How many of you use Linux?

[djweso]

I've learned Linux when most of my friends at college started using it (they were mostly Computer Science Majors). So I've used slackware, redhat, and a few others. On my own computers I've installed redhat, college linux, ubuntu, edubuntu, Movix (which fit on a CD with a video file), and a few others. Right now I have an ubuntu install that won't boot and I haven't taken the time to fix it. Mostly I run off a live CD if I want something.

I do run portableapps off my iPod. GIMP, Open Office, Firefox, Pidgeon and some other programs run off the iPod. No install necessary.

[jordanjm]

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

[ardchoille]

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]

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]

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]

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:

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:

apt-cache search tartan

and there is was

[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.
Basically, I'll take anything over Windows... I swear my blood pressure goes up every time I use a Windows machine.

[ardchoille]

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]

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]

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