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Re: [LUG] Using linux as a desktop OS



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On Saturday 20 Jul 2002 6:22 pm, Alex Charrett wrote:
A thought has occurred to me, how many people on here have experience of
using Linux as a desktop system, like a normal user would use Windows
etc.

File management is considerably easier than on Windows. Without the resource 
leaks of Explorer, you can keep navigating around and around in Konqueror or 
Nautilus without any decrease in speed. The file type handling is far better 
and more intuitive. The demarcation between ordinary-bod-user and Super-User 
is obviously important and quite a life-saver.

I'm starting to use more and more images (after getting jphoto to link to my 
Kodak DX3600 digital camera) and it just is NOT easy to sift through old 
images in console mode. Pick and Trash is a far easier way of keeping disc 
usage within limits.

I've always preferred single-click and that is a welcome boost.

The other neat trick is that the window manager / KDE theme updates the icons 
used for all types, not just special folders. I particularly like seeing the 
new widgets in apps like KMail - it's something that Windows simply cannot 
do.

Windows has gone too far GUI, the whole appeal of Linux for me is that I've 
always got a console to slip into when needed. The Ctrl-T command comes in 
very handy for browsing cover CD's/DVD's.



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Neil Williams
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