A Dummies Guide to Linux on a Raspberry Pi. - 2.0 Distros

RE: A Dummies Guide to Linux on a Raspberry Pi. - 2.0 Distros

spannerspencer — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:55:11 GMT

I use Linux Mint on my home desktop, too. I started with raw Ubuntu, but found Mint to be very user friendly; just seems to do what I need without any particular effort on my part. And it made my computer absolutely fly compared to the Windows 7 it replaced!

RE: A Dummies Guide to Linux on a Raspberry Pi. - 2.0 Distros

DAB — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:03:20 GMT

When I ran a group, I once sent a team to Australia to install a software patch. We were promised that they had the same version that we had used for development.

When my team arrived, they found out that the Australians were using a GNU version of Unix.

My team tried to make it work, but in the end they departed and suggested that they purchase the right version of Unix.

My customer was furious that the Australians had not fulfilled their promise, so now there sight was not up to date and they had to eat the cost of the travel.

So I know you all mean well, but there are always two sides to every story.

Regardless of which OS you use, you live with the limitations they present.

I have heard many stories of regrets from developers of programs for Unix.

I will not defend windows either, but one thing that windows did was to bring order out of the PC chaos in the 1970's and 1980's.

It was not perfect, hell at times it wasn't even pretty, but a lot of people around to world get their day to day work done with minimum issues.

As a user, I just want a system that I can turn on, use for my needs with a minimum of interruptions.

Windows delivers that for me.

DAB

RE: A Dummies Guide to Linux on a Raspberry Pi. - 2.0 Distros

ntewinkel — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 21:29:36 GMT

Ok so what else do you need?

A big fancy looking and comforting button that says "migrate" that does all of that migration magic for me [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-d46cb5fd-7806-4ce4-a606-9bc772c0c108/contentimage_5F00_3.png:16:16]

I think Ubuntu is at that stage now, where I don't have to remember all of the typed commands and I can click buttons or choose menu items to do app installs and upgrades, for example.

I do wish there wasn't so much fragmentation in the Linux world. I found it rather confusing to immediately be faced with the question of which OS to install on my Raspberry Pi. I had to then research a bit and settled on Raspbian simply because that seemed to be the "standard" one, if there is such a thing.

ps, Your posts are really educational and enlightening for me, thank you! [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-d46cb5fd-7806-4ce4-a606-9bc772c0c108/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

RE: A Dummies Guide to Linux on a Raspberry Pi. - 2.0 Distros

clem57 — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:59:58 GMT

I like this as is and gives a nice place to read what each distro aims to do.