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re: Someone explain Linux to me?

Posted on 8/11/14 at 3:44 pm to
Posted by Meauxjeaux
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 3:44 pm to
Could be he's running the Bubba-approved 'all Ron' distro.
Posted by oR33Do
Tuscaloosa
Member since Oct 2012
13561 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 12:07 pm to
It runs really well on outdated computers.

I have a 10 year old desktop that runs Lubuntu really well.
Posted by Tigah in the ATL
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2005
27539 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 12:47 pm to
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Will make that old acer rock.
be careful with laptops. They use weird specialty drivers. My daughter's Linus Dell could not update Debian without something stopping working (WiFi, Sound...)
Posted by Tigah in the ATL
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2005
27539 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 12:49 pm to
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Linux is a UNIX based open source operating system. It was build with the Internet in mind and most Apache web servers run Linux. It is a far superior OS to windows. It is one of the best if not the best OS in the world.
people get so perosnal about OS's.

Here's a downside: Having to create shells just to print.
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
14922 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 12:59 pm to
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It was build with the Internet in mind


um, no

Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28893 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 1:04 pm to
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Here's a downside: Having to create shells just to print.
?
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
14922 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 1:54 pm to
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Here's a downside: Having to create shells just to print.


shells to print...wat? when is the last time you used a *nix OS, 94?
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
29637 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 3:11 pm to
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bencoleman


How did your install come out, were you able to complete it?
Posted by Meauxjeaux
98836 posts including my alters
Member since Jun 2005
41417 posts
Posted on 8/12/14 at 10:30 pm to
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people get so perosnal about OS's.
Here's a downside: Having to create shells just to print.


Man and I thought you couldn't get any dumber than you are on the poli board.
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