lobster

Dear #Linux before breakfast friends, :ablobcouple:

Why use, not use or amuse #Penguin #empowered hardware? :ablobsunglasses:

Here is my #stirring #story from Windows to Linux user, be interested in 'earing yours? :abloblurk:

I am #familiar with many #versions of Linux. The first one I tried was #Slackware which I installed from an already out dated #CD. It took me 5 weeks to sort of get a browser (#Netscape I seem to remember) on half the screen. I was #curious and my computer friends looked at this rather pathetic display with pity and #incomprehension. What madness was this? :byebrows:

I continued, getting Linux Magazine and realising I could barely understand 5% of what was being discussed.

I was a beginner again. So began #distro #hopping with very condescending 'help' from the penguinated.

However ...

One pre alpha distro was able to provide me with advice on my numerous #questions. Eventually I settled on using this distro, once I got it working at speed. Puppy Linux. :ablobdancer:

#Puppy was small, VERY fast and continually different. As far as I was concerned if a distro was slow, why not use Windows or Apple? :ablobslurp:

I still distro hopped but worked very hard for much of the required donkey work for Puppy. I was #fascinated by programming languages but not much of a programmer. So it was mainly #Wiki, #forums and helping #noobs, which is were Puppy became much friendlier and usable. 🤣

After many #experiences, too many to go into I am now using a rolling release, #Manjaro, #Raspbian for my #Raspberry Pi's and one olde computer with Puppy. Barry Kauler who created Puppy is now working on #EasyOS. However I am retired from new experimental distros. Now I prefer my Windows free #choice as I move towards #FOSS. Free and Open Source Software.

Quite a ride ... How is yours going? :_stars:

Josh :t_blink:

#EasyOS was a fun jaunt, but it is not (for me) a good overall daily driver. That means, I will replace the OS once again on the 2014 #MacMini.

I think this time, I am going to return to my first #Linux love ❤️

More to follow later 😘

Josh :t_blink:

Hey y’all, I decided to pass up on #Pop_OS. It had some weird glitches and it ran pretty hot on the 2014 #MacMini.

So, I am trying #EasyOS again. There is something about it’s quirkiness that has me captivated at the moment.

Josh :t_blink:

Been playing around with different OS on the 2014 Mac Mini. So far I have tried:
1) #EasyOS- felt very unintuitive
2) #chimeraos- no mac drivers
3) #RhinoLinux- just overall under impressed
4) #DraugerOS- would not boot

So now I am on to one of my buddy’s ( @Wyatt) favorite OSs, @pop_os_official

Im hoping this one works out 🤞🤞

Josh :t_blink:

New mac mini 2014 logic board arrived today along with the official nvme attachment. All is assembled. It turned on and made the infamous #Mac startup chime.

Now I just need to figure out what #Linux based OS to throw on it. Kind of leaning towards #EasyOS for shnits and giggles

Толстоевский 🐡

#EasyOS
Осваиваюсь помаленьку. В общем, несмотря на то, что дистр мелок, шустр и работает из оперативки, почти всё, что я хочу, тут есть. Почтарь на месте, GPG на месте (дефолтный Seamonkey его не умеет, но в наличии имеется Claws Mail), браузер на месте, amfora завелась, MuseScore завёлся из Appimage. Единственная печаль - profanity нетути (при большом желании, конечно можно развернуть контейнер с дебиано-Puppy - дистр-то вокруг контейнеров построен, но это уже шиза, из-за мимимального клиента контейнер с осью запускать). Придётся, видимо, давиться пиджином.

Ось осень интересная и настоятельно рекомендуется к "пощупать", благо, времени это занимает чуть меньше, чем нихрена: скачал, копирнул файлы (3 штуки) из образа куда-нибудь, прописал это "где-нибудь" в конфиг загрузчика (Grub в моём случае) и всё - нас ребут, а мы крепчаем. Всё графическое, но быстрое, всё подскажут, всё объяснят, русификация в наличии. Мне нравится, карощ. Посмотрим, как на длинной дистанции себя поведёт.

Толстоевский 🐡

Святый Ктулху! Оно работает! Оно реактивное!!11 ОНО СТАВИТСЯ В КАТАЛОГ ТРЕМЯ ФАЙЛАМИ!!!11адин

#EasyOS

Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
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