Linux and Linux Distros

[Tux the albion Penguin]

Can we change the title of this thread to "thread full of people I don't want to get stuck talking to at the pub or a party"

LOL. You love It really.

 

[Billy the Fish]

LOL. You love It really.

Haha, I might have a couple of cheeky Linux boot disks tucked away somewhere

 

[Tux the albion Penguin]

Haha, I might have a couple of cheeky Linux boot disks tucked away somewhere

Ha. Knew It. Will you pi pi pick up the penguin lol

 

[happypig]

Whats the battery life in It now?

I reckon I still get bout 90 minutes out of it but then I don't use it much

 

[CC2]

I know this Is probably a long shot but I'm currently looking for mounting software like Daemontools for linux. I have searched but come up short. Everything I have found Is manual compile, In which I have but failed countless times.

Do you mean you wish to mount an ISO image as you would with Daemon Tools?

In my experience this is something built into most Linux distributions with the 'mount -o loopback' at the command line.

(Amazed at the number of fellow geeks on here!!! For the record, I have Mint installed on a prehistoric Dell laptop, RHEL 5.5 on an old HP PC, I have been dabbling with Ubuntu at work as most of the Cloud stuff seems to be built on it, Eucalyptus, Openstack, etc...).

 

[adrian29uk]

Do you mean you wish to mount an ISO image as you would with Daemon Tools?

In my experience this is something built into most Linux distributions with the 'mount -o loopback' at the command line.

(Amazed at the number of fellow geeks on here!!! For the record, I have Mint installed on a prehistoric Dell laptop, RHEL 5.5 on an old HP PC, I have been dabbling with Ubuntu at work as most of the Cloud stuff seems to be built on it, Eucalyptus, Openstack, etc...).

The thing I like about Linux is you have a choice. You can either take the easy route or dig a bit deeper through shell and find out how the whole OS works.

 

[Nottseagull]

Its good that your school allows you to use it. I wish my wifes school would be a bit more Linux friendly. They have locked down the Windows PC's so much at her school that they are at the point where they are unusable. And that's the part I don't get. They spend thousands of pounds on Windows 7, and then spend thousands of pounds on Office 10. They spend thousands of pounds on the network and Windows server only to lock it all down. Whats the point?

Also If the government took a proper look in to open source they could save an absolute fortune on lincensing.

I understand the kids need Word, Excel but I am sure Open Office / Libre Office could be written in to the sylabus without any change. But for everything else Linux is perfect.

Unfortunately there is still a lot of negativity around Linux and especially amongst admins. What a lot fail to realise is that Linux is everywhere these days. Its run a vast majority of servers, its running a vast majority of smart phones, and it's used to run the worlds fastest super computers so it can't be that bad.

Call me a cynic, but might the reason be that the consultants get commission on the Windows licences it recommends whereas they wouldn't for Open Source software?

 

[Tux the albion Penguin]

I reckon I still get bout 90 minutes out of it but then I don't use it much

Thats still way better than the meagre 60 I get from mine lol

 

[Tux the albion Penguin]

Do you mean you wish to mount an ISO image as you would with Daemon Tools?

In my experience this is something built into most Linux distributions with the 'mount -o loopback' at the command line.

(Amazed at the number of fellow geeks on here!!! For the record, I have Mint installed on a prehistoric Dell laptop, RHEL 5.5 on an old HP PC, I have been dabbling with Ubuntu at work as most of the Cloud stuff seems to be built on it, Eucalyptus, Openstack, etc...).

I really didn't know about that but yea something like mounting an Image.

 

[Tux the albion Penguin]

The thing I like about Linux is you have a choice. You can either take the easy route or dig a bit deeper through shell and find out how the whole OS works.

Thats what I like about It to. You can really delve Into It.

 

[Grassman]

I reckon if I hang around long enough on this thread then someone's gonna reveal some secret info. I know a 'let's bore them off the scent' thread when I see it. Come on fellas, what is it? The meaning of life? Is there a party and I've not been told? What about secret photos of Andrea Corr buck naked? Come on I've sussed you. PM me, I won't tell a soul.

 

[Tux the albion Penguin]

I reckon if I hang around long enough on this thread then someone's gonna reveal some secret info. I know a 'let's bore them off the scent' thread when I see it. Come on fellas, what is it? The meaning of life? Is there a party and I've not been told? What about secret photos of Andrea Corr buck naked? Come on I've sussed you. PM me, I won't tell a soul.

Naw not really a secret LOL. Well everyone knows the meaning of life Is 42. As for Andrea Corr. Wham bam thank you Maam. You get my drift lol