[Gloucs] Getting rid of Windoze

[Jima]

E wrote:

> I have been showing a friend the Ubantu Live installation of Linux and 
> to say he was impressed would be an understatement, however he asked 
> the usual questions which i'm unable to answer so i thought i'd email 
> you guys and hopefully get rid on another microsoft dependant.
>
> the questions mainly relate to software (as expected) and are :
>
> The easiest one was browsers & email as i've already got him using 
> firebird & thunderbird under windows.
>
> I use Office (word, excell, publisher) what can replace these ?
>
> I use dreamweaver for webdesign ?
>
> I use Adobe Photoshop & Macromedia Fireworks anything similar ?
>
> I use 3 programs in windows to convert & encode my own dvd's ? is 
> there anything available todo the same ?
>
> Will Linux play all the differant media formats (Quicktime, Realtime, 
> WMA, WMV, ASF, DivX, Xvid) ?
>
> What software will burn CD/DVD's ?
>
> Is it all "user-friendly" ie. no command line stuff ?
>
> How do i install upgrades to firefox/thunderbird for example ?
>
> Is there any accounting software available that will do online banking ?
>
> What about a good FTP client / Firewall / Antivirus / Instant Messaging ?
>
>
> I'm sure the will think of others, there's also the question of which 
> Distro to use, I was going to suggest Mandrake or SUSE as i've used 
> them in the past.
>
> I look forward to hearing you reply's and hopefully getting my friend 
> to ditch his linux.

Hi
Might I sugest that you buy the book, Point and Click Linux, this comes 
with  Mepis 200.04 ( based on Debian but simper for a newby like me to 
use) and a DVD instuction video, I think you find every thing you need 
in the way of aplications, and it very easy to update.
Regards Jim

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