Introduction to Linux By : Khawar Nehal Applied Technology Research Center ATRC.NET.PK 2 Oct 2004
Jul 13, 2015
Introduction to Linux
By : Khawar NehalApplied Technology
Research CenterATRC.NET.PK
2 Oct 2004
KDEThe Most Popular
Desktop.KDE.ORG
Desktops
KDE 3.3
Gnome
The simplified one.
Desktops
Ximian XD2
LycorisThe one for desktop
publishing.
XPDEThe one that
resembles XP the most.
XPDE.COM
XPDE
The alttab function.
XPDE
Running Kylix by Borland.com
XPDE
The Start Menu
XPDERunning Xterm.This confuses a
Linux User who has not seen XPDE
XPDE
Without any windows open.
The GUI Idea
What's the big idea of copying XP ?
The GUI IdeaActually Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) came up with the idea.Then came Apple, MS, and now Linux.
Linspire
Linspire.comFormerly Lindows.com
Linspire
Translation just a right click away.
Linspire
Internet Searches just a right click away.
Linspire
Staroffice
Linspire
Tutorials by Linspire.
Applications
It is the application support which makes the difference.
has accomplished
in a short time what
has been working on
for a decade.
Word ProcessorOpenOffice
Writer
Writer FormatsOpen Office writer allows its users to read and write Microsoft Office Word Documents and HTML
Web Pages.
Presentation
This impressive presentation was
created with Open Office Impress
Spread Sheet
Open Office Calc
Calc FormatsSeveral popular
formats including Microsoft Excel and
Dbase can be read and written to.
KOFFICE
Koffice is a lightweight office developed by the KDE Teams.
KOFFICE.ORG
Instant Messaging
Gaim is an Instant Messaging client capable of using AIM, ICQ,
Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Napster, Zephyr and GaduGadu
all at once.
Gaim the Instant Messaging Software
MozillaThe Browser
Ximian'sEvolution
The Mail Software
Microsoft Exchange Connectivity
The Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange allows Ximian Evolution clients to
access accounts on Microsoft Exchange 2000 servers.
Evolution Data ImportEvolution allows you
to import your mailboxes and contact addresses from several
programs including Netscape, Mozilla,
and Outlook.
Graphics Softwares
Image Manipulation
The Gnu Image Manipulation Program gives the power of Adobe Photoshop with the added capability of being automated with scripting.
An example of what you can do with Povray.
Persistence of vision Ray Tracer.
Games
Quake
Large Websites and Portals
Solved by Clustering
Google is an example of a Linux cluster.
It now uses more than 100,000 Linux servers to deliver the search results for its millions of users worldwide.
Linux Advantages
Linux is 2.5 times faster than Windows 2003 in File
and Printer Sharing
No more viruses or software crashes.
User Friendliness
The Linux Bootup ScreenNow a thing of the past in most distributions
In two years most new userswould never get a chance to see this.
While The White Hats improve
Linux,
the Black Hats take care of the competition.
As Linux proliferates, all other Operating Systems
are “Toast”
Zero Licencing costs.
Lower licencing costs forcommercial software.
Just pay for the training and support that you need.
Linux and OpenSource
The “NO Strings Attached” Solution.
Vendor SupportDistributions
RedHat
Vendor SupportHardware Vendors
Vendor Support for Linux
Vendor Support
Dell
Major Hardware Supportersin the servers arena
IBM and HP
Not many vendors are seriously working on the Desktop Arena and this is a very large opportunity for
Third Party PC integrators and even the OEM manufacturers.
Enjoy Vendor Independence
Say YES to Opensource CopyLefts
Say NO toProprietaryCopyRights
Say YES to Opensource CopyLefts
Say NO toProprietaryCopyRights
Further Information
Bestthing.
Use google.com
For guides and details See the Howtos on tldp.org
A Resources for Desktop InformationDesktopLinux.com
Welcome more friendly world of the Linux Desktops.
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