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Vector Linux users
dog:
Does anyone here have any experience with Vector Linux? Everything on their web site sounds good but I have no experience with Linux and not much with windows. I need a simple to setup and use system primarily for writing and publishing ebooks plus general surfing and chat.
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: dog ---Does anyone here have any experience with Vector Linux?
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I believe Aloone_Jonez does.
--- Quote from: dog ---Everything on their web site sounds good but I have no experience with Linux
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I've never used Vector Linux myself, but I'd usually recommend Ubuntu to users new to GNU/Linux.
--- Quote from: dog ---writing and publishing ebooks plus general surfing and chat.
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What programs do you plan on using for writing and publishing ebooks? For surfing the web you can use the Firefox web-browser, and for chat you can use GAIM. They're both installed by default on most distributions.
worker201:
Real men write with vi and publish with TeX.
:D
Vector doesn't look all that much more spectacular than any other distro. But I did notice they are still using XFree86. Most distros have moved towards Xorg, because of a licensing problem with XFree86 (I never did understand what was so awful about their new licensing requirements, but oh well). So if your goal in using Linux is at all politically motivated, you ought to go with an Xorg distro.
Orethrius:
--- Quote from: dog ---Does anyone here have any experience with Vector Linux? Everything on their web site sounds good but I have no experience with Linux and not much with windows. I need a simple to setup and use system primarily for writing and publishing ebooks plus general surfing and chat.
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I think you'll find that we're all quite eager to help you with your system. When you say easy to use, you mean you want it to boot right to the graphical login? That takes a bit of setup, but it's do-able. On the eBook front, if you intend to use PDFs (which I highly recommend, given that they have few (if any) cross-platform issues), I would recommend OpenOffice.org. It's not the fastest game in town, but I've yet to see another Linux program with PDF output capabilities that can match its ease-of-use.
dog:
My question about Vector Linux seems to be a moot point since they refuse to answer emails or even ship what was paid for. That's the third Canadian company I've purchased from and the third to shaft me!
I hate Microsoft because of the crummy service and the way they release programs full of junk then charge for update to repair it.
I already use Firefox. I want to thank everyone that responded to my question. What I was in a system is just to log on and work [ie, writing] when the time is right for my brain. Plus email, chatting or surfing when I'm bored. Maybe photo manipulation for an occassional book cover
I'm ashamed to admit I'm not smart enough to understand how to instal a linux OS. I don't know anything about ISO nor the rest.
Again thank all of you for the time you took to reply.
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