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| Started by | "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> |
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| First post | 2025-10-27 08:14 -0400 |
| Last post | 2025-10-29 08:42 -0400 |
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DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-10-27 08:14 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 09:43 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-27 14:03 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 10:19 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-27 21:37 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-28 01:26 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-28 06:08 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-28 02:59 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-28 21:29 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-28 11:17 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-28 23:11 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-29 13:36 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:37 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 19:52 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-28 13:14 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-27 13:54 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 10:12 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-27 15:01 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-27 21:35 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 19:06 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-27 23:10 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-28 12:20 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-28 11:18 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-28 23:26 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-28 13:10 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-29 00:21 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-28 23:14 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-29 13:43 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Handsome Jack <jack@handsome.com> - 2025-10-29 14:13 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 11:16 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:42 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 20:02 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2025-10-30 15:32 +0200
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:11 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-29 15:00 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 12:24 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:41 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 20:12 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-30 10:10 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:39 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 20:37 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-28 13:23 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Windows Devil <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-27 14:00 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 11:16 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Monsieur <Monsieur@notreal.invalid> - 2025-10-27 18:19 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-28 11:31 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-27 21:34 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-28 13:35 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-27 21:32 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-28 22:09 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-28 11:27 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-10-28 16:27 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-29 19:57 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:44 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-30 10:32 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-30 15:30 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-30 15:22 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-30 16:59 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 14:33 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-31 13:58 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-31 19:48 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-31 20:20 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-11-01 13:53 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-31 18:55 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-11-01 14:29 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-11-01 05:59 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-11-01 14:33 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-11-01 09:50 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-11-01 16:11 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-01 20:26 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-11-01 13:58 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-11-01 17:00 -0500
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-31 11:28 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-31 08:23 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-31 23:37 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-31 19:52 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-31 20:20 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-10-31 13:57 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-31 23:02 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-11-01 16:10 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-11-01 11:01 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-11-01 12:00 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-01 19:40 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-11-01 14:44 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Sump <sumpusent@outlook.com> - 2025-11-01 23:00 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-11-01 17:07 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-11-02 14:21 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-02 01:17 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-11-02 14:07 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-01 02:28 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-11-01 16:19 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-31 23:00 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-11-03 10:40 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-11-04 13:13 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-11-04 05:24 -0500
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-11-04 21:41 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users yossarian <<nomail@gmail.com>> - 2025-11-04 12:41 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users yossarian <<nomail@gmail.com>> - 2025-11-04 13:04 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-11-05 00:45 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-11-04 12:53 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-31 22:59 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-11-01 16:41 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-31 14:53 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-11-01 10:21 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users lisa <not.in.use@home.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:18 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:40 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users lisa <not.in.use@home.invalid> - 2025-10-30 22:51 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-31 19:53 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 18:23 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-31 20:45 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-10-27 09:14 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-27 13:17 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-10-27 13:58 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-27 18:38 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-27 18:43 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-29 22:00 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-29 14:03 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-30 19:54 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:18 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:48 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-29 11:50 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-29 23:31 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-29 23:42 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 08:50 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-10-29 20:34 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:20 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-30 08:25 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 14:41 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-31 09:04 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-10-28 16:40 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2025-10-27 20:47 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-27 21:18 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-28 12:10 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-28 13:44 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-29 10:27 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-28 02:09 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Handsome Jack <jack@handsome.com> - 2025-10-28 07:13 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-28 05:06 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-28 11:59 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-29 23:13 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 08:58 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-30 00:32 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-29 22:55 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2025-10-28 07:09 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-10-28 16:46 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid> - 2025-10-28 20:03 -0500
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-10-28 19:10 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-29 17:33 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-29 23:18 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-29 23:36 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-10-30 00:42 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-10-30 01:05 +1100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-29 14:36 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 11:29 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 22:05 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users marc <marc@none.of.your.business> - 2025-10-30 18:20 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:58 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-10-30 07:26 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:46 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-29 21:57 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-30 08:45 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-30 10:28 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-30 11:01 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-30 13:13 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-30 14:35 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 13:51 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:45 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-10-30 22:58 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-31 08:43 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:33 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:27 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2025-10-30 10:16 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 14:04 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:20 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 21:19 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 18:34 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-30 23:09 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-10-29 20:28 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-10-30 17:01 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-30 14:19 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-11-01 14:42 +0100
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-10-29 11:31 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> - 2025-10-29 13:12 +0000
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 12:13 -0400
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2025-10-28 19:55 -0700
Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linux users Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-10-29 08:42 -0400
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| From | Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-29 20:37 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <10duc0l$3bdhe$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45735 |
On Wed, 10/29/2025 5:39 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:43:09 +0000, J. P. Gilliver wrote:
>
>> On 2025/10/28 23:14:21, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> You have the choice. You can download things and build from source.
>>
>> That seems to crop up more often than I'd expect. I don't think I've
>> _ever_ had to "build from source" for Windows things ...
>
> Windows doesn’t make it easy, or even reliable. Which is why the
> (mis)conception is widespread that you need a PhD in CompSci, or something
> like that, to do it on Linux.
A journey of a thousand miles, starts with a single step.
From my MINGW home folder.
$ cat bobble.c
#include <stdio.h>
/* gcc -o bobble.exe bobble.c # default optimization */
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
printf("ARGC is %d\n", argc);
for(int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
printf("ARGV[%d] is %s\n", i, argv[i]);
}
char line[BUFSIZ];
fputs("\nTo quit the program, press the return key now", stdout);
fflush(stdout);
fgets(line, sizeof line, stdin);
return 0;
}
$ gcc -o bobble.exe bobble.c
There, I've compiled a Windows program. The program
happens to be pointless, but it's a program. I've achieved
something. Now, I just have to learn to program :-)
If you're in Visual Studio instead, you can ask for the
Window template, and that gives you a program that opens
a rectangular window frame. And they give you the code
to do that. Then, you pop in your printf statements
or whatever :-) See, easy peasy.
In MINGW, a package that has a Makefile, I can run
"make" and it does all the compiler calls for you, and
you don't have to be all that clever to do one of those.
And if you need little code snippets to experiment with,
there is rosettacode for examples. There might be some C code
here, to print the digits of Pi .
https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Pi
You can also have the AI write you some code. With
no guarantees the code works, and then your
skills as a debugging person are more important
than your skills as a programmer. One program I asked
the AI to write, it was pretty well entirely rewritten
by the time I was finished with it. Nothing wrong with that,
as the AI version is the "salt" to get you started. It has
enough programming constructs in it, to teach you a little bit.
Paul
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-28 13:23 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10dqjkg.1594.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45660 |
Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: [...] > Neither Apple nor Microsoft can offer such a high degree of integrated > package management. Apple has an app store for its mobile platforms, > not so much for actual Macintosh PCs. Microsoft tried to create an app > store for Windows, but so far, from what I hear, it's a barren desert. Perhaps your 'hearing' isn't all that good? I'm not particularly fond of the Microsoft Store and use only a few apps from it (my software mostly predates 'UWP' (outdated term) apps), but the Microsoft Store is in no way "a barren desert".
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| From | Windows Devil <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-27 14:00 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10dnuq4$333b2$1@paganini.bofh.team> |
| In reply to | #45635 |
On 27/10/2025 12:14, Alan K. wrote: > DistroWatch had what I think is a pretty good q&a here this week. > Kinda hits home with recent events in Windows 10 EOL. > > Short read. > > https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251027#qa > > > > Advice for new Linux users > > Roll-out-the-welcome-mat asks: With all the new Linux users coming > over with the End of 10, any advice for the Linux newbies? > > Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, Windows users will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the devil you know.
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| From | Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-27 11:16 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <10do2bm$u5bh$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45640 |
On Mon, 10/27/2025 10:00 AM, Windows Devil wrote: > On 27/10/2025 12:14, Alan K. wrote: >> DistroWatch had what I think is a pretty good q&a here this week. >> Kinda hits home with recent events in Windows 10 EOL. >> >> Short read. >> >> https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251027#qa >> >> >> >> Advice for new Linux users >> >> Roll-out-the-welcome-mat asks: With all the new Linux users coming >> over with the End of 10, any advice for the Linux newbies? >> >> > Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter > how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, Windows users > will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of > Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a > new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the > devil you know. Tomshardware claims the ex-Win10 users are buying Macs. Which is... too funny. Paul
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| From | Monsieur <Monsieur@notreal.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-27 18:19 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <10do9j5$lt5i$1@solani.org> |
| In reply to | #45645 |
Paul wrote: > On Mon, 10/27/2025 10:00 AM, Windows Devil wrote: >> Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter >> how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, Windows users >> will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of >> Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a >> new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the >> devil you know. > > Tomshardware claims the ex-Win10 users are buying Macs. Which is... too funny. Good. Let them stay away from Linux as long as possible. I much prefer to have a small niche operating system than a widespread and popular one that may attract more interest of hackers and other nogoodnix.
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| From | Felix <none@not.here> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-28 11:31 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <mmah7tFd7qlU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45649 |
Monsieur wrote: > Paul wrote: >> On Mon, 10/27/2025 10:00 AM, Windows Devil wrote: > >>> Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter >>> how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, Windows users >>> will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of >>> Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a >>> new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the >>> devil you know. >> >> Tomshardware claims the ex-Win10 users are buying Macs. Which is... >> too funny. > > Good. Let them stay away from Linux as long as possible. I much prefer > to have a small niche operating system than a widespread and popular > one that may attract more interest of hackers and other nogoodnix. > > > +1 -- Linux Mint 22.2 Q: What's the difference between Linux and Windows? A: You rule Linux, Microsoft Windows rules you
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-27 21:34 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10doogj$17dho$9@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45645 |
On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:16:05 -0400, Paul wrote: > On Mon, 10/27/2025 10:00 AM, Windows Devil wrote: >> >> Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. > > Tomshardware claims the ex-Win10 users are buying Macs. Europeans are adopting Linux and Open Source, as part of the “Digital Sovereignty” movement which is gathering steam there. This is to get away from the clutches of the USA and its erratic and dictatorial policies.
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-28 13:35 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10dqkai.1594.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45659 |
Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: [...] > Europeans are adopting Linux and Open Source, as part of the 'Digital > Sovereignty' movement which is gathering steam there. This is to get away > from the clutches of the USA and its erratic and dictatorial policies. FSVSVO 'steam'! It's more that somebody put the kettle on the stove, but forgot to turn on the gas. Yes, there is some effort switching to Open Source, but at the same time, very big contracts are still being signed for proprietary software and solutions, because there are no alternative, practical, compatible solutions.
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-27 21:32 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10doodl$17dho$8@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45640 |
On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000, Windows Devil wrote: > Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. Some gamers may disagree. Guess which is the best product for running Windows games in the handheld form factor? It doesn’t even run Windows: it’s the Linux-based Steam Deck! And now Lenovo is officially offering the Linux option on its handheld gaming PC, and other vendors of competing products are also looking to follow suit.
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| From | Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-28 22:09 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <10dq8a2$1tfpf$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45640 |
On 28/10/2025 1:00 am, Windows Devil wrote: > On 27/10/2025 12:14, Alan K. wrote: >> DistroWatch had what I think is a pretty good q&a here this week. >> Kinda hits home with recent events in Windows 10 EOL. >> >> Short read. >> >> https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251027#qa >> >> Advice for new Linux users >> >> Roll-out-the-welcome-mat asks: With all the new Linux users coming >> over with the End of 10, any advice for the Linux newbies? >> > Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. I would suspect that MOST people buy a device (Laptop/Desktop/Phone) AND IT JUST WORKS. They have bugger all idea what is behind the facade. And many are not interested if the other Brand devices do things better, just if their device does what they want!! -- Daniel70
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| From | "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-28 11:27 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10dq9bi$1fiiq$5@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45676 |
On 2025/10/28 11:9:53, Daniel70 wrote: > On 28/10/2025 1:00 am, Windows Devil wrote: >> On 27/10/2025 12:14, Alan K. wrote: >>> DistroWatch had what I think is a pretty good q&a here this week. >>> Kinda hits home with recent events in Windows 10 EOL. >>> >>> Short read. >>> >>> https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251027#qa >>> >>> Advice for new Linux users >>> >>> Roll-out-the-welcome-mat asks: With all the new Linux users coming >>> over with the End of 10, any advice for the Linux newbies? >>> >> Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. > > I would suspect that MOST people buy a device (Laptop/Desktop/Phone) AND > IT JUST WORKS. They have bugger all idea what is behind the facade. > > And many are not interested if the other Brand devices do things better, > just if their device does what they want!! Yes, that applies at various levels. My brother - intelligent enough guy, just not _interested_ in such matters - knows his computer is Windows, but might not be sure which version; some users may not even know that. (Probably _will_ be Windows, as virtually all mainstream suppliers in UK only sell those. Or Apple stores of course.) I follow much the same: when I want something to do something that the basic OS or the software I already have don't do, I will look at a couple - but not every such offering on the "market"; as soon as I find one that does what I want _reasonably_ well, I stop looking, _even if there might be one out there that does it better_. Examples include partition manager (I have the EaseUS one) and clipboard extension (I so rarely use it I'll have to go look - It's Clipdiary). -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "He hasn't one redeeming vice." - Oscar Wilde
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| From | Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-28 16:27 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <mmd1r6Fq47pU2@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45640 |
Windows Devil wrote: > Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter > how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, Windows users > will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of > Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a > new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the > devil you know. That has certainly (mostly) been the case in the past, but over the decades the Win issues have gotten worse and the linux conditions have improved. Personally I began my conversion to linux in the W9x days when linux usage was more 'demanding', and Win was graphically easier. There was a time in the past *before* that, in the 80s, when the Atari ST graphical UI was *better* than MS's offering, so THAT was my choice. I think that it is somewhat more 'telling' to examine the 'corporate' or institutional or organizational experiences which would tend to 'force' a given user into an OS for purposes of the 'duties' of the organization; in which historically that has been Win and when the .eu-type countries or jurisdictions want to break that mold, the ones which are most successful find that the best way to do it is to convert those users to open-source applications and THEN to the open-source OS to run those. In doing so, I think it is wiser for the chosen linux OS to be something more 'generic' and popular w/in the linux community than, say, LiMux* was. Munich started that adventure way back in '04; things have changed a LOT since then. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux -- Mike Easter
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| From | "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-29 19:57 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <mmf6cpF6ogtU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45640 |
On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000, Windows Devil wrote: > Most Windows users are not interested in switching to Linux. No matter > how hard the Linux community tries to attract new users, In my experience, the Linux community doesn't always welcome new users that are switching from Linux. Some users are right out arrogant; happy in their ivory tower. That's not the way to persuade other people to make the switch. > Windows users > will stick with what they know. They might experiment with a version of > Linux for a couple of days, but then abandon it in favour of buying a > new laptop with the latest version of Windows pre-installed. Better the > devil you know. I've been playing with various Linux distributions for years now. Mostly live USB and on a rare occasion an old computer. Now I have a laptop with Linux Mint to experiment. The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. I know it runs under Wine (sort of), but it doesn't support SSL, so I would have to work with something like stunnel. I could try and see which ones run under Wine or I could search for alternatives that run under Linux. -- s|b
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-29 21:44 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10du1sk$3845i$5@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45731 |
On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:57:34 +0100, s|b wrote: > The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use > on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté > Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. Why not use VLC for viewing video footage? As for Usenet, remember that was born on Unix/*nix systems anyway. That’s where you’ll find the widest range of software for all parts of the NNTP stack.
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| From | Felix <none@not.here> |
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| Date | 2025-10-30 10:32 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <mmfmfgF8n5qU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45738 |
Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:57:34 +0100, s|b wrote: > >> The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use >> on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté >> Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. > Why not use VLC for viewing video footage? > > As for Usenet, remember that was born on Unix/*nix systems anyway. That’s > where you’ll find the widest range of software for all parts of the NNTP > stack. I consider Seamonkey to be the best app for usenet https://www.seamonkey-project.org/ -- Linux Mint 22.2 Q: What's the difference between Linux and Windows? A: You rule Linux, Microsoft Windows rules you
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-30 15:30 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10e03q1.17so.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45738 |
Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:57:34 +0100, s|b wrote: > > > The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use > > on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté > > Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. > > Why not use VLC for viewing video footage? > > As for Usenet, remember that was born on Unix/*nix systems anyway. That?s > where you?ll find the widest range of software for all parts of the NNTP > stack. His concern is about his newsreader, not NetNews software in general, and there are probably more GUI newsreaders on Windows than on Windows. Anyway, the point is moot, because it's not about *a* (GUI) newsreader, but about one which is compatible in its GUI, configuration, scoring, etc., etc.. As you can see from my User-Agent: header, I don't have that problem, but I would hate to have to switch to a different newsreader, just because someone thinks hir OS is 'better'.
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-30 15:22 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10e03cp.17so.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45731 |
s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote: [...] > I've been playing with various Linux distributions for years now. Mostly > live USB and on a rare occasion an old computer. Now I have a laptop > with Linux Mint to experiment. > > The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use > on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté > Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. I know it runs under > Wine (sort of), but it doesn't support SSL, so I would have to work with > something like stunnel. Exactly! "It's the apps, stupid!" No point changing to a 'better' OS if it can't run your software. That's why I, a Unix/UNIX veteran, still use Windows. For historical (hysterical?) reasons, I'm using Windows. Way, way too much effort to switch to a 'better' OS. And *why*? To *lose* functionality/ compatibility? Yeah right! > I could try and see which ones run under Wine or I could search for > alternatives that run under Linux.
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| From | "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-30 16:59 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <mmhgbhFii8qU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45762 |
On 30 Oct 2025 15:22:57 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote: > s|b wrote: 8< snip - switching to Linux >8 > > The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use > > on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté > > Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. I know it runs under > > Wine (sort of), but it doesn't support SSL, so I would have to work with > > something like stunnel. > Exactly! "It's the apps, stupid!" No point changing to a 'better' OS > if it can't run your software. > > That's why I, a Unix/UNIX veteran, still use Windows. For historical > (hysterical?) reasons, I'm using Windows. Way, way too much effort to > switch to a 'better' OS. And *why*? To *lose* functionality/ > compatibility? Yeah right! Can I ask how you run Windows? Is that some sort of VM or perhaps on other hardware? -- s|b
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| From | Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-10-30 14:33 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <10e0b22$3tob7$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #45764 |
On Thu, 10/30/2025 11:59 AM, s|b wrote:
> On 30 Oct 2025 15:22:57 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>
>> s|b wrote:
>
> 8< snip - switching to Linux >8
>>> The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use
>>> on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté
>>> Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. I know it runs under
>>> Wine (sort of), but it doesn't support SSL, so I would have to work with
>>> something like stunnel.
>
>> Exactly! "It's the apps, stupid!" No point changing to a 'better' OS
>> if it can't run your software.
>>
>> That's why I, a Unix/UNIX veteran, still use Windows. For historical
>> (hysterical?) reasons, I'm using Windows. Way, way too much effort to
>> switch to a 'better' OS. And *why*? To *lose* functionality/
>> compatibility? Yeah right!
>
> Can I ask how you run Windows? Is that some sort of VM or perhaps on
> other hardware?
>
Some people here, run anything-on-anything.
Others are content to run their OS as a native-only thing.
Every install I've got, there is a good probability it has
a VirtualBox. My daily driver has VirtualBox, VMWare, WSL2/WSLg.
And, I can run *all* of those at the same time, as I have
the RAM for it. They're all Hypervisor-clients and run under
the Hypervisor in Windows (since Win8 or so).
The only thing that doesn't work here, is I've never
been able to get nested VMs to run. We used to do that
in the year 2000, but we can't do it today (unless born
lucky perhaps). It's easier to do that in heterogeneous
circumstances (at some cost to speed of execution). We
could put a copy of Windows hosting a copy of Windows
hosting a copy of Windows, on a Sparc (different instruction set).
Yes, that's slow.
To virtualize things, you need rooted or rootless operation,
and rootless virtualization takes less space. WinXP Mode
on Win7 was rootless. WSL2/WSLg is rootless. Virtualbox
is rooted (draws a rectangle with the entire desktop inside
plus the windows within that OS, all rendered). With rootless,
just the foreign window from the virtual machine, pops up
on the screen. When I run Linux Firefox, just the Linux Firefox
window pops up, and the Linux desktop is "not visible".
You've probably seen my Apple OS running in a window
on my daily driver. That's a rooted presentation, showing
an entire desktop and not just program windows.
[Picture]
https://i.postimg.cc/jdKTvJDs/Big-Sur-4930-K-VM.gif
I have an ARM folding-computer rooted desktop I could
show you, and that's a demo by Microsoft which I haven't
taken out of storage recently, as there's really
nothing to do in there. Even an ARM executable can
run on my AMD processor. It's a heterogeneous VM inside.
But you don't have to do any of that as a Windows user,
it's just fluff for entertainment.
Paul
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| From | Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Date | 2025-10-31 13:58 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10e2iqc.vsk.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #45764 |
s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote: > On 30 Oct 2025 15:22:57 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote: > > > s|b wrote: > > 8< snip - switching to Linux >8 > > > The main thing that hold me back is the loss of the freeware that I use > > > on W11. The only paid software I have is W11, Dashcam Viewer and Forté > > > Agent and I definitely don't want to loose that. I know it runs under > > > Wine (sort of), but it doesn't support SSL, so I would have to work with > > > something like stunnel. > > > Exactly! "It's the apps, stupid!" No point changing to a 'better' OS > > if it can't run your software. > > > > That's why I, a Unix/UNIX veteran, still use Windows. For historical > > (hysterical?) reasons, I'm using Windows. Way, way too much effort to > > switch to a 'better' OS. And *why*? To *lose* functionality/ > > compatibility? Yeah right! > > Can I ask how you run Windows? Is that some sort of VM or perhaps on > other hardware? I just run Windows (now 11) on a (HP) laptop in normal native mode. So no VM or anything like that. Perhaps the fact that I'm using Cygwin - a Unix/GNU-like environment on/for Windows - is what made you ask the question? So for *me* I have the best of both worlds, a Unix-like environment with all the commands and tools which come with that *and* a normal Windows environment for my other programs. N.B. This posting is brought to you, courtesy editor vim (Unix), newsreader tin (Unix) and personal news-server Hamster (Windows (32-bit))! :-)
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