Linux and You

Hamma · 2006-07-11, 01:51 PM

SO before I was rudely nterrupted I was going to post this.

I've been playing around with a laptop here at work getting Linux integrated with Wireless among other things and I have been having a great time customizing it. (Yea its not related to my testing but meh)

Linux has come a long way since the days of command line, the distro I have been playing with is Ubuntu now - it runs sweet and was easy as hell to install. I also installed XGL and Compiz which give you fancy wobbling menus among other things.

All and all - Linux > * (if your not playing games of course) you can do just about anything you can on windows with Email, Office etc.

Eye Candy:

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Peacemaker · 2006-07-11, 02:07 PM

I never got it... what exactly is so great about linux? Its not an option for me because Im a gamer at heart.... but whats the perks of using it?

Hamma · 2006-07-11, 02:14 PM

For me its much more fun to use. More customizable, free - just a fun project to mess around with. Overall it uses less system resources so is not quite of a system hog. You can integrate it with almost anything nowadays as well.

OneManArmy · 2006-07-11, 02:32 PM

ok so whats the benefit of being less of a system hog if you're not playing games? do you really need 5% more ram for email and word?

Setari · 2006-07-11, 02:41 PM

Well, if you were doing something that required heavy calculation, using less resources strictly to run the OS is always a perk. I love linux because it's fun to play around with. I prefer Debian, which Ubuntu basically is, but my desktop is all fudged right now.

Oh, and I use it to make my e-penis bigger.

Infernus · 2006-07-11, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Setari

Well, if you were doing something that required heavy calculation, using less resources strictly to run the OS is always a perk.

Something like fractals?

Hamma · 2006-07-11, 02:46 PM

Mainly I love it because its fun to play with. It's +250 epenis points too.

Setari · 2006-07-11, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Infernus

Something like fractals?

Not yet. I haven't actually tried any linux software yet, but Ultra Fractal (what I normally use) doesn't have anything beyond a Windows version so it kind of sucks about that. But yea, as far as my previous point goes, that would work well.

TX3RN0BILL · 2006-07-11, 04:14 PM

Well, image-editing always was heavy on resources so... hmmm... Don't know if there is any video editing software for Linux out there but I bet that in terms of speed it could kick windows-based systems in the a$$...

321 · 2006-07-11, 05:09 PM

Setari · 2006-07-11, 05:15 PM

I might take a picture of mine when I decide to get XFce up and running properly, Enlightenment and Fluxbox have bothered me too much.

Peacemaker · 2006-07-11, 05:24 PM

Hamma, if we can get it to run EVE.... EVE is what I do. Esp on my laptop. Its also a resource hog game. The more freed up the better.

321 · 2006-07-11, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Peacemaker

Hamma, if we can get it to run EVE.... EVE is what I do. Esp on my laptop. Its also a resource hog game. The more freed up the better.

You would probably be able to but, you would have to use Wine with Direct X support.

Setari · 2006-07-11, 06:21 PM

From what I've read, it doesn't work very well with WINE. Generates a lot of errors. It does work with Cedega, but Cedega isn't free.

Ivan · 2006-07-12, 04:03 PM

Cedega is available through a subscription service for $5 per month. Not alot but it will add up with your subscription to EVE and what ever else you have.