Why aren't you running Debian GNU/Linux on all your machines?

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But I am, fellow DIDF comrade.

operated by sjw's/misandrists
systemdong
gentoo exists

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>>57038921
Holy shit how poor are you? Those are all at least 8 years old minimum.

>>57038976
What's wrong with 8 year old hardware?

It's not like computers have gotten much better in the last 10 years.
I haven't even maxed out the ram on my computer because it's already plenty fast.

>>57038945
How did you get your DE to look like that?

>>57038921
Because Ubuntu "just works" better

>>57038921
nice hostnames & pls post that akarin

>>57039216
Adapta shell + gtk theme, numix circle icons, dash to dock and dynamic top bar gnome extensions.

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apt deciding my system would work a lot better without pic related and having to manually build stuff if I wanted newer version than in the repo turned me off of it.

>>57038945
Dash to Dock, custom GTK and UI theme, application drawer, numix circle icons. Gnome 3. That's all I see.

>>57039257
Maybe you should learn how to properly mark your packages

>>57039300
maybe apt should stop being a piece of shit.

>>57039314
put shit in, get shit out
apt is not immune to this

I've never had this issue.
Just stick to the packages in your release channel, don't mix and match like a dumbshit.

>>57039257
That's not debian. I'm not sure why anything would be held back during a dist-upgrade. A dirty way of fixing this shit would be to copy what it wants to remove and apt-get install it so its flagged as manual install.

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Because i’m using a 5k MBP 2016 for testing and i can’t modify the software.

Debian doesn't work

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>>57038921
Because I'm actually using good ditro that just works(tm)

>>57039476

what the hell is that ?

honestly i would be impressed if that was on an early pentium II or something....

>>57039513
Different anon, but I think that's Linux From Scratch if you read the screesnhot.

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>>57038921
go to bed Bakarin

is it worth it if all I do is pirate video and music? i also play dota 2

>>57039476
>widgets from 1998
do you run that shit on your calculator or something? go start begging on streets so you can scrape some change and buy a real computer.

>>57039228
This.

>>57039513
Why would Linux on a Pentuim II impress you? Assuming you have 64MB of RAM, or more, and set up a swap file, it should just werk.

>>57039513
LFS

>>57039575
that was temporary browser while I was compiling gtk2 and firefox. Dillo and fltk took a lot less time.

>wheezy
I can't even get PS1 emulation to work on that shit and i don't want to switch a whole fucking OS just for newer software.

What's even worse is that the libraries for compiling shit i want are also locked behind unstable and testing.

>>57039642
Jessie is stable. You're not going to be able to compile current PCSX using 3 year old dependencies.

>>57039257
>being this retarded and installing 200000 xorg drivers that you won't ever need

>>57038921
Because I have better things to do than rock back and fourth all day, and fix my shitty OS when I'm not doing that. Ubuntu is for people who want to feel 1337er than Ubuntu users because they're cucks who are slaves to stigmas, but aren't skilled enough to use Arch or Gentoo. It's the nerd who thought he was a jock because he wore his baseball cap backwards.

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>>57038921
For beginners it's horrendous to try to install it. Setting your language and keyboard different during install is a nightmare, not to talk about mostly nothing is explained during the install. Especially partitioning is a piece of shit.

>>57038921
Because nsa loves debian.

>>57039228
Another linux kernel nsa helped contribute to

>nogaems

Because Arch just werks if you're not on the spectrum

>>57039939
>I have better things to do than fix my OS
>I'll take Ubuntu, Arch or Gentoo over Debian
Said no production server administrator ever.

>>57038921
Because i was and still am using an operating system that came out before Debian and it just works.
Thats why.

Testing didn't "just work". I had to install grub manually after the installation.

>>57039476
Wow, it has 'just worked' for a whole 3 hours and 23 minutes! I'm impressed.

>>57040192
Here's your (You), tell us what you use. Slackware and FreeBSD are the only two OS-es I can think of that are older than Debian and still somewhat alive. Both of them far from "just works".

>>57040245
I was wrong actually, Debian is a couple months older than FreeBSD, so that leaves Slackware.

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>>57040245
Well it doesnt matter but you are wrong about the not working part.
I think its more along the lines of you not knowing as much as you think you do.

>>57040259
And Slackware is only a few months older than Debian. I started with Yggdrasil (RIP), but I won't claim that it 'just worked'. On the other hand, neither did Slackware at first.

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b-but i am op!!

>>57040292
Oh so you know about slackware from the beginning? Please, tell me about the user interface.

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Because I'm using a derivative ;)

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>>57040041
really? proof of this?

>>57039939
No offense, but you don't seem to have much of an idea what you're talking about. Are you even old enough to be here?

>>57039335
JESUS FUCK! that godly resolution and font rendering... what monitor is that? hackintosh?

>>57039476
that screenshot almost gave me an epilepsy

>>57040441
I always wonder: why do people consider OSX font rendering good? That ridiculous amount of antialiasing makes all text look bold. I guess it might look subjectively "good" for some, but it sure as fuck looks nothing like what font designers spent months carefully designing, with glyph thickness and proportions all fucked up beyond recognition.

>>57040441
A 2016 Macbook Pro, I work for apple and we are testing the new 5k monitor before announcement. That's not obviously the native DPI (things are too small) I'm running the native resolution for the monitor just for testing purposes.

>>57040586
That's obviously not the native DPI^

Messed up the words

>>57038921

But I do!

...sort off...

Devuan to be exact. NSA/systemd didn't appeal to me.

>Debian
>not using Arch Linux
kys
sincerely, Install Gentoo

Isn't debian like ubuntu, without PPAs and good font rendering?

>>57038921
Because I run Ubuntu which just werks even more

>>57040816
Ubuntu is based of Debian

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>>57038921
Because KDE Neon is better works fine

>>57041138
I know, I just don't know why use debian if you already use debian + extras

>>57039257
kek

We had to make Debian install in text mode at uni, during one of courses, then install drivers for mouse and then GUI. All of this while teacher was reminding us that we dont need GUI, as "every true engineer works in text mode".

This finalyl convinced me to never touch Linux.

>>57041214
because the extras are spyware and lack of stability

>>57041616
I guess lack of stability would be important if your hardware is ancient

>>57038921
>weaboo is a poorfag
Well color me surprised!

>>57041651
I think OP is actually better than you at programming, which makes him belong here.

On the other hand you are probably a /v/ refugee looking for pc build guides for epic manchild games

>>57040185
But I am just that and I use Arch on my desktop.
I use FreeBSD on my own servers though.

>>57041673
>OP is actually better than you at programming
How do you know?

>>57041673
>I think op is better than you at programming
>I think
Opinion discarded.

>>57041707
>>57041734
https://github.com/microsounds/akari-bbs

>>57041779
>akari
Poorfag weaboo.

>>57041799
Confirmed for /v/ toddler.

This is what happens when we open the flood gates for wintoddlers and pretend their toddler toy video gaming computers and their relevant gaming OS has anything to do with technology. Turning this place into a babycare fruity toddler gamerbabby hugbox was a terrible mistake.

>>57041808
This isn't your personal safespace hugbox.
Get bent faggot.

>>57041808
>linux
>relevant to technology
lol

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>>57041824
Why do wintoddlers shit up every single tech boards they touch with their fruity toddler toy discussion? Can't they be contained in their dedicated babbycare hugbox board?

My experience on Debian 8

>cannot install steam because of some 32 bit framework bullshit (i'm AMD64)
>HDD won't stop filling up with log files, have to delete them every hour.
>use 4 monitors and one of them won't go past a certain resolution.
>unable to mount network drive no matter what I do.

Linux doesn't just work, goto windows. I regret taking the leap.

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>>57041836
>/v/ toddler thinking he belongs here, pretending do discuss tech

>>57041846
I was stupid enough to think that ethernet and gpu drivers would be provided open source without any other requirements, so I thought that by downloading a normal testing iso of Debian I wouldn't have trouble.

Here's what I had to do to get that working.

>Install debian testing using the graphical installer
>Things go fine, requires certain network drivers that I do not possess but it still connects to internet just fine
>Restart the computer
>Where the grub at
>Have to download rEFInd
>Boot into debian finally
>KMS requires non-free drivers
>ethernet drivers don't work of course
>shit be stuck there, not booting
>gotta go into rescue mode
>find out that as root I have to use dhclient
>finally I can get into gnome
>I have to install grub manually and point out that the main drive is sdb, not sda
>After that fuckery is finally done, I find that gnome 3 on debian includes a fuckton of stupid games no one should ever care about, along with firefox
>Try to remove firefox
>Do you wanna remove gnome as well btw
>I guess I won't bother with that, apparently the software center is a thing here
>Stupid ass software center can't show what I have installed
>After installing chromium I also notice that the font rendering needs to be fixed

Remember to get the non-free/non-stable versions or better yet, just skip debian altogether

>>57041840
Cry harder you pathetic weaboo virgin.
If you want a sjw safe space go to >>>/reddit/

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>>57042024
lmfao gamer manchild /v/irgin neckbeard is mad hehehehe

>>57042024
Ur mum is a pathetic weaboo virgin xD
If u want your tendies gather up your GBPs, manchild kek

I use Devian-sid and yet have used Gentoo before, I'm just a lazy fuck

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>>57038921
>fresh install
>activate testing repository
>update
>restart
>machine now hangs on boot
my Debian experience

Should I switch to Debian from Ubuntu? I have dual boot Win7 and Ubuntu 16.04.

>>57038921
screenfetch doesnt work on raspbian (debian)

>>57038921
Since I got Arch going, haven't looked back.

>>57038921
Why would I? Also, is this good for first time users/noobs of Linux?
Release me from the botnet.

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>>57038921
Because

>>57039476
>dillo
Can you even post with that shit?

>>57042248
>Also, is this good for first time users/noobs of Linux?
Yes , It gives no problems , It's ubuntu without bloat and botnet.

>>57038921
Debian's installer is shit.

i love these threads. how would I know what NOT to use if not for the shilling on /g/?

>>57038921
Gentoo runs better on my macbook pro.

I have a job. Dropping out is not an option.

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>>57038921
Nope, I'm fine.

>>57039335
Can you even read anything with that res shit is so small

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>>57039257
hello evan. my name is also evan.

Had a big update this morning so i rebooted and lost muh uptime

>>57038921
Packages are too old. I'm using Ubuntu 16.06.

>>57038976
nigger

>>57040565
Because people tend to consider as "good" things they cannot rid of. It is called stockholm syndrome.

>>57039335
lol that resolution and font. is it on a tv or some shit?

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>>57038921
Because audio on linux is a joke.

>>57040565

for a while, ubuntu actually had a better default font setup than OSX.

>>57039335
Is that your application? I remember you coming here a few months ago.

>>57043744
>real time kernel

>>57041616
>Not using a LTS

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But I am

>>57042102
>fresh install
>activate testing repository because certain /g/ memesters told me to
>update without having a clue about what apt is doing and instead just mashing y to everything when you're upgrading to a distro version that is not even recommended for actual use
>restart
>machine now hangs on boot
Fixed some bits for you

>>57043808
>muh real time kernel

You loonix nerds are ridiculous.

>>57040586
>announcement

WHEN?

>>57043848
gibe i3 config plz

>>57038921
Because apt and Debian's defaults are insane.

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>>57043848
What terminal is that?

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>>57038945
>windows button on the left
spotted the fag

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Because it didn't properly work with my motherboard, with my GPU, with my monitor. Because my PC ran hotter on GNU/Linux.

It was a really bad experience in my desktop.

I installed same OS (Xubuntu) on my laptop and it works wonderfully (though it runs hotter now too)

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>>57039335
>>57040586
>That's not obviously the native DPI (things are too small)
Sure. That's why it's very obviously scaled up in photoshop too, right ?
I mean, who would just go on the internet and tell lies like this ?

>>57044306
Blacked and it's not even fake.

>>57038921
Why are you viewing a blank image?

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>>57044355
u no wat's up m8

>>57044263
http://pastebin.ca/3727851

>>57044480
cool, thanks

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>>57041824

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Is this the new desktop thread?

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>>57040038
Post proof, faggot. By default, all their software follows their DFSG (Debian Free Software Guidelines). If there were any NSA snooping or influence, it would be seen by the tons of people using Debian and its derivatives.

>>57041846
>cannot install steam because of some 32 bit framework bullshit (i'm AMD64)
You clearly never found this page: https://wiki.debian.org/Steam
>HDD won't stop filling up with log files, have to delete them every hour.
What log files? How and where was it "filling up"?
>use 4 monitors and one of them won't go past a certain resolution.
>unable to mount network drive no matter what I do.
Maybe you needed nonfree firmware/drivers. Debian is 100% free software by default, so if you need proprietary software for your graphics and network hardware to work, or Steam itself (because it's proprietary), you need to 'activate' the nonfree repositories and get those nonfree bits.

Info that probably would've solved your problems:
https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware
https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

You have to be capable of learning and doing a little troubleshooting to use GNU/Linux. Windows seems easier because you've likely been using it your entire life.

>>57038921
>It just works!
I dunno about that, but it has overall the best qualities for me. I said why with more detail in the /fglt/ thread here: >>57044741

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>>57038921
I'm okay.

>>57045506
>two clocks

>>57038971
> Operated by sjw's/misandrists

Citation needed. And a token "diversity mailing list" shoved into the corner somewhere doesn't count.

>>57038976
I use netbook with n455 too, smooth, fast and pretty even now

>>57043848
Mind posting the config for your terminal?

>>OP
Because learning how to deal with Linux nowadays wouldn't benefit me at all.

"Wow, you DON'T use 'X' operational system?" is something you'll never see anyone asking unless their line of work deal specifically with computorz stuff.

>>57038976
at least i can't stop using old hardware
can you stop loving niggers though?

>>57038976
I for one take pride in making use of old hardware instead of throwing it away.

>>57046261
https://gist.github.com/anonymous/94f0af93217354f92afb6a1042313fe0

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I prefer arch, but I don't find Debian repositories intuitive to manage, and apt get doesn't help a whole lot. Debian testing and unstable gave me a lot of trouble trying to get packages I want, and don't even get me started on ppas

I have never had a single dependency problem with arch. No weird packages being just flat absent from a repository, no playing the PPA game, it just werks.

Else just use Ubuntu mate or KDE neon.

Get at me Debian fags

>>57046514
>Debian
>PPA

>>57046514
>Get at me Debian fags
Gladly. I've been using Debian since 2000 (stable on servers, testing on desktop/laptop machines) and "never had a single dependency problem" or "weird packages being just flat absent from a repository" either. How's that for anecdotal evidence?
Not saying these things don't happen in SID, but you have no reason to use development branch (which is actually *expected* to be unstable) if you're not a fucking Debian developer.

>>57038921
because i use templeOS

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>>57038921
is this a thinly veiled desktop thread?

>>57039476
>66Mb
Nice dude

>>57039948
Can't read a fucking wiki

>>57040185
But centOS

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>>57038921
>has Taokaka as a host name
You my sir/misses, are the best person I've met on /g/.

>>57040304
20G of ram for what

>>57038921
Because I do know why mine is working (or not) and I like to know thingd

it has no games

>>57038921
Because I arch and windows.

>>57038921
Because I like the software on my machine to actually have the most recent features.

>>57048659
I USE arch and windows, I am not arch and windows, backspaced too far.

>>57041846

- I run Steam on Debian 8 stable every day of my life. It works great. GPU drivers work great.
- You can install Debian 8 in half an hour starting from scratch, if you have an IQ over 90.
- Anyone who thinks Debian 8 stable isn't stable is os-illiterate.
- *Please* go back to Windows where you belong and quit talking about things you don't understand.
- Have a nice day.

>>57038921
I will when I have a new motherboard for my desktop

Currently running 8.5 stable on my ThinkPad and loving it

>>57046514
Debian doesn't use PPA's. You've never used Debian. You used Ubuntu.

>>57038921
Becuae my game library is only on Windows

>>57038921
Wow look at this poorfag and laugh HAHA

Does Debian GNU/kFreeBSD just work?

Does Debian GNU/Hurd just work?

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>>57046534
>>57048852
I was referring to user-maintained repositories. Pardon.

>>57047301
Testing wasn't jiving with me. I kept finding packages I NEEDED and couldn't get due to the stable version being removed "just cuz" and not even replaced with an older version. I couldn't get apt pinning working properly either,and I found myself needing to dick with it more and more, especially with user repos. I tried upgrading to unstable to get the packages, yet I couldn't get them to install either. One had been removed moments before I wanted to install, and the other had no installation candidates despite being in sid.

It was around this point I got extremely frustrated, and went back to arch. I have nothing actually against Debian. If it works for you, then congrats. My experience was not a pleasant one, and I found it to be much more of a hassle than arch or Ubuntu ever was for me.

Which is a shame because the Debian logo is the best in the game

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Because Arch if more comfy

>>57038921

Enjoy privacy without softwares

>>57038921
Because I don't like software that is older than the average user of /g/

>>57039257
>>57039300
>>57039314
>>57039322
Does anyone have a good guide to apt management? The man pages are killing me. I'm capable of installing, updating and upgrading. I can search and remove. What's the best way to clean up? Find and remove shit I don't need? Work around dependencies?

What does 'marking packages' mean?

I get a random machine check exception on this system, whereas Windows 10 runs rock solid. I tested the shit out of the RAM but that wasn't the issue, and I couldn't be bothered investigating further.

>>57049293
>What is virtual machine
Idiot

>>57045902
if you're still here
https://wiki.debian.org/AntiHarassment
shit distro run by the lowest of the low

>>57049544
So how does that wiki page make Debian a shit distro exactly? What end-user is affected by that page, besides people like you getting ironically triggered by it?

Viseo games
Work

>>57040565
OS X is more or less unreadable to me

I don't know how fonts can be simultaneously blurred, thick and faint but OS X manages it

>>57050338
If you wanna play video games, you gotta use a Windows virtual machine, wine, or just play native GNU/Linux games... OR the most simple (and freedom/security/privacy-relinquishing) choice is to dual-boot Windows.

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I discovered linux(ubuntu) six years ago. Now I use Debian and I find it pretty good for almost anything. I still keep my Win7 partition for gaming.

>>57039476
jajaja

>>57040441
>>57040565
>>57050357
That's a compressed to fuck jpg you idiots

>>57041846
I'm sorry, but you're fucking retarded.

1) multilib support. You can install 32bit packages on 64bit
2) you're doing something really fucking wrong if your drive "fills up" with log files. They should exist in /var/log/ for a time, usually until you run the program/daemons again, then it should clear the old log and begin a new one
3) xrandr, nigga. You add a modeline for the resolution you want, enable the modeline for that display, then apply it. Done.
4) Use nfs you gimboid. You add the ip of the machine you want to access the network drive from to the whitelist on the machine with the network drive and mount it from the other machine.

You could solve each of those with a total of 5 minutes of googling, you lazy shit. If you want to be spoonfed, just stay the fuck on Windows like a gaymurrrr babby

>>57051061
>implying this particular jpg is the only place one can see OS X and its font rendering
>implying jpg compression magically makes fonts thicker, but only on OS X screenshots
consider killing yourself

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Because arch has never failed me and I always get the newest shit. Apt-get rekt

>>57051239
/thread

>>57038921
laziness

installed Debian on my dad's laptop for him once
we ended up switching back to Xubuntu pretty quick, Debian is practically Ubuntu with more hassle
the added bloat doesn't matter

like, I've got a pi zero and a pi 2 running raspbian, but that's also pretty much no setup required because it's pretty much made for the hardware

>>57043744
honestly, this
had a stupid setup with JACK going at one point a few years ago

it's just an utter hassle to work with

>>57040565
>That ridiculous amount of antialiasing makes all text look bold.
this shit bugs the fuck out of me when I'm on OSX

>>57038921
cause i have not tried it seriously as a day to day

how's the skype support? groups work yet?

>>57039068
what?
Please tell me you're just baiting.

>>57038921
Fuck off poorfag.

>>57038921
Debian + Win 7 on both laptop and desktop master race
>win7 because I need office and a working daw

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I really want to do this. How do i get the themes? I only know a few linux commands. Can anyone point me in the right directions with some site links to get started? much appreciated!

>>57043744
Seems like you're trying to drive a screw with a hammer. If the tools you need are on a different platform what are you doing? Just for testing or what?

>>57052232
What distro are you using?

>>57052337
I want to install arch. I have a Pi using a debian distro. I want to install arch on a laptop. i have all the resources and im ready to do it.

>>57051061
What makes you think I was talking about that screenshot? Retard.

>>57039574
Yes and Dota runs on linux natively

>>57038921
Can somebody explain me the "Debian uses ancient software" meme? I see it all the time but I don't really understand it. Why does it use old software? Is it true at all or just an exaggeration?

t. winbabby curious about Linux

>>57053577
stable doesn't usually update packages unless there's a major bug detected so it triggers the shit out of hipsters who base their sense of self-worth on how big their version numbers are

>>57053620
Does this cause any real issues? Does this mean that, for example, Firefox on Debian would be lagging behind several versions?

>>57053577
Debian default distro is 'Stable' (currently 'Jessie'). The emphasis is on security and stability, and the packages are not the latest.

Linux ignorami often fail to realize that if they really want to brag about their version numbers, they can use Debian 'Testing' (currently 'Stretch'), or even 'Sid', and be just as up-to-date, unreliable and insecure as any other distro.

I'm looking at getting into Linux, i have to administer a couple of AWS redhat servers for work and figured i should learn more.

So... Ubuntu or Debian?

Steam.

>>57053794
Please see
>>57053749

>>57053821
gentoo.

>>57053620
>>57053794
>muh version number bogeymen

These guys either actually don't use software from this decade, convincing themselves it's insecure or unstable.

Or they use unstable or testing and convince themselves that "I-i-it's just as good!!! I promise" when they had to go out of their way to use up to date packages in a community that couldn't give a fuck about you the second you step off of stable.
Debian users are delusional.

>>57053832
I general you will have older versions in stable, that are constantly maintained and updated with security and bug updates. You can also enable 'backports' and 'nonfree' repos, and get newer versions of packages that way.

E.G., the latest linux kernel is 4.7. The kernel in stable is a very secure and reliable 3.16. If you use stable but want to use the 4.7 kernel for some reason, you can enable backports repo and install it. Or you can just use testing instead of stable. It's still pretty reliable.

Personally, I'm perfectly satisfied with stable and the 3.16 kernel. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

>>57053861
Ok, Tardo, whatever you say.

>>57053898
That's good to know. I'll try stable. I was just worried about using outdated software, but I learned now that if I want newer versions for whatever reason, I can get them. Thanks.

>>57053844
kek

Mostly because I run Arch and don't like deb packaging

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Because I run a superior branch underneath a superior OS

>>57041953
Use this bro: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/.

>>57038921
>root account over ssh

WOW
enjoy getting reamed

>>57038921
because i dont want systemD on my computers, i do like debian and wished they would change that by offering users a choice of init systems during the install of the OS,

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>>57040476
>an epilepsy

>>57038921
this screenshot made me miss XFCE so hard. I might switch today.

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>>57038921
Because I'm using a much superior OS on much superior hardware

>pic related

>>57038921
>It just works!
Fucking lies.

>download .iso
>start installing it on toshiba chromebook 2
>everything is doing ok
>network options
>can't find networks card
>can't proceed the install without internet

>>57056166
>dock taking 20% of the vertical screen space
Jesus

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>>57038921
I want moefags to leave

>>57054721
it's a vps you mong

Proprietary drivers missing for my laptop. If I have to fuck around with settings to install networking, it doesn't "just werk."

And it's a damn ThinkPad too. I like Debian more than Ubuntu but their SJW shit goes too far.

>>57038921
>only install the base system
>become lazy and leave it
>just werks

>>57040565
autism

Kali and raspbian user here... Can I join the party?

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>>57038945
>1366x768

>>57053861
what are you even rambling about
put those strawmen back in the closet, it's not halloween yet

>>57038921
Dumb makiposter

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>>57059960
Thats akari you baka

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Because im using the best OS ever made

>>57060151
What program is that?

>>57060172
Gimp
¿?¿?¿?

>>57060106
No, Akari is purple-haired. How can you be so ignorant?

>>57038921
Because I want to use ubuntu?

>>57050281
like libre boot and shit

>>57046426
Yes, I can. But I refuse to

>>57039068
This guy

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>>57038921
because fedora is superior

>>57061724
>getting cucked by red hat
>better

Because I use ArchLinux and I really enjoy being able to install all software available to all distros just directly from AUR, from official developer sources without untrusted PPAs

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Not only am I running Linux as my primary OS with a /home/ as a ZFS pool of mirrored vdevs, when I'm using Windows for gaming I use a small Linux install under Hyper-V to access my ZFS array by attaching the physical drives to it. Then, via samba on the Linux install, I mount the array as a network drive over a virtual 10gbit network adapter with jumbo packets to get near-native performance(my Windows games are installed to the "network" drive).

But most of the time, I just use Linux.

I am. Ubuntu.

I'm running stable on my laptop. I wish I had the most recent C++ compilers, but other than that it is pretty comfy. It's not really any different than Arch to be honest.

>>57039948
I'm a beginner and I had no trouble at all, even getting wifi to work, which I guess is notoriously annoying, was only a minor roadblock. It's only difficult if you're scared to try lol

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>>57038921
>>57038976
Nigger poster vs Maki man

>>57066231
dumb frogposter

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I use Lubuntu, same thing.

>>57066231
baka redditor who doesn't know who akari is

>>57063862
why u don't install games on ur drive just like a normal person anonkun

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>>57051239
>>57051252
>lack of freedom intensifies

Parabola respects muh freedom.

>>57066514
Then he would have to use a shitty filesystem like NTFS

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>>57053821
Here friend, I made that pepe transparent 4 u

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>debian
>kernel 3.x
>can't use current versions of critical, actively developed packages like python, letsencrypt, nmap, sqlite, etc etc etc

why? because you're an idiot?

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>>57066689
>he doesn't know about Debian Sid

>>57038921
Because I bought a Surface Pro 3 which has shit pen support in linux distros

>>57038921
how'd you connect to multiple linux workstations via terminal like that? no b8 i am new as fuck to linux and computers...

>>57066689
>being retarded

>>57067281
ssh

>>57067379
any other way other than using the secure shell protocol?

>>57067392
why would you want to?

>>57067392
iirc, xserver works over a network, so there is a way to do it, but almost everyone I know just uses ssh

>>57067392
No

>>57067405
>xserver works over a network
Via ssh

same new-to-ssh/computer/linux-fag again: how does one change hostname/domain name on linux once you have installed your base system? i am sure google will help but i just like asking here for pure laziness! thanks again!

>>57067467
There is a hostname file that you edit.
Its usually something like /etc/hostname or /etc/conf.d/hostname

>>57067405
runs like garbage over the network

>>57038921
>3.16
doesn't even work with my hardware

>>57067499
got it! thanks, based anon. i really like linux compared to windows there no comparison it is must more powerful if you can utilize it

>>57067500
>implying x11 didn't run like garbage to begin with

>>57067467
You should use hostnamectl instead of manually editing a file to make sure everything is changed properly and informed of the new hostname

>>57067582
Thats a systemd thing and not needed. The only other file that might need to be edited is /etc/hosts.
Everything will be informed of the new hostname after a reboot or by relaunching whatever application.

>>57066514
Because I have two extra drivers: my spare and a 100GB drive I pulled out of my laptop. And I'm not using my spare for Windows, that's for a drive failure in my zpool. MMOs are 30-50GB+ right now so 100GB don't cut it