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Where is your Linux home?
sankarv:
hmm.... i started off with windows 98.. then to win xp but it was too large for my 64mb ram... so back to win 98 and then first linux insight was dragon linux (from windows), then to mandriva... but again mandriva (it was called as mandrake at that time) too slow for my ram.... i also don hjav broadband at that time... so wanted tiny distro.. then came DSl into my life... from the version (0.7 or so) im using that... however..... as time passed, i bought new hardware and then hands on with fedora, ubuntu, debian, slackware, suse then all their derivatives (like vector, mepis, antix, arouns 100 i suppose) then to puppy, slitaz (as dsl was not recog my hardware properly with 2.4.x series kernel, only 2.6 series was reckon, thanks to tiny core it suits me now..), then with time..... now antix and win xp are there...... (also after i bought my new hardware i had xp there permanetly only bacause to high end games and browsing asp pages)
however i dunno when i will change my linux os as i do suddenly at times (over 1000 times i suppose, pity my harddisk )
got infact lot of knowledge from those (?nonsense) work....
and now i will try with tinycore adding extensions to form a permanent harddisk version once the styable is out.. presently thanks to virtual box nicely supporting tinycore (infact its easy to use for me :) )
hope thats a long story (boring too)
Onyarian:
On my desktop -> Suse
On my laptop -> DSL
On my new AAOne -> modificated Linpus and DSL
And...
at work - w$ XP
Possible TC on my AAOne??? I want to try it first with an external HD instalation.
ahmrahtcheer:
Many of the TC community who know me will state that I am a dedicated distro slut, that i can't stick with just one distro for any length of time, but the truth is that I've been using slackware for a couple of years now, and in many respects it's become my "goto" distro when i need to get something installed asap.
That said, I'm in the midst of setting up a new desktop box and am "stuck" using my ThinkPad for the time being. The desktop will get NetBSD and Source Mage Linux, while I intend to install NetBSD and CRUX linux on the laptop.
ke4nt:
After many years of DOS, C=64, and various flavours of windows from WIN286/386 forward, I picked up a 'six pack' of linux CDs from some software shop back in the early 90's, mostly due to the linux popularity in the ham radio world of packet radio and satellite communications. ( jnos/tnos, etc. )
Many of you here know how much I favor roberts work, and promote it heavily everywhere thruout the linux community, whether I am at a convention, trade show, LUG, or amongst friends, linux-users or not. Some time ago, DSL began to expand with 'extensions', and I was hooked, and spent many a day creating new ones for d/l, with roberts guidance and counsel. Thru that time, and from that time on, my skillset truly gained ground, and led me to re-explore a variety of distros, namely CentOS, Ubuntu, and (Sidux (thanks to clivesay)).
Linux Home?? I strongly support and encourage the use of Ubuntu for new users, and the 'server editions' really are a fine piece of work. Many of my boxen have run versions of the server editions for many years now, trouble-free. Of course, TC on the pendrives and older laptops, and various flavors of Windows for my audio/video/graphics work and mastering chores. All my servers currently run Ubuntu, but EDNA + TC are calling my name for building a fast light mini-mp3server on mini-itx.
Things have come full circle. I now make a good living using and supporting linux and linux users/admins thru various webhosts and colo/hosting companies, and I'm back once again, in good company, and digging deep into another mini-distro. I owe it all to years of good friendship, and much luv and support thru tough times, and during the best of times. You know who you all are. So many, many friends and linux enthusiasts. Who would have ever dreamed it!! You have my warmest thanks.
Happy Holidays!
73 de ke4nt
kagashe:
Mostly Ubuntu on LXDE. Debian or Arch on LXDE, Puppy Linux frugal install.
I also test new versions of Mandriva, Fedora and SLAX.
Tinycore now-a-days to learn new things.
kagashe
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