[NetBehaviour] linux laptops

[James Morris]

It's only really the command line tools (which is still a lot!).

I got quite excited about it at work where I'm using a few BASH scripts 
with Cygwin on a regular basis. Unfortunately the Windows 10 Anniversary 
update which contains the Linux tools consistently fails to install - 
and takes 3/4 hour to not install :-(





On 22/05/17 23:40, Alan Sondheim wrote:
> 
> Fwiw, one thing worth noting - for those who are using limited memory 
> (like my netbook), Midori's an excellent browser -
> Also wanted to mention that you can open up Ubuntu in Win10 - I have it 
> working there as well. It comes with the OS,
> 
> - Alan
> 
> On Mon, 22 May 2017, helen varley jamieson wrote:
> 
>>
>> thanks alan :)
>>
>> i have noticed how much less space the OS needs, & how quickly everything
>> runs!
>>
>> h : )
>>
>>
>> On 22.05.2017 18:59, Alan Sondheim wrote:
>>
>>       I use linux on my older laptops; it's easy to install; in fact
>>       I'm on a Dell netbook now with only 2 gig of ram and it runs
>>       fine. One good thing about the OS is that you can install a
>>       different one in maybe 15 minutes, so you can tailor the linux
>>       distro to your needs. Fwiw, I use linux mint for the most part,
>>       lots of terminal stuff.
>>
>>       Good luck with this!
>>
>>       - Alan
>>
>>       On Mon, 22 May 2017, helen varley jamieson wrote:
>>
>>
>>             hi everyone,
>>
>>             more than a year ago i wrote to this list asking for
>>             advice about buying a
>>             linux laptop. it took me a while, but i'm now
>>             happily working with ubuntu
>>             mate on a no-brand machine :)
>>
>>             i spent quite a lot of time looking at second-hand &
>>             B-ware (ex-display)
>>             machines, & also at new models (lenovo, dell, hp,
>>             acer, asus, etc etc ... )
>>             & got quite overwhelmed by the choice & variables.
>>             nothing was exactly what
>>             i wanted, & i couldn't decide on what to compromise.
>>             i had a couple of
>>             things that were definite - not bigger than 14",
>>             must have ethernet port,
>>             prefereably separate audio in & out; so that
>>             narrowed things down quite a
>>             bit, but still i wasn't finding anything that felt
>>             right.
>>
>>             then i found a uk company that sells no-brand
>>             laptops with linux
>>             pre-installed (https://www.entroware.com). i could
>>             choose the hard drive,
>>             RAM, keyboard layout, etc & it arrived 5 days after
>>             i ordered it. i took it
>>             out of the box, turned it on, & started using it.
>>             the trickiest thing i've
>>             had to do so far was use the command line to get it
>>             to talk nicely to my
>>             printer - & i managed that without incident.
>>
>>             i'm still adjusting to the non-mac keyboard
>>             shortcuts - it's easier to take
>>             a screenshot but more difficult to do an umlaut (?),
>>             & there are a couple of
>>             things i still need to work out. & one loss is that
>>             there are no linux
>>             drivers for my wireless webcam, so i'm back to a
>>             tethered webcam for now.
>>             but it is soooo much faster than my old mac, & i've
>>             found most of the
>>             software that i need.
>>
>>             so if anyone else out there is also considering
>>             making the switch to linux,
>>             i say - just do it! :)
>>
>>             h : )
>>             --
>>             helen varley jamieson
>>             helen at creative-catalyst.com
>>             http://www.creative-catalyst.com
>>             http://www.upstage.org.nz
>>
>>             We have a situation, Coventry!
>>             24 November 2016
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> -- 
>> helen varley jamieson
>> helen at creative-catalyst.com
>> http://www.creative-catalyst.com
>> http://www.upstage.org.nz
>>
>> We have a situation, Coventry!
>> 24 November 2016
>>
>>
>>
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