Joe's Linux Blogs!

Well, where to start. I installed the Gnome version of fedora core 8 just to tinker a bit. OK you are now scratching your head and wondering “What is fedora? It's another flavor of Linux. It worked very well. Some of the inner workings were a bit different, but that's why they are called flavors. I liked it very much. If you do not like openSUSE (for the life of me I don't know why) or you have not yet tried Linux this a great alternative to Windows. Hay look I have no beef with Microsoft, it's just that I can't afford the price. I have 4 computers in my house and all but 1 has openSUSE on it. The cost of 1 copy of XP was $100.00 and that was an upgrade... The fact that Vista is a complete flop is beside the point. Microsoft needs to come down on their price or there will be a new influx of Linux users. And don't even get started on all the extra software you need to buy just to get things done. Sure there are pre-installed systems but you would be surprised as to how many are try before you buy versions. Here is a link to some software titles that can replace the Windows versions and in some cases there are Windows version too so you can dual boot if you like. http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html this link is a bit out of date but I think you will get the idea... I'm going to try Ubuntu next and will write what I think of that flavor. I'm sure it's nice too.

Oh by the way I found out why totem will not work any more. Simple answer... It's setup to use gstreamer as the back end now. How to switch it back? I have not gotten there yet. I will post a work around as soon I figure it out. If you know one please write to me. wolfspider@bigfoot.com It will work for incrypted DVDs if you use the xine back end and have the correct codecs installed.