For those who see Linux as a way of life

**duncan drennan** · 25-Jan-07, 08:18 AM

Just wanted to share this - made me laugh.

http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilber...-20070125.html

**Snoopy_inc** · 27-Jan-07, 09:56 AM

Lol.

Linux has its uses. But not as a desktop. A mail server Proxy server, Web Server. They are really one of the best products out there.

Its a matter of how you use it and who supports it rather then how does it work.

As i said i would not sell an end user linux.

**Ryuji** · 02-Feb-07, 02:29 PM

lunix... or as known in afrikaans

laai-niks, want niks laai op dit nie :P

i've tried it myself few times as desktop, was interesting experiances but still its better off as a serving box like some sort of server for something.

and trust me you need 2 computers to work with linux the first few times. one being the linux box and other with windows on it so you can google/Irc and so on to figure out how the thing works

**RKS Computer Solutions** · 30-Apr-07, 08:20 PM

Have you guys ever installed OpenSUSE? Or Fedora for that matter?

I have a client right now who is contemplating moving over from M$ to Linux desktops, after a successful Linux Server install (Out the window goes Small Business Server - Who wants to pay 20grand anyway) and installing a Linux desktop for him with all the applications needed to run his day-to-day business as a test-bed for future reference...

**duncan drennan** · 30-Apr-07, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by RKS Computer Solutions

Have you guys ever installed OpenSUSE? Or Fedora for that matter?

I've tried out a couple of different distros for various reasons, but I was totally blown away by Ubuntu when I tried it out Ã¢â‚¬â€ it actually did pretty much what I wanted, without hair pulling! I haven't ever looked at OpenSUSE though, just the older Suse versions.

**RKS Computer Solutions** · 30-Apr-07, 08:45 PM

Yup, Ubuntu would do the trick as well, though I'd recommend you look at Kubuntu for a similar experience to M$... Same layout of menus and such....

OpenSUSE and Fedora has come a real long way since the old days of having to manually configure everything before anything would run... Can anyone see themselves installing OpenSUSE/Fedora on a Toshiba notebook? Wouldn't recommend it for beginners, that might just be the reason why I'm bald today... ehehehhehe

If anyone reading this really would like to experience the old-skool way of learning Linux, I'd recommend Centos, if only for the fact that I won't be the only bald person on this forum...

**duncan drennan** · 30-Apr-07, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by RKS Computer Solutions

If anyone reading this really would like to experience the old-skool way of learning Linux, I'd recommend Centos, if only for the fact that I won't be the only bald person on this forum...

You should try Gentoo rather...