BR>system. <BR><BR>I did get Microsoft Office 2000 to install. I just inserted the cd<BR>and it installed flawlessly. I ran Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and IE<BR>(that was really wierd!). Access tanked on me though. I was not<BR>able to print from them though. <BR><BR>I did get printing working on a network printer. I did not have a<BR>locally connected printer to try. I may have been able to get<BR>printing to work for Office if I had a locally connected printer but<BR>am not sure. <BR><BR>All in all, if I knew someone that wanted to get away from M$ Windows<BR>and did not want to be a Linux geek type I would recommend a Mac for<BR>them (of course I have a like for the Mac too though). Things would<BR>have not gone as well if it had not been for my knowledge of Linux in<BR>the first place. I had to go to the shell several times to undork<BR>things when loading games and trying to run Access. <BR><BR>The games that I tried to load did not, however they do not work on<BR>Windows 2000 either so it is probably not a really fair test.<BR><BR>Interesting concept and kinda cute but I am not going to strike up<BR>the band for it.<BR><BR><BR>=====<BR>Rusty Yonkers<BR>CNE, MCP, A+, CCNA, Linux+, Server+ certified<BR>-----------------------------------------<BR>Department of Redundancy Department<BR>-----------------------------------------<BR>Devoted RedHat fan... looking for penguin domination<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs<BR>http://www.hotjobs.com<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Members mailing list<BR>Members@kalamazoolinux.org<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><TABLE width="67%" border=0>
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