Try Linux Thread

[FreedByte]

Interested in trying Linux?

Maybe you want to dual boot just to start?

If anyone is interested just post in this thread and I'll see if I can help

 

[EphesiaNZ]

Interested in trying Linux?

Perhaps it should be a Linux Challenge?

We should dare people to give it a go. Who's up for a challenge and ready to face a few daemons (yes, daemons are in every computer)?

If anyone has an old machine say 3-10 years old laying around then you should take up the challenge. Breath life into an old or "useless" Windows/Mac.

We're in such a throw away world that to re-purpose something like this could actually give a few of you that "feel good" feeling. Many times I have heard of people finding an old PC or laptop in a dumpster which they rescue and give it a few extra years life.

Well people the choice is yours...

 

[FreedByte]

Perhaps it should be a Linux Challenge?

We should dare people to give it a go. Who's up for a challenge and ready to face a few daemons (yes, daemons are in every computer)?

If anyone has an old machine say 3-10 years old laying around then you should take up the challenge. Breath life into an old or "useless" Windows/Mac.

We're in such a throw away world that to re-purpose something like this could actually give a few of you that "feel good" feeling. Many times I have heard of people finding an old PC or laptop in a dumpster which they rescue and give it a few extra years life.

Well people the choice is yours...

Yes, this!

 

[FreedByte]

Some screenshots to boost interest:

Ubuntu 14.10

Fedora 20

openSUSE 13.1

Linux Mint 17

Debian 7

 

[Cute Tink]

I use Ubuntu most of the time. I rather enjoy it. It runs my computer faster and more consistently than Windows.

The only downside is that I can't use Netflix with it (without a Windows emulator anyway), so I dual boot with Win 7.

 

[FreedByte]

The only downside is that I can't use Netflix with it (without a Windows emulator anyway)

Not even with WINE?

 

[Lachrymose]

I used to have a Windows Home Server box that I was using as a web server, email server, file server, etc.

WHS was discontinued, so I figured, what the heck? I'll build my own box and install Ubuntu Server on it.

It was quite a challenge, but I've learned so much. And it's free!

I dabble in Ubuntu desktop occasionally, but I still use Windows PCs as my main computers. Maybe one day...

 

[Cute Tink]

Not even with WINE?

I haven't tried, but that's essentially a Windows emulator, so you probably can.

 

[FreedByte]

I haven't tried, but that's essentially a Windows emulator, so you probably can.

No, WINE stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator

Wine (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Cute Tink]

No, WINE stands for Wine Is Not an Emulator

Wine (software) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I said it essentially was an emulator. It's similar, but different. It operates differently, but the result is the same - Windows functionality inside a Linux system.

 

[FreedByte]

Windows functionality inside a Linux system.

Ya

 

[Cute Tink]

Most of the time, if I can, I try to avoid Windows and Apple functionality. That's why I'm using Ubuntu. However, when necessary, I will use Windows. I haven't found it necessary to use Apple lol

 

[FreedByte]

Most of the time, if I can, I try to avoid Windows and Apple functionality. That's why I'm using Ubuntu. However, when necessary, I will use Windows. I haven't found it necessary to use Apple lol

Well at least OS X is unix-based

 

[Cute Tink]

Well at least OS X is unix-based

Be that as it may, Apple and I don't get along. The overbearing insistence that the device is smarter than me doesn't sit well.

 

[Unix]

Might be an idea for my old Pentium D computer which doesn't even have a HDD. But I wouldn't have any software to put in it. Does The Word Bible Study software work in Linux?:

If anyone has an old machine say 3-10 years old laying around then you should take up the challenge. Breath life into an old or "useless" Windows/Mac.

 

[Lachrymose]

Might be an idea for my old Pentium D computer which doesn't even have a HDD. But I wouldn't have any software to put in it. Does The Word Bible Study software work in Linux?:

Not sure about that particular software, but there's this:

Bible Analyzer Linux

Edit: I just looked up The Word and it doesn't appear to support Linux. Might run under WINE, though.

 

[Unix]

Likely would, could be worth using it as some have recommended me The Word:

Might run under WINE, though.

 

[MrJim]

I finally replaced my 06 mac mini with a 2012 mini (didn't like the 2014 refresh)~~do intend on putting Mint on a partition to work towards breaking away from the Apple/MS OS group...now I have the space to work on such a thing .

 

[FreedByte]

do intend on putting Mint on a partition

Nice, any reason why you picked Mint?

 

[MrJim]

Nice, any reason why you picked Mint?

I have it dual booted on both the PCs in the house though it doesn't get used much at all. Used Ubuntu as a sole OS on my oldest son's computer for about a year some time ago...it didn't work video real well but he was a good sport about it. But I'm not married to it or anything~~general head towards to the most "user-friendly".

With linux it always seemed there was always something that didn't quite work right..like the lousy wireless connection on the laptop downstairs...but some of that is simply me not having enough time devoted to getting the bugs worked out..I've no experience using command line so I want to work out issues w/o using that so something I have to learn.