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 Well, since I am seemingly one of the few avid linux users here, I thought I'd start a thread to answer/explore any questions/issues and present any cool things I come across... So just to start simple, any general questions? posted by volonteshiva |
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 im a computer idiot... ill freely admit that. i don't have imaging. what do i do to get it? posted by sangu |
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sangu: you told me to install the gimp. i did. now what? this is referring to the thread "picture" where u told me to do it. how can i edit my m-word pic to compress it? Well, if you just want to up the compression, just open it and then do a save as... Pick jpg as the extension and save it to a new filename so that you can keep the origional. Pick a compression setting of 75-90. Show lower the file size some. Now, since your image is pretty much grayscale, you can convert the image to grayscale, since you don't need a full color palette. This will likely reduce the size quite a bit. After opening the image, you just just be able to go the Image menu, then Mode and then select Grayscale. If you have any problems or this knocks the quality of your image down too much, let me know and I will modify my statements. As a hypocritical dork, I am in windows mode on my old laptop here since I am having some wireless networking issues in linux at the moment... posted by volonteshiva |
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i tried to open it. but its in a word doc. so there seems to be a sort of error posted by sangu |
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Wireless support really is rather lacking in linux, I must say. There aren't the same "basic" standards as wired/rj45 net cards as far as drivers go. Companies just don't provide non-windows support for many wireless net devices. Be they wireless pci cards, pcmcia cards, or usb net devices. One workaround for this wide lack of support is the program ndiswrapper.  It allows you to use the windows drivers for your wireless net card/device. The only catch is that you do need your kernel source and there are still some issues w/ spin locks/stack size. It sucks to "have" to recompile your kernel, especially if you have a small, old hard drive since new kernel compilations can take 400MB - 1GB. A non-issue for large hds though. If you have a wireless net device and linux, ndiswrapper is pretty much the only way to go. It's freeware as is all good linux shit. There is actually a pay-for wireless driver setup, but people have problems w/ that as well.  posted by volonteshiva |
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whoa, half of that flew over my head and into alaska. sry i re-edited my previous comment, so its now: sangu: i don't have imaging. what do i do to get it? posted by sangu |
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uncompress? sangu: i tried to open it. but its in a word doc. so there seems to be a sort of error like i said, the only original uncompressed picture is saved in a word doc (since i copied the 8 by 11 dimensions). how do i open? posted by sangu |
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sangu: i tried to open it. but its in a word doc. so there seems to be a sort of error First off, how did you get the image into word? You should be able to open the doc file in word, left click on the image then hit ctrl-c or go the Edit menu and choose copy. Then in the gimp, you should be able to just do Edit, Paste as New Image, or you might have to create a new image and then Paste. I am sorry, this sucks that I am not telling you this from w/in linux while I have access to the Gimp. I will get into linux and work out the procedure if you have any problems... posted by volonteshiva |
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sangu: like i said, the only original uncompressed picture is saved in a word doc (since i copied the 8 by 11 dimensions). how do i open? ...you send me the doc file(through imo PM) and I will work out a procedure to get the image out of it? Cool? posted by volonteshiva |
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it into a word doc. my original intention was to leave an original uncompressed picture saved. but i accidentally clicked save instead of save as when i compressed it. so now im stuck with the only uncompressed picture in the word doc. volonteshiva: Then in the gimp, you should be able to just do Edit, Paste as New Image, or you might have to create a new image and then Paste. i did try. no luck. sorry, i probably screwed up somewhere along the line...ill pm u the link to the picture, since there seems to be no uploadin file option in the pm box. posted by sangu |
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 Well, I imagine I'm about to become one of those nightmares every 'willing' programmer fears: I'm interested in Linux, and don't know anything about using it. (those two clauses together are usually scary  )
I'd like to learn the hard way - install it on my disk and try it out. What would you (or anyone here who had some experience with a few versions of linux) suggest, for a completely new user? Not looking for a windows substitute ( = XP will still be my main OS, but I'm installing some linux as well on another drive) Which type, which version would you suggest I try out first? There are a lot of websites with Linux tips, tricks and what-not, but is there anything that a total bleeding newbie should keep in mind? How would you suggest I go about it - get a book, follow some website? posted by ryder |
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ryder: Which type, which version would you suggest I try out first? Go to:  From there you can find links to all the linux flavors. You can start out w/ Knoppix. It is a live cd version which can still be installed to the hd if you live. Live CD means, you boot and run everything from the CD and RAM. No HD needed. This would at least give you some access to it w/o worrying about installation issues. Fedora Core 4 ( used to be RedHat ) is a pretty good one to go with. Lot of good setup apps and config and nice install interface. Slackware is generally the one the "pros" seem to like since you have to know your shit. But it's really not that much different that RedHat or any other program. At the base of any linux distro you have the kernel. Then a particular distro just wraps alot around that kernel. But each distro is still going to basically be the same. They just have a different look and feel and the admin interfaces are different. From GUI to manual text file configuration. ryder: There are a lot of websites with Linux tips, tricks and what-not, but is there anything that a total bleeding newbie should keep in mind? How would you suggest I go about it - get a book, follow some website?  I followed this site when I was just getting into linux in '98. ALOT of info there. He walks you through alot of server program setup and security setup. Some of it may or may not be out of date, haven't checked it in a while. One thing to watch out for though is the partition setup when doing an install. If you have 2 HDs in a computer, one for winxp and one for linux, you can either write to the bootsector of the first drive and it will put an interface there where you can choose to boot from winxp, linux or anything else you set up in there. Or you can just have a boot floppy that will boot to linux. A number of options but it can be tricky if writing to the boot sector doesn't work correctly. posted by volonteshiva |
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volonteshiva: You can start out w/ Knoppix. It is a live cd version which can still be installed to the hd if you live. Live CD means, you boot and run everything from the CD and RAM. No HD needed. This would at least give you some access to it w/o worrying about installation issues. I did - that was how I decided it might be interesting to tweak around a bit. volonteshiva: ecst.csuchico.edu…
I followed this site when I was just getting into linux in '98. ALOT of info there. He walks you through alot of server program setup and security setup. Thanks much 
posted by ryder |
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ryder: I did - that was how I decided it might be interesting to tweak around a bit. You can always do a: knoppix-installer from the knoppix cd... it will run you through setting up a partition and install it to that hard drive. posted by volonteshiva |
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