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| Thread ID: 111139 | 2010-07-15 11:40:00 | Enjoying Linux for a change | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1119142 | 2010-07-15 11:40:00 | I have been using Linux now for a few days . I used a spare HD so I am forced to use it every day . It's pretty cool . It's just another OS and it fulfils the task . Anyone on a similar boat? That Linux is your main PC? Router just worked . How is networking, sharing files and stuff, easy? What about scanning and printers? TV tuners? Plus recording . I just need to relearn RPM stuff and install a few stuff like JAVA, FLASH . Gnome is alight . It's free, more safe and more versions and patches released . Might not be my own PC cos I cannot use Photoshop . Don't play games but can be a good 2nd PC like a used one or even the laptop . :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1119143 | 2010-07-15 11:43:00 | Running FC13 just the theme looks a bit goofy. Bit like newspaper style. Larger fonts for menu bars and stuff, maybe more narrower fonts in the webpage, not that much gradient look or Windows Aero look. Looks a bit like a old Mac (Gnome) with a Windows 3,1 feel. :p Don't like the RPMs command lines but I think there are auto loaders. Do they work for everything :confused: |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1119144 | 2010-07-15 11:49:00 | Linux is like your first car, you have to customize it just the way you like it :D | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1119145 | 2010-07-15 11:51:00 | I tried Ubuntu a while ago now. Configuring printers ISN'T the easiest thing to do in Linux. It doesnt work, just by plugging it in and expecting the drivers to install. I didnt have the tuner (then) to see if that would work. Altho, I think there are drivers for it on the Avermedia site. The net was OK tho, once it was installed, I was online. I may install Ubuntu 10.04 x64 since I've got 600 GB to spare lol. And dual boot it with Vista and Win7 x64 |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1119146 | 2010-07-15 11:58:00 | You get to the point where the OS matters less and less ... XP, Win7, Linux, MacOS, ChromeOS, I don't mind. Definitely a Gentoo / Ubuntu fan though :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1119147 | 2010-07-15 12:05:00 | Linux, Shminux...BSD is the way to go.:devil:lol: | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1119148 | 2010-07-15 12:17:00 | Anyone on a similar boat? That Linux is your main PC?Yep - I've been in that boat for years. The windows boats always seem to sink somehow. How is networking, sharing files and stuff, easy?Yes, for most distros. What about scanning and printers?Often, but some distros aren't great at it, and some particular models of printer or scanner are downright annoying to get working. TV tuners? Plus recording. Yes to both, and in my personal opinion better than Windows. I just need to relearn RPM stuff...Leave RPM alone. Unless you need something *really* unusual, you shouldn't need to touch it - your system's package manager will handle it all for you. ...and install a few stuff like JAVA, FLASH...Ouch, you really know how to pick 'em! Java's fine (although if I remember correctly it's lacking a native 64bit browser plugin, unless something changed recently), but flash on Linux is a disaster. It works well enough, but it's not exactly stable, and it eats resources like almost nothing else. Sadly it's closed source, so the only hope of a fix lies with Adobe - and at the moment, that hope looks like it's riding on a one-way trip in a wooden box. Gnome is alight.Definitely a matter of opinion. I personally can't stand Gnome, but there's no denying that it's a good system. Might not be my own PC cos I cannot use Photoshop. Most versions of Photoshop will run well under Wine. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1119149 | 2010-07-15 13:43:00 | A while back I installed Slackeware 10.0 and learnt a lot in the process, how to set things up, etc. After doing a few installations you get a feel for what to do... Add users, make graphical runlevel default, Configure X, install video drivers, configure KDE, run alsaconf, download Flash, etc... Eventually you just do the same stuff every time you install, without thinking about it - kind of like a robot. Problem is, once you set it up you forget about it, it will literally work for years with minumum interference. I feel so lazy - I haven't really learnt how to do much new stuff recently, simply because everything pretty much works fine. Of course, you don't need to learn how to do all the nitty gritty stuff if you use something like Ubuntu, which I hear works really well :) Scanners/printers are generally OK, but if you're going to buy something it pays to find out which vendors have good linux support (EG nVidia has good linux video drivers, HP has good linux support for their printers, etc..). Something like Ubuntu would generally set everything up for you though, so it doesn't matter really... |
forrest44 (754) | ||
| 1119150 | 2010-07-15 21:48:00 | He kind of has to use RPM's, running a Redhat-based distro ;) Flash is actually *better* in Linux than windows, we have 64-bit versions now :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1119151 | 2010-07-15 21:53:00 | I may try out current 700MB live CD and compare FC13 (now) to Ubuntu . I kinda feel that Fedora is more the real mainstream Linux for the desktop PC right? Don't want to fudge it to run Window s/w . I find Linux good for std stuff like servers and normal desktop stuff but not if you want to use specialised software like Adobe, Macromedia or want MS Office, Acrobat, PowerDVD like at work/ school or your peers . It's an enthusiast's cup of tea . Would mobile phones or 3G sticks work under Linux? |
Nomad (952) | ||
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