Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 11:24:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com> To: laszlo vagner <vetex@WWW.TIMANDPATRICK.COM> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Jim <jameso@elwood.net> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a desktop Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.9905311123360.24308-100000@pdx.cybcon.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990531104113.vetex@vetex.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
WordPerfect 8.0 does this......look into it. They are at http:\\linux.corel.com On Mon, 31 May 1999, laszlo vagner wrote: > a few of the best programs i found are gqview and wxftp > great for editing pictures and sending them to your site! > > also gimp is pretty nifty if i could ever get the download time > for the manual its 16 meg. > > What i am looking for is a doc, rtf, file editor like > word. > > with slow connection i am forced to buy the staroffice cd i guess. > > > On 31-May-99 Alfred Perlstein wrote: > > On Sun, 30 May 1999, Jim wrote: > > > >> > >> This weekend I install FreeBSD at home. Up untill this point I sweared by > >> its use as a server platform, I have had great luck with it as a server. > >> but this weekend has been a new experience for me. I got X-win up and going > >> for the first time, compiled in sound support, and got it working as a natd > >> for my home network. Problem is, I cant find much info with running Unix as > >> a desktop OS. > >> > >> If anyone has any suggestions on good books about running Unix as a desktop > >> (things like X tweaking, getting a movie player, etc), I would love to hear > >> them. Thanks. > > > > You didn't say how experianced you are with unix... > > > > I suggest next time you are at a bookstore look for "Unix Secrets" > > and thumb through it. It may be what you are looking for. > > > > It doesn't cover the "modern" apps (GNOME,KDE,etc) but It has > > "stupid X tricks" amongst other fun things you can do. > > > > as far as applications, I would suggest looking into /usr/ports, > > many nifty things are lying there waiting: > > > > movie player: /usr/ports/graphics/xanim/ > > full desktop like system: /usr/ports/x11/kde11 > > > > just look around, do a search on: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html > > > > enjoy, > > -Alfred > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > ---------------------------------- > Vetex > C/O L. Vagner > 3600 W. Mountain Drive > Flagstaff, AZ 86001 > Webpage: nadxa.com > E-Mail: laszlo vagner <vetex@vetex.com> > Date: 31-May-99 > Time: 10:38:28 > > Windows Exception Error: noun: Meaning- > With the exception of a reboot anything > you do will fail to recover the system. > ---------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSI.4.05L.9905311123360.24308-100000>