Re: need help choosing appropriate BSD distro

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:43:46 -0500, Dave Uhring <daveuhring@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Had you even bothered to read the FAQ, as previously recommended, you
would have seen descriptions of those files.

The short answer is yes.


Perhaps you should just stay with your click and drool Linux and Windows.

It is beginning to look like that will be the course I will take, even
though you appear to not like them from the wording of your comment
above. It's all about requirements and choices, and fortunately we
have choices we can make in most countries of the world.

Maybe I haven't been clear on my requirements, but I'm looking for a
ready to use OS, not one that I have to put together things to get
one. To me the instructions on creating the install CD is not trivial.
To you it is. That just means our requirements and abilities are
different, it doesn't mean yours are wrong in any way.

I am going to burn the install iso and try that as suggested by
someone else, even though it looks too small to allow me to do a net
install. Maybe there's just enough in that (relatively) small file to
allow me to do a net install. The partition is clean and ready to try
another BSD, so I haven't given up yet.

Also, I'm not ready to ditch a few programs that I paid good money for
that are windows programs, and these have no close equivalents in Unix
type programs, so that requirement is non-negotiable. Wine must work
in the OS I choose for the laptop. For almost all other programs, even
ones I paid for (like MS Office) and work well for me in Windows,
there are suitable equivalents, so it's not like I need to run
everything I have been using before under Wine. Just a few programs.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: P4C800-DELUXE XP Install Problems --- Hanging
    ... Windows Install Guide by Mr Steveo from ABX Zone Website. ... Additionally, if you have a Springdale or Canterwood chipset motherboard, ... Install chipset INFs before any video or sound drivers. ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: Checking for the latest updates....
    ... It's a good idea to install them now and then check again, ... Microsoft Windows XP ... Windows XP Service Pack 1 ... Security Update for Windows XP ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: How install D7 Arch under Suse 9 Pro
    ... Install the latest version of wine on Suse 9. ... KDE/Gnome it may or may not appear under the emulators menu settings, ... Settings on Windows and HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry entries) ...
    (borland.public.delphi.non-technical)
  • Re: Nothing is simple in Linux.....
    ... As for an "install and go" version of Linux, ... Linux is only made BY the geeks. ... You might be able to run your Windows apps with WINE: ... you mentioned that WINE for running Windows programs. ...
    (alt.linux)
  • RE: updates after format
    ... if the Microsoft Server is down. ... software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing verify its ... When you try to download an ActiveX control, install an update to Windows ... and you do not have the appropriate certificate in your Trusted Publishers ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)