i've switched to linux....now what? *thank you Jero and Vortex*

[bmacd]

now what do i do? What else should i get? It's just another O.S., so....Anything you wished you knew before you went over to linux that you want to share? I did a lot of reading over in OS here and made the switch.

-=bmacd=-

 

[pac1085]

Originally posted by: bmacd
now what do i do?
-=bmacd=-

Get the Ut2003 linux demo

 

[Keego]

next step: learn a bunch of useless console commands :disgust:

 

[Chaotic42]

Use it.

What do you use your computer for? Programming, word processing, web development, audio work, image development, what?

 

[geno]

start feeling 1337 and condescending like all the other lunix users

(anyone who saw that flash animation @ JeffK's knows what I'm talkin about)

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Use it.

What do you use your computer for? Programming, word processing, web development, audio work, image development, what?

web browsing and movie watching. I download a lot of Friends and The Sopranos episodes, as well as DIVX stuff. Other than that, it's an MP3 box.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Rallispec]

next thing to do-- switch back to a useable OS like windows.


my linux box is collecting dust-- i havent used it a month,.

 

[pac1085]

Originally posted by: bmacd

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Use it.

What do you use your computer for? Programming, word processing, web development, audio work, image development, what?

web browsing and movie watching. I download a lot of Friends and The Sopranos episodes, as well as DIVX stuff. Other than that, it's an MP3 box.

-=bmacd=-

Get the latest version of Xine, MPlayer and XMMS Get the latest version of Mozilla too.

 

[jorken]

I would really like to reinstall linux one of these days, but I just don't have a real use for it. I think you really get the most use out of it if you have it for a specific purpose. I don't really ever see myself using it as a general use workstation... eh, maybe one day.

 

[yakko]

Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: yakko
Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

haha

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: yakko
Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

haha

great movie.

 

[LordUnum]

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: yakko
Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

haha

great movie.

True... but read it again. ^^^

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Kyguy
next step: learn a bunch of useless console commands :disgust:

Looks like someone's scared of the console.

 

[Rallispec]

haha. completely missed that.

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: Kyguy
next step: learn a bunch of useless console commands :disgust:

you mean cp, ls, cat, less, mv, ln, ps, rm and a bunch of others?

The above are just the ones I use on a regular basis so they come to mind quite fast.

Something which you might not realize is that a lot of linux users prefer the console mode over the gui mode. Why? Because it gives you
more control over what your doing. Please note that not everyone is like that, I know a linux user who prefers the gui mode, to each their own.

I can hardly wait for Kde 3.1, them screenshots just look amazing.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: bmacd
now what do i do? What else should i get? It's just another O.S., so....Anything you wished you knew before you went over to linux that you want to share? I did a lot of reading over in OS here and made the switch.

-=bmacd=-

let us know if you feel like you are more productive now that you made the switch.

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Kyguy
next step: learn a bunch of useless console commands :disgust:

You mean as opposed to the "helpful" wizards and paperclips that come up every 5 seconds, never have the option you need, and take 3 times as long?

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: bmacd
now what do i do? What else should i get? It's just another O.S., so....Anything you wished you knew before you went over to linux that you want to share? I did a lot of reading over in OS here and made the switch.

-=bmacd=-

let us know if you feel like you are more productive now that you made the switch.

i didn't switch for productivity reasons...i switched to see what all the hype is about. Granted, i've only been using it for a couple hours now, but it's nothing special.

-=bmacd=-

 

[pac1085]

Originally posted by: LordUnum

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: yakko
Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

haha

great movie.

True... but read it again. ^^^

You can play WMV's in Linux

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: LordUnum

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: yakko
Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

haha

great movie.

True... but read it again. ^^^

What? you DO know that you can play wmv format in linux, right?
Link (plus lots more)

 

[tcsenter]

now what do i do?

Marvel at how little difference there is except for a whole lot fewer programs, hardware support, etc.

 

[Tripleshot]

When the novelty wears off, low level format your hard drive and get back to something like Win XP Pro.

Linux is a toy. No one serious in the business world looks at Linux as desktop OS. NO ONE!

 

[Rallispec]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak

Originally posted by: LordUnum

Originally posted by: Rallispec

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: yakko
Well if you want to watch movies I can send you a copy of my Full Metal Jacket VHS rip(I did it for testing) in .wmv format. It fits on one CD and has pretty good picture and sound quality.

haha

great movie.

True... but read it again. ^^^

What? you DO know that you can play wmv format in linux, right?
Link (plus lots more)

i think it was just meant to be funny. not serious.

 

[bmacd]

if anybody can help me, please PM me for help with an install of XMMS or something else. I'm not sure of which files i should be installing or what version of linux i have.

-=bmacd=-