tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post3393785696971873497..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: 6 Myths That Scare Away New Linux UsersDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-71261536354012137442021-08-30T12:52:52.935+01:002021-08-30T12:52:52.935+01:00My re-installation got crashedMy re-installation got crashedBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533311032022093465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-28510753376062293142020-03-14T22:23:15.339+00:002020-03-14T22:23:15.339+00:00I'm with Eddie G on this one. (Linux Mint was ...I'm with Eddie G on this one. (Linux Mint was almost hands free to install.)Friar Tuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685403254662474049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-40277898782849060292020-03-14T22:19:52.427+00:002020-03-14T22:19:52.427+00:00My story is similar except I didn't loose anyt...My story is similar except I didn't loose anything. Windows 10 killed my laptop but I had been toying with linux off and on and just istalled Linux Mint and carried right on working - no learning curve. I won't be going back to Windows ever again.Friar Tuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685403254662474049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-10044892474219983452019-01-14T14:28:13.008+00:002019-01-14T14:28:13.008+00:00And why do you need a tutorial? I have never neede...And why do you need a tutorial? I have never needed to use one. Debian, Ubuntu (just to mention a pair) are easy enough to install. If you have doubts, try them first in a virtual machine.<br />And if you want to try one Linux distro "for real" without "messing" your system, give it a try to Puppy Linux (there are so many derivatives of it that you eventually may find one you like).<br />Remember: Linux is one OS, yes, but one single tutorial can't help you with every distro that exist. Choose wisely and live happily ;-)01101001bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671270455225024529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-83088395793085990192019-01-14T08:48:06.595+00:002019-01-14T08:48:06.595+00:00Hmmm......how long ago was that? Here's how it...Hmmm......how long ago was that? Here's how it goes now a days:<br /><br />Burn Linux .iso to a USB.<br />Insert USB into Laptop/PC<br />Power on laptop/PC<br />Tap appropriate key after bootup splash screen to enter Boot Menu<br />Select USB drive<br />Watch & wait while Linux installs<br />Follow prompts for naming computer, creating user account, and give final confirmation<br />After install remove USB drive<br />Reboot laptop/PC<br />Login to laptop/PC<br />Enjoy the operating system that ISN'T Windows<br /><br />I dunno if you're trying to install something "hard"?...like LFS (L-inux F-rom S-cratch) or maybe Arch?....Gentoo?....because everything from Fedora / CEntOS / OpenSuSE / Linux Mint / PCLinuxOS / Mageia / Numix / KDE Neon / All Debian based distros / all Ubuntu based distros, and even Red Hat all install just fine on hardware both old AND new. I should know I've tried just about ALL of them, and have installed to just about EVERYTHING from a Dell Optiplex to old IBM's and HP's Lenovo's etc..etc.<br /><br />Just sayin'Eddie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11211758013393939905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-23914017771211472492019-01-13T11:34:40.770+00:002019-01-13T11:34:40.770+00:00Every single time I have tried to get started with...Every single time I have tried to get started with Linux, It went like this:<br /><br />I find a tutorial "Install Linux in 100 easy steps".<br /><br />I follow step 1a (of 1a-1z), and get an error message, or it something that prevent s me to get to the next step.<br /><br />I spend a full day of googling, to find the solution to a problem that apparently no one ever came across before.<br /><br />I get to step 2, and get another error message.<br /><br />I say "To *** with it!"Mats Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146697385281897816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-22272454800784335942019-01-13T11:30:27.267+00:002019-01-13T11:30:27.267+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mats Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146697385281897816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-44434662832558042532019-01-12T07:37:06.141+00:002019-01-12T07:37:06.141+00:00I was once a believer of these very same myths. An...I was once a believer of these very same myths. And then one chilly Fall day, while working on my "brand new" Windows XP computer it died. And it gave one of those "unrecoverable fatal error" type of messages. All my son's baby pictures were gone, all my saved documents. ALL of it. I made a vow that day to NEVER use Windows EVER again. I saw only one choice Apple and their overpriced devices, but there was no other "alternative".....WAS there? I went to my sister's house and looked up "alternative operating systems" and the second link that came up after Apple's MacOS was something that looked weird. it was called "Linux", and to me that didn't even SOUND like a technology-based system for computers!...I made the assumption that it was probably some kind of foreign software for graphic design or something. And went to browse Apple's product. But it just kept tickling the back of my brain..."Linux"?...."Linux"?...what the HELL IS that!?<br /><br />So I gave in and went back to my sister's house (this was before people owned like....2 or three computers....usually there was just ONE!) And looked it up. And what I saw blew my mind....mind you...there were "corporate" offerings but I saw something called "Fedora Core" and THAT sounded like a computing system! So I kept reading and researching, all while saving up for a new computer. (Back then when your computer died? unless you were a "techie" and knew how to fix it?...when it died you just bought a new one!) After about four months I finally had enough for a decent machine (I believe it was a Dell Optiplex, the grey/putty colored ones!) and I installed Fedora Core 2.0 on it. And I have never looked back. I struggled at the onset, but through diligent reading, and researching, I was able to make use of it. I have been using Fedora since 2002/'03 and I have never gone back to Windows, nor did I ever succumb to buying Apple's overpriced hardware! And since then?...I have learned more than I ever would have using Windows. (when you have no choice but to figure out the "Dependency Hell" issues? you learn...and QUICK! LoL!) I can only say a huge "Thank You" to Linus Torvalds, Richard M. Stallman, and the vast universe of developers, coders, programmers and others who have made Linux the Number One Operating System on the PLANET!...(and I got to "tag along" for the ride and see it happen!)<br /><br />If anyone doubts my last statement? Just look at the facts:<br />Linux powers ALL of the world's SuperComputers! not a "percentage" but ALL of them!<br />Linux runs the computers that operate:<br />The Large Hadron Collider<br />The Hubble Telescope<br />almost Every Observatory on Earth<br />The Computers that control NASA (and certain other countries space programs)<br />The U.S. Military (where do ya'll think SELinux CAME from?)<br />Every Android Phone on Earth (Yeah, I know, its a "version" of Linux, but hey, it still counts as NOT being Windows or Apple!)<br />Universities and Educational institutions<br />Medical Campuses and hospitals<br />Most of Wall St.<br />A huge percentage of the banking / finance industry<br />plus? The ENTIRE WORLD WIDE WEB!<br />And most of the future-tech like A.I....driverless vehicles,<br /><br />So yes,...Linux IS the Number One Operating System on the Planet! It's so "powerful"? it was able to make the corporate giant Microsoft kneel down and say "I Love You"!..hahahahaha!!!<br /><br />Sorry for the rant but every now and then? you HAVE to "Give Jack His Jacket"!<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />EGO IIEddie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11211758013393939905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-80950918437796800802019-01-12T06:39:27.382+00:002019-01-12T06:39:27.382+00:00Pour mes ordinateurs de maison j'utilise exclu...Pour mes ordinateurs de maison j'utilise exclusivement GNU Linux. Pour le travail, j'utilise fedora29 en dualboot windows 10. mais je passe plus de temps sur fedora 29Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963350478754167532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-89476484105590252612019-01-11T13:15:02.819+00:002019-01-11T13:15:02.819+00:00i'll send this article to all of my friends so...i'll send this article to all of my friends so they can't argue against linux anymore :PPPAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527849561838063713noreply@blogger.com