Roll Call: Operating System
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:09 am
Let us know which operating system you are running. If possible, tell us why you prefer to use it.
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DM
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Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 1:44 pm
It's not preference. It's no time to tuning Linux
Best regards
DM
Best regards
DM
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:03 pm
Switched from Free Pascal under Windows to gcc under Linux since the beginning of this year, and I never regretted it for one second.
Dominik: I had the same feeling about Linux, until I discovered Knoppix, a Linux version that is contained on and boots from CD. Just run it from any PC, and everything works instantly without interfering with your hard disk (unless you explicitly permit it to do so, of course). A real recommendation. You can download it free from http://www.knoppix.org
Dominik: I had the same feeling about Linux, until I discovered Knoppix, a Linux version that is contained on and boots from CD. Just run it from any PC, and everything works instantly without interfering with your hard disk (unless you explicitly permit it to do so, of course). A real recommendation. You can download it free from http://www.knoppix.org
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 3:33 pm
Thanks little joey for pointing me to this distribution Only one thing : I must have some free time to download it and test
Best regards
DM
BTW. On my hard disk I had installed RedHat 9, but I havn't time to work with it
Only one thing : I must have some free time to download it and test Best regards
DM
BTW. On my hard disk I had installed RedHat 9, but I havn't time to work with it
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:48 pm
Unfortunately, still on Windows. I had many problems with my old sound card on RedHat 9, I googled for solution but nothing works. If I won't be so lazy next month may be I will buy sth new an move to Linux
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2004 3:10 am
I use linux because i like the GNU ideology and because the community is great. It offers a great and stable development platform..
I've used many distributions so far like Mandrake, Redhat, Fedora, Slackware and Debian
My favorite distribution is slackware because its very solid. However, slackware requires dedication and time. I don't have those so I use debian which is generaly easy to mantain after configuring.
So, my recommendation is DO NOT start with mandrake, its too "windows". U'll get lost in the window manager and you will never find out how the system truly works. Using the console is good, you can learn a lot from it. Use Fedora / Red Hat to start , its easy to install (thats the hardest bit for newbies) and from there you can learn the basics. If you have time and patience and want a solid system use Slack. If you are lazy like me and dont like dependencies and stuff like that but still want a good operating system, use debian.
(There might be better choices, I'm just talking about the ones i know)
Linux: You want it.
I've used many distributions so far like Mandrake, Redhat, Fedora, Slackware and Debian
My favorite distribution is slackware because its very solid. However, slackware requires dedication and time. I don't have those so I use debian which is generaly easy to mantain after configuring.
So, my recommendation is DO NOT start with mandrake, its too "windows". U'll get lost in the window manager and you will never find out how the system truly works. Using the console is good, you can learn a lot from it. Use Fedora / Red Hat to start , its easy to install (thats the hardest bit for newbies) and from there you can learn the basics. If you have time and patience and want a solid system use Slack. If you are lazy like me and dont like dependencies and stuff like that but still want a good operating system, use debian.
(There might be better choices, I'm just talking about the ones i know)
Linux: You want it.
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:27 pm
Why no OpenBSD? Jerk.
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:46 pm
that's the others..=)
actually, i'd like openbsd and netbsd to be there, i also like them, despite never using them extensively...
actually, i'd like openbsd and netbsd to be there, i also like them, despite never using them extensively...
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:46 pm
but probabbly he doesnt know the operating system, so, why not explaining what the advantages are? this way you can show why openbsd is good, and it is indeed.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:08 am
Windows is being used alongwith Linux as it's pirated copy is available in Bangladesh !