[Sderby] Re: Sderby Digest, Vol 134, Issue 3

[TED SMITH]

If you're one of those people who does nothing much
more than e-mail, web browsing, writing letters etc,
then Linux is no harder to use than Windows IMHO. But,
if you're one of those folk who always wants to tweak,
fiddle, enhance, learn more stuff etc etc, then you
will struggle with doing it with Linux if you only
have a few hours to spare each week. Unless, that is,
you have a huge IQ. I, personally, am of average
intelligence and I can spend hours just trying to work
out how to a fancy search or something! 

That said, the latest version of Ubuntu (Feisty Fawn)
makes 3D restricted drivers much easier to install
than previous versions. Almost just a click of a box
(but hey, do really want to move to that?) 

Ted

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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 21:06:44 +0100
> From: "Russ" <russhallam at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [Sderby] New Linux user with a small
> goal.
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> Hello SiG,
> 
> I only get time to turn my pc on at weekends due to
> working long hours the 
> rest of the week, im just answering emails now.
> Getting 3D stuff to work world be great, also as you
> put it, to invoke it as 
> the driver and change resolution is something I have
> not done before.
> 
> Thanks Russ.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "SiG" <s19nal at btinternet.com>
> To: "South Derby LUG General Mailing List"
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> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sderby] New Linux user with a small
> goal.
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> 
> > Russ hallam wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> My name is Russ and last week I started running
> OpenSuse 10.2 as my main 
> >> os
> >> and doing so brings with it a big wall, thats is
> being able to install 
> >> and
> >> configure the ATI drive, I have managed to
> install the driver but as of 
> >> yet
> >> not configure it.
> >> I like using Linux for simple things like
> surfing, email, till I get to 
> >> the
> >> part of installing anything and then im lost in
> "Read me" files and 
> >> "How-tos"
> >> without a life vest or a passing Linux user to
> save me, gulp, gulp.
> >>
> >> Im a simple person when it comes to installing on
> Linux and any help 
> >> would be
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Russ.
> >>
> >
> > Hi Russ,
> >
> > can you be more specific re "configure it" ? Do
> you mean use the ATI
> > control panel, or just invoke it as the driver and
> change resolution
> > etc? Or are you talking about getting the 3D stuff
> working?
> >
> > regards
> > SiG:)
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