Advocacy vs Technical advice[Was: Software Installs]
Duston, Hal
hdusto01 at sprintspectrum.com
Tue Oct 30 15:43:16 CST 2001
Ray Holmes [mailto:raymond.holmes at communitech.net] wrote:
--snip info about where the applications are stored on the fs--
> when you can, break away from kde/gnome and come into the light
> with windowmaker or ice. they are super lightweight. kde and
> gnome are getting as heavy and resource-piggish as windows. wm
> will also give you a better sense of the filesystem.
Ray, I'm not really picking on you here, but rather the replies to
some of the last few threads, and you are convenient. :-)
But you didn't answer his question. You advocated he change his
window manager.
I suspect his problem is that the application _is_ installed, and
isn't present on any menu anywhere in the window manager he is
already using. There is a fine line between when advocacy is
called for and when technical advice is called for. Unfortunately
I am unable to provide the technical advice Rick needs here, but
perhaps as I have (I hope) accurately restated his problem, someone
else will be able to assist him.
Oh, and by the way, I am using something that is _much_ lighter
weight than windowmaker or ice. It's called "console" :-)
> Rick wrote:
> >
> > I consider myself a seasoned "newbie" and do ok with Linux
> > and am adapting to gnome now instead of KDE. Can anyone help
> > me remove this MS ball and chain so I can convert to Linux full
> > time? I am unable to install software on Redhat 7.1 server. I
> > have tried Sun's Star Office 5.2, Netscape 6.1, Lime Wire, and
> > Adobe Acrobat reader. The installs give me no errors but
> > afterwords I can not find anywhere to launch the application.
> > If I try to reinstall I get message that application is already
> > installed. I have tried the installs as root as well as on my
> > account. I have checked for help on Sun's web site,
> > www.thelinuxgurus.org, and www.Slashdot.com.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Rick Sobba
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Ray Holmes
> Programmer Analyst
> 1-800-WEB.HOST ext 4920
Hal Duston
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