Does anyone run Linux?

I just loaded Linux Unbuntu 10.04 the other day on my laptop as a dual boot with Windows 7. So far I love it! It is like Apple sort of but I'd say even better than that due to the open source free ware available. It came with a ton of software preloaded to where I can do whatever I need pretty much. I can still view all of my other stuff that was saved on my Windows side. I can't find anything that I can't do so far. And when I powered it up it connected automatically to my wireless Internet in seconds, just had to give it my password, and in my hotel it just automatically finds it. Boot up time is about 30 seconds from hitting the power button to surfing the Internet, and shit down time was about 4 seconds. Pretty awesome I must say and highly recommend. I have to use Linux and Unix at work so I figured I'd install it at home to for better practice with commands. Also, my Droid is Linux based so I can set it up to access everything via wireless with FTP from my computer on my phone. I might even install it on my PS3.

i go the "just loaded" part, but everything after that is a bit fuzzy!!!

lol....sounds cool, but i have NO CLUE what the hell that is...where'd you get it? whats it cost?

I used to run slackware 10 years ago before xwindows or any of the GUI was developed for it. It was all command prompt interface. I ran a small server on it. Haven't messed with it in years.

tell me about ur droid, i'm hereing it's buzz lightyears ahead of anything

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Originally Posted by daved150

i go the "just loaded" part, but everything after that is a bit fuzzy!!!

lol....sounds cool, but i have NO CLUE what the hell that is...where'd you get it? whats it cost?

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Linux is open source free ware that is created by computer gurus all over the world. It is used by major companies for computer networks and applications, even in the defense industry for military application. But anyway, I do networking for my job and got used to the interface and decided to put it on my computer. You can view the desktop and menus on google images by typing linux, but mine is Unbuntu to be more specific. I compare it to Mac, and I like it a hell of a lot better than Windows so far. It can do virtually anything and there are apps for everything you can imagine. It has gotten much better over the years and is now a superb operating system, and it is FREE. Plus, you don't have to worry about viruses. I am running a dual boot system with Windows 7 so I can use it if I need to, but so far no need.

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Originally Posted by trip

tell me about ur droid, i'm hereing it's buzz lightyears ahead of anything

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Well, I would say that is correct. I had an iPhone 3GS and loved it, but now that I have been on the Droid for 6 months I will never go back. Again, this has to do with the world of Linux and open source in general. I use my phone for its full advantage. I will be able to FTP files from my phone to my computer at home once my server is complete, and now that I have Linux everything will be directly compatible. Thus, soon I will be accessing all of my files off any of our computers at the house from my phone, which is amazing in itself. A co-worker of mine is already doing so with his Linux network.

i read a guys blog about how it has voice commands and a language interpretor for 38 languages, he says he was in a mandarin restaurant and the whole place jaw dropped when they communicated back and forth, pretty f'n amazing if u ask me