linux???

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   I have just got hold of another base station, and am looking into trying out linux ubuntu on the thing.
Does anyone else use linux, and what do they use it for mainly??

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J Arthur Rank Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 06 February 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 183	Post Options Post Reply Quote J Arthur Rank Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: linux??? Posted: 14 January 2009 at 9:13am
	I have just got hold of another base station, and am looking into trying out linux ubuntu on the thing. Does anyone else use linux, and what do they use it for mainly??

b3n Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 28 September 2008 Location: Brighton, UK Status: Offline Points: 222	Post Options Post Reply Quote b3n Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2009 at 12:43pm
	i use debian testing on my laptop does pretty much everything i need day to day web, email, office, graphics, ftp, msn etc etc

nickyburnell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 06 February 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4408	Post Options Post Reply Quote nickyburnell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2009 at 12:49pm
	Ubuntu, used it a bit, still having wireless issues last time I looked, had to add DNS manually to NW settings. No big deal. Lev knows Linux I believe?
	It's everything, not everythink!

LjudLahger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 31 July 2008 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 837	Post Options Post Reply Quote LjudLahger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2009 at 12:54pm
	I have tried Ubuntu on my laptop and boot with an USB memory. I have to say that it did work amazing! Lightning fast if you compare too Vista and everything did work like bluetooth, network, graphic, card reader, speakers and the touch buttons! And I didn't have to install any drivers! But it is different and I still use Vista, not all my softwere works with linux... It is nice to install Linux on older computers, thay will run just fine with it if the purpus is just to surf or maby do a home server

cravings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7507	Post Options Post Reply Quote cravings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2009 at 8:52pm
	i've used linux as my everyday OS for about 4 years now. what do you mean "base station"?

nickyburnell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 06 February 2005 Status: Offline Points: 4408	Post Options Post Reply Quote nickyburnell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2009 at 9:32pm
	Think he means PC
	It's everything, not everythink!

cravings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7507	Post Options Post Reply Quote cravings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2009 at 9:58pm
	heh.. k... coulda been some fancy new eh gadget.. i dunno.. like a blackberry or a playstation or something.. i'm rubbish at knowing about new stuff in computers. old computers ftw.

J Arthur Rank Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 06 February 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 183	Post Options Post Reply Quote J Arthur Rank Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2009 at 10:21am
	Base Unit, Box with all the gubbins in, thing that sits by you feet...etc etc. I have acquired 2 of these boxes from my wifes closing office. Both hp, core 2 with xp which is locked and cause the IT blokes been made redundant, we can't unlock them. So i have wiped the hd's and put linux on them. Only problem is i aint getting on with linux. So i have downloaded the beta Windows 7 to try on one of them. And it does work, quite well i must add. I was just looking for some feedback on why i should bother with linux.?

ceharden Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List The 10,000 Points Club Joined: 05 June 2005 Location: Southampton Status: Offline Points: 11851	Post Options Post Reply Quote ceharden Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2009 at 6:27pm
	Linux is the best option if you want a machine to sit in the corner and just do stuff all day/week/year. Any kind of server type stuff and it's great. For use on a desktop that depends what you want to do. If you just want to browse the internet and basic office stuff you'll be fine. It's a reasonable learning curve if you're not used to it because you'll have to find new applications for a lot of the stuff you want to do. I keep meaning to change to Linux because Windows annoys me but it's quite a big step to use it on your desktop all the time.

cravings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7507	Post Options Post Reply Quote cravings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2009 at 7:08pm
	yeah.. if you can get your head around the concept of other software, and indeed.. other ways of things working, and if you enjoy the process of using computers.. it's interesting. tbh i think it's almost harder for a windows "power user" to move over.. you think you know a good bit about computers.. it can be hard to accept that you don't, and you've just learned your way around windows. what's great is the amount of choice there is in ways of doing things, but even working out what all your options are can take time. how i run my computer wouldn't suit everyone, but i wouldn't want it to put anyone off either. as is often said.. ubuntu is a good one to start with, or to look at. download and burn a live cd.. and you can boot it and play about in the enivronment without installing it / changing anything about your existing setup.

odc04r Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Sarfampton Status: Offline Points: 5469	Post Options Post Reply Quote odc04r Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2009 at 7:08pm
	If I didn't ever want to play games on my PC I would have switched ages ago. As it happens I just dual boot these days.

cravings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7507	Post Options Post Reply Quote cravings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 January 2009 at 7:15pm
	yeah games stops a lot of people. i don't play any games. makes me slightly sad when people blame linux systems, when it's the game companies who make their stuff work on limited platforms. i dont' really know anything about game development though tbh.