[Ham-Computers] Linux and Firefox

[jeff]

On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 09:43, Jerry K wrote:
> I tried Red Hat about 3 years ago,

I'm running 9 and switching when I get new hardware.


> was just feeling the urge to experiment again with Linux.

www.knoppix.net

Download the .iso file and burn to a CD.  Boot directly to the CD and
you'll have a working linux install in minutes.  It will not mess with
your current operating system but you can install it to the HD if you
like.  There's great support, it detects things well, it's free, and
it's not from Redmond.

It also makes a great rescue disk.


> Question 2:
> How about some opinions from XP users who are on Firefox instead of IE? Is
> the switchover really worth it? Will Firefox run ok with Linux?

Good question.  I'll check on the linux version.
I can't stand XP so I can't help you there.  I *can* recommend Opera
though - works great (FAST) on both platforms.