Try this again: is Linux Linpus any good?
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From: J G Miller on 1 Jun 2010 11:07 On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:46:16 -0700, RayLopez99 wrote: > I am copying COLA. Thereby proving this is only a troll flame bait posting.
From: Stroller111 on 1 Jun 2010 11:29 On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:46:16 -0700, RayLopez99 wrote: > Update: Linux anti-Windows trolls please keep out. Aragon this means > you, Chrisv, SinisterMidget, etc. I want to followup and ask whether > Acer supports Linux Linpus, and whether, since the Acer PC does not have > a CD/DVD (unless you get an extension USB type, which I might get), it's > safe to say Linpus will last say 5 years without having to do a clean > reinstall. > > So for this non-power user who only surfs the net to check email, I'm > thinking that I might get her a $300 ACER Aspire R3610 M330 320G RAM 2G > Mini Desktop LINUX--running Linpus Linux (what a stupid name; sounds > like a disease). > > But my concern is that though the screenshots look good from what I've > seen in Google, if it's already factory installed can she plug it into > a DSL modem supplied by one of the Baby Bells, will the modem be > recognized, and will she be good to go, so she can check her email at > Yahoo email, or, do I have to do something to make the dang system work? > > This is an ideal user--if ever there was one--for Linux, but unless > Linux needs zero hand holding and installation help, I'm not going to > get it. Personally as a power user I cannot see myself using anything > but a first class OS like Windows. > > Seriously, Linpus Linux--is it any good? Serious replies only, though > I am copying COLA. > > RL Linpus is an Asian targeted distro, http://linuxbsdos.com/2008/02/20/linpus-linux/ There's yer link, Ray Low-pest -- Stroller111 - Registered Linux User #511525
From: ray on 1 Jun 2010 11:55 On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:46:16 -0700, RayLopez99 wrote: > Update: Linux anti-Windows trolls please keep out. Aragon this means > you, Chrisv, SinisterMidget, etc. I want to followup and ask whether > Acer supports Linux Linpus, and whether, since the Acer PC does not have > a CD/DVD (unless you get an extension USB type, which I might get), it's > safe to say Linpus will last say 5 years without having to do a clean > reinstall. > > So for this non-power user who only surfs the net to check email, I'm > thinking that I might get her a $300 ACER Aspire R3610 M330 320G RAM 2G > Mini Desktop LINUX--running Linpus Linux (what a stupid name; sounds > like a disease). > > But my concern is that though the screenshots look good from what I've > seen in Google, if it's already factory installed can she plug it into > a DSL modem supplied by one of the Baby Bells, will the modem be > recognized, and will she be good to go, so she can check her email at > Yahoo email, or, do I have to do something to make the dang system work? > > This is an ideal user--if ever there was one--for Linux, but unless > Linux needs zero hand holding and installation help, I'm not going to > get it. Personally as a power user I cannot see myself using anything > but a first class OS like Windows. > > Seriously, Linpus Linux--is it any good? Serious replies only, though > I am copying COLA. > > RL Ok NoBalls - on the off chance that this is a legit post (which I doubt very much): 1) a DSL modem is a non-issue for virtually every modern linux distro. You plug into it and connect via DHCP. That's it. If there is a wireless router in the mix, then ease of setup may be determined by what encryption scheme is used. 2) I, personally, would be reluctant to USE a distro hardly anyone has ever heard of. Got the wife an Asus eeepc netbook a year plus back - it came with a dumbed down version of Xandros - which looked really mickey mouse. I did an install of Debian from the Debian eeepc wiki - it was zero trouble and EVERYTHING worked out of the box. It required about 50mb on a flash drive and then did a network install from there.
From: Stefan Patric on 1 Jun 2010 14:56 On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:13:49 +0000, General Schvantzkoph wrote: > On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:46:16 -0700, RayLopez99 wrote: > >> Update: Linux anti-Windows trolls please keep out. Aragon this means >> you, Chrisv, SinisterMidget, etc. I want to followup and ask whether >> Acer supports Linux Linpus, and whether, since the Acer PC does not >> have a CD/DVD (unless you get an extension USB type, which I might >> get), it's safe to say Linpus will last say 5 years without having to >> do a clean reinstall. >> >> So for this non-power user who only surfs the net to check email, I'm >> thinking that I might get her a $300 ACER Aspire R3610 M330 320G RAM 2G >> Mini Desktop LINUX--running Linpus Linux (what a stupid name; sounds >> like a disease). >> >> But my concern is that though the screenshots look good from what I've >> seen in Google, if it's already factory installed can she plug it into >> a DSL modem supplied by one of the Baby Bells, will the modem be >> recognized, and will she be good to go, so she can check her email at >> Yahoo email, or, do I have to do something to make the dang system >> work? >> >> This is an ideal user--if ever there was one--for Linux, but unless >> Linux needs zero hand holding and installation help, I'm not going to >> get it. Personally as a power user I cannot see myself using anything >> but a first class OS like Windows. >> >> Seriously, Linpus Linux--is it any good? Serious replies only, though >> I am copying COLA. >> >> RL > > Why would you want to use an obscure distro like Linpus?, just install > Fedora 13 or Ubuntu. If it can run Linpus it can run any distro so you > can use whatever you want. It takes 20 minutes to install Fedora so it > shouldn't be a concern that you have to do it yourself. I wouldn't recommend Fedora 13 (or any Fedora version, for that matter) in this instance even though I've been using it as my main OS since Core 3--about 5 years. Fedora is a "test bed" OS for new features for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and as such is "cutting edge" software, which means there can and are problems. Also, the support cycle is very short, about 13 months, with a new release coming out every six months. Now, that is not to say that Fedora is unstable, crashes or is badly or sloppily coded. It's just not for the beginner. Also, in line with Red Hat's open source philosophy, there are no proprietary codecs, drivers, etc. included. They must be installed separately by the user from third party sources. Detailed instructions for this are available, and it's not hard just time consuming. Better that your techno-challenged lady go with an "all inclusive" distro like PCLinuxOS 2010, the LXDE version for the lightweight GUI environment. Stef
From: Chris Cox on 1 Jun 2010 15:01 On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 04:46 -0700, RayLopez99 wrote: > Update: Linux anti-Windows trolls please keep out. Aragon this means > you, Chrisv, SinisterMidget, etc. I want to followup and ask whether > Acer supports Linux Linpus, and whether, since the Acer PC does not > have a CD/DVD (unless you get an extension USB type, which I might > get), it's safe to say Linpus will last say 5 years without having to > do a clean reinstall. > > So for this non-power user who only surfs the net to check email, I'm > thinking that I might get her a $300 ACER Aspire R3610 M330 320G RAM > 2G Mini Desktop LINUX--running Linpus Linux (what a stupid name; > sounds like a disease). I have no idea about Linpus. I do know that I have installed openSUSE on Acer netbooks without issue. Can't say anything about their mini desktop... unfortunately, it DOES matter, as does the specific model of netbook etc... even within the same vendor family. As simply a web/email user, you are ideal for the netbook+Linux market. Of course, it's VERY true that with Linux you actually get more than you do with Windows (unless you go illegal or have a lot of dollars to spend). With that said, netbooks are designed to be ONE YEAR throw aways. You may want to bear that in mind when considering such hardware (you said you have a 5 year plan... just saying). When I installed on the Aspire ONE netbook, I used a USB connected DVD to perform the install (IMHO, the easiest way). My own impression is that the 1.6Ghz netbook N270 atoms performed about as well as a 1.4Ghz Pentium-M, which was the notebook norm (on the low end) just a few years ago. I had no problems watching 480p video... but I would NOT recommend anything higher than that (on most netbook class hw... there's new stuff like Ion and the like that may address that.. just beware of Linux distro compatibility with those things). I can't say with regards to DSL... my modem (DSL) looks like a network jack to me (or WiFi) which works fine (I'm using ATT U-verse right now). So... can't say anything about Linpus, but with regards to openSUSE on netbooks (or netbook like things), I'd say it's a pretty good bet. I liked it and used the device for over a week to do actual work. Some will argue the benefit of restricted platforms like Moblin and such. A lot of the netbook targeted distros are primarily about screen real estate. But I had NO problems on the Aspire ONE A150 using a default KDE 3.5 display (openSUSE 11.1 when I did my testing). What I don't like about Moblin is the INTENTIONAL restriction done on the interface that is designed to cripple the platform so as to NOT compete with Intel's higher end CPU based notebooks. Again, the Atom N270 is about the same as a 1.4Ghz Pentum-M ... and that's pretty good and useful for more than mere web browsing and the like. My two cents.... BEWARE of the longevity of netbook and min-class Atom desktops... IMHO, if you can get a netbook (N270 or better) for <$150USD, it MIGHT be worthwhile... but not sure I'd expect to get 5+ years from it (I'd be hoping for 2 years).
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