It's weird lol

I'm running off the UBDC disk and it works .......

Using it to post this

Next task, grow massive beard and try and force everyone I know to use it as well !!!

It's weird lol

I'm running off the UBDC disk and it works .......

Using it to post this

Next task, grow massive beard and try and force everyone I know to use it as well !!!

You sound shocked.

I am a little Rob, more by the fact that I have even bothered trying than anything else

Beard coming along nicely, I've even been rubbing it !!!

Arrrghh

No flash support, well there is but Ican't be bothered working out which version I need.

BRB

Dave, have you grown a pony tail yet?

When it gets to the point of only wearing black wrangler jeans and tshirts with moons and wolves on, it's too late!

What version are you using?

It's not so bad being a geek -

No wolves or moons yet...... thank god

Rob I don't really know tbh. It's on the ultimate boot cd, I was just checking the work comp for disc errors, and booted into parted magic, which allowed me to use firefox, and that was it.

I'm now back in the real world on win7

We have a second Desktop PC in our house, it's the one I'm using now. Currently Using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx.

When Vista Failed on my Laptop, I used Ubuntu Live CD for about 6 months.

With the Full version, as we've got you can Run Windows at the same time, using a program called Virtual-box.

I got knobbed off with my netbook being relatively slow, so put Ubuntu 11.04 on it. Made a world of difference to the performance. Since I got my head around the way things work, it has been excellent. I am now on Ubuntu 11.10, Flash support in these later versions was easy install as far as I can remember. Sent from the Linux netbook!

Chris

There is a steep learning curve with Linux but after a bit you get used to things doing what you want and not what Steve Jobs and Bill Gates want.

Dave... you want a medal?

Dave... you want a medal?

Actually ...... Yes I do, considering the task I have completed today

Next task, grow massive beard and try and force everyone I know to use it as well !!!

Are you sure you're using Linux and not a Mac?

Linux is for pr0s

Try Gentoo. THEN, you can grow a beard

I like Debian personally, run it on a laptop and I changed the software on my QNAP NAS box to Debian as well.

Never found Gentoo that difficult, really. The installation instructions are long and "technical" compared to something like Ubuntu, sure. But it's mostly "edit config file, type 'emerge' command, wait for bloody ages, figure out you missed a USE flag, edit config file again, type 'emerge' command again, wait more ages". So it seemed like it had a very techy background but realistically you didn't need to know all that much about it. Just means you spend 99% of your day compiling software for a very small speed boost. Used to run a Gentoo desktop at work for years but then when I got bought a new machine decided I just couldn't be bothered with it anymore as it didn't offer any advantages and just made downloading stuff that wasn't in their repository more difficult (since generally third-party packages only come in RPM/DEB format for Fedora/RHEL/Ubuntu/Debian).

+1 for Linux (Ubuntu & Mint OS) over last 3 years. Haven't shaved since xmas eve but it is the hols. Don't own jeans of any colour or wolf t-shirts. I think that's reserved for those who know how to use the command line.

Debian is the way , although I'm currently subjected to a mix of MacOS, Windows, Debian based systems and Red Hat Based systems.

Once you get used to it, it's really rather good.

Running Ubuntu 10.04 on this desktop.

Bought a notebook couple of months back and installed Ubuntu 11.10, everything worked straight out of the box.

Just "upgraded" Mrs Phosphoric's 4 year old laptop from Vista to Ubuntu 11.04. No complaints from her, not sure she's even noticed.

Linux is so boring. Turn it on, 35 seconds later use it. No antivirus stuff to download every day. Turn it off, 5 seconds later it shuts down.

It's weird lol

I'm running off the UBDC disk and it works .......

Using it to post this

Next task, grow massive beard and try and force everyone I know to use it as well !!!

Is this to stop you getting viruses from visiting dodgy pr0n sites?

Arrrghh

No flash support, well there is but Ican't be bothered working out which version I need.

BRB

Lo Dave,

Dunno if this helps...a 'to do list' after installing LInux Ubuntu 11.10. How to configure Ubuntu 11.10 Loading flash is covered and very very simple. Also, there is a note relating to a Java issue on this site which I posted on that site. I posted a fix with some links to instructions. This is rare to get an issue like that but you don't have to load Java if you don't want as Ubuntu comes with it's own version already loaded (java iced tea). Of course, you may have another version of Linux. 11.10 is the latest Ubuntu offering. But there are 'to do lists' on most versions, just google it. The to do lists offer easy loading and configuring of essential software with simple 'copy & paste' terminal commands. You don't have to use the terminal as you prolly know, but it is remarkably easy to do from these lists and you can see what is happening. You also learn from it of course. Linux is very reliable and easy to use with beginners being completely at home with it straight away. You don't need any special knowledge as it's all pretty much self explanatory. I use Linux Ubuntu 11.10 and I manage a Linux network and have also put Ubuntu on hundreds of computers, standalone and the like over the last couple of years. No one seems to ever get problems. And the big bonus is that it is very very much more secure than any other operating system.

Edit: you can of course dual boot it easily with windows to get a better flavour of what it is like. But just check out to how to do it instructions first. It is really easy to do but you may need to shrink your Windows partition first if you have a backup copy of Windows stored in a separte partition on your drive. Otherwise Ubuntu (the best one to use in my opinion because of it's ease of use) may overwrite your backup copy and you may be stuffed without a Microsoft disc to reinstall later if needed. PM me if you want specific instructions or ask on here if you don't already know. PS. I realise you are prolly a computer pro but some help is sometimes useful IF you want it. It can be fun finding out stuff on your own too I know!

Good luck Ian

Edited 31 December, 201114 yr by Estate Man

Another thumbs up for LINUX. You can keep Windowz but I still rather use my MacBook

I use Peppermint Ice. Blisteringly fast distro. Its not well known but does everything I want. Download an iso from tinternet. If you already have Windows installed you can install Peppermint and easily configure it to dual boot so you have a Linux/Windows choice on boot up. I spend a lot of time fixing Windows and removing viruses for family and friends. Something I don't have to worry about.

I'm not trying to be big headed but once you've used it, it makes you realise how bad Windows is. But you have to work at it for a while. It's not like another version of Windows it is different.

That's +1 on that Demag. I haven't used Windows of any flavour now for over 2 years on my own machines either. No problems whatsoever and it's much more fun, even 1st person shooter games go well and are free!! I've been using it at work for about 6 years and again, no problems. Solved our security issues at one stroke! I reckon it's the most secure op on the planet and even more secure than a Mac as long as you follow all the normal security protocols.

Hi

First real post on this site, hope I have got it right.

I have been using Linux (Ubuntu mainly) for some 5 years, only use windoze on my net book (I change the hard drive) to update TomTom, takes me hours waiting for the operating system to load and update.

Have built a few Linux desktops for friends and family.

Like Estate man, I too have a 1.4 PD estate, marvellous motor, well built, fair comfort, good economy, plenty of go when needed and plenty of room for passengers and goods.

Only downside, I collided with a deer at 600 miles from new, still the dealer did a very good job of the repairs.

Dave

Debian is the way , although I'm currently subjected to a mix of MacOS, Windows, Debian based systems and Red Hat Based systems.

Once you get used to it, it's really rather good.

I've used Debian-based Linux for years now. Ubuntu server (one of the LTS versions) on my 'server' (an old laptop), and 11.10 on this laptop and my desktop. Use mostly Windows at work, but much prefer Ubuntu as a rule, and the learning curve is a myth: It's just most people are used to Windows/Mac, and they tend to stick with hwat they have.

No beard, wolves, or moons here , and Flash is a no-brainer to install.