Hi all linux-er!

I wanna get back into the Linux bandwagon now and boy how things has changed since I tried my first Linux install 10 years ago! I am very impressed, and I am trying to convert my office PCs to Linux. I am still a linux newbie.

I am trying out a few distros, and reading as much as I can before my boss decides to get Windows 7 license for our 3 new PCs next week (no!!!!)

So far I has sucessfully installed Ubuntu, OpenSuse and Fedora. I have not decided to use with distro, but will see which would give me help me to achieve the following objective, and linux-er help me with the following question.

1. Our pc needs to have a Chinese Simplified Input software. I've tried this on Fedora, and it seems to have only traditional keyboard but I am sure I can find a workaround once I installed some simplified fonts. I read around linux forum, it seems they only offer pre-packaged fonts instructions. So the question is,

a) How do I install my own sets of chinese true type fonts that we use in our office?


2. Our linux PCs needs to be networked with some Windows based PC that we have around here. The question is

b) Would linux be able to connect to the same windows workgroup and transfer document files back and forth? If yes how eh?


If I am able to do that I can safely make a proposal to my boss to use linux and save money from buying windows products...

a. create /usr/share/fonts/truetype/"name"
copy all your font(ttf) inside that newly created folder.

b. samba

a) How do I install my own sets of chinese true type fonts that we use in our office?

For fedora, create a "fonts" directory at home folder, and you good to go. Then, place all your fonts there.

2. Our linux PCs needs to be networked with some Windows based PC that we have around here. The question is

b) Would linux be able to connect to the same windows workgroup and transfer document files back and forth? If yes how eh?

Yes. By samba. Refer here, http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Sharin...Windows_Systems

If u need help, maybe u want to ask for help at freenode. Lots of oss user there. Visit #fedora.ppl there will help you.

http://webchat.freenode.net/

This post has been edited by saksoba: Oct 28 2009, 10:33 AM

Thanks for all ya help! Got it! One Ubuntu machine set and ready to go!

This post has been edited by Timber: Oct 28 2009, 02:47 PM