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06-30-2003, 08:21 PM

Okay, so recently I installed Red Hat 7.1 on my system making it a dual boot of Red hat and windoze XP. The install sucked cause I pulled a "my bad" and chose desktop intall rather than custom. So I had to manually tell lilo to recognize the win xp partition. Once I did that, I ran into graphics card problems with xserver86. Not a big deal since this is to be expected from ATI

Anyways I updated my Xserver and installed some actual working drivers for my graphics card. Now my question is, I am looking for a GUI interface and KDE seems to work fine for everyone I have talked to. What version do I need or does it even matter for Xserver version 2.2? Or would I just be better off and update to Red Hat 9.1?

ebpda9 · 06-30-2003, 09:37 PM

yeah the KDE works the best. as for the other questions i have no clue

*Addict* · 07-01-2003, 10:48 AM

You know Redhat 9 is out right?

GNOME is nice. But I like KDE as well.

07-01-2003, 06:19 PM

Heh, i'm not even going to mess with 7.1... I just picked up version 9 and i'm going to just bomb the old version and install a fresh copy of 9.1

94_AcCoRd_EX · 07-01-2003, 09:54 PM

I just got done with a class that used RH7 exclusively. KDE and Gnome are both really nice, its just a matter of preference. RH9 should suit you better though.

ebpda9 · 07-02-2003, 12:49 AM

i really haven't followed the linx stuff lately. is it available for download yet ? (freeeee ????)

*Addict* · 07-02-2003, 07:30 AM

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Originally posted by hondaman-iac
i really haven't followed the linx stuff lately. is it available for download yet ? (freeeee ????)

Yeah its on the redhat FTP.

07-09-2003, 01:33 AM

each version becomes more user friendly it seems and is more based around the GUI (kinda like windows I hate to say) but that's cool I perfer GNOME!! it rocks

I run slackware though not redhat.

07-17-2003, 11:13 AM

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Originally posted by ef9civic
each version becomes more user friendly it seems and is more based around the GUI (kinda like windows I hate to say) but that's cool I perfer GNOME!! it rocks I run slackware though not redhat.

I perfer GNOME too.. but I run my computer with Mandrake. I tried the RedHat but somehow it slows down my computer.

08-14-2003, 11:56 AM

GUI are nice but that not hard core my self i use only the prompt no GUI because it just like windows, and you will never learn UNIX/LINUX if you use the GUI. My Self i run two box one with FreeBSD which is very close to UNIX and SOLARIS 8 which is hard core UNIX.

06-30-2003, 08:21 PM	#1
Quevv Posts: n/a	Red Hat 7.1 Okay, so recently I installed Red Hat 7.1 on my system making it a dual boot of Red hat and windoze XP. The install sucked cause I pulled a "my bad" and chose desktop intall rather than custom. So I had to manually tell lilo to recognize the win xp partition. Once I did that, I ran into graphics card problems with xserver86. Not a big deal since this is to be expected from ATI Anyways I updated my Xserver and installed some actual working drivers for my graphics card. Now my question is, I am looking for a GUI interface and KDE seems to work fine for everyone I have talked to. What version do I need or does it even matter for Xserver version 2.2? Or would I just be better off and update to Red Hat 9.1?

06-30-2003, 09:37 PM	#2
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	yeah the KDE works the best. as for the other questions i have no clue __________________

07-01-2003, 09:54 PM	#5
94_AcCoRd_EX Insomniac Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: OR Age: 43 Posts: 11,142	I just got done with a class that used RH7 exclusively. KDE and Gnome are both really nice, its just a matter of preference. RH9 should suit you better though. __________________ 1994 Accord EX coupe --Need hosting for your pics on HST? PM me...--

07-02-2003, 12:49 AM	#6
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	i really haven't followed the linx stuff lately. is it available for download yet ? (freeeee ????) __________________

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07-01-2003, 06:19 PM	#4
Quevv Posts: n/a	Heh, i'm not even going to mess with 7.1... I just picked up version 9 and i'm going to just bomb the old version and install a fresh copy of 9.1

07-09-2003, 01:33 AM	#8
ef9civic Posts: n/a	each version becomes more user friendly it seems and is more based around the GUI (kinda like windows I hate to say) but that's cool I perfer GNOME!! it rocks I run slackware though not redhat.

08-14-2003, 11:56 AM	#10
SOLARIS Posts: n/a	GUI are nice but that not hard core my self i use only the prompt no GUI because it just like windows, and you will never learn UNIX/LINUX if you use the GUI. My Self i run two box one with FreeBSD which is very close to UNIX and SOLARIS 8 which is hard core UNIX.