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From Mac OS X to Linux
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Having messed around with the Terminal in Mac OS X for about a year, I finally took the leap, acquired a desktop, and installed Linux. I tried Ubutu, Fedora and finally SuSE, which is the one I felt the most comfortable with. I must say Gnome is a very sleek DM. Beyond learning how to manually configure GRUB, which was surprisingly straight forward, I find myself with very little idea what I'm doing. Sure, I can run SuSE's software update and mess around with YaST, but I don't feel I'm accomplishing much. My objective is to become as comfortable using Linux as I am with Mac OS X and Windows. I'm sure this means CLI learning, which I love. But as an example, SuSE assigned an incorrect refresh rate to my Samsung monitor, and as a result, X wouldn't startup. So I had to rely on a friend to come over and bail me out. I'm also having severe difficulties installing ATI drivers and can't get 3-d acceleration to work either. But tinkering is a lot of fun, and I know this is all part of the game. The one question I'd appreciate feedback on is should I be looking into SuSE specific documentation, or would I benefit from more general material? Links would be helpful.
As a side note, if it wasn't for a series of nudges from people on this forum, I would still be drawing boxes on the Mac desktop. But that's a lot of fun as well. Anyway, thanks a lot.
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PBG4/12"/1GHz/1.25GB/60GB//SD/APX/10.3
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Seattle
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Most of the general linux docs should apply but there are usually a few dist specific stuff that can bite you, usually with add-on software and library paths. You won't know what those are until you dive in, but that's half the fun. You might find a SuSE mailing list to lurk on.
I run mandrake and I usually add 'mandrake' to any searches I do in google.
My experience with linux on the desktop is that I spent more time doing things to it than with it. It was interesting though.
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/
So much of the stuff on line is in bits and pieces. You might want to get a real book.
(Last edited by Gavin; Apr 10, 2005 at 03:03 AM.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Yokohama, Japan
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Sorry to just distro-spam you, but you might want to take a look at ubuntu. Its hardware detection and support is supposed to be excellent, and they have a nice live CD.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Downtown Austin, TX
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If you're trying to get the ATI drivers installed on Suse, you need to get them from Suse's ftp archive. I think YaST will install them for you too. All I know is that ATI's instructions don't work for Suse, because it is a heavily customized distribution. If you're looking for a cleaner traditional-style distro, Slackware is the best IMO. I've never had an install fail with Slackware; everything is where it's supposed to be.
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Join Date: May 2001
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Originally posted by wataru:
Sorry to just distro-spam you, but you might want to take a look at ubuntu. Its hardware detection and support is supposed to be excellent, and they have a nice live CD.
Originally posted by bkb:
I tried Ubutu, Fedora and finally SuSE, which is the one I felt the most comfortable with.
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