Any Linux users out there?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:28 pm
Just wondering, do we have any Linux users out there?
- What distro are you running?
- When did you make the switch?
- Why did you make the switch?
- Do you still run M$ (Windows)?
Me? I run Arch Linux and love it. Well my true love is/was FreeBSD but software available, even via ports; is too old for a home PC. PCBSD is looking promising, but my x1400 mobile gfx has major issues. I found "teach yourself FreeBSD in 24hrs" and ran through it while in work connecting via SSH to home back in the days i was taking support calls.
It took me a week to complete all of the exercises (I was working too), but got comfortable with the command line.
Tried, Slackware, Suse; then OpenSuse, Debian, Ubuntu etc. While they didn't do it for me; I learned a lot from them. In fact everytime I install a new distro, I learn something new.
In fact that brings me to a point. I've learned far more about networking, systems architecture, enterprise systems & their design and much more ever since I made the switch. Sure I touch on these in work, but thanks to Linux I'm never comepletly lost in those really technical conference calls in work; thanks to Linux
I then found Arch. It uses the BSD /ect/rc.conf & /etc/rc.d/ setup (instead of /etc/init.infinity) setup most distros have, which is overly complicated. Then there's the Arch Build System (BSD ports) for (re)compliling & configuring packages from source (BSD ports). Not to mention the AUR for everything else.
Ohh & it's rolling release cycle. I have Arch on this eeepc for almost 2 years with no need to reinstall and i've always got the most up to date software
I made the switch around 3 years ago.
I love the simplicity of Unix. Once you understand the basic file structure and enviroment you begin to realise how overly complicated Windows is. If I have a problem with a *Nix system, you can bet your ass there's a log file there giving you something and at the very least help via google to find your solution.
With Windows, you get an event manager error code or blue screen error (if you enable it first) which may or may not tell you the problem. eg. Most likely the error has its something to do with memory, the memory could be physical or poor programing; you find out.
Linux --> you google the log; answer. Worst case senario, you join a mailing list and contact the guy who wrote the code. he acklowledges the bug and it gets fixed. kudos to you - e-penis is now a little longer
I only run windows in work, cause i have to. I also run windows at home if/when i have to (VM guest preferably), but this is for work for interoperability testing with customers cpe.
All this for free! I've paid for the hardware; why should I pay to use it......
No disrespect to Windows users intended
Ken
- What distro are you running?
- When did you make the switch?
- Why did you make the switch?
- Do you still run M$ (Windows)?
Me? I run Arch Linux and love it. Well my true love is/was FreeBSD but software available, even via ports; is too old for a home PC. PCBSD is looking promising, but my x1400 mobile gfx has major issues. I found "teach yourself FreeBSD in 24hrs" and ran through it while in work connecting via SSH to home back in the days i was taking support calls.
It took me a week to complete all of the exercises (I was working too), but got comfortable with the command line.
Tried, Slackware, Suse; then OpenSuse, Debian, Ubuntu etc. While they didn't do it for me; I learned a lot from them. In fact everytime I install a new distro, I learn something new.
In fact that brings me to a point. I've learned far more about networking, systems architecture, enterprise systems & their design and much more ever since I made the switch. Sure I touch on these in work, but thanks to Linux I'm never comepletly lost in those really technical conference calls in work; thanks to Linux
I then found Arch. It uses the BSD /ect/rc.conf & /etc/rc.d/ setup (instead of /etc/init.infinity) setup most distros have, which is overly complicated. Then there's the Arch Build System (BSD ports) for (re)compliling & configuring packages from source (BSD ports). Not to mention the AUR for everything else.
Ohh & it's rolling release cycle. I have Arch on this eeepc for almost 2 years with no need to reinstall and i've always got the most up to date software
I made the switch around 3 years ago.
I love the simplicity of Unix. Once you understand the basic file structure and enviroment you begin to realise how overly complicated Windows is. If I have a problem with a *Nix system, you can bet your ass there's a log file there giving you something and at the very least help via google to find your solution.
With Windows, you get an event manager error code or blue screen error (if you enable it first) which may or may not tell you the problem. eg. Most likely the error has its something to do with memory, the memory could be physical or poor programing; you find out.
Linux --> you google the log; answer. Worst case senario, you join a mailing list and contact the guy who wrote the code. he acklowledges the bug and it gets fixed. kudos to you - e-penis is now a little longer
I only run windows in work, cause i have to. I also run windows at home if/when i have to (VM guest preferably), but this is for work for interoperability testing with customers cpe.
All this for free! I've paid for the hardware; why should I pay to use it......
No disrespect to Windows users intended
Ken