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* Midnight Commander - for [CLI] filemanager/general text editor. I just think mc is a fantastic app. I use this mostly when I can only gain [CLI] access to a host.
* [MoinMoin] as a [PIM]. I really have fallen in love with the whole [Wiki|WikiWikiWeb] concept.
* MozillaFirefox
* MozillaThunderbird
-* VLC Media Player
+* [
VLC Media Player|http://www.videolan.org/vlc/]
* tilda (a terminal for Linux, but similar to those found in Quake, Half-Life, etc)
!As far as the [Linux] vs [MicrosoftWindows] [ReligiousWar] is concerned, I prefer using [Linux] for:
* General home use (Browsing, email, etc)
* server applications such as Web, Firewall, DHCP, DNS, etc.
* Flexible desktop systems (i.e. simple lightweight desktop [GUI]s for use on older as well as newer hardware)
-* Custom-build [OS] (i.e. [SysRescueCd
|http://www.sysresccd
.org/], [Overclockix
|http://overclockix
.octeams
.com
], [GeeXboX
|http://www
.geexbox
.org/
], [Smoothwall|http://www.smoothwall.org/])
+* Custom-build [OS] (i.e. [Recovery Is Possible (RIP)
|http://www.tux
.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip
/], [GeeXboX
|http://www
.geexbox
.org/
], [Overclockix
|http://overclockix
.octeams
.com
], [Smoothwall|http://www.smoothwall.org/])
!I use [MicrosoftWindows] where:
* I require to run custom-build applications or applications that will not easily work with [Wine]. (at work)
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* I could use these on an any MS Windows machine (from my portable memory drive).
* The backups and restore process was as simple as copying the entire application folder. (Due to the nature of the application, installation is not required and data and settings are stored within the application folder)
I started using the applications in the following sequence:
* MozillaFirefox Portable
-* VLC Portable (IMHO a great media player, especially since it plays just about anything and runs on Linux, [MicrosoftWindows], [MacOS] and others)
+* [
VLC Portable|http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/vlc_portable]
(IMHO a great media player, especially since it plays just about anything and runs on Linux, [MicrosoftWindows], [MacOS] and others)
* OpenOffice Portable
* MozillaThunderbird Portable
The transition to MozillaFirefox was simple, however before replacing your email client, you will most likely have to have the Office replacement and media player in place. Most users require their daily dose of forwarded junk/joke video or cute warm and fuzzy presentation. Some might see this as an opportunity to try to break these habits.
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Some minor details such as shared documents was easily resolved and retaining for new Linux users (such as home folders and the lack of c:) was easily explained. This was that crux of what I was trying to achieve - the users were already quite familiar with using a GUI, and most of the major applications they will be using, all they need to learn was some Linux-specific details, which for most users is fairly minor.
All-in-all I managed to achieve a painless transition, the only problem was that it took quite a while, since is was an incremental approach.
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-Aristotle: I'm not sure if the above might be useful on it's own page. Please advise.
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The following links are for MY benefit:
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* RecentChanges SaturdayWorkshop WhosOnFirst
* UbuntuNotes UbuntuRemastering
-* CategoryHomePage Category:Category Category:Beginners
+* CategoryHomePage
+*
Category:Category
+*
Category:Beginners
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