tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728206713477106822.post1486266919291670068..comments2023-12-22T13:23:14.312-05:00Comments on Anarchy != Chaos: Desktop Linux's Killer Feature: Flexibility.Curt-http://www.blogger.com/profile/15378506296755879713noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728206713477106822.post-33297639914471776992011-02-15T09:29:13.802-05:002011-02-15T09:29:13.802-05:00I got by for a long time on old hardware by using ...I got by for a long time on old hardware by using Window Maker or Fluxbox. Eventually I got a computer capable of running Xfce. After that I got one that can run Gnome/KDE just fine. And that's what I love about Linux - being able to run the latest programs but having a DE or WM that's low enough spec to get out of the way. Unlike what happened with Win Vista. (Ameliorated to some degree with Win 7)Eric Mesahttp://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728206713477106822.post-4158044859609816322011-02-11T20:52:51.106-05:002011-02-11T20:52:51.106-05:00For people who do not enjoy that flexibility, ther...For people who do not enjoy that flexibility, there's the defaults.<br /><br />What has always surprised me is that companies will pay over and over and over for copies of Microsoft Windows and Office and the management required to deal with licenses and upgrades, when they could grab one disk of PCLinuxOS or Ubuntu or even build their own install disk with the specific packages they want and desktop they want, and never pay a SINGLE PENNY to Microsoft again.<br /><br />Real standardization of the corporate desktop in one step. Yet such is very rare. VERY rare. I have seen that Lowe's Home Improvement uses Linux, have you seen anyone else?Curt-https://www.blogger.com/profile/15378506296755879713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728206713477106822.post-24044617245318544232011-02-11T14:06:10.582-05:002011-02-11T14:06:10.582-05:00The flexibility of Linux is one of its biggest str...The flexibility of Linux is one of its biggest strengths as far as I'm concerned, and I am a fan of Debian as well as Slackware, Linux Mint Debian, Arch Linux, and Crunchbang. I have come to realize, though, that this flexibility is a "geek" appeal. It feels like anyone who can get past their trepidation over trying something new would appreciate this quality. In practice, however, a number of people don't like the flexibility. They seem to want their computers to tell them what to do. I don't really understand it, but it seems to be the case.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702393867490370682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728206713477106822.post-67867081497411585242011-02-10T10:07:27.203-05:002011-02-10T10:07:27.203-05:00Richard,
The only hesitation I have is that there...Richard,<br /><br />The only hesitation I have is that there might be library conflicts pointing to different distribution's respositories in one install. I'm not going to say it won't work, but if one is based on builds from Debian Stable, and another from Unstable, it could happen.<br /><br />Always, ALWAYS manually verify what packages are going to be installed, and what will be removed, when using a package manager. Never do unattended upgrades.Curt-https://www.blogger.com/profile/15378506296755879713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728206713477106822.post-47809937929567698342011-02-10T05:09:34.568-05:002011-02-10T05:09:34.568-05:00Debian based and compatible distros enjoy a huge a...Debian based and compatible distros enjoy a huge amount of flexibility! I'm thinking of trying Linux Mint Debian Edition with the newest Mepis kernel on my test box. I tried it in virtualbox and it seemed to work fine! I might even add the Mepis community repos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com