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To Linux lovers. . . how was the transition and why does it suit you?
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24-12-2008 3:37amI have been experimenting with a few distro's lately and really think its a great alternative. I'm still getting used to it and won't be leaving windows just yet but I could possibly see myself doing so at some stage in the future.
My question is to any Linux lovers. Here's a few things i have been wondering. . .
Did it take long to get used to??
Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??
What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?
What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?
What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??
How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?
Any distro's you would advise against?
Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?
Anything else that you would like to add. I would love to hear constructive feedback on getting up and running with Linux. Thanks0
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Did it take long to get used to??Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself? Any distro's you would advise against?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?Anything else that you would like to add. I would love to hear constructive feedback on getting up and running with Linux. Thanks0
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Did it take long to get used to??
a bit more active(Sorry BSD people:pac:) I still respect BSD variants because of
there focus on stability over superfluous junk.Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??
of most long running open source projects like CIFS, Apache, Perl are pleasing over most crap
you find on a windows box these days.
Perl for me is an especially useful learning exercise.
It took some time, and I am not over the hill by a long stretch, but the GNU/Linux trail is worth the time investment.What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?
corporate monolithic entity.
CLI work was tough at first, but now I will take a bash prompt over a GUI any day of the week.What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??
The distro is a generic Linux distro as very little patching is done to sources of Programs,Kernel ect which makes my tinkerning a little easier to deal with than say Red Hat/Fedora.How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?
bloatware from Symantec.Any distro's you would advise against?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?
More time consuming, but allows buidling of apps without X11/Gnome dependencies for instance .Anything else that you would like to add. I would love to hear constructive feedback on getting up and running with Linux. Thanks0 -
Did it take long to get used to??Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??
Not really - I've been using firefox for the last few years and used gimp,inkscape and openoffice in windows as Adobe/MS equivalents cost too much or have more features than I needed.What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?
There are quite a few RAW editors for linux and I'm still trying them out.
Programming/web development
I used to do a little bit of programming in Visual C# .Net /Asp .NET using MS Visual Studio Express Edition. I now use Monodevelop and Bluefish. I haven't tried asp .net in linux yet.What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??
Trying them out as a LiveCD or install them on a virtual machine like VirtualBox is the best way. It'll be different for everyone.How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?Any distro's you would advise against?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?
I posted an explanation of this here previously.0 -
Did it take long to get used to??Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?
You can actually google anything you want to know and there is an answer somewhere, thats how i learned the terminal commands. after copying and pasting commands so many times you start to remember and understand what they actually do.What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??
Also a little known fact that i only found out recently myself is that there is a place in dublin where you can bring your ubuntu computer for support if you cant figure out a problem http://www.ubuntu-ie.org/node/12
Linux Mint is built on ubuntu but they've added better hardware support and alot of codecs and proprietary stuff comes preinstalled in it. I should say at this point i haven't actually tried Mint but this is what i read.
Most of the linux distros can be booted from the cd so you can try them out from the cd and if you like the look of them you can go ahead and install which is an incredibly handy. At the moment i'm switching between 7.10 on my harddrive and 8.04/8.10 live cd's to see which one i want to upgrade toHow is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?
Any windows programs that you need to run can be run in WINE. Alot of stuff wont work in WINE or wont work perfectly and if this is an issue you can set up a virtual machine which will allow you the full windows operating system inside a window on your desktop. If you have a dual boot between windows and linux, when you are booted into linux you can run the windows os as a virtual machine and visa versa, its pretty easy to set up aswell.0 -
get used to ? you mean none of ye other guys got out of your momma belly and bitch slapped the doctors for not using a *nix flavor on the heart monitors.0
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Did it take long to get used to??Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it?What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you?How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?Any distro's you would advise against?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?Anything else that you would like to add. I would love to hear constructive feedback on getting up and running with Linux0
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Did it take long to get used to??
Getting used to the terminal took me a while as I'd used windows ui for several years but I try use it for as much as I can now.Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??
Not really. There's alternatives for everything.What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?
Browsing, word processing, media storage and other general stuff. Nothing too taxing on me or the PC.What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?
I tried earlier in the year to get it working on and old PC and it kept booting into low graphics mode. I reckon it was my lack of knowledge and the **** PC rather then linux tbh.What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??
I've been using ubuntu now for about 2 months. I put ubuntu-eee on to my Asus EEE 1000 and it was a lot easier to manage then the xandros distro they had on there. I've now got Ubuntu on my desktop in my home and in my parents as they'd have similar usage to me.How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?
I've no anti virus but do have a firewall on my router.Any distro's you would advise against?
The xandros distro that comes pre-installed with the EEE, not great imo.Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?
For installing stuff I try my best to get it through apt-get.
Try thisaptitude search <program name>
If it recognises the name it will bring up a list of programs that will match the name. Try simple stuff like VLC or Thunderbird and it will bring up the exact name you use to install program usingsudo apt-get install <program name>
I'm still learning and will always google something as the answer is usually out there. I found out a few things from this site and also had help from friends who have been using for quite some time. As I don't game anymore it's perfect for what I need my PC for and is a lot better then Vista Ultimate which I was using before.0 -
Did it take long to get used to??Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?Any distro's you would advise against?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?Anything else that you would like to add. I would love to hear constructive feedback on getting up and running with Linux. Thanks
One other point - check your hardware. Particularly external devices. Some printers/scanner will just not work due to lack of support. Personally I have an Epson multi-device which is fine but I've heard bad things about Lexmark (for example). Also ATI video support is pants. They say they are supporting Linux now but it's still pants. An example is MythTV. If you use the open source driver watching video is like watching a slide show. But if you switch to the ATI proprietary driver then MythTV is corrupted. So go with NVidia - I have never had a problem with an NVidia card in Linux.0 -
So go with NVidia - I have never had a problem with an NVidia card in Linux.
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I've had no problems at all with my nvidia card.
I found the switchover easy too. With Ubuntu 8.10 my internet, both wired and wireless just works out of the box.
I'm not a big gamer but one really great game I play at the moment is Nexuiz which is an online multiplayer shootfest like Quake.
I only use my laptop at home for web browsing, email and games so Linux provides me with everything I need.
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Wasn't so much a "move to" linux as walking a different path when I first came across it. Started out installing redhat 5.1. It couldn't have been more different to any windows I was used to.
Learned a lot just from the install alone. Ran it on a Pentium II 266 with an 8Mb graphics card so no graphical install for me. Then used Slackware 8 and a number of other distros.
Found the ILUG list on http://www.linux.ie a great help. Google too.
After a few years of not using linux went back to ubuntu (in the last year or so) and found it dramatically different to the linux I was used to. Way more graphical ways of doing things I was used to doing in the command line using vi. Much easier to transition to linux now than it was back then IMO.
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I have been experimenting with a few distro's lately and really think its a great alternative. I'm still getting used to it and won't be leaving windows just yet but I could possibly see myself doing so at some stage in the future.
My question is to any Linux lovers. Here's a few things i have been wondering. . .
Did it take long to get used to??Did the move over to other software programs phase you and in the end was it worth it??What line of work do you use your computer for and was it hard finding replacement software?What were the main things you found difficult changing over and how did you get around them?What is your favourite distro and any advice on finding the one that suits you??How is Linux's security? Do you use any programs to protect yourself?any distro's you would advise against?Also aside from going into adept to install software how else can you install it cause I have found stuff online but when I type them into adept it doesn't have them?Anything else that you would like to add. I would love to hear constructive feedback on getting up and running with Linux. Thanks0 -
I have been experimenting with a few distro's lately and really think its a great alternative. I'm still getting used to it and won't be leaving windows just yet but I could possibly see myself doing so at some stage in the future.
It doesn't have to be either/or.
You can dual boot on the same machine/laptop or whatever. I dual-booted for about 6 months before I wnet Ubuntu full-time.
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