[wellylug] Xandros

[Steve Macdonald]

Cliff Pratt wrote:

> Steve Macdonald wrote:
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>> That really is an operating system that someone as simple as me can 
>> install.
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>> I decided to carry on with Linux after an email from Jethro last 
>> night (thanks heaps) downloaded Xandros and installed it on my 
>> laptop. Amazingly everything works from the sound to the wireless 
>> connection and it all worked straight off.
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>> I am mindful that you guys like emails certain ways, unfortunatly I 
>> am just a user so if I do something that does not suit people I 
>> apologise and I will do my best to fit in with how you guys like 
>> things but I will imagine it will take some time.
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> I pretty much post at the bottom if people post at the bottom and post 
> at the top if people post at the top. And sometimes I interleave.
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>> I think I have worked out sending an email in plain text instead of 
>> html even thought I dont know the difference lol. Now this bottom 
>> posting thing which I imagine is typing my response at the bottom of 
>> an email instead of the top? Is there any type of font that should be 
>> used?
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> With plain text the font doesn't matter.
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>> I also have a couple of questions, Installing programs which I have 
>> downloaded which are proper linux programs. I know with Windows I 
>> click on a .exe file yet on Linux it appears to be different and I 
>> have not worked it out yet.
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> The extension doesn't matter in Unix/Linux. If possible use the 
> packaging system of your distro of choice.
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>> And with Thuderbird is it possible to set a time period for when it 
>> checks for new mail? I had it set to constantly check new mail when I 
>> was using Outlook but cant find the option on Thunderbird.
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> Under "Server Settings" in the Account.
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> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>
Thanks Cliff that was easy with Thunderbird.

Also is it possible to have it load Thunderbird on start up instead of 
having to open it when Linux is loaded up?

One other thing (Sorry about all the questions guys) I let Xandros 
partition the drive for me but the driveis to small, what would be the 
best way for me to increase the size of the partition (what idiot proof 
software) I have a Windows XP drive, Linux Drive and a shared drive that 
I want to reduce to increase the size of the linux drive. I can access 
the other 2 drives but from programs like itunes and photoshop I cant as 
it comes up with some crazy "fake c drive" due to it running through 
crossover. IT will not let me browse the other two drives which is where 
all my music and pictures are stored.

Really loving this Linux though somethings are hard to get used to, I 
cant see it being to long before I get rid of Windows XP

Cheers

Steve