Windows
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Where in the G-Bar can I run Windows?
The G-Bar is not the place to run Windows. Please see the New to UNIX section instead.
If you really need Windows you can find it in the GBar Menu under the category named 'Microsoft', or in a Terminal, type:
startwin
then you get manual for using startwin. If you would like a Windows desktop you should type
startwin desk
When starting Microsoft applications from the menu, it is possible to select a window size for the program. It is also possible to set a default windows size. Please see .gbarrc for further info.
The G-Bar does not offer support on this! All problems should be directed to: itsupport@student.dtu.dk.
Why is Windows not working?
Please address issues about Windows running from G-Bar machines (includes Thinlinc) to the G-Bar support.
What are the alternatives to Word ?
In the G-Bar there are two alternatives to Microsoft Word: StarOffice and OpenOffice. These office suites contains word processors that can read and write Word 97 and Word 2000 (which has the same file format as Word 97) files.
However, we encourage users to use standard formats as HTML and RTF, rather than the Word format. You loose some formatting when saving your files in HTML or RTF, but the extra formatting can be added later.
LaTeX is another alternative worth checking out for writing technical reports. There's LaTeX support available on DTU.
Why are the UNIX files I took home looking strange?
This is because Windows and UNIX use different file formats for text files.To solve the problem, you must use the two utilities dos2unix and unix2dos. For example, to convert DOSFILE.TXT to unixfile, use the following command (please be aware that the file names have to be different):
dos2unix DOSFILE.TXT > unixfile
Conversely, to convert unixfile to DOSFILE.TXT, use:
unix2dos unixfile > DOSFILE.TXT