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desooperdesooper
edited February 2004 in Science & Tech
I have a question, I am new to Linux and I was wondering if you can use Outlook Express with Linux mandrake 9.2, if not what do you use for E-mail. Thank you for your help.

Question 2? Also I want to put Linux on a second hard drive, how will I boot up to the 2 different operating systems.

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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    Outlook Express is a microsoft product :D

    Try out Mozilla Thunderbird.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    As for your 2nd question, most (don't know about all) have a bootloader. When the PC starts, it gives you a menu and asks what OS you want to boot up.
  • desooperdesooper
    edited February 2004
    Virtues of Evil wrote:
    As for your 2nd question, most (don't know about all) have a bootloader. When the PC starts, it gives you a menu and asks what OS you want to boot up.

    How do I get a bootloader, does it come with Xp or Linux, or can I download a good one for free off the net, Thank you for your help.
  • mondimondi Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    desooper wrote:
    How do I get a bootloader, does it come with Xp or Linux, or can I download a good one for free off the net, Thank you for your help.

    bootloaders

    the two main choices are grub and lilo, that page gives a brief overview of both and easy setup instructions for multiboot situations .. I dont know about mandrake but you probably have both of them already lying around
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited February 2004
    desooper wrote:
    I have a question, I am new to Linux and I was wondering if you can use Outlook Express with Linux mandrake 9.2, if not what do you use for E-mail. Thank you for your help.

    Question 2? Also I want to put Linux on a second hard drive, how will I boot up to the 2 different operating systems.

    With Mandrake, you tell it to use the second drive. It can install Lilo or Grub by itself. IE, it will load a bootloader if both drives are in box at once at install time and you are careful NOT to wipe wrong drive. I have been running 9.2 here, and am about to try version 10 rc1 (maybe this week, maybe next, but keep promising myself "SOON!"). If you are going to dual-boot with XP or 2000, please let us know first, we can save you some grief, if booting with 98 and Linux, that will go reasonably smooth and easy.

    Mandrake 9.2 will install Mozilla by default (has email, an FTP mini-client,and browser all in one), you can install Thunderbird or try Evolution instead, depending on what you want to pull mail from (Hotmail, you will get to browse to in Linux, ditto Netscape.net email unless you install a Linux Netscape version, which still will not get you your hotmail remotely.).

    John D.
  • desooperdesooper
    edited February 2004
    Ageek wrote:
    With Mandrake, you tell it to use the second drive. It can install Lilo or Grub by itself. IE, it will load a bootloader if both drives are in box at once at install time and you are careful NOT to wipe wrong drive. I have been running 9.2 here, and am about to try version 10 rc1 (maybe this week, maybe next, but keep promising myself "SOON!"). If you are going to dual-boot with XP or 2000, please let us know first, we can save you some grief, if booting with 98 and Linux, that will go reasonably smooth and easy.

    Mandrake 9.2 will install Mozilla by default (has email, an FTP mini-client,and browser all in one), you can install Thunderbird or try Evolution instead, depending on what you want to pull mail from (Hotmail, you will get to browse to in Linux, ditto Netscape.net email unless you install a Linux Netscape version, which still will not get you your hotmail remotely.).

    John D.

    Thank you for your help, YES I am doing a duel boot with 2 hard drive, one a 10g for Linux and a 40G for my Windows XP Home, 2.4 with 1G ram, may I add its a Dell, which I have on my computer now, I want to install Linux Mandrake 9.2 on the 10G Drive but not really sure how to go about it and thats why I have not done it, ALL the help you can give would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.
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