I'm downloading Redhat 9 now from linuxiso.org and I plan to install it on a separate partition from winxp. (I've heard that R.H. is the easiest to learn and you can switch distros really easy, right?).

While i'm waiting for the downloads, I need to know the following things: (I know absolutely nothing about using linux at this point.

1. how do I install? It it an automated install or do I have to walk it through step by step?


What software is the best for the following:

1. Web browsing (linux firefox is already on my download list)

2. html editing

3. graphics (both vector and pixel)

4. FTP

3. p2p :evil grin:

6. any other must-have software?

Also, is WineX a default feature, or do I need to download it seperately?

Also, which distro do you prefer?

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Queue GBK:

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1: Opera and Lynx [or Links, i know that the most recent version of Links i used at least supports frames instead of showing the page links to each frame to browse, i haven't looked at the latest Lynx yet, but i like Lynx in general for being far more colourful ]
2: Bluefish
3: The Gimp [/the/ linux standard for graphics]

WineX is a seperate thing you need to install, someday i may actually get around to getting it reinstalled and figuring out how to use it. But even GBK suggests Windows for gaming


Oh and there is a technology forum for these sorts of things
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1. Konqueror
2. Dunno, haven't looked into it much.
3. GIMP is supposed to be teh shizzle for regular old picture editing.
4. Google.
5. eDonkey, Bittorrent, and others, though I can't think of them now...
6. XMMS

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is GIMP free?

Also, where do I find these things at?



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Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

Yes, everything except games are free for Linux. Google is your friend. Sourceforge.net isn't far behind either

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Moving to the technology forum...

General rule of thumb to follow: If the thread is going to be using actual instructions on how to use technology, please use the technology forum.

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