Any of you running Linux?

[sigstroker]

Newbie. Talk to me about PDP-8's, youngster.

[Robotron2k84]

Newbie. Talk to me about PDP-8's, youngster.

[Cowboy T]

Several distros, since the 1990's, starting with Caldera Linux 1.3 and Red Hat Linux 5.2.

Today, we run a combination of Kubuntu LTS, CentOS, and Slackware, all protected by an OpenBSD-based firewall setup. Of them, Slackware is my favorite, though I typically recommend either Kubuntu or Linux Mint to people coming from Microsoft OS's.

[Dragunov]

Did you try running it with WINE?

Not everything runs well in WINE, Sir.

I run Linux Mint for some things. I do lot's of graphics type stuff/Gaming, and Linux just plain sux for graphics, and gaming.

[ibanezfoo]

Not everything runs well in WINE, Sir.

I run Linux Mint for some things. I do lot's of graphics type stuff/Gaming, and Linux just plain sux for graphics, and gaming.

No argument but he specifically mentioned TurboTax and that has been successfully ran with WINE.

Graphics apps like GIMP and Inkscape work fine. I don't use them because I don't care for their interfaces (I'm used to the Adobe and Corel products... and GIMPShop is neat but not great), though Inkscape does have a neat plugin to drive a CNC laser I will use sometimes, but it works the same in Windows so I typically use it there.

[Dragunov]

No argument but he specifically mentioned TurboTax and that has been successfully ran with WINE.

Graphics apps like GIMP and Inkscape work fine. I don't use them because I don't care for their interfaces (I'm used to the Adobe and Corel products... and GIMPShop is neat but not great), though Inkscape does have a neat plugin to drive a CNC laser I will use sometimes, but it works the same in Windows so I typically use it there.

Turbo tax, Office, and some other programs (QuickBooks comes to mind) run ok in Linux. I didn't see where he mentioned Turbo tax (I was pretty tired when I read the OP's post). I guess my point was that Linux isn't for everyone, or every application, and to install it with caution.

I deal with the Linux Redditors every day, who think Linux is the answer for everything. Nothing wrong with it for programming, and doing most tasks, but it's just NOT there for everything/everyone. 3D apps, Photoshop, AutoCAD, and Gaming? Linux isn't the answer. The way Linux deals with nVidia, is TERRIBLE!

I use Linux when on-line for certain things, educational stuff for the grandkids, and as Linux IS more powerful than Windows for the most part, I use Knoppix for rescuing files off Windows computers, stuff like that. As a matter of fact, my Grandbabies have their own computers, and both run Linux Mint MATE.

[ibanezfoo]

Turbo tax, Office, and some other programs (QuickBooks comes to mind) run ok in Linux. I didn't see where he mentioned Turbo tax (I was pretty tired when I read the OP's post). I guess my point was that Linux isn't for everyone, or every application, and to install it with caution.

I deal with the Linux Redditors every day, who think Linux is the answer for everything. Nothing wrong with it for programming, and doing most tasks, but it's just NOT there for everything/everyone. 3D apps, Photoshop, AutoCAD, and Gaming? Linux isn't the answer. The way Linux deals with nVidia, is TERRIBLE!

I use Linux when on-line for certain things, educational stuff for the grandkids, and as Linux IS more powerful than Windows for the most part, I use Knoppix for rescuing files off Windows computers, stuff like that. As a matter of fact, my Grandbabies have their own computers, and both run Linux Mint MATE.

Yup. That separates the real IT folks from the noobs. Choose the right tool for the job. Sometimes Linux, sometimes Windows, sometimes IRIX, sometimes BSD.... pretty much never Mac.. HAHAHAHAHA

[Dragunov]

Completely agree.

[HecklerNKoch]

Experienced many different Distros. I keep it simple with Debian.


You're also using a Debian derivative.



If you stick with Linux long enough you'll see it boils down to just a handful of branches and in the non-commercial sector it points back to Debian so you can suit up Debian to your refined tastes after a while (meaning you can take Debian and make it look and feel like Linux Mint with the packages found in Kali, for example).

[Dragunov]

Actually, Linux Mint is Ubuntu based. Knoppix, is Debian based.

[Uncivil Engineer]

Actually, Linux Mint is Ubuntu based. Knoppix, is Debian based.

Ubuntu came from Debian.

Another way to look at it is package formats. Most things that use .deb came from Debian. Most of the .rpm is original red hat derived. Finally you get some of the build from scratch distros like arch or Gentoo. Which is a bit more like the old bsd where buildworld rebuilt the entire os for your system.

[HecklerNKoch]

Actually, Linux Mint is Ubuntu based. Knoppix, is Debian based.

Every distribution you just mentioned is rooted from Debian.

[MrFancyPants]

Here's a good breakdown of the root distro types.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

At home I primarily use Debian. At work it's CentOS and Red Hat. I only use Ubuntu when I have to, and I prefer not to.

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[Harley Hound]

Here's a good breakdown of the root distro types.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions

At home I primarily use Debian. At work it's CentOS and Red Hat. I only use Ubuntu when I have to, and I prefer not to.

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I have been distro hopping, and I think I have settled on Fedora and Arch.

[vino68]

Redhat, Mint, Ubuntu and CentOS.