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Goodbye Windows, Hello Linux [advice needed for a Linux workstation at home]
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apis:

--- Quote from: nctnico on January 17, 2019, 08:47:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: apis on January 17, 2019, 07:45:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: soldar on January 17, 2019, 06:24:23 pm ---Most things in Windows can be done with a GUI but in Linux you better get used to arcane, obscure command line commands. It can be frustrating and time consuming.
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You need to get used to the command line interface (CLI) if you want to administer a Linux machine.

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Not true. In a modern Linux distribution you can control as much with the GUI as with Windows. You just need to look up how. And yes, many forums will show a command line option for a quick fix but there usually is a better way through the GUI.

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You are right, these days I believe you can configure about as much from a Linux GUI as you can do in Windows.

But there are more advanced things you can do on Linux, but for that you often need to use the command line, so if you don't learn how to use it you are missing out. And some programs are CLI only, like gcc, although I suppose there might be IDEs that hide that for you.
rsjsouza:

--- Quote from: apis on January 17, 2019, 09:20:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on January 17, 2019, 08:47:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: apis on January 17, 2019, 07:45:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: soldar on January 17, 2019, 06:24:23 pm ---Most things in Windows can be done with a GUI but in Linux you better get used to arcane, obscure command line commands. It can be frustrating and time consuming.
--- End quote ---
You need to get used to the command line interface (CLI) if you want to administer a Linux machine.

--- End quote ---
Not true. In a modern Linux distribution you can control as much with the GUI as with Windows. You just need to look up how. And yes, many forums will show a command line option for a quick fix but there usually is a better way through the GUI.

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You are right, these days I believe you can configure about as much from a Linux GUI as you can do in Windows.

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Depends on the distro. Ubuntu's GUI configuration is pretty scant.


--- Quote from: blueskull on January 17, 2019, 09:25:36 pm ---if (it_runs("Altium Designer 19"))
    {nuke_windows();}
else {;}

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Does Altium 19 work well on a VM under Linux?
jpb:
My daughter has just switched to Linux Mint from Windows 10.
What made her switch (having not liked Windows 10 from the beginning but using it for games etc) was the last Windows 10 "update" not only wiped her hard drive with Windows on it, but also completely wiped an entirely separate 2TB hard drive! (This was the Pro version of Windows 10 on a Dell Workstation - supposedly professional software.)
She has managed to get most her games working which quite surprised me.

I use both Windows and Linux, mainly Centos at work and Windows 7 at home but I'll probably go all Linux when the support for Windows 7 ends next year, I'm not going anywhere near Windows 10 if I can help it!
rsjsouza:

--- Quote from: blueskull on January 17, 2019, 10:00:11 pm ---Either no Windows, or Windows as main OS.

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Ok, I think I now understand your snippet of code: don't get Altium 19 as it only works on Windows 10.
retiredcaps:

--- Quote from: RoGeorge on January 17, 2019, 03:24:47 pm ---The Questions
There are two main candidates:
- Fedora 29 Workstation:  rpm packages, based on Red Hat repositories
- Ubuntu 18.10 Desktop (don't want 18.04 LTS):  deb packages, based on Debian repositories

1.  Which one would you choose as a home desktop?
2.  Is there a big difference in the software availability between the two?
3.  I don't like to reinstall too often, yet I want the latest gimmicks, too.  Which one to pick for the long run, Fedora 29 or Ubuntu 18.10?

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1. I chose Lubuntu (LXDE) because it is lightweight and I love the text fonts for reading.  Unlike you, I have free or $10 PCs, hand me down, dual core systems and Lubuntu runs really well on them.

2. Not really.  All the major apps are available in each ecosystem.

3. Neither Fedora or non LTS Ubuntu will be suitable if you don't like to "reinstall too often".  Both are meant for leading edge people and usually only supported for 9 to 13 months depending which you choose.  If reinstallling annually to the next version is acceptable,  then either will do fine.

For me, Lubuntu LTS is reinstalled every 2 years on my main desktop.

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