Another New Linux User

**g-smooth2k** · November 30th, 2003, 09:26 AM

Alright Now I have gotten Linux.
Can I download Internet Explorer for Linux.
cause I am used to using it alot in Windows
Or can I download other browser like
2nd Choice - Crazy Browser
3rd Choice - Opera,
Last 2 Choice - Avant Browser, MyIE2

Can I use Trillian on Linux, or can I use
AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger.

Also can I use KaZaA Lite K++, eMule, DC++, Overnet, BT++, or LimeWire.

Any help would be appreciated.

:santa

**fernandez** · November 30th, 2003, 09:49 AM

Please take a look at the following site, it shows Linux options for
Windows programs.

All of the programs you listed have Linux equivalents.

http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-l...en/table.shtml

I hope this helps,

fernandez

**g-smooth2k** · November 30th, 2003, 10:16 AM

Where is Internet Explorer for Linux
/me wants IE so used to using IE
:finger

What is gcc?
there is like 2.95, 2.96, 3.2

Also what is shared and static?

**digitalelph** · November 30th, 2003, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by g-smooth2k

Where is Internet Explorer for Linux
/me wants IE so used to using IE
:finger

What is gcc?
there is like 2.95, 2.96, 3.2

Also what is shared and static?

I`m not that familiar with the Linux OS, but I do know that you will never likely see an IE version for a Linux Distro...They`re competing operating systems and it wouldn`t make sense for MS to support them. If you are having trouble adjusting to the new programs you might be better off staying with your current MS system...Otherwise like the above poster said, there are equivalents for most programs. Hopefully someone here can help u with the Linux part.

Good Luck!

**TheScaryOne** · November 30th, 2003, 10:54 AM

All else fails us Mozilla Firebird. Still Beta, I don't use it, most plugins don't like it, but hey, it's better than nothing, right?

**evilmegaman** · November 30th, 2003, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by TheScaryOne

All else fails us Mozilla Firebird. Still Beta, I don't use it, most plugins don't like it, but hey, it's better than nothing, right?

Notbob has a quote stuck in my head about things being better than nothing.. it's something like if it's better than nothing then it is NOT better than anything at all.

**phalkon30** · November 30th, 2003, 11:03 AM

Konqueror is the Linux version of IE I believe.

**cpugeniusmv** · November 30th, 2003, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by phalkon30

Konqueror is the Linux version of IE I believe.

in KDE, essentially...yep.

**shawners** · November 30th, 2003, 11:41 AM

if your using linux. Get use to not having options, and abilty to do things you did in windows.. IF someone sends you an WORD Document, could it still be opened?

**underpaid mo'fo** · November 30th, 2003, 01:02 PM

guys i'll be too a linux user in 2days when i get my cds

my questinon is i have 2 hdds one with XP (ntfs) with all my music,docs,vids and shyte.
when i install linux will i still be able to see tht hard drive and will i be able to use my files in linux mostly worried abt the mp3's.
thnx for ya help

btw its Linux Suse i'm getting

**Aaron73153** · November 30th, 2003, 01:14 PM

IF someone sends you an WORD Document, could it still be opened?

Yes, most distros come with OpenOffice, a MS Office Clone, if not it is free at www.openoffice.org.

when i install linux will i still be able to see tht hard drive and will i be able to use my files in linux mostly worried abt the mp3's

I'm not sure about the latest Suse, but it should support reading from NTFS, you might however have to mount those drives manually, check the documentation for information on how to do it.

Don't expect Linux to be just like your pretty windows that your used do, desktop Linux is still in its infant stages and it was built to be what Windows is not. Free, open, secure and stable.

**fernandez** · November 30th, 2003, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by g-smooth2k

Where is Internet Explorer for Linux
/me wants IE so used to using IE
:finger

What is gcc?
there is like 2.95, 2.96, 3.2

Also what is shared and static?

Internet Explorer doesn't have a Linux port. I've read that some people were able to run it under Wine, a program that allows you to run Windows applications on Linux. Keep in mind that Wine has to be heavily configured sometimes.

GCC (Gnu Compiler Collection), as the name implies, is a collection of compilers. http://gcc.gnu.org/. There are several version numbers of it, just as there are versions of various programs.

I'm not sure about "shared" and "static" hopefully someone else might be able to answer.

when i install linux will i still be able to see tht hard drive and will i be able to use my files in linux mostly worried abt the mp3's

You can see your Windows partition as long as your kernel is compiled for ntfs read support. Many distros automount the Windows partition.
SuSE will mount it automatically anyways. You should be able to watch your videos and play all your mp3's. As far as I know, SuSE has a "mutilated" version of mplayer because of copyright issues. Just get rid of it and get the full version from http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

**SimbaK2K** · November 30th, 2003, 02:32 PM

www.mozilla.org ! Best browser, and multi platform. Grab firebird, dead fast!

**Vlet** · November 30th, 2003, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by TheScaryOne

All else fails us Mozilla Firebird. Still Beta, I don't use it, most plugins don't like it, but hey, it's better than nothing, right?

I use Windows 2000 on my laptop and FreeBSD on my desktop ~ Now, while FreeBSD is not Linux, it is very similar to Linux, and many programs are compatible with FreeBSD that run native on Linux. I currently use Standard Mozilla on the BSD system, and Mozilla Firebird on Windows 2000 (a BSD port of Firebird is in the works) and I absolutely love Firebird. I never even touch any other browser any more. It has infinitely more features than IE, and infinitely less security bugs.

Mozilla firebird is available for Linux, and I strongly suggest you use it.

As far as static and shared goes, here is an excerpt from my freeBSD book:

The FHS (Filesystem Heirarchy Standard) sets up two major distinctions that are used to describe directories:

Static vs. variable files Staticfiles don't change very often, but variable files do. For instance, program binary files are considered static, whereas user data files are variable.

Shareable vs. unshareable files It makes sense, under at least some circumstances, to share certain files with other computers, but other files are inherently local in nature and should never be shared. Fir instance, user data files and program files are both potentially shareable, but local configuration files are not shareable.

**wonderboy2005** · November 30th, 2003, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by shawners

if your using linux. Get use to not having options, and abilty to do things you did in windows..

huh? with linux, its just the opposite. there are a dozen apps that do the same thing. for every one of window's apps, there is a seemingly infinite number of programs that do the same thing on linux.