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Anyone running Linux?
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Mr_Furious
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no other just you
Mr_Furious
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by stir-fry:
he doesn't..
no one was looking at his picture thread anymore, so he started this thread to get attention
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Actually I'm looking for others running it, to see what applications they are running, their problems, etc..
Bass-Invader
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im using redhat 7.2
its really solid, has everything you need, and being the most popular dist, has ready compiled binaries(rpm) for pretty much every program.
I use it mostly for coding, and since it comes with Gtk, and the OpenGL libs its great. But the default package has everything you'll need(although i did have some problems getting the netscape 6 binaries working, so i used opera)
debian has the most superior package manager, but unfortunatley very little is actually available in said package format. Plus its not as strongly supported so it can be a pain in the ass to setup.
tip: the enlightenment window manager, while 31337 looking, is not 100% stable and has some memory leakage which can result in some severe slowdown at times.
Anyone know where i can get a copy of VMWare? Im too lazy to dual boot sometimes when i want to get something like one file.
its really solid, has everything you need, and being the most popular dist, has ready compiled binaries(rpm) for pretty much every program.
I use it mostly for coding, and since it comes with Gtk, and the OpenGL libs its great. But the default package has everything you'll need(although i did have some problems getting the netscape 6 binaries working, so i used opera)
debian has the most superior package manager, but unfortunatley very little is actually available in said package format. Plus its not as strongly supported so it can be a pain in the ass to setup.
tip: the enlightenment window manager, while 31337 looking, is not 100% stable and has some memory leakage which can result in some severe slowdown at times.
Anyone know where i can get a copy of VMWare? Im too lazy to dual boot sometimes when i want to get something like one file.
I'm thinking of installing Madrake 8.1 soon.
I want to be able to run XWindows and other various applications. I've run linux plenty of times, just wondering where tis at these days. I first ran it with Slackware 3.0 and where you had to Compile the kernel for support of my AHA-2940.
I plan to maybe run Half-Life/CounterStrike under XWindows... and run various applications for mp3, browsing, etc...
And I'm not a big fan of RedHat these days.
And I'll probably run E until I figure out BlackBox better, I've been told BlackBox is one of the best WinManagers out there for it's easy and size.
As for VMWare, my friend works there.. so I can't support piracy of his software
But I'll see if he'll send me a copy up from San Jose.
pr0nstar
I want to be able to run XWindows and other various applications. I've run linux plenty of times, just wondering where tis at these days. I first ran it with Slackware 3.0 and where you had to Compile the kernel for support of my AHA-2940.
I plan to maybe run Half-Life/CounterStrike under XWindows... and run various applications for mp3, browsing, etc...
And I'm not a big fan of RedHat these days.
And I'll probably run E until I figure out BlackBox better, I've been told BlackBox is one of the best WinManagers out there for it's easy and size.
As for VMWare, my friend works there.. so I can't support piracy of his software
But I'll see if he'll send me a copy up from San Jose.
pr0nstar
Bass-Invader
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unless you go for one of the ultra tiny versions, they pretty much all have an Xfree(X window server) installed. They also now have a neat graphical interface for kernel tweaking which helps *alot*
yeah, i run linux. it's the only OS i've had on my machine for the last 5 years. (well, except now i have windows too thanks to the aforementioned vmware). What do I use it for?
coding, quake playing, publishing, drawing, 3d rendering, email/internet/pr0n, mp3 playing. where is it lacking? there's no decent sound processing / compositional software. i actually paid for my vmware. it's good to support the people who actually develop for linux.
coding, quake playing, publishing, drawing, 3d rendering, email/internet/pr0n, mp3 playing. where is it lacking? there's no decent sound processing / compositional software. i actually paid for my vmware. it's good to support the people who actually develop for linux.
Bass-Invader
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when im not in school,
and consequently have an income,
supporting software developers will come naturally.
Right now im still learning to be one
oh yeah, and i use Debian Unstable/SID. pain in the ass to set up, but once it's up.. ahh.. bliss. oh, and contrary to the distribution name, it's more than stable enough for regular desktop use. I just wouldn't run a server with it. But really, if you're going debian, do not run a desktop with 'stable/potatoe', go for at least 'testing/woody', or 'unstable/sid'.
Bass-Invader
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thanks dude!