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| From | Hannu Vuolasaho <vuokkosetae@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: OT: Farewell Windows |
| Date | 2015-08-08 07:46 +0300 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mq41hm$550$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 08.08.2015 02:51, Melzzzzz wrote: > On Fri, 7 Aug 2015 16:38:46 -0700 (PDT) > Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've used Linux a number of times. I can get on okay with it for >> day-to-day tasks. It's the more advanced stuff that I get lost with. >> Adding drivers, setting up networking, printers, that sort of >> thing. > > That depends on distro. Usually drivers are already build into kernel, > but depending on distro there are all sorts of gui frontends. If there is CUPS, then there is even web interface. And it is much easier than getting Windows to print on LPRpool on my WLAN AP. > eg I use hplip/hplip-plugin for printer. For other things there are > command line, as well gui programs. > Loading driver manually takes one command: modprobe driver Most of the time the problem isn't kernel driver. It is program to use the device. > > Also, the file system confuses me. From what I've heard, >> it's actually superior to Windows, with devices being mapped into >> the file system as if they are files or directories. But I have all >> this to learn and to be honest, given the choice, I'd really rather >> not! For example, if I want to access a directory on computer B >> from computer A across my lan, it's really simple in Windows to >> create a network share on B and a mapped drive on A so that I can >> access that network directory as if it's a drive (for example I can >> call it Z: ) Directory tree is indeed nice. Once I had system spread among three different disks. And then there is LVM support which nicely hide the limits of partitions. > > Linux does support windows sharing, it's called samba. Depending on the > distro it can be configured to share via gui or editing /etc/smb.conf. Samba has also web interface for setting up sharing. There is SSHFS. Even less stuff to worry. > > To access other computers no configuration is necessary, it usually > works from file manager. > But you have other network sharing options, as well. eg nfs. > >> >> I've really no idea where to start with all this stuff in Linux. And >> at 44 years old, > Im 46 and using Linux exclusively since 2007. Choocing distro is easy. If you do things which million people do: ubuntu, debian, mint. 100 000 people: Arch linux 10 000 people: Specific distro, search from distrowatch.com 1000: roll your own. Then try Linux in virtualbox. I prefer Arch Linux as it is simple and non-automated. Hannu Vuolasaho
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OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-07 04:28 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows djc <ciesinger@gmx.net> - 2015-08-07 08:35 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-07 10:51 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-07 21:35 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-07 23:38 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-08 00:34 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-07 15:50 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Julian Fondren <ayrnieu@gmail.com> - 2015-08-07 16:09 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-07 16:23 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-08 01:34 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-07 22:46 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-08 01:52 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-07 22:43 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-08 11:32 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-08-08 14:37 +0000
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-08 23:04 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Jan Coombs <Jan-54 <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com>> - 2015-08-09 09:52 +0100
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-09 02:04 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-09 14:33 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-08 08:32 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-08 22:28 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-09 04:09 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-09 04:52 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-09 14:53 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-10 01:15 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-09 20:46 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-09 17:56 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-11 00:41 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-10 21:44 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-08-10 21:53 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-08-09 15:50 -1000
Re: OT: Farewell Windows hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-08-09 19:26 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-08-10 07:41 +0000
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-10 06:30 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-10 06:30 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-10 05:02 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2015-08-10 21:45 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-11 02:20 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2015-08-11 08:30 +0100
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2015-08-16 12:59 +1000
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-17 00:01 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-17 18:45 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-07 23:23 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-08 08:35 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-08 00:10 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-08 09:52 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-08 01:13 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-09 04:45 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-09 14:26 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-10 01:12 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-09 04:41 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-09 14:20 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-10 00:40 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-09 19:49 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-10 02:09 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-09 20:51 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-08-08 02:59 -0400
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-07 16:38 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-08 01:51 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Hannu Vuolasaho <vuokkosetae@gmail.com> - 2015-08-08 07:46 +0300
Re: OT: Farewell Windows visualforth@rocketmail.com - 2015-08-07 22:49 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2015-08-10 23:28 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 02:24 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 03:10 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-11 13:57 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 05:12 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-08-11 15:17 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 08:04 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-11 22:04 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-12 05:42 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2015-08-12 08:33 -0500
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-12 07:21 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-12 07:47 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-12 08:06 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-12 08:07 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-08-11 08:07 -0700
Re: OT: Farewell Windows Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2015-08-11 21:58 +0200
Re: OT: Farewell Windows anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2015-08-11 13:11 +0000
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