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I have always loved Linux because it was free, user friendly, and beautiful. Since Fedora and Ubuntu had become so user friendly and had an abundance of beautiful applications I have been an avid devotee. My Toshiba laptop and none of my other computers have ever had problems running Ubuntu or Fedora but two years ago I reluctantly got stuck teaching from an OpenSuse textbook.
The textbook and included software were version 9, which didn't work on our school computers so I taught version 11. I loved it. With a software program called Wine that runs my large Legacy Windows Software collection, Bill Gates is now watching from the sidelines. I was reluctant to completely give up Windows because I had purchased so many programs for Windows.
The software availability of the programs I wanted was why I gave up my Mac. I still feel like Steve Jobs of Apple and Bill Gates of Microsoft could be old friends. I just don't need them anymore. I still use them because I need to keep up to date but Linux is by far, more beautiful and versatile. Fedora and Ubuntu users develop wonderful applications but you have to use one or the other with the apps that have been ported to that system. What I love about OpenSUSE is that its users seem to port more of the applications into it.
Microsoft has even rewritten the some of the applications to port them into Windows. Then they charge you for this free stuff which is illegal. Yeah, they've been caught with their hands in the cookie jar. If Microsoft was smart they would compete with Linux by porting these apps into windows and giving them away for free.
Windows could at least hold its value by porting these wonderful open source toys for free because at the moment, if I didn't have to use MS for career reasons I wouldn't use it so I wouldn't need to pay for it. If the price is higher than it's value while Linux is more beautiful anyway.
Plus, with Linux, if you pay for it, the support is what you are paying for while Microsoft support is expensive whether it is useful or not. One of my clients called me for support, because my support is guaranteed, and they had just paid about $200 and didn't get a solution or a guarantee from Microsoft.
Microsoft has many programs that have dominance in the market and their files are abundant in the business world and on the internet. There are free programs available for Linux that will open, change, save, and create the Microsoft files so anyone who chooses the Linux option can still share with friends or coworkers that still use the pricey MS option.
Linux is easy to install and you have two options: Replace your operating system with Linux and its open source programs. Partition your hard drive and use MS and Linux. Keep in mind that if you don't switch to Linux. Many MS upgrades will continue to have additional price tags. Check back for details on how to do it. You're the expert. Install openSUSE now and get started. We'll see you bak here if you need help.
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Loyal to Microsoft... NOT!!!
There is only one thing that has kept me using Windows and Microsoft just kissed my *** goodby! Linux is more beautiful and now easier to use thanks to all the Microsoft haters donating time and energy into making Linux FREE. Don't get me wrong, I love Microsoft for being hated. If so many people didn't hate Microsoft, Linux wouldn't be FREE. I have kept using Windows because I have so much software I have collected over the years. Now, Microsoft has decided that the only way I can continue to use 98 and XP compatible software is to buy their most expensive Windows 7 Ultimate.
Linux is becoming more and more compatible with our old software. Let's keep a list here and soon we will not have to dual boot our computers to run our legasy software. If it won't run on Linux there will be something better that does and it will be FREE. I'll start the list and you can help add to it with substitutes or suggestions for running your favorite software.
Email your ideas or view the list.
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OpenSUSE Animated Penguin GRUB Splash Screen All you need is root access to the machine, a text editor, shell access, and openSUSE 10.2/10.3 OS.
- Create a temporary new directory in your home folder. (You can create it anywhere, but for simplicity, I will say the path as the home folder and the directory name as new).
- Now copy the file message from the /boot folder in this directory using the command, ‘cp /boot/message new’.
- Now change into the new directory, ‘cd new’.
- Extract the files from the archieve message using the command, ‘cpio -i < message’.
- Now minimize the terminal and open the directory new that you created. Edit the file ‘gfxboot.cfg’ using your favorite text editor.
- The file will contain a line ‘penguin=-1' (for openSUSE 10.2) or ‘penguin=0' (for openSUSE 10.3). Change it to ‘penguin=100'. Save the file.
- This number, 100, 0 or -1 is the probability of the penguin screen being shown. -1 is random. 0 means that penguin will never be shown and 100 means that it will be shown all the time you boot your computer.
- Coming back to the poceedings, delete the message file in the directory new by typing ‘rm message’ in the terminal.
- Now enter command ‘ls . | cpio -o > message’ to recompress the archieve.
- Now the last step, enter the command ’sudo cp message /boot’, enter your root password if required and you are done. Next time you boot up, you will be greeted by the penguins depending on the probability set by you.
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