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07-24-2004, 10:35 AM
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why do people always recommend knopppix? mepis is the way to go. mandrake sucks too.
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08-12-2004, 11:13 AM
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Re: What is Lindows OS good for?
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Originally posted by Neil Varshneya
I currently use windows, but want to switch to linux. I have been looking at many versions of linux and I am leaning toward Lindows OS by Linspire. What is Lindows good for? What are the pros and cons? Please reply, especially the Lindows users...
Thanks!
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try SUSE Linux, you can run both Windows and Linux on the same machine
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08-12-2004, 11:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by NoxVampyre
Linspire is great way to try linux out for the first time. It's about as simple to use as windows so it has an attraction from that point of view.
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Using Linspire is also a good way to lose 90 dollars US..........you'd be better off getting Mandrake or Fedora.............
and keep your 90 dollars in your wallet...........
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08-13-2004, 11:23 PM
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...and you can save even more dolalrs by:
- cutting your own hair
- serving your own car
- building your own house
...etc etc
for the rest of us there is Linspire with CNR.
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08-15-2004, 08:12 PM
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[Positive]linspire is great for lots of things. i love it. i can do things with it. take for example that one time... i was ummmm.... <taps fingers>...... oh, look, an airplane. [/Positive]
aaah, screw it. lindows sucks for a daily use OS. however, i must admit, linspire is what really got me into linux in the first place. i used hte licevd for ten minutes, went back to windows, attempted to install fedora core 1 and failed due to crappy ati card support. then, after installing longhorn in virtual pc in windows, i realised that i still had a couple isos on my computer of fc1, so i try it in vpc. after that, i was hooked. i installed mdk in vpc, then as my only os, then suse, then mepis. i must admit, if it wasnt for lindows, i might still be using windows right now.
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08-16-2004, 01:01 PM
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agree, linspire is a good example of a Linux distro for M$ users,
you don't need 5 CD's (M$, mobo,graphcard,printer,....(keyb mouse etc) but only ONE.( great installer too ).
but after a week or so , you better get a real distro.......
BTW. i liked the idea of constructing a clock out of it but i have already 7 Debian- and 5 RH-clocks.
(i guess a linspire-clock would stop after a few hours, and ask money for the next few...)
egag
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08-16-2004, 04:51 PM
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<i>but after a week or so , you better get a real distro.......</i>
In what way is Linspire not a "real distro"?
My laptop has been running only Linspire for about 7 months now, and I haven't been happier with it ever before 
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08-17-2004, 07:44 AM
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well, there's tree things ( maybe more )
1 -it came without c-compiler, i think in that way, it is not complete.
2- i installed it on hdb, but it changed the MBR of hda without asking ( bad behaviour )
3 -with linspire you more or less depend on CNR for programs, and that's not really linux-freedom.
( you cannot make your ownd CNR-packages , and using apt-get will get you into trouble )
But don't get me wrong, i said linspire is a very good way to stop M$- and start Linux-use !
Ofcourse it has it's use , and i can imagine you're happy with it,
but i don't like the idea of paying for CNR-use ( it' s also not very Linux-like )
so resuming : linspire is a step ahead for M$-users and a step back for ( most ) linux-users.
egag
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08-17-2004, 01:24 PM
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You should definately go with another distro if you love spending time trying to get hardware to work or trying to compile software but if you actually need to use your pc then Linspire isn't the worst you can do. Granted that it's alot more fun to download 3 cd's worth of files to install Mandrake then only to realize...I'm not that impressed. Suse never seems to work on hardware that works with nearly all other distros. That said, I thank all the folks who have worked on these distro because fiddling with them is what makes me appreciate an os that I don't have to fiddle with but I did learn tons on them. No matter what anyone says about Linspire or any other Linux...it AINT MICROSOFT! and thats really all that matters to me. How much money have we handed over to these guys?? alot more then the cost of Linspire and cnr I'll bet.
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08-17-2004, 03:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by egag
1 -it came without c-compiler, i think in that way, it is not complete.
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I doubt more than 1% of the worlds population values a c-compiler very high. That's why it's not included in the standard edition - for those who still want it it's just a CNR click away.
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2- i installed it on hdb, but it changed the MBR of hda without asking ( bad behaviour )
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The same way as the worlds two largest OS'es. Linspire is for those who just want a Linux that works and for them it's easiest if it sets up dual-boot with Windows automatically. For the other 1% there it is always possible to add other partitions as well ocne installed.
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3 -with linspire you more or less depend on CNR for programs, and that's not really linux-freedom.
( you cannot make your ownd CNR-packages , and using apt-get will get you into trouble )
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And as a Debian user you more or less depend on apt-get. And yes - surely you can create your own packages. Please now FUD now.
About apt-get it does not put you into trouble if the resp is Linspire compatible. The same way apt-get works with any other dist.
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08-18-2004, 12:06 AM
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Linspire is easy
I am recently converted from Windows. Am using Linspire and enjoy it very much. Good system for us newbies. Everything works well. Printers are the biggest problem, get an HP. You can run a copy of Windows from inside Linspire if you have to with Win4Lin.
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08-18-2004, 02:54 AM
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is win4lin an opensource vmware or WINE with a different name?
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08-18-2004, 12:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by ealm
I doubt more than 1% of the worlds population values a c-compiler very high. That's why it's not included in the standard edition - for those who still want it it's just a CNR click away.
The same way as the worlds two largest OS'es. Linspire is for those who just want a Linux that works and for them it's easiest if it sets up dual-boot with Windows automatically. For the other 1% there it is always possible to add other partitions as well ocne installed.
And as a Debian user you more or less depend on apt-get. And yes - surely you can create your own packages. Please now FUD now.
About apt-get it does not put you into trouble if the resp is Linspire compatible. The same way apt-get works with any other dist.
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1. well... it's just a PCNR ( few more click's )away ....(you gotto pay first....)
furthermore ... you will need your c-compiler to get a proper kernel, tuned to your hardware,
or wait for an update ( more like M$ eh...)
2. you're comparing lin$pire with the 'largest OS's '....oke ( one of them must be M$# )
they are very similar . and again, it's not Linux-like
3. any Deb.-user can compile programs for own use. ( it's all there ), you don't need apt-get.
and if you want to use it with lin$pire..... be carefull.
quote apt-get:
'installing 2 packages'
'removing 72 packages'
you were warned......
linspire?......they made a t-ford out of a maserati !
egag
Last edited by egag; 08-18-2004 at 04:57 PM.
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08-18-2004, 06:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by ealm
...and you can save even more dolalrs by:
- cutting your own hair
- serving your own car
- building your own house
...etc etc
for the rest of us there is Linspire with CNR.
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hehe, good one
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08-18-2004, 06:37 PM
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They don’t like Lindows (Linspire) because it is to easy to use.
Hmm, to easy to use… this is the year 2004, aren’t computers
supposed to be easy to use? Heh, I think some of the old fogies
wish we could stay in the days of complete command prompt.
Oh look, I just started my Word Processor from command line
and was able to make a cup of coffee while it started… Ah,
the good ol’days.
In reality, Linspire was recently a major target of an M$ legal battle
because Linspire has real potential to swing ahead in this game.
Sure, they say the battle was just over a name, but it was more than that.
Heck even Wal-mart got on board and is selling PC’s with Linspire.
I would be so much happier if more people would run OSX, Lindows,
or any other Linux distros. Why? The average user can’t handle a machine
running Windows XP and be responsible with security. Need proof?
Why do so many DoS attacks use Zombies (Windows machines taken over
and used by a Trojan)? Because people allow themselves to be infected.
I think Fisher Price should make an OS.
4 Buttons
On/Off/Restart Email Word processor Calculator
(Green/Red) (Yellow) (Blue) (Orange)
I am not trying to offend the novice computer user.
If you want an easy to use computer to write email, listen to
mp3’s, make a web site, surf the web, etc… There is nothing
wrong with that. Linspire is an excellent choice.
Most people that bash Linspire don’t know what they are talking
about. They are self made elitists in their own little world. ROFL
Have these self proclaimed power users tried to do anything
productively demanding on Linspire or do they even know that
it is still built on the Linux/Unix code? I am surprised they have
not bashed OSX more. (OSX is also unix based)
Last edited by linuxgamer; 08-18-2004 at 06:38 PM.
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