So Slack+ICEWM gets my vote (speaking as a beginner, remember).
Yes, IceWM and XFCE are probably the two worth considering right now, if you don't want the full desktop of KDE or Gnome.
worrying about that, but at least I've got a Linux that works, enables me to run Netscape, Acrobat, Xv and things and start the learning process.
Mozilla or derivative, XPDF or GV, Imagemagick or zgv... support freedom ;-)
Oh, yes - and ALWAYS have MC installed. Darned useful for poking about to see how Linux works.
Isn't MC a bit long in the tooth and abandoned now?
(Replacements... hrm, I can only think of GIT.)
MJR
-----Original Message----- From: main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk [mailto:main-admin@lists.alug.org.uk]On Behalf Of MJ Ray Sent: 25 October 2001 23:35 To: Edenyard Cc: main@lists.alug.org.uk Subject: Re: [Alug] Locked directories - Sympathy
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Isn't MC a bit long in the tooth and abandoned now?
It is still very useful to anyone coming from a Dos background. I couldn't run Linux without at least knowing it was there if needed, bit like a comfort blanket realy. :-)
-- Cheers, BJ
On 25-Oct-01 MJ Ray wrote:
So Slack+ICEWM gets my vote (speaking as a beginner, remember).
Yes, IceWM and XFCE are probably the two worth considering right now, if you don't want the full desktop of KDE or Gnome.
I am very impressed with icewm and its configuration just keeps getting better as I get around to changind things. XFCE is a bit of a screen hog but does seem to provide a good enviroment on smaller computers (like my main box)
worrying about that, but at least I've got a Linux that works, enables me to run Netscape, Acrobat, Xv and things and start the learning process.
Mozilla or derivative, XPDF or GV, Imagemagick or zgv... support freedom ;-)
Oh, yes - and ALWAYS have MC installed. Darned useful for poking about to see how Linux works.
Isn't MC a bit long in the tooth and abandoned now?
(Replacements... hrm, I can only think of GIT.)
Not very finished but for old dos users their is always the xtree gold clone ytree.
Regards
Owen
Date: 28-Oct-01 Time: 11:09:50
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