You should download the ISO file, a CD image, when you double click on
the ISO most OS's will burn a bootable CD from the ISO.
On 7/28/2017 11:28 PM, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Well seems I do have a computer that I got from Amazon that won't validate the windows that was sold with it. At a massive $75 it seems to be the perfect computer for such an experiment. I am not going to pay microsoft again.
Downloaded Ubuntu, and can not find an installer program. It seemed to require fluent computer geek, of which I am not now capable. Cant get even the read me files to open. Trying Mint now and hoping its not the same thing. Support may have to be the local computer shop Oh well
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Subject: [pure-silver] Re: OT Linux
From: Ken Hart <kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Fri, July 28, 2017 6:33 pm
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ca
Linux has many (MANY!) "distributions" or "distros". The heart of
Linux is the Kernal; it is essentially the same for all distros.
Surrounding the kernal is the window dressing that makes the
differences in the distros. Some distros are designed for business
use, others for scientific use. There is even a "Hannah Montana"
distro and a "Justin Bieber" distro for kids- both reportedly are
pretty bad!
Because I have older, less powerful hardware, I use the Lubuntu
distro, which is a lightweight, stripped down version of Ubuntu,
distributed by the British company Canonical. They come out with a
new version every April and October. The April, even numbered
years are termed "Long Term Support" or LTS (5 years). My oldest
machines are stuck at version 14.04 (April 2014), my newer
machines are on 16.04.
If you have an older machine sitting around that you can
"sacrifice", I recommend putting Linux on it, and using it to
learn. (Make sure there is nothing on that machine you want/need-
the installation will wipe the drive clean.) The procedure is that
you download a disto ISO file and burn it on a DVD- you can do
this with Windows! You load the DVD in your machine, boot it, and
follow the instructions- couple clicks and done. In many cases, it
will let you try a "live session"- it will run from the dvd
without installing. (You can't save anything, but you can kick the
tires. And it will be slow because it is using the dvd rather than
the hard-drive.) The machine must be online when you install.
Installation will take an hour or less.
The advantages of Linux: (1) It was designed from the bottom up to
be a multi-user system, so it is more secure from outside threats,
such as virus. Windows was originally designed as a single-user
system. (2) It is free- no license, no checking in with Microsoft.
Companies involved in Linux make their money from selling support
or value-added. (3) Many of the modern distros are easy to use,
and some are designed to use older, less powerful hardware.
Lubuntu looks and feels like WIndows 98 or XP Classic. (4) There
are over 10,000 known virus/malware/etc programs for Windows, over
1,000 for Apple/Mac, and 58 for Linux. Of those 58, all but four
were designed to use Linux to attack Windows. The most recent
Linux attack vector was patched in less than one week. (5) It is
estimated that about 85% of the internet is powered by Linux.
The disadvantages of Linux: (1) There is no formal "tech support",
only user groups. Unless you live in Portland, Oregon next door to
Linus Torvalds, the author of Linux. (2) While Linux programs are
free, there are not as many as there are for Windows. (3) Sooner
or later, you will have to use the command line: "sudo apt-get
install program". Hopefully, later! (4) Do not ever forget your
password! There is no way around a password!
Ken Hart kwhart1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On 07/28/2017 06:48 PM, Dave wrote:
If you have a spare PC try Ubuntu
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Pick the 16 LTS (Long-term-support)
It should provide point & click and not expect you to 'framberize
the mesh warp plate’
I’ve used it, but Macs works best for my company. We get good
corporate-like support environment without needing an IT department
The LTS is for those of us who are happy and don’t need to have a
brand new framberizer just because you can mesh the warp plate.
Dave
On July 28, 2017 at 5:56:48 PM, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) wrote:
Well I have thought about Linux many times, but I always seem to
run into the same problem. I don't speak computer. When I get
instructions to find the config sys and do such and such to it, I
am usually almost immediately lost. Those with degrees in
computers science would find such conversation quite basic, and I
bet if you got a bunch of software engineers drunk at a party it
could get entertaining.
To run linux, Id need something with an installer that can take
the technical burden off me. I really don't want to invest the
time and effort if its not absolutely necessary to carry on a
conversation at a party with said software engineer. One of the
main reasons is to use or at least try Dark Table, a Lightroom
replacement which will not run on windows.
If anyone has recommendations for a click and done option, Id
appreciate it and if admin thinks this is too far OT, you can
email me off list.
Thanks for the help Mark
If anyone has recommendations for a click and done option
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