Ubuntu/GNOME deteriorating?
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From: Moshe on 27 Mar 2010 08:38 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:32:10 -0500, Robert Heller wrote: > At Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:17:20 -0400 Moshe <goldee_loxnbagels(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:41:18 -0500, Terry Porter wrote: >> >> >>> >>> I totally agree after installing Arch on my EeePC900. I'm very impressed >>> with so many aspects of Arch, from the philosophy to the package >>> management. >>> >>> Next Arch install this quadcore workstation, currently running Mint8. >> >> Linux. >> So many distributions. >> So little time. > > Cars. > So many makes and models. > So little time. And most are *very different*, unlike Linux distributions which are mostly the same, "sucky". BTW most people don't change cars every week. >> >> Tell me, do you Linux freaks actually use your Linux systems for >> anything productive? >> You seem to spend more time installing and removing various >> versions of Linux than anything else. > > No, any given Linux user installs *one* distro and sticks to that > distro. Just like a given car user buys a car and drives it for several > years. Not the COLA Linux loons. They change distributions more often than they change their underwear.
From: Robert Heller on 27 Mar 2010 09:33 At Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:38:25 -0400 Moshe <goldee_loxnbagels(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:32:10 -0500, Robert Heller wrote: > > > At Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:17:20 -0400 Moshe <goldee_loxnbagels(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:41:18 -0500, Terry Porter wrote: > >> > >> > >>> > >>> I totally agree after installing Arch on my EeePC900. I'm very impressed > >>> with so many aspects of Arch, from the philosophy to the package > >>> management. > >>> > >>> Next Arch install this quadcore workstation, currently running Mint8. > >> > >> Linux. > >> So many distributions. > >> So little time. > > > > Cars. > > So many makes and models. > > So little time. > > And most are *very different*, unlike Linux distributions which > are mostly the same, "sucky". > BTW most people don't change cars every week. Right. Most Linux users don't change distros every week. Although someone who is 'shopping around' might try several distros looking for the one that is the best 'fit'. Much like someone who is shopping for a car will visit all the car dealers in the area test driving a number of different cars. > > > > >> > >> Tell me, do you Linux freaks actually use your Linux systems for > >> anything productive? > >> You seem to spend more time installing and removing various > >> versions of Linux than anything else. > > > > No, any given Linux user installs *one* distro and sticks to that > > distro. Just like a given car user buys a car and drives it for several > > years. > > Not the COLA Linux loons. > They change distributions more often than they change their > underwear. > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller(a)deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/
From: Terry Porter on 27 Mar 2010 09:34 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:16:49 +0000, White Spirit wrote: > On 26/03/10 22:41, Terry Porter wrote: > >>> http://www.archlinux.org > >> I totally agree after installing Arch on my EeePC900. I'm very >> impressed with so many aspects of Arch, from the philosophy to the >> package management. > > I used to use Slackware as I liked the minimalist approach but Arch does > it even better such that it's much easier to install and use but still > lets the user have the same level of control without things getting in > the way. The BSD style init scripts are excellent, particularly rc.conf > allowing full configuration of modules and services. Pacman is > certainly one of the best assets, though. > >> Next Arch install this quadcore workstation, currently running Mint8. > > I have a quad core AMD X4 630. > > I read an article recently saying that Arch is one of Linux' best kept > secrets. It has certainly put an end to my distro hopping :) I've found Linux to be a journey, and technology and distros always come and go. I've hopped a fair few distros in my time, starting with Yggdrassil Linux in 1993, and hopped just as many models of CPU and PC. Probably the longest I've used any one distro is 3 years, and that would be RedHat, Debian and Gentoo each. These days I run F11 on my partners workstation, and F12 on her Acer Aspire One netbook (model A110). Arch on my EeePC900, Mint8 on this quadcore workstation, Slackware on my home server (Dual core P3, HP Netserver with hotplug SCSIs), MythTV (Ubuntu based) on a 2.9Ghz Intel Core2Duo, Maemo on my Nokia N770, and embedded Linux on a few other devices. Everything runs Linux around here, and my computing life and needs are as smooth as silk. No viruses, worms or trojans. No lockups, popups or forced upgrades. This Intel Q6600 quadcore, with 8 Gb ram, is at least 2 years old now, and still purrs like a kitten with Linux. I'm looking forward to putting Arch on this machine, and unlike Windows 'upgrades' switching to Arch will be a breeze. This machine has 4 hard discs, the first one is reserved for the OS, so I just install Arch on it. I then symlink my home dir, which is on another hard disk to the Arch install, and change the file ownership to my new arch user. Then add the apps I want and I'm done. Easy peasy! -- This machine running Gnu/Linux Mint 8 and posting via Pan. Get your Free copy NOW! http://linuxmint.com/
From: The Natural Philosopher on 27 Mar 2010 09:35 Moshe wrote: > On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:41:18 -0500, Terry Porter wrote: > > >> I totally agree after installing Arch on my EeePC900. I'm very impressed >> with so many aspects of Arch, from the philosophy to the package >> management. >> >> Next Arch install this quadcore workstation, currently running Mint8. > > Linux. > So many distributions. > So little time. > > Tell me, do you Linux freaks actually use your Linux systems for > anything productive? yes. CAD work, communication with clients, developing back office software, running back office software, USING the back office software to place orders, ship goods and run a business..online stock trading and market research..word processing..watching TV on, watching films on, listening to the radio on..I can even run windows on it to run the two applications out of the hundred or so that I use that WONT run under Linux! And I can back the windows up so that a complete reinstall of it only takes about a minute! > You seem to spend more time installing and removing various > versions of Linux than anything else. No, that's what we talk about here. Because that is - strangely - what this group is about.
From: Moshe on 27 Mar 2010 09:37
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:34:38 -0500, Terry Porter wrote: > I've found Linux to be a journey, and technology and distros always come > and go. You probably find getting back to your house each night after work a journey as well. I'll bet you get lost a lot. > I've hopped a fair few distros in my time, starting with Yggdrassil Linux > in 1993, and hopped just as many models of CPU and PC. Typical. > Easy peasy! I think there is a leaky steam pipe in here.... |