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CF_GE:
I am very pleased with the results I have had from Linux as a server. I've tried using Linux as a desktop, but found it to be too slow to get it setup (especially the eth0), and too hard to find out what program does what. Is there a pre-packaged operating system that comes ready-to-use like Windows. I think I could change my office over to Linux, but I can't even explain to someone how to get their email!
thanks-
  :confused:

choasforages:
what version of linux were you using, and there are many programs, like for an office suite, use openoffice, i found it better then ms office, for the email client, try ximian's evolution. and for seting everything up, if you set it up right the first time, you won't have to mess with it again. also, ximian has a client called redcarpet which can update things.

ximians homepage

slave:
The version of Linux that most people who choose Linux as their desktop run on their computers is Mandrake.  However, Mandrake along with the other "mainstream" Linux distributions (redhat, suse, ELX, etc.) is quite slow, especially when using KDE.  I don't know how they get away with it; maybe the KDE developers all run supercomputers so they don't see a problem, (they should test and compile KDE on pentium 233's I say) but for me, and many people, KDE 2.0 or higher is dog slow combined with the already bloated and obsolete X window system.  Unfortunately, KDE seems to be the only usable desktop on Linux aside from GNOME, which is based on an inferior API in my opinion and has its fair share of problems (more crash-prone than KDE; ugly font support; underpowered interface; etc.) On my older machine, a pentium 600 /w 256 mb RAM(by no means completely obsolete; windows XP seems to run fine on it and it's as bloated as hell, right?) KDE frequently dives into swap space and consumes over 80 percent of system memory before I've even started anything!  Simple and frequently used KDE apps like Konqueror also take an annoying amount of time to load on "slower" machines.  The "fast" linux distributions, such as Debian and Gentoo, are more stable and robust, but are a pain in the ass to configure.  (Gentoo is a source based distribution, which is a good and bad thing at the same time)  It all boils down to how much time and knowledge you have.

slave:
If someone could make an operating system that was as powerful as Windows XPee or Mac OS X but ran on a 486ghz, I would worship them as a programming god.  Desktop Linux needs at least a 33 mhz processor and about 512 kb RAM, which is quite sad. (unless you use Window Maker or TWM) (cringe)

[EDIT: I had to cover your lie's   ]

[ June 14, 2002: Message edited by: X11 / BOB ]

TheQuirk:
i don't know what distro you're using. I have a 433mhz celeron with 192mb of ram layin' around running KDE 2.2 and Mandrake 8.2. Right now I am using it, just to see if what you said is actually true, and while  running IglooFTP-Pro, gAim, and Mozilla, my CPU is 97.8% idle, and I have 45mb of ram left.
I could supply a screenshot, if you want, showing that I am not lying.

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