a few questions reguarding linux desktop (obviously...)

[estesflyer]

thanks a lot guys, I think I'm going to finish getting building my machine and run a fresh install of one of the latest versions of Red Hat - Either 7.1 or 7.2 - If I do 7.1 then I will have to be downloading a lot of drivers and installing them, which I have no idea how to do, so I will prolly take that route. =)

I will be using linux as my MAIN OS! I don't want any bloody windows partitions eating away @ my hard disks... (Nothing personal microsoft, I just don't like you.)

By the way, since I won't be digging away @ apache anytime REALLY soon, I might as well lay out another set of questions.

1.) What is the best way to play dvd movies in linux (considering you have a dvd player, and a computer)

2.) What is the best software for viewing mpeg/avi files?

3.) What is the best web browser? What is the best file manager?

4.) What is the best irc client?

5.) Where can I get some really nice desktop themes for ximian?

6.) What is something very unique about linux that I should START digging into first?

7.) also, for some odd reason, Whenever I have a dark background, and a lightly colored window (white), and I move the window around, the side of the screen will move... It's somewhat hard to explain, but it does this more so than windows.

Oh yeah, it's not a flat screen, would having a flat screen moniter solve this problem?

p.s. I'm posting this message in the linux (desktop) forums, so don't get mad at me for posting the same thing on two forums...

TIA

- Rusty - Rusty

 

[bubak]

Using linux as main OS = good solution (I am going even more, using it as the only one os ;-)
1) Do you know the address

http://www.freshmeat.net

?
2) Answered in 1)
3) You have to select some GUI (KDE, GNOME,...) and there you will find some, if you will not like them, 1) answers you
4) Console? Xwindows? IMHO epic+ThirEye scrip for console and xChat for X11, but....1)
5)

http://www.themes.org;

http://www.rpmfind.net

(search ximian, gtk-engines)
6) read,read,read :

http://www.linuxdocs.com,

http://www.linuxdocs.org

7) try playing with the resolution/freq in Xserver and on your monitor

byez
bubak

 

[estesflyer]

From what I've read, suse 7.3 professional is really nice! I'm gonna buy it... anyone disagree?

Please let me know.

TIA

- Rusty - Rusty

 

[bubak]

me
Try first some redhat/mandrake/free suse and after that choose/buy.
but if you have money to spend....
bubak