[Ham-Computers] Linux and Firefox

[WF2U]

Although I have a few Microsoft (and Novell) certifications professionally
(I have my little one man show consulting business), my preferred OS is SuSe
Linux- regardless of their Novell affiliation.

I think SuSe Linux Professional 9.1 is a great OS, plug and play is not much
(if any) less capable than Windows of the latest flavors. It's a breeze to
install, takes less time to install on the same machine as it takes for XP.
I use it on an old AMD 1 GHz Athlon with 512 MB of RAM. It's fast, never
crashes and everything I need is on it. It's on my home network, where I
have some Windows XP and 2000 machines as well, and a Win 2000 server. The
Linux machine is integrated in the Windows network for file sharing.

I installed Firefox on the Linux machine, and it works great. In fact I
installed it on my main Windows 2000 workstation as well and I'm much
happier with it than with MS IE, which I don't use any more.

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC






> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Jerry K
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 9:44 AM
> To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or
> experimenting
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Linux and Firefox
>
>
> Question 1:
> I tried Red Hat about 3 years ago, but finding software and drivers for
> sound cards, various peripherals, etc. turned into more of an
> exercise than
> I was willing to put up with at the time. I'd like to give it another try,
> but was wondering if the newer versions of Linux are any easier to deal
> with, and if the available application and driver software has improved.
> Just for info, on a 10-point PC knowledge scale, I'm probably about a 7 or
> 8, but certainly don't qualify as a full geek. I run XP Pro, broadband via
> DHCP satellite, a router, and a local 100MB ethernet with a
> couple of other
> XP machines on it, one of which is 500' away via a switch
> installed halfway.
> Main machine is 2.8G Dell with 500MB/80G, network machines are a
> 1.2G Athlon
> w/296MB/30G/XP Home, and an old Dell PII/366 laptop, also XP
> Home. I am not
> in a big hurry to switch from XP (all are SP2), because I have fortunately
> had no significant hacker/virus/crash problems with my current
> setup. XP and
> IE seem to work fine, as long as I remember to reboot about once a week. I
> was just feeling the urge to experiment again with Linux.
>
> 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?
>
> Tks,
> Jerry W5KP
>
>
>
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