High, On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 02:09:00AM +0100, charles verbeken ([EMAIL > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Hello, > > > > This is regarding a few questions regarding the installationa and the > > compatibility of debian OS. Will I be able to use my former office 98 > > files and other systems previously used i.e. ms paint etc. > > First: use a meaningful subject line, you'll get better/faster > responses. > > Second: in general, you can access legacy MS Windows filesystems under > GNU/Linux, this is well covered in various FAQs. If your Windows > partition is /dev/hda1, you could mount it to /mnt/win98 with a line > similar to the following in /etc/fstab: > > /dev/hda1 /mnt/win98 vfat auto,user,nosuid,nodev,gid=104,umask=002 2 > 2 > > You should see the 'mount' manpage for more information on the options > above. > > In general you can open most legacy MS Office format files under > GNU/Linux. How useful this is really depends on what Microsoft has > done lately to bork things up. You should have pretty full > functionality to MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint files. I believe > there are conversion tools to get you from Outlook to a real (e.g.: > GNU/Linux) mail client. > You can try StarOffice as a replacement for msoffice. It can read msoffice files and it works nearly the same. See 'www.staroffice.com'. Greetz, Sebastiaan
