I'm not a big fan of Samurize. On my windows machines I use bug.n
[url]http://www.autohotkey.net./~joten/[/url]
Can't say I know that one... looks like a great way to take advantage of big screens!
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;24658081]Can't say I know that one... looks like a great way to take advantage of big screens![/QUOTE]
I've got the big screen. I'm using a 2048x1536 monitor right now.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;24657986]I'm not a big fan of Samurize. On my windows machines I use bug.n
[url]http://www.autohotkey.net./~joten/[/url][/QUOTE]
"Polishing a turd" comes to mind.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;24658743]I've got the big screen. I'm using a 2048x1536 monitor right now.[/QUOTE]
CRT? :v:
Is it possible in putty with 'screen' to allow scrolling?
[QUOTE=high;24665189]Is it possible in putty with 'screen' to allow scrolling?[/QUOTE]
Only if screen allows scrolling. I believe it does...?
PageUp + PageDown keys?
shoopen das archen
[QUOTE=n0cturni;24601914]I have plans to go out of state for the winter holidays, and I'm going to have to use someone else's computer. I was thinking about having a Linux install on a USB so that I can still do things my way without changing anything on the laptop. I can't really think of any distros to use outside of SLAX and Puppy, and I'm not savvy enough to do Arch so that's out of the question.
The laptop itself is pretty modern; It has a dual core intel (not sure what) and 2GB RAM. Oh, and the flash drive is 1GB.
Any ideas?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;24656882][url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDEmod[/url]
KDE is extremely popular with Arch users, nearly as popular as Openbox.[/QUOTE]
Theres no point in using KDEmod; it is the same exact thing as KDE, with extra "arch specific" things like a GUI for pacman.
[QUOTE=Lego399;24664654]CRT? :v:[/QUOTE]
well yeah that would be like 3 grand for an LCD
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[QUOTE=Prefan;24673878]Theres no point in using KDEmod; it is the same exact thing as KDE, with extra "arch specific" things like a GUI for pacman.[/QUOTE]
that's exactly the point.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;24694447]well yeah that would be like 3 grand for an LCD
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that's exactly the point.[/QUOTE]
Right then.
I like gentoo, but the compilation for most programs seems very long, is there any way i could optimize this?
[QUOTE=POWA KILLERDeux;24696880]I like gentoo, but the compilation for most programs seems very long, is there any way i could optimize this?[/QUOTE]
don't use gentoo
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or throw a binary package manager in there.
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I hear Linux Mint is moving away from Ubuntu and towards actual Debian. This may turn out well.
Hi guys. I'm thinking of switching over to Linux. I asked two friends what they recommend and for them one wants me to get Ubuntu and the other one wants me to get Mint.
I'm used to using Windows. I'd just like to you guys's thoughts.
Thank you :smile:
[QUOTE=Jack DeRipper;24700908]Hi guys. I'm thinking of switching over to Linux. I asked two friends what they recommend and for them one wants me to get Ubuntu and the other one wants me to get Mint.[/QUOTE]
Ubuntu is probably most appropriate for a beginner. Many recommend it and I'd normally agree. However Ubuntu is fighting everything I try to do at the moment, so it doesn't get my recommendation.
:argh: UBUNTU!
Just don't let anyone talk you into something RPM, like Fedora or SuSE.
despite what robo_donut says about RPM, I'm going to go ahead and suggest Mandriva. urpmi is much better than most RPM implementations. and since it comes with KDE, it generally looks more familiar to Windows users.
[QUOTE=POWA KILLERDeux;24696880]I like gentoo, but the compilation for most programs seems very long, is there any way i could optimize this?[/QUOTE]
You can use ccache: [url]http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=3#doc_chap3[/url]
Mount your tmp folder in ram: [url]http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Portage_TMPDIR_on_tmpfs[/url]
and make sure your make.conf has the right MAKEOPTS -j setting.
Okay guys I got Ubuntu since general consensus (I asked divers sources) would be best for newbies.
It is the sex.
Quick question: does Mandriva have a built-in partition manager in the installation process?
[QUOTE=Jack DeRipper;24723640]Okay guys I got Ubuntu since general consensus (I asked divers sources) would be best for newbies.
It is the sex.[/QUOTE]
Ubuntu's still my favourite distro, but I would recommend trying something else out eventually once you're familiar.
[QUOTE=Sonicfan574;24723722]Quick question: does Mandriva have a built-in partition manager in the installation process?
Ubuntu's still my favourite distro, but I would recommend trying something else out eventually once you're familiar.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, to me Ubuntu is a gateway distribution. Use it to get familar with linux but once you are proficient it's good to move onto something more advanced.
[QUOTE=eXeC64;24731710]Yeah, to me Ubuntu is a gateway distribution. Use it to get familar with linux but once you are proficient it's good to move onto something more advanced.[/QUOTE]
That's actually pretty backwards. Start with something challenging so that you know how to fix problems when they occur, then switch to Ubuntu when you don't want to spend all your free time maintaining an OS.
[QUOTE=ROBO_DONUT;24731824]That's actually pretty backwards. Start with something challenging so that you know how to fix problems when they occur, then switch to Ubuntu when you don't want to spend all your free time maintaining an OS.[/QUOTE]
There's no forwards/backwards in this, everyone chooses their own.
[QUOTE=ROBO_DONUT;24731824]That's actually pretty backwards. Start with something challenging so that you know how to fix problems when they occur, then switch to Ubuntu when you don't want to spend all your free time maintaining an OS.[/QUOTE]
Exactly how I feel. :v:
Few questions about Arch:
- Does pacman have about as many/the same precompiled packages as Ubuntu does?
- How do you install KDE on it once the installation is complete, and do you have to install all of KDE's default programs?
- Is the installation as complicated as Gentoo? And does it configure a bootloader automatically? (I installed Gentoo once and I couldn't get it working because GRUB threw up Error 15 each time, even though I had followed the guide/looked at troubleshooting)
- Is Arch's install guide reliable and easy to follow? Gentoo's sure as hell wasn't.
- During the installation, do you have to wait several hours for the Linux kernel to compile? This really annoyed me about Gentoo :/
- Does pacman have about as many/the same precompiled packages as Ubuntu does?
[b]The repository is smaller, however on the rare occasion there's something else you need AUR([url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository[/url]) provides scripts that will automatically fetch, build and install almost anything.[/b]
- How do you install KDE on it once the installation is complete, and do you have to install all of KDE's default programs?
[b]pacman -S kde ([url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE[/url])
It will install all the default programs.[/b]
- Is the installation as complicated as Gentoo? And does it configure a bootloader automatically? (I installed Gentoo once and I couldn't get it working because GRUB threw up Error 15 each time, even though I had followed the guide/looked at troubleshooting)
[b]Grub is configured automatically.[/b]
- Is Arch's install guide reliable and easy to follow? Gentoo's sure as hell wasn't.
[b]One of the best install guides I've seen.[/b]
- During the installation, do you have to wait several hours for the Linux kernel to compile? This really annoyed me about Gentoo :/
[b]All the packages in the main repos are precompiled.[/b]
[QUOTE=ROBO_DONUT;24731824]That's actually pretty backwards. Start with something challenging so that you know how to fix problems when they occur, then switch to Ubuntu when you don't want to spend all your free time maintaining an OS.[/QUOTE]
obviously you shouldn't jump straight into LFS though, I find Debian is always a nice place to start
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;24747195]obviously you shouldn't jump straight into LFS though, I find Debian is always a nice place to start[/QUOTE]
I started at Mint and I am still on it. :frown:
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