tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post7522792586330993390..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: I started using LINUX because I didn't want to wait 20 minutes to find out the weather forecastDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-27567750706241235702012-06-18T14:37:54.275+01:002012-06-18T14:37:54.275+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-1491012170347276882012-06-16T13:18:11.771+01:002012-06-16T13:18:11.771+01:00Thanks for sharing!Thanks for sharing!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-55184174140645201812012-06-16T01:38:54.116+01:002012-06-16T01:38:54.116+01:00I have been with Linux since 2009 and although I h...I have been with Linux since 2009 and although I have done some testing of different distributions I have gotten familiar with certain ones that I've installed on my "main machines":<br /><br />Desktop #1 - Linux Mint 10 (Updated to 12)<br /><br />Desktop #2 - Ubuntu Linux 12.0<br /><br />Laptop - Fedora 15 (I WANT to upgrade but I keep reading all this stuff about things not working right for people after upgrading to F17...I might just wait until F18 is released and upgrade then!) I admit that checking out all the other distros is fun, and I keep an eye on them regularly, but I'm in love with the three I've chosen for different reasons of course! and I will stick with them in whatever versions they come out with! And thanks for the great article!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-64995070964912270482012-06-15T21:02:05.905+01:002012-06-15T21:02:05.905+01:00Brian, very interesting story. Do you want me to r...Brian, very interesting story. Do you want me to re-publish it as a guest post on my blog, rather than a comment to another article? With a link to your other blog, of course! 8-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-61680084232446888442012-06-15T18:08:01.789+01:002012-06-15T18:08:01.789+01:00DarkDuck, thank you for publishing Gary's work...DarkDuck, thank you for publishing Gary's work, and thank you, Gary, for writing it.<br /><br />My own story goes back to the nineties. My entire reason for finally purchasing my own personal home computer was to experiment with multiple boot scenarios, at first, dual booting with Windows 3.11 and Slackware, and later with Windows 95 and Slackware.<br /><br />Two or three years later, I got a version of Mandrake 6.5 and Red Hat 5, shortly after they were released, but it was still about a year before I got broadband at home, and therefore I wasn't really able to use them for all that much. What I would do, however, is use tip, Minicom, Kermit, or some other connection tool, dial in to my UNIX workstation, and often download software I was working on to my PC at home, work on the programs, then upload them back to the UNIX workstation or the group UNIX server.<br /><br />That was fine, but it wasn't enough. Linux was really fast in that configuration, but once I got a broadband network, then I started thinking about what I could do to make Linux my every day system, at least at home, because I liked it so much.<br /><br />By 2001, I was finally able to turn that desire into reality. That year, I bought another computer with a bit of extra memory and also with an extra hard drive. My aim at first was to test Linux, BSD, Sun Solaris for Intel, and the fairly new Windows XP. But things changed, and I ended up testing almost entirely Linux distributions, with a few BSD systems thrown in, and even the real time QNX at one stage.<br /><br />Within a year, Linux was the only thing I used, except on rare occasions also using Windows XP, mostly to keep up with it for business reasons.<br /><br />More than a decade later, I use Linux software almost exclusively at home, using Windows only to "keep my hand in it" and to update my home copy of Windows 7, and to use it at work (when I can't find a job where I can use Linux or UNIX all the time).<br /><br />I did a lot of work early in the decade with Mandrake and Red Hat, but in the 2001-2002 time frame, I became interested in Debian-based systems. By 2003, they were my primary every day systems, which remains the case today.<br /><br />I still like to test all kinds of different systems on many platforms, but given a choice, I'll pick Debian-based Linux distributions as my favorite.Brian Masinickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328692313376102421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-14423345540856067372012-06-15T09:41:00.377+01:002012-06-15T09:41:00.377+01:00You must say "thank you" to Gary Newell,...You must say "thank you" to Gary Newell, not to me. He wrote the article, and I only published it. 8-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-83210020308559292122012-06-15T04:51:22.065+01:002012-06-15T04:51:22.065+01:00DarkDuck, you summed up a similar experience I had...DarkDuck, you summed up a similar experience I had with Linux. I also tried to dualboot in order to protect my Windows XP LOL (which became sluggish and full of bugs). My first Linux I tried was Red Hat that I got from PC World Magazine. From there I erased completely Windows from my PC and tried some other distros. I finally stayed with Ubuntu. It just works with almost any peripheral or device. Thanks for sharing your experiences. Nice blog!MasterTuxhttp://www.facebook.com/rodrigo4linuxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-84340402729372674182012-06-14T22:18:22.163+01:002012-06-14T22:18:22.163+01:00Gary, first of all - thank you for the article you...Gary, first of all - thank you for the article you wrote!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-25475629163432328922012-06-14T22:17:16.862+01:002012-06-14T22:17:16.862+01:00Thanks for the nice comments everyone. Whilst I...Thanks for the nice comments everyone. Whilst I'm here I think I should apologise for my original statements about Zorin. I have it installed now on the laptop I am using. This laptop was running Mint 12 previously but because it lacks the 3d graphics required it can't run cinnamon which left gnome classic or mate. The mate was good but a little bit buggy in that the panels would suddenly disappear and then never reappear. This convinced me to try Zorin again and I have to say for this laptop it is perfect. It is easy to use, slick with effects. (I Love the compiz effects).Gary Newellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-31965086004895299242012-06-14T22:04:41.031+01:002012-06-14T22:04:41.031+01:00Unfortunately not. I can't remember the name o...Unfortunately not. I can't remember the name of the extension. I take it you are having similar issues. As a workaround deadbeef works straight away.Gary Newellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-75717268817851820882012-06-14T22:03:28.946+01:002012-06-14T22:03:28.946+01:00I also got my first linux-distro as a cd with a co...I also got my first linux-distro as a cd with a computer-magazine! And that was Mandrake too. 9.1 or 9.2 from what i remember.<br />Luckily I had broadboand at that time, so I stuck with it. Used Mandrake/Mandriva until I installed ubuntu 7.10.<br /><br />You reminded me that I need a test-device to play with different distributions and so on.<br /><br />Thank you!Mr. Laheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-91756267137447028822012-06-14T21:58:06.576+01:002012-06-14T21:58:06.576+01:00Nice article.
I use Linux at home since 2008. I...Nice article.<br />I use Linux at home since 2008. I'm a developer (like most of you) and at work we're still stick to windows.<br />Few weeks ago, after another crash of my system due to the antivirus sotware, I've convinced my boss to use Ubuntu instead of Windows, still using VirtualBox for some works (like testing websites on IE).<br />Results:<br />1) Collegues are now arguing that Linux is really not that bad.<br />2) Yesterday Windows did an upgrade and this morning almost all the PC in out office were stuck for more than an hour (yes! ONE HOUR) trying to configure the update while I was happily working on Linux.Niconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-6383741924852807352012-06-14T21:41:44.370+01:002012-06-14T21:41:44.370+01:00Great post. I like hearing how people came to Linu...Great post. I like hearing how people came to Linux, especially when the story is told in such an engaging way.<br />I'm curious about distro hopping though, how many people do it, why and whats the time per distro and do they eventually settle down? Despite using Linux for many years I've never been a distro hopper.emknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-38074251958642610662012-06-14T20:45:11.772+01:002012-06-14T20:45:11.772+01:00Great post, thanks!Great post, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-54312846254591972552012-06-14T20:15:08.705+01:002012-06-14T20:15:08.705+01:00Hello.
Which extension was that you used for long ...Hello.<br />Which extension was that you used for long filenames?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com