[From nobody Tue Feb 5 10:34:50 2008 From: Daniel Burke <dedrizen@yahoo.com> To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org Subject: [tclug-list] New to Linux Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:17:23 +0000 Content-Type: Multipart/mixed; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19338_1202229236_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_19338_1202229236_1 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-443661897-1202227916=:45276" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --0-443661897-1202227916=:45276 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am new to Linux, though not new to custom built PCs. My wife has given = me the okay to spend some of our tax return to put together a new PC. I a= m hoping to learn some Linux as well as not compete over our one PC conne= cted to the internet. My plan was to go with an ASUS motherboard, video c= ard, 2GB RAM, DVD burner, 250GB hard drive (was thinking of doing a dual-= boot with Windows XP on another partition), memory card reader, one of th= ose 85% efficient power supply, and a 45W AMD dual-core processor. To con= nect to our wireless network I was considering a USB connected external d= evice. The budget for this, plus monitor and case, is projected to be abo= ut $1,200.00 in tax refund. =20 My initial list of questions/concerns are: =20 I found that ASUS listed some driver download for Linux. In Windows I w= ould know what to do with it. In Linux I do not. So what do I do? =20 What do I look for to make sure the hardware I choose is compatible wit= h Linux? =20 To keep things simple for my wife, I was thinking of going with KDE. Is= this a good choice? =20 Our children are still very young but it won't be long before they will= want to play on the computer. Any advice on setup that might make my lif= e easier with the kids accessing the PC over the next decade? =20 And thinking of children, is there any quick options to "lock" a Linux = PC? In Windows XP, I just have to press the Window+L on the keyboard when= our little two year old boy comes near to prevent him from using my acco= unt with my access to do anything (logging off and shutting down in Windo= ws takes too long as little boys can be very quick). =20 So far I am looking at: =20 motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.1GHz 45W Dual-Core =20 I know that eats up a bit of the initial budget. I was hoping that a go= od backbone would give me future flexibility. =20 Any suggestions or help with the setup of my first Linux machine would = be greatly appreciated. =20 --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Searc= h. --0-443661897-1202227916=:45276 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>I am new to Linux, though not new to custom built PCs. My wife has g= iven me the okay to spend some of our tax return to put together a new PC= . I am hoping to learn some Linux as well as not compete over our one PC = connected to the internet. My plan was to go with an ASUS motherboard, vi= deo card, 2GB RAM, DVD burner, 250GB hard drive (was thinking of doing a = dual-boot with Windows XP on another partition), memory card reader, one = of those 85% efficient power supply, and a 45W AMD dual-core processor. T= o connect to our wireless network I was considering a USB connected exter= nal device. The budget for this, plus monitor and case, is projected to b= e about $1,200.00 in tax refund.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>My initia= l list of questions/concerns are:</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>I found = that ASUS listed some driver download for Linux. In Windows I would know = what to do with it. In Linux I do not. So what do I do?</div> <div>&nbsp= ;</div> <div>What do I look for to make sure the hardware I choose is compatible with Linux?</div> <div>&n= bsp;</div> <div>To keep things simple for my wife, I was thinking of goi= ng with KDE. Is this a good choice?</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Our ch= ildren are still very young but it won't be long before they will want to= play on the computer. Any advice on setup that might make my life easier= with the kids accessing the PC over the next decade?</div> <div>&nbsp;<= /div> <div>And thinking of children, is there any quick options to "lock= " a Linux PC? In Windows XP, I just have to press the Window+L on the key= board when our little two year old boy&nbsp;comes near to prevent him fro= m using my account with my access to do anything (logging off and shuttin= g down in Windows takes too long as little boys can be very quick).</div>= <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>So far I am looking at:</div> <div>&nbsp;</div= > <div>motherboard: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe</div> <div>processor: AMD Athlo= n X2 2.1GHz 45W Dual-Core</div>=20 <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>I know that eats up a bit of the initial budget.= I was hoping that a good backbone would give me future flexibility.</div= > <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Any suggestions or help with the setup of my f= irst Linux machine would be greatly appreciated.</div><p>&#32; <hr size=3D1>Looking for last minute shopping deals? <a href=3D"htt= p://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=3D51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/= category.php?category=3Dshopping">=20 Find them fast with Yahoo! 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