Linux

**DJ Ms. White** · 07-28-12, 02:51 PM

Actually, I no longer am constrained by the software I needed to run. I might still do that research for fun, but I've decided to switch degrees to Cyber Engineering (better job market).

I basically would want to use Linux now for fun. It's seems like I might enjoy it more when I'm not having to use it, but rather getting to choose to use it. It was a pain and a half to get programs I wanted to run in Scientific. That's because, generally speaking, your local group at a University or a research center, takes the base install and modifies it to suit their needs. My university actually use command line Unix since it's what everyone here is comfortable with.

**DJ Ms. White** · 10-04-12, 01:08 PM

Have LMDE installed on my extra SSD, but have been fooling around mainly with it on a VM...cause I'm lazy. Liking it so far. Not liking updating on shitty dorm webz though.

**Blakeman** · 10-04-12, 02:32 PM

I ended up putting Ubuntu on a media machine with xbmc and have been enjoying it a lot lately. Not exactly what a someone with more knowledge of Linux should pick by default, but the fact they are trying out steam on Ubuntu specifically has me intrigued.

Linux | Valve

Love that Gabe hates Windows 8, lol.

**Phyrelight** · 10-05-12, 01:04 PM

I dual boot win7/ubuntu on my laptop and love it....I have backtrack on a 16GB usb that I use a portable boot environment on any machine I need it from.

**AetheLove** · 10-05-12, 01:49 PM

Damnit.

I was in on this discussion in July. White's playing around w/a Mint variant and I'm still running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

So I just ordered a WD Black 1T drive.

It should be here Tuesday. I'm going to install something Debian-ish.

I'm considering:

(1) Ubuntu's latest LTS (12.04)
(2) Mint (a mainstream version)
(3) Something else you can't wait to talk me into.

I hate Unity. I will require a traditional DE. I'm used to Gnome. I don't prefer KDE.

I hear that switching Ubuntu 12.04 to standard Gnome behaviour is easy to do - but I hear lots of things. I'm perfectly capable of editing my xorg.conf, but I'm also perfectly capable of clawing my eyes out from frustration when I'm required to go dumpster-diving through config files every time the system updates. If it's not a workable default, I don't want it.

I have no idea how to judge the long-term viability of Cinnamon or Mate; or if they have differences that would matter to me. Anyone have opinions?

I will most likely want to run the proprietary NVidia driver. I had no trouble doing that w/Ubuntu until I moved up to 10.04. Before 10.04, when I had to config it myself, it worked fine. As of 10.04 the system offers it as an option - and it won't work.

I love Ubuntu's repositories. They're huge. Does Mint rely solely on its own repos, or would I also have access to the Ubuntu repos?

Solicitously,

AetheLove