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Carbon Dudeoxide

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Re: Linux?
« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2007, 05:18:51 AM »
I know pi to the 7th digit, pretty sad, eh?
My friend knows it to 31 digits, that is sad.

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Re: Linux?
« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2007, 05:28:49 AM »
Like most computer users now a days, I am so accustomed to GUI,. When I first started using Linux, I was so lost. It seems almost everything has to be done in CLI, although some distros are easier then the others, the learning curve is still  steep. For instance, configure Linux to work with my Mac and PC printers and file sharings, I have to dig out so many files, Samba, CUPS... and have to edit them by hand . To simply get Linux to work with my duo monitor system, I had to figure out how to edit xorg.conf. It was confusing and overwhelming. :o :o It's not rocket science per se but it takes a lot of time and efforts. As Gnome and KDE are getting more sophsticated, this situation might improved. For the time being, most casual computer users will be scared away or not wanted to be bothered by it. Linux has a looooooong way before it can catch up with Windows or Mac.

The other thing is the GUI. Both Gnome and KDE look awful, I thought Windows was bad. Perhaps I am a Mac guy, I think OSX has the best smooth GUI that neither Windows (not even that Vista crap) nor Linux can match up. ;D ;D

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Re: Linux?
« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2007, 05:40:50 AM »
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No offence Bayern :P

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« Reply #18 on: April 27, 2007, 03:20:34 AM »
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Re: Linux?
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2007, 03:41:58 AM »
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    « Reply #20 on: April 29, 2007, 12:02:09 AM »
    People use it in schools because kid's are unfamiliar with it and they will' prolly need to learn how to use M$ stuff mmore than linux. how sad.
    "question" is not an adequate topic name!



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    « Reply #21 on: April 29, 2007, 02:00:41 AM »
    the best way to understand Linux is to work on it.

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    Re: Linux?
    « Reply #22 on: April 29, 2007, 03:42:18 AM »
    An example of where different operating systems are used...

    Windows = public computers
    Linux = supercomputers
    Mac = ummm....

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      « Reply #23 on: April 29, 2007, 04:51:51 AM »
      naah, schools are full of macs because they really don't require much setup at all, so it's a breeze to set up 30 of them in a classroom. PCs on the other hand take a lot more fetching and carrying and more effort.
      i'm not dissing either crowd here, though. ;D
      "question" is not an adequate topic name!



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        Re: Linux?
        « Reply #24 on: May 11, 2007, 04:51:02 PM »
        naah, schools are full of macs because they really don't require much setup at all, so it's a breeze to set up 30 of them in a classroom. PCs on the other hand take a lot more fetching and carrying and more effort.
        i'm not dissing either crowd here, though. ;D

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        « Reply #25 on: May 11, 2007, 09:51:05 PM »
        Is the # obligatory? Because it's not working in Kubuntu..
        ROTFLMHO !!!

        The # means that everything which follows is just a comment (i.e. for humans to explain to each other what the script file is doing), and so the computer ignores it. That's why nothing happens  ::)

        Like most computer users now a days, I am so accustomed to GUI,. When I first started using Linux, I was so lost.

        That's wierd, I was so accustomed to using the CLI at work on their supercomputers, that I got very frustrated with the GUIs in Windows when I finally got around to buying a PC.

        Take a simple example. I want to setup the first network card with static IP address 10.0.0.4 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0, and the second network card with address 11.0.1.3 and subnet mask 255.255.224.0 and get the computer route between them.

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        Code: [Select]
        ifconfig eth0 10.0.0.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast + -trailers up
        ifconfig eth1 11.0.1.3 netmask 255.255.255.224 broadcast + -trailers up
        ndd -set /dev/tcp ipforward=1

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        Click and drag to Control Panel. Now look for Network setup. Click that, find the network card, right click, drag down to properties, wait for another d**n GUI window to open, now find TCP/IP (why the h**l isn't it at the top of the list?), right click that and drag to properties, and another d**n window opens ....

        For god's sake I could have setup 4 interfaces on linux by now.

        ... finally I get to type in the IP address and netmask. Now I can go setup the other interface, and I've got to bring up most of those d**n windows all over again.

        Oh, and at the end of it all I find out that I've got to use some load of crap called ICS to make the machine act as a router and that only works if you make one of your interfaces have the address 192.168.0.1


        OK - so you could call me a "rocket scientist" because I learnt linux on the supercomputers at work. But after 19 years working with linux I think its easier than windows for specialised stuff.

        PS: My argument falls down when you lok at my laptop. I couldn't be arsed with finding and compiling all the drivers for linux, and as I only use to browse the web and send email, I just left Windows on it.  :(
        « Last Edit: May 11, 2007, 10:01:51 PM by banjo67xxx »

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          Re: Linux?
          « Reply #26 on: May 20, 2007, 01:01:28 PM »
          To answer original questions in this thread.
          1. Yes, Linux can replace Windows in some consumer applications. In particular web browser with a simple browser.
          2. Yes, some Linux version are very safe for the average person.
          3. Yes, Linux is becoming more widely know. Large companies are using in low-cost consumer devices.   ;D

          To verify this, check out the references to IBM and DSL. The DSL in this case means D-- Small Linux. Try o search on SL and IBM ans see what your get