just installed Redhat 9, wow

[fs5]

It's been Microsoft all the way for me, except this one year in college where I had a linux box for coding. All I remember it was a pain to install.

With all the new security holes in XP, decided I should go back to linux. Installing redhat 9 was a breeze, even setting it up for dual booting.

Couple of questions, any way to configure KDE so that when you double click on the upper left corner of a window it closes it? (like windows)
Also what media player to use? XMMS, VLC?
And linux doesn't support widescreen resolutions does it? namely 1920x1200 for radeon mobility 9000 chipsets.

 

[civad]

Read below 🙂

 

[civad]

Answers in reverse order
a. For display resolution, Does this help?
Or
This?

b. KDE has itws own media player (noatun) -->I am assuming you are going to use KDE because of your first qs.

c. I do not use KDE so cannot help you there 🙂

 

[Spyro]

And linux doesn't support widescreen resolutions does it? namely 1920x1200 for radeon mobility 9000 chipsets.

Check ATI's site for linux drivers and/or check red hat's x configuration app.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

I personally like XMMS the best, but to play MP3's in Redhat (in any player), you gotta download and install this RPM (just download and double click it): XMMS RPM's for Red Hat 8 and 9.

 

[Nothinman]

And linux doesn't support widescreen resolutions does it? namely 1920x1200 for radeon mobility 9000 chipsets.

I wouldn't see why it wouldn't, you can use multiple monitors which gives strange resolutions, but I don't have a wide monitor to test on.

 

[Wiktor]

So you use KDE? Is it much better than GNOME? I used to use gnome because it had lower system requirements, not sure what I wan't to use now. Any suggestions?

 

[Sunner]

Just a tip, try out Ximian Desktop 2.
It's really nice.

 

[Idoxash]

Ximian Desktop 2 -- has a very nice and clean gnome theme, eh. I wonder if I can get ahold of that for my gnome 2.2 desktop.

--Idoxash