How many of you use Linux?

**ardchoille** · 13th September 07, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by jordanjm

I have run Redhat 6.0 to 8.0, Fedora Core 1-3, Debian Sid, Debian Etch.

Nice assortment. I've used Debian stable and I have never seen a more stable, rock-solid distro. I did some research on the stable release once and found that the debian developers do extensive testing (for quite a long period of time).. which is why it's so stable. Kubuntu is my favorite, and it's based on debian testing.

**Kilted_John** · 14th September 07, 01:18 AM

Might have to try one of the various varieties of Linux on the old Dell PC that I purchased for the MCSE certifications... It's an old PIII-600 box, but should do ok.

-J

**ardchoille** · 14th September 07, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted_John_Sporrano

Might have to try one of the various varieties of Linux on the old Dell PC that I purchased for the MCSE certifications... It's an old PIII-600 box, but should do ok.

-J

Should be fine. I had Linux running on an old PIII, 256Mb ram with a 9Gb hard drive.. I loved it.

**ardchoille** · 15th September 07, 01:08 AM

For those of you who use Linux, I just found a nice tartan program for Linux, it's called xtartan. For those of you who use Ubuntu, you can install this program with:

Code:

sudo apt-get install xtartan

I didn't think there was such a program for Linux, but I thought, what the heck, and did a search:

Code:

apt-cache search tartan

and there is was

**shrednwail** · 15th September 07, 01:23 AM

I use OS X most of the time, but I'll dabble with Ubuntu every once in a while. Once I got used to the running the terminal, I really liked it. It was so much easier to get Apache/PHP/MySQL running than I expected.
Basically, I'll take anything over Windows... I swear my blood pressure goes up every time I use a Windows machine.

**ardchoille** · 15th September 07, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by shrednwail

I use OS X most of the time, but I'll dabble with Ubuntu every once in a while. Once I got used to the running the terminal, I really liked it. It was so much easier to get Apache/PHP/MySQL running than I expected.

Yeah, gotta love LAMP. The thing I love about Ubuntu, and its derivatives, is that Linux is getting more user-friendly, as well as easier to install, all the time. Back in 2001, when I started in Linux, the command line was a must.. coudln't do much serious work without it. Lately I've noticed that I don't use the command line much, but I'm glad it's still there. The Ubuntu developers have come a long way in making things easier.

I don't like Windows either.. which is why I carry a livecd in my sporran

**Mike1** · 15th September 07, 04:03 PM

I am just now playing with Kubuntu for the very first time. Talk about a nOOb, I've had it running all of about 15 minutes. Just long enough to boot up a Live CD and install Firefox.

**ardchoille** · 15th September 07, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Mike1

I am just now playing with Kubuntu for the very first time. Talk about a nOOb, I've had it running all of about 15 minutes. Just long enough to boot up a Live CD and install Firefox.

Keep in mind that it is a live cd.. the system runs entirely from CD and ram.. so any changes you make to that system will be gone when you reboot (ram is emptied upon computer restart). You can, however, use a USB key to save any files you need to save. Once you get the Kubuntu system installed, you'll see that it saves everything to the hard drive and the system is much faster. But you can still use a USB key to transfer files to another box or carry them around with you. I carry a USB key and the live cd in my sporran in case I have to use a Windows computer somewhere.

My Kubuntu system boots up in about 2 minutes and I'm good for a long while, linux doesn't need to be rebooted unless you're doing work with your kernels.. something newbies don't often do. I've had one of my computers running for months and I have never seen any problems with kubuntu.

A word of advice.. stay away from automatix, it's dangerous to your system. You can learn to do anything that automatix can do and doing it yourself teaches you a lot as well as being safe for your system.

Here are some kubuntu-specific links for you:

http://kubuntuforums.net/
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/documentation.php

**fluter** · 16th September 07, 06:17 AM

At home? Sure, since 1997. I believe it was RH6, then I ran FreeBSD as my desktop for about 5 years. Currently rebuilding with a Fedora base to run Planet CCRMA. Ubuntu/Debian fans note that this combination uses APT.

However, I cheated: I started using Unix version 6 in 1981. At work, I've used everything from those early research Unices, BSD, SunOS/Solaris, Linux, ... Only recently has the Microsoft infestation affected my home use.

I've noticed an interesting phenomenon at gatherings of Unix geeks such as LISA. About half the participants now show up with MacBook Pro's.

Well it is BSD underneath (somewhere). I may join them one day, if I can get over my prejudice about the lack of mouse buttons.

**ardchoille** · 16th September 07, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by fluter

I may join them one day, if I can get over my prejudice about the lack of mouse buttons.

I'm a bit worried about that too, but I can easily learn how to cope with it. The main reason that I haven't added a Mac to my collection is the price. Linux is free, so that's what I am accustomed to.. it's hard to save money for a Mac while I am so devoted to kilts