+John Teacake MVC Posted May 26, 2008 MVC Share Posted May 26, 2008 I have recently found the passion for Linux in the form of Ubuntu. I have it installed on my EEEPC and On a server at work. I am going to plan on doing all sorts with this box but I wanted to know what YOU do . . . . Inspire me :p . So Far I have: Set Up Ubuntu 8.04 With Riceys Tweaks for the EEE http://eee.ricey.co.uk/ I have set up a Nagios http://www.nagios.org/ server at work. I am going to build an OpenMoko image (When I get my 250GB Hard disk :D The Build takes up 10GB of space!!!) http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/MokoMakefile Built a HoneyPot (I'm actually scared to run it for a long time because my main PC and other PCs are set up on the same router and I dont know what the security complications are :blush: http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.ph....BuildAHoneypot I have installed PuTTY and OpenSSL with Cygwin for XWindow Server so I can run the linux Apps from a Windows PC. I want to add DyDNS to my router so I can access my PC from all over the world :D I have lost the link I found ages ago for advanced setup of SSL, Security and such like so if anyone could recommend me a good one I would be greatly appreciated. I found an Amazing guide to set up a Mail Server http://flurdy.com/docs/postfix/edition5.html I want to install a Torrent client . . . Dont know which one I want to set up and install TOR . . . Need a good guide. Installed IPList Installed KernelCheck but seriously broke my EEEPC install when I ran out of space, When the Kernel was compiling There you have it. If anything this post will help me have a list of what I need to do when I have to format and re install . . . :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 play with it for a few hours, get bored and ditch it, usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted May 26, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 26, 2008 play with it for a few hours, get bored and ditch it, usually. That's exactly what I do, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 play with it for a few hours, get bored and ditch it, usually. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exotoxic Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 +1 +2 rotfl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted May 26, 2008 Author MVC Share Posted May 26, 2008 I wasn't expecting that! :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous_user Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 play with it for a few hours, get bored and ditch it, usually. +3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Veteran Posted May 26, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 26, 2008 play with it for a few hours, get bored and ditch it, usually. +4 Linux is just a toy to me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evoman91 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 +4Linux is just a toy to me :) +5 Just play with it some times :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted May 26, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 26, 2008 God, what a lot of useless replies. Anyhow, I have used Linux as the only OS on my PC for the past 5+ years. I do everything I need for daily computing on it. I played with Apache, but have no need to run a server. Now I am starting to play with Python for scripting/programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srsly Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 +6 Linux is good for servers, in fact better than Windows, at least for webservers. But yeah, what benefit would i have running it as desktop? More Secure? Yes but i have to give up gaming and a lot of other software. I rather use NOD32 and a free great firewall(Comodo), while i can use all my software. And XP here is just as stable as Ubuntu, with Compiz Ubuntu crashes occasionally too. But for webservers they really are more stable indeed :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted May 26, 2008 Author MVC Share Posted May 26, 2008 Well I find the whole idea fascinating, The fact that its all free and it can bring some older hardware back to life and its available to ANYONE. Im still going to have be running WindowsXP with MediaPortal for my TV/DVD watching needs. Vista as my main Desktop for E Mail and the daily chores, Web Browsing etc etc and then going to mess around with Linux :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 God, what a lot of useless replies. hey, he asked and is getting honest replies. if everybody that's ever downloaded a distro was an immediate and permament switcher, linux would have a noticably larger chunk of the desktop market. the truth is that for most people, it's just a plaything. *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted May 26, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 26, 2008 hey, he asked and is getting honest replies.if everybody that's ever downloaded a distro was an immediate and permament switcher, linux would have a noticably larger chunk of the desktop market. the truth is that for most people, it's just a plaything. *shrugs* The replies may be honest (and I never said they weren't). It is just that they aren't useful. It would be like posting a question on what tricks you like to teach your dog, and the replies were "I had a dog once, but I prefer cats". :unsure:Then several "+1" posts after that. :ermm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ring0 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 such is the way of the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted May 26, 2008 Author MVC Share Posted May 26, 2008 Easy now! There was once some guy who used Cron??? as an Alarm Clock and He could sign into a PC wherever he was in the world or something and it would provide him an alarm clock or something along those lines. Thought that was a good idea . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted May 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 27, 2008 moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 God, what a lot of useless replies.Anyhow, I have used Linux as the only OS on my PC for the past 5+ years. I do everything I need for daily computing on it. I played with Apache, but have no need to run a server. Now I am starting to play with Python for scripting/programming. sorry but i gotta add + 7 or 8 or w/e it is. im going to be installing fedora this week again. the thing is...i havnt had a chance to actually play with linux, ive never been able to install my drivers properly or cant find them. and when i ask no one helps me =\ i want to try out compiz and windows xp in vmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borbus Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I use it for everything. I sometimes have to use Windows... I get annoyed and fed up with it after a few minutes... It's just like a toy to me. A very bad toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Olive Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 play with it for a few hours, get bored and ditch it, usually. +8 I Got Bored With It And Things Felt Out Of Place To Me, Alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney T. Administrators Posted May 28, 2008 Administrators Share Posted May 28, 2008 I've used it for my primary desktop for years now... and very happy with it. Debian rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichi Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Anything I'd think a computer would be of any use, from coding and gaming to plain procrastinating :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JMC- Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I do everything in Linux. I only swap over to windows when I want to photoshop. I can't be bothered to go through the complications of running PS through Wine. I am a computer science student at university and find Linux extremely useful and a lot easier to work with. Its a good time to be running Linux in my opinion. Everything seems to be picking up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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