Any of you fellow stoners run Linux?

[neosapien]

I am running Ubuntu 8.04, another month and I'll upgrade to the next LTS release. Linux is awesome. So easy and customizable. And best of all it's free, just like education and help should be.

A screenshot of my desktop.

 

[......]

cool but doesn't the cube seem a little pointless?
Wouldn't that take up allot of memory?

 

[Benassi]

+rep for a linux user.

WIN-BLOWS SUCKS!

 

[CLOSETGROWTH]

Win Xp Pro all the way...

The most stable operating system out there..

 

[Benassi]

Win Xp Pro all the way...

The most stable operating system out there..

Next to Linux hahahaha

I'm actually pretty satisfied with Winblows 7. Then again I'm not doing as much 'technical' computer work as I used to so I may have yet to reach it's weak points. Maybe I got lucky but I think it's a pretty solid OS. No problems so far.

 

[neosapien]

cool but doesn't the cube seem a little pointless?
Wouldn't that take up allot of memory?

Its what we in the Linux world call "eye candy", or "bling". It doesn't have too many practical uses. Linux and Windows manage there processes differently, anything on Linux takes next to no memory. The program used to render the cube, among other things, is called Compiz Fusion. Right now it is using 30mb. I have 4gb of ram and have never used over 3gb...ever.

 

[guitarabuser]

I'm running Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic on my laptop. Got burned so bad by Vista, I don't care if they are giving away Win 7.

 

[Laughing Grass]

No OSX FTW!

 

[raratt]

 

[Laughing Grass]

 

[xtsho]

I run Ubuntu in Windows with WSL "Windows Subsystem for Linux".

Install WSL

Install Windows Subsystem for Linux with the command, wsl --install. Use a Bash terminal on your Windows machine run by your preferred Linux distribution - Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE, Kali, Fedora, Pengwin, Alpine, and more are available.

docs.microsoft.com

Works just like a standard linux terminal. Can compile and run linux apps.

 

[BudmanTX]

Linux for the win.......WinXpProBuisness close 2nd

 

[Laughing Grass]

Nerds!

 

[BudmanTX]

Nerds!

and?

 

[xtsho]

Nerds!

And proud

Although I'm not really a nerd. I'm a very cool dude that just happens to be as smart as a nerd.

 

[Laughing Grass]

And proud

Although I'm not really a nerd. I'm a very cool dude that just happens to be as smart as a nerd.

 

[neosapien]

My buddy and I refer to it as "redorkulate". I need to go and do some redorkulating on my backups.

 

[GrownAtHighAltitude]

Wow, thread necromancy at work.

Internet user since 1993. Linux user since 1994. Prior to Linux I used public SunOS accounts, like at Netcom or SDF Lonestar.

Gosh I feel old.

 

[xtsho]

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