User:DanZenie

2004-03-05T23:48:17Z

DanZenie:

this is my section. give me a few days to tell you about myself. don't worry it will only be about 3 lines.

LQWiki:Section suggestions

2004-03-05T23:46:15Z

DanZenie:

Please post any ideas you have for new sections below.

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how about "in the court room". issues such as OS software legalities, SCO v. Linux, OS v. *, licensing, etc, but strictly based on a legal view.

[[User:danZenie|danZenie]]
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How about a section on "Storage configuration". I can contribute material on Linux Software RAID, LVM, and possibly material comparing the various supported file systems.

[[User:Texastwister|Texastwister]] 14:07, Mar 3, 2004 (EST)

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Perhaps a section on the best way to install gnome from scratch, with a list of dependency etc would be very useful (to me it would have been anyway). Unfortunately I do not have the expertise/time to do this. Anyone who takes up the buck will have my support.

[[User:Geniarse|generic_genus]] 03:33, Mar 2, 2004 (EST)
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I would love to see a section for "ex-windows power users". For people who know what has to be done and how to do it in windows, but not yet how it is done in Linux. This would 'tasks equivalent' list partner to the software equivalent list available at http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml

The key advantage of a task equivlent list would be ex-windows people would be able to search on key words which they already know to find the linux method of performing the task. Quite a lot of the time I have taken to learn linux was taken up by just finding which keyword to seach on. One complication I've identified so far - we'll need instructions for the CLI, KDE & Gnome, but it would probably complicate things too much to support all the oher desktops etc out there...

An example of a few items to get started:

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Set File Associations 
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In Windows 
Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File Types

In Linux 
Configuration | KDE | Components | File Associations

Gnome instructions go here...

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Clear Browser History 
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Windows IE

Internet Explorer | Tools | Internet Options | General Tab | Clear History

Linux

KDE 
The history is stored in ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/konq_history
To Clear Go Konqueror | Setting Configure Conqueror | History Sidebar (9th item down on left side panel) | Clear History

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Kill a crashed App 
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In Windows
Ctrl-Alt-Delete

In Linux
Ctrl-Esc bring up a task list, and allows the user to select and kill a process.

Ctrl=Alt-Esc invokes XKill, which changes the cursor to Skull & Crossbones - and allows the user to kill a program by positioning the cursor over the crashed program and clicking to kill it.

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I apologize for editing your comments (which I definitely don't think should be done as a general rule) but all I did was remove the excessive equal signs and put breaks in where your text indicated you wanted them. No need for pages that would be broken on anything but 1600x1200 or higher.

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In Windows 
Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | File Types

In Linux 
Configuration | KDE | Components | File Associations

Impossible, really. That's not how Linux works. You don't 'set file associations in Linux'. Setting that varies from KDE to Gnome to non-IDEs and from file manager to file manager. You set file associations in midnight commander and gentoo and emelfm and and and. If you set file associations at all. bash has no file associations. But something like that could be very useful - it's a good idea. It'd just have to be carefully done and require a lot of qualifying - lots of ifs, ands, and buts. 'There's more than one way to do it' and Linux isn't so much about following a rote set of steps. Even './configure, make, make install' is excessive simplification.

BTW, it's customary to separate and sign comments.

[[User:Digiot|Digiot]] 06:50, Mar 1, 2004 (EST)

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How about a section on hardware. A place to let other know about what will work or not work. I have been playing with an old Zaurus that I got off ebay aand could have used a couple of pointers on the little things that go with it. I learned at least one thing not to do!

pben

:http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/index.php
:[[User:Jeremy|Jeremy]] 18:21, Mar 3, 2004 (EST)
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Remember, you can sign your name with 4 tildes on an empty line like below:

<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

[[User:Skyline|Skyline]] 22:29, Mar 2, 2004 (EST)

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I'd like to see a section on Hardware Installation that then branched out into things like configuring ALSA or OSS for soundcards or SANE for scanners. Things like that would be helpful, IMHO.

Oh, and it might be nice to block ads from Microsoft.com in the google ads. There's one now advertising "Get The Facts". I personally could do without seeing that. I'm trying to avoid high-blood pressure.

[[User:Flickerfly|Flickerfly]] 09:27, Mar 5, 2004 (EST)

I would like a section on hardware issues (ie: FuBar DVD writer works with Kernal 2.6.XX and up.

[[User:Kenng|Kenng]] 18:08, Mar 5, 2004 (EST)

I agree, it would be nice to have hardware, possible sorted by both type and brand. The hardest thing I have had to do with linux was getting it to work with my hardware (installing ALSA, Nvidia, Logitech drivers). Because wikis can become so expansive it could become a great 1 stop resource, with very specific instructions and up to date links to the drivers
[[User:Platinum1|Platinum1]] 15:28, Mar 5, 2004 (PST)

Hardware, definitely [[User:Damas|Damas]]

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