How many of you use Linux?

**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