A friend asked me for a laptop

"Nibby" (nibby68) 08/13/2017 at 11:00 • Filed to: None

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His current one has issues so I’m sending him this as a backup machine to use... He requested to install Debian but he does not know about this wallpaper

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nibby 08/13/2017 at 11:10

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eww linux

tpw_rules > Nibby 08/13/2017 at 11:20

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http://funny.computer/linux/

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nibby 08/13/2017 at 11:21

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I would love to be caused to learn about Linux, but I don’t see it happening. I also just missed the good ol’ DOS days of command line prompts, but I have a good head for commands.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/13/2017 at 11:31

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I don’t really need the command prompt in Linux all that much anymore. I’ve used Linux Mint on my laptop (I have a Win10 desktop) for several years now and I only know the commands for installing/removing things through the package manager and one or two for system info or network info, that’s it.

Nibby > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/13/2017 at 11:45

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Debian is a good place to start, good blend of mucking around with Terminal but you can also just use a package manager as well

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2017 at 11:46

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I’d never use it for a desktop OS or primary OS but I will say keeping a couple live distro Puppy Linux USB flash drives around is handy.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nibby 08/13/2017 at 12:00

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I tried Ubuntu once and it was awful. The interface seemed as if it was deliberately confusing and there’s like no applications for Linux unless you know how to write/port them yourself.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/13/2017 at 12:18

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#hatewindows10

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nibby 08/13/2017 at 12:20

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Yeah, but probably not in this lifetime.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/13/2017 at 12:29

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Eh, I don’t mind Win10....I’ve actually had no problems with it at all so far. I also waited until the end of the free period to upgrade to it from Win7 so the most bugs would be worked out, but overall it’s been very solid!

Nibby > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2017 at 12:31

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ubuntu sucks

generally the open source versions of apps are nowhere near as good as their closed source competitors

however there’s a lot of good open source software, but you can get them for Windows or OS X anyways so...

Maxima Speed > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2017 at 14:48

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I love Linux, I think it’s more intuitive than my Mac.

Corkscrew'd > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/13/2017 at 15:49

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I’ve used Fedora as a Live USB in order to compile a special android distribution for a single board computer. It’s very lightweight and runs fine on a USB stick, and it’s a pretty good blend of GUI and Terminal operations.

That said, I wouldn’t use Linux as my “Daily Driver” either, simply because I like to game too.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/13/2017 at 17:50

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I don’t like the UI. I’ll be a die-hard 7 user until the bitter end.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/16/2017 at 03:04

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Codeacademy has an introduction to “the command line” (bash, but really any posix command line) that’s really easy (like all their stuff). If you miss typing commands, you might just love Linux...

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/16/2017 at 03:10

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How long ago? I started with Ubuntu in 2007, and 2007 Ubuntu is very different than 2017 Ubuntu. Somewhere around 2010 or so I’d say installation got to be easier than Windows, especially if you’re trying to do a clean install without an OEM disk (or OEM iso). The user interface varies based on the desktop environment (unity, kde, gnome, Pantheon and cinnamon are the big ones at the moment).

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter 08/16/2017 at 12:20

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I probably would, but I have other things that I also love, some of which make money, and not enough time for them as it is. So Linux will probably not happen for me in my lifetime.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/16/2017 at 14:00

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Ha. I understand all too well. I wish more of my loves made money....