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  • Voyagerfan5761  Interesting, then, that i80and recommended Slackware...
  • • 1 month ago
    •   Dear World, Please Stop Saying Linux Is Hard to Install.
    •   CodingExperiments.Com
  •   possible248  Slackware is known for being stable. There are very few bugs in it. But ironically, I had stability issues with it. To top it off, it sounded similar to the issues i80and had with Ubuntu. Slackware is good, if you are okay with configuring the X server yourself after installation.
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  • Voyagerfan5761  Glad I have Linux-using friends like you. :-) The jury's still out on whether or not I can even use this computer. But I'm going to keep your comment in mind come the end of the summer, when I'll hopefully have time to actually think. Thanks for clearing things up! I tried to upmod your comment, but since this is your blog (I guess) it won't let me. Oh well.
  • • 1 month ago
    •   Dear World, Please Stop Saying Linux Is Hard to Install.
    •   CodingExperiments.Com
  •   possible248  Thanks for considering. One of my most important goals is to have people understand that Linux has changed from 15 years ago (Slackware is an exception. It's package manager hasn't had major changes since 1993, I think).
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  • Voyagerfan5761  I get the distinct feeling that this was prompted by my discussion about moving the server on my computer to another PC... In case it was, let me explain why I'm not setting up Linux right now. (If it wasn't, well, you can ignore this comment or even delete it. ;-) My computer has to go back to my school in the next couple days, so the server on it (which I set up when I was taking a Web Design course, that now carries two website test directories and a personal wiki) has to be moved. I'm also leaving for Evanston, IL, next week for a five-week theater program at Northwestern University. On top of those, I have ~20GB of data to transfer, several events and social gatherings, and shopping to do. So, finding the proper Linux distro, downloading it, installing it, finding the drivers, compiling and installing all the server software and helpers, and getting everything configured properly is just not something I have time to do right now. I want to set up exactly what I have on another Windows PC, transfer the files and configurations, and just leave it until I get back in August. I know Ubuntu has a wonderful GUI installer, as do many other distros, but in the interest of time I'm sticking to what I've used for the last ten years. Starting with server stuff on a Windows PC was probably a mistake, but it was what I had. Hope that clears up my reasoning, if this post was indeed inspired by my tweets this morning. :-)
  • • 1 month ago
    •   Dear World, Please Stop Saying Linux Is Hard to Install.
    •   CodingExperiments.Com
  •   possible248  Actually, the post was inspired by some articles I read about Linux vs. Windows and a discussion I had on FriendFeed. In today's world of Linux, here's how the process you described above goes: 1) Finding the distro I'll narrow it down for you. Ubuntu. OpenSUSE is good, but it doesn't have as much stuff in the repositories. 2) Downloading it This can be done in the background, overnight, etc. 3) Installing it You just have to answer a couple questions at first about your time zone, password, etc. and then it's just automatic. 4) Finding the drivers Linux has some amazing hardware support. The basics should be covered. You may have trouble with wi-fi, but some proprietary stuff can help there. If you have a nvidia card, you'll want nvidia's driver, located on the nvidia website. 5) Compiling and installing all the server software and helpers With Ubuntu's repositories, you can get software in a matter of clicks. Compiling is only for exotic stuff that you don't find in the repositories. 6) Getting everything configured properly While getting the _absolutely perfect_ configuration can take a while, I'll tell you that you can use Linux right out of the box without taking forever to configure. After all, I do switch Linux distributions every few weeks, so a lot of reconfiguration is necessary.
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  • Voyagerfan5761  DMed you on Twitter about it. :-) Thanks, BTW.
  • • 1 month ago
    •   Why Being Anonymous Isn’t a Bad Thing
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  •   fyc  Haha. *tips hat*
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  • Voyagerfan5761  I just had to upmod your comment because it was so awesomely written. :D Especially the part about The Mysterious Shroud Of Mysteriously Shrouded Mystery. ;-)
  • • 1 month ago
    •   Why Being Anonymous Isn’t a Bad Thing
    •   CodingExperiments.Com
  •   fyc  Thanks. I upmodded yours because it possessed a better quality - being interesting. :D Well, I just can't stop trying to figure out what your name is. Could it be Scott? Could it be James? Could it be Vincent Franklin?
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