hello my names simon h and i am extremly interested ats linus as am
operating system. over the last few days i have compiled a few list of
qutesions and querries that i would like you to awnser. i admit some of
them sound a bit stupid and silly but i just want to get rid of a few
doubts before i start mucking around with the family computer.
simon h
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these are my querries/questions:
is the only thing the linux operating system contains (linux debian that is)
is an install programme(to install new packages), a C compiler, that multi
terminal gadget, the login program and a few commands (such as listing
directories and editing)?
if i was to install linux debian from software that i got off the web, how
would i go about installing Xwindows and netscape communicator from a
"red hat" cd?
is there a place on the web where a person can find out what microsoft
programs work on linux or on WINE? eg excel, MSword and powerpoint
what is an image file?
on "red hat" there is an install manager(or something like that) that only ever
mentions installing file packages with .rpm and the "debian" install program
only ever mentions installing .deb file packages. my question is can one manager
install software that is made for another disrubution of linux?
how is "red hat" different to debian? why is red hat so big(300MB) compared
to debian(10MB)?
the installation of linux off a DOS partition includes the bare minium. is
there any way of increasing the features/commands?
are there any shareware/freeware word processors and graphic programmes out
there
for linux?
in linux red hat when you type "man" some instructions and help pages pop up.
does this also happen in dabian?
how do you use the ftp: sites to download files off the internet? im asking
this
because today i tried to download root.bin and a few other files but the windows
program kept finishing the download procedure before all of the data had been
transfered.
how identical is linux debian to unix? (in terms of file layout and keyboard
commands).
