I'd like to use Linux but...

...to use linux but the mix of HPUX and Solaris elements confuses the shit out of me.

Do you mean SYS V-style versus BSD-style?

LVM and df -k together! I'm only getting used to storage operations on our hpux and solaris servers and now they get in some linuxes... *shivers*

there's also the "skeuomorph is bullshit" complaint. I can't loathe iCal enough now

ok I blocked that one out because it's a non-trivial complaint and makes me kill people. I mean, want to kill people.

I can only assume someone's going to build an app that uses all the APIs from iCal only works better and I'll never have to use it now.

tbf I use Sparrow almost exclusively for email now

the biggest threat to windows is, well windows, but also people using phones for what they used to use computers for

is there a hanleypedia entry on this?

I tihnk I was fired from being the admin - I cant even lead my own wiki :(

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sad crowd

Ubuntu 12 = Quantal Quetzal" - I would have preferred Queer Queen

i bought a new laptop with windows 7 on it and i haven't uninstalled it yet :-/

linux user lost

You're probably better off with Windows 7

's not bad

if you build a computer and install some form of linux on it is it possible to run osx apps on it? what about windows apps? is it a hassle or is it relatively straightforward.

wine on linux is very good at running some windows apps, particularly some old ones you can't run on windows anymore.
almost everything on linux is a hassle, but it's "good" for you in that it makes you smarter, while every hassle on windows makes you dumber? some rationalization like that.

will windows8 be the next cataclysm that makes linux users out of a generation?

on a personal level i feel like rebelling against apple, their product lines and software have been moving in a direction i don't like for awhile now - dumbing down, lots of surface-level improvements w/o a lot of substance, endless integration w/ web stuff i don't use like fb and twitter, etc etc etc

based on googling looks like the answer is no re: osx apps but all of the sources i found are a few years old

the only thing I really wish for Apple stuff is that the frameworks they have that let you get at calendar, contact, and music databases recognize the possibility that your primary apps may not be the built in ones. I can understand them being squeamish about allowing alternative primary calendar and email apps on the iphone, but it'd be nice! Even more so on the desktop since iCal has switched from being minimal and a little feature-needy to being kind of dumb and only slightly feature-enhanced. The backend is nice, though!

not really linux-specific, but you could run osx under a virtual machine instance in order to use the apps. a lot of 3rd party osx apps have linux ports though.

just use OS X and use a virtual instance of linux imo

endless integration w/ web stuff i don't use like fb and twitter, etc etc etc

? this is not a thing

maybe that is just my perception based on the direction of third-party osx apps and especially ios apps than the actual os itself

speaking of third-party apps i tried to use sparrow as my primary email on iphone and i must admit it kinda sucks compared to apple mail

ubuntu also pushes the social media integration angle

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ubuntu also pushes the social media integration angle

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yeah i thought i would love this but as it turns out i hated it

otm

? this is not a thing

http://i.imgur.com/goi2m.png

ok but lol you use safari

didn't the ubuntu guy say he thought the future of linux was tablets/touch hence the push for these stupid new user interfaces that slow everything down? i fundamentally disagree with him really. h8 touchscreen so much - they slow down everything.

windows 7 is good yeah but i want to go back to linux soon.

desktop pc's themselves are for grahpic designers and radiologists and such - u can ILE on your tabby while you shatty on your enemy. ease of portability is pc on da potty. S Jobbs induringlegacy

very deep bow

ladies and gentlemen, Latham Green

lmao

ok but lol you use safari

i use chrome!!!

otm

what is a nice lightweight distro for an old laptop?

I put lubuntu on a old laptop I gave to my nephew and it worked pretty well.

i always suggest puppy if you can deal with Win98-inspired GUI

CrunchBang Linux is another goodie for reviving old gear.

Just program your own OS.

I like the disclaimer (x-post):

CrunchBang Linux is not recommended for anyone needing a stable system or anyone who is not comfortable running into occasional, even frequent breakage. CrunchBang Linux could possibly make your computer go CRUNCH! BANG!

or anyone who dislikes black.

seriously, i tried it recently and the theme is white and black for everything. changing the openbox theme / background was easy enough but even things like the firefox url box were white on black.

(dark backgrounds on glossy screens = lots of reflections. maybe ok if you program in the a basement...)

Yup can't say I'm a huge fan of the CrunchBang colour scheme (or lack of it).

I ran Linux Mint Xfce on an old net book last year and that worked a treat. Not sure what the current release is like however - the relentless release schedule is a bit overwhelming.

what about one of the red hat enterprise derived distros like centos or scientific linux? they seem relatively stable / well supported

http://www.junauza.com/2008/11/7-deadly-linux-commands.html

mv /home/yourhomedirectory/* /dev/null

have heard good things about centos from our server guys at work

i just want something that i can incrementally upgrade forever, no reinstalling every couple of years, too much of a wrench. am on ubuntu 10.04 so have another year to find something. not keen on unity. tried kubuntu but didn't like it... don't like the idiot menu in mint (how reconfigurable is that?) but cinnamon / mate sounds useful.

Arch Linux!

Now I remember why I didn't dual boot on that laptop, it has that wireless problem with the Broadcom card. :-/

Anyways, I couldn't install puppy, but Lubuntu seems to be okay (booting from CD). Tried Tiny Core too, but I hate those Apple-y pop up icons.

I am using virtual Ubuntu on oracle virtual box at work. I feel special. now I can use clementine