OK, which one of them did you buy? We got one of the better ones, with
the Duron processor. It's got 2 extra PCI slots, 1 extra 5-1/4" bays, an
open EIDE, and the processor isn't soldered in. We're running it as a
webserver, and it's been 100% so far. It even came with a drivers disk that
had drivers for almost every operating system, including Linux.
Our version of Lindows came with Star Office installed on it, though, so
you may want to check the Lindows disks that I brought to the meeting to see
if there's a version difference between them and the one you got, or if it's
there for you to install. However, we yanked Lindows immediatly, as we
found that it was "phoning home" continuously!
Hope that helps, James
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul M Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
To: "SLUG List" <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:32 PM
Subject: [SLUG] Lindows -> Linux
> I've bought a Lindows PC, on which I plan to install Debian 3.0r1. A
> few points:
>
> The system checks almost immediately for DHCP and times out (I don't
> have that running on my network). The keyboard is about the cheapest
> keyboard I've ever seen. I'll replace it with one I already have.
>
> This is a "mini-ITX" form factor computer. My first encounter with this.
> According to the google research I've done, this is an all-in-one deal,
> with the CPU soldered in (I haven't looked; this is from a website).
> Apparently, these machines have very small power supplies (up to 100W or
> so), and come with one (1) PCI slot, which is filled by a modem.
> _Everything_ else, including the NIC, is on the motherboard. So
> theoretically, if one thing goes, it's a boat anchor.
>
> The software supplied with the machine is minimal to say the least. No
> office suite, no nothing. It seems that when the machine realizes it's
> connected to the internet, it talks to Lindows and starts telling you
> about all the wonderful software available with its "Click-N-Run" deal.
> A veritable smorgasbord of juicy software, for which I'm sure you pay.
>
> You do in fact run as root on this machine. There are no other users
> configured out of the box. Also note there is no "man" command
> available. What?! Yes, there is no "man" command. However, it is based
> on Debian, so much of what you know about Debian can be transferred.
> It's KDE disguised on the desktop.
>
> I'll say this-- it's slick. The graphics and setup is clean and nicely
> done. You plug it in and go. It's all been nicely thought out by the
> marketing suits. Kinda like Linux meets Microsoft. Scary, huh?
>
> As I said, I bought this with the intention of installing Debian 3.0r1
> on it. Over the years, I've built a script to query a variety of things
> on a Linux box, to pull almost every bit of configuration information
> off. I've also saved the entire /etc directory to another machine. But
> if anyone else has done what I'm planning, I'd be interested in any tips
> or pitfalls.
>
> Paul
>
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