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Linux & X11 config, freeware Motif?



I'm sending this from Win95, but I just wanted to let the Linux advocates
on the list know that I am now officially a Linux geek, like it or not.
Work requires me to run Win95, but this machine has a FAT, Linux Swap, & a
Linux Ext2 partition.

It took me about 5 weeks on my own to learn how to download, install &
configure Debian. (The biggest part of that was hardware compatibility/
accelerated X Windows Server setup)

But the more I learn, the more I am impressed.  I just need to find a LUG
or some Linux gurus that I live close by so I can get advice.

The thing that bothered me is that my system name does not show in Win95/NT
browse lists, and because of that and lack of support for SMB?? in my
current configuration, I don't feel I have the full functionality I want
yet...

And I'm so used to the illogical ways of MS software that I can still
perform mosts tasks faster in those OS's.

Growing pains, I guess.

Anyway, is the freeware Motif program lesstif available for Debian Linux?
I haven't checked dselect yet since I need to run 95 for most of the day
today.

I have heard of SAMBA as a good way to solve my MS/Linux network woes.

I'm throwing these out for anyone to answer... If anyone here can hold my
hand on these and a few other config questions I have, I'd appreciate it.

--
Lars Rasmussen
Priority Support Technician, Corel Business & Office Products