Fed up with Microsh!t

[gearworks]

Ok...I have officially had it with "big Brother" Gates and his vigilanty band of bastages and am going Red Hat all the way. Got a couple questions for the pros here though. I need to know what progs are the best for P2P and jukebox /ripping/encoding apps. I am VERY new to linux (even though I own a box running it for HAM radio and have very little clue what is going on in its fuzzy logic head...good thing it is stabgle huh?) and need all the detailed info I can get. Help me out gentlemen...

[notbob]

i've been experimenting with lycoris--it has rmp support, and lots of bells and whistles (built in mozilla, spreadsheet, "word" converter) its pretty straightforward even for a newbie like me

[HeadHolio]

When it comes to P2P for linux, the top programs are MLDonkey (which supports eDonkey2000 and Overnet), Q-tella, and Limewire. As for ripping and encoding, KDE does this automatically when you browse a CD through Konqueror. No need to download any rippers or encoders.

[multi]

the thing i think is important to do is read stuff ! there is HOW_TO help everywhere, try google linux .

for info on commands in the console..
type
[user@home]$ man command
or
[user@home]$ apropos man
to find out some of the commands it covers
(there is a few so give it time to load them all)
before installing stuff read the READ_ME 's

RPM install is one way
MAKE and MAKEFILE and MAKEINSTALL
is a common way to do it too...this compiles the
installation for your computer(kernel,relese ..ect)

i use psyslsk(soulseek) for my linux P2P app

[tecker]

Originally posted by HeadHolio
As for ripping and encoding, KDE does this automatically when you browse a CD through Konqueror. No need to download any rippers or encoders.

There is a good program called Grip that is often built into most linux distobutions. It will rip and encode your cds quite well and will encode them with the aid of and encoder (LAME is probably the best bet but i have used BladeEnc). See if your linux has it and try it out.