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What do people use thier Linux boxes for?

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Staz

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I want to load Linux on a spare system, but not sure what to do with the system once I have loaded it. Thus I am asking you guys, what do you do with your Linux boxes? Thanks.
 
Mine is currently a webserver and mysql server for my IDS systems.

If we are going with any Unix-like system:
Mac OS X: desktop functions (browsing, mp3s, ssh, mail, etc)
OpenBSD: programming, IDS sensor, IRC, general playing around
 
Pretty much everything. My server is NetBSD but linux could do all of the stuff it does just as well. My desktop is linux though, so surfing, irc, music, coding, researching, etc etc.
 
- General Internet Usage (Web Surfing & Email)
- Chatting (IRC & IM)
- Office Productivity (OpenOffice)
- Software Development (Various apps)
- Web Development (PHP/ASP)
- Graphics Design
- 3D Modelling and Animation
- Burning CDs
- Gaming (Quake III/Unreal Tournament, NWN, ZSNES Emulator, etc.)
- Multimedia Use (Watching DVDs, MP3s, TV, etc.)
- Multimedia Recording (Sound recording, TV recording, etc.)

Basically, if it doesn't involve running some proprietary hardware with no linux drivers or using directX, I do it in linux.
 
I use my Linux boxes for everything but windows games. Nte that I said *windows* games. Linux has some pretty good games too and its been a while since I've booted into windows.
 
I'm using mine mainly as a vehicle for learning more about the OS. However, from the looks of things, I think it can take over most if not all of what I do with my PC.
 
Almost everything as well....

P200pro runs debian + netfilter with 4 nics (WAN, LAN, DMZ1 and DMZ2)
P133 runs debian and is the file server for the LAN
P3-600 is my web\sql server .... running redhat 7.3
Celery 400 runs debian+postfix+spamassassin and is the mail server
Couple of p233's laying around running gentoo and suse ... spare desktop pcs just to putz around with
2400XP is dual booting redhat 9 with winxp ... winxp mostly for gaming
 
How are the general productivity apps compaired to Microsoft's versions? I am refering to Linux equivelent of Office XP, Outlook, and IE. I use my main system for gaming and some office type work, wouldn't mind switching that office stuff to a Linux box, just don't know what the Linux versions are like. Any info would be great.
 
Originally posted by: Staz
How are the general productivity apps compaired to Microsoft's versions? I am refering to Linux equivelent of Office XP, Outlook, and IE. I use my main system for gaming and some office type work, wouldn't mind switching that office stuff to a Linux box, just don't know what the Linux versions are like. Any info would be great.
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Download openoffice and try it out. Download Mozilla and try it out.
 
Openoffice and mozilla are availible for windows. Evolution is too, it's just called Outlook.

I use my laptop, running linux for everything except circuit simulation.

My server is a p166, right now the only thing it's really being used for is a mailman mailing list. It also has a webserver and ftp.
 
Openoffice and mozilla are availible for windows. Evolution is too, it's just called Outlook.
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Ya the only difference is that you don't get Outlook's special features in Evolution, like those virus and worm plugins that are so popular. 😛

You can use Linux for anything you want to do with it. A big plus for me is that you don't have any limitations like you have with w2k. I can have the same power and amount of sevices that anybody else does. I don't have to go out and buy the Linux Advanced Server version if I want to be able to handle more then a handfull of services and clients. (although I can, from Redhat 🙂 )
 
You can use Linux for anything you want to do with it. A big plus for me is that you don't have any limitations like you have with w2k. I can have the same power and amount of sevices that anybody else does. I don't have to go out and buy the Linux Advanced Server version if I want to be able to handle more then a handfull of services and clients. (although I can, from Redhat )
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Im sorry to hear that you are not able to spend your money because you want additional features w/your OS. 🙂

At present I use linux for everything except palying games (esp. Age of Empires-Conq. Exp.) .. and shortly, because I have to use M$ Access for office work...(sigh!)
 
Everything. The only game I am playing currently is NWN, other than the usual BSD and other traditional games.
 
(Don't really like Linux too much, but close enough - it's a FreeBSD box):
- Webserver (Apache)
- Source Control (CVS)
- MP3/File server (Samba)
- C++ development (nice to have access using SSH + gcc's decent)
- Mail server (sendmail's a headache though)
- Infrared remote 'server' (using irman from www.evation.com)
 
Everything except games and laptop, but that'll change once intel starts supporting their centrino parts under linux.
 
Scare away girls 50x faster than a Windows machine and 500x faster than a Mac. 😉

IMO, Linux makes a badass server and a lousy desktop. The only Linux-based computer in my house is my firewall, and it does a damn good job of that.

- M4H
 
I use my Gentoo box for:

file server for all of my computers
chat (aim, irc)
downloading big files
pvr to record shows
web surfing
listening to music/radio
and learning more things about linux 🙂
 
IMO, Linux makes a badass server and a lousy desktop.
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You havn't tried very hard then, It's been my primary desktop for years now and I cringe whenver I have to use Windows for anything. The only thing I'm missing are all the really crappy games being released and those I can live without.
 
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Scare away girls 50x faster than a Windows machine and 500x faster than a Mac. 😉
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Only if they can tell the difference between kde and explorer 🙂

IMO, Linux makes a badass server and a lousy desktop. The only Linux-based computer in my house is my firewall, and it does a damn good job of that.

- M4H
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Three words: SUSE, Mandrake, Red Hat. Try one of these and then come back and tell us how absolutely horrible the Linux desktop is. Actually, the only thing that Linux isn't good at right now is games and in-house windows apps. Since we're talking about a home desktop, the only one of those that actually matters is the gaming. But even that has been improving lately.
 
Hehe. The linux gaming situation will always be improving. Every year more and more people are beginning to use linux. So there will be more and more games out there. Not all games. Somethings will always be windows specific due to the reliance on Windows only stuff like directX, but If people design applications so that they are portable from one OS to another from the get-go it will be relatively inexpensive to port things.

Loki was a unfortunate thing that had to happen. The idea of the company was fundamentally good, but it was mistimed and mismanaged and just turned out to be one of those dot-coms. Doomed for failure from the get-go like most of the companies created in that era.

What I think is going to happen eventually is that most gamers will end up having a Linux box. Simply because they can host games easier on it. Many games already have Linux servers, even if the clients are windows only. And linux is much more stable, cheaper and scalable when it comes to being a server then w2k is. check this strangeness out. (it's a PDF)

Then after people get familar with linux servers and people will simply begin using Linux for it's 1337-ness. (the gentoo phenominon) They will realise that you can get a 5-10% performance edge out of using Linux over Windows for games in a pratical world thru tweaking and customizing/minimizing installations. Which is probably worth another 50-60 bucks in savings in the real world using top-notch hardware.


 
Scare away girls 50x faster than a Windows machine and 500x faster than a Mac. 😉
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What are you talking about? I always try out my 'main' line when it comes to picking up chicks.

"Hey, baby. You don't know me, but I swear I've seen you before. Weren't you at last month's Linux user group meeting? Wanna have me buy you a beer or something?"
 
I have a debian box doing router/firewall duties.
A debian box doing mail/ftp/http/ssh stuff.
I'm only now getting into as a desktop system.
 
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