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Help For An Absolute Newbie To Chose A New OS

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creedon:

quote:Originally posted by 1mck:
Well, I'm glad that I'll be able to hopefully still use the $80 buck mouse. Is there an alternative brand (with the laser instead of the ball) that works well on the Linux platforms? How about Logitech?
Oh yeah, (Real Newbie Question) I was wondering if all the software that are "Linux" software, are these programs compatible with all of the flavours of the Linux Operating Systems? For example, does Star Office work on Lycoris, and Mandrake Linux, or does Sun have put individual versions of it for each individual OS?
I should point out that I am also a "BOB." I will be staking my claim, very shortly, into the Linux world:) Thanks all for your support!
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Support between platforms is spotty; it depends on the package management system your particular distro ues.  Mandrake, Redhat, and Lycoris (I think) use the RPM format, the Debian-based distros use the .deb format with dpkg/apt as the package manager; my PERSONAL preference is dpkg/apt (note that I said "PERSONAL"; package management is a hot topic among Linux users.)  Also, most apps are available as source code; however, if you're new to Linux, you might not want to start out compiling source code.
On the same note, I'd reccomend using the command line whenever you can; Linux is a command line OS; that's where you'll learn the fastest.

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