Heather's Heavenly Vapes - THE BIG THREAD (Part 6)

[woita]

took me a while to find it.

a "server" we built - back in 200x:

iirc it was the main file-server/internet-gateway in that office

 

[retic1959]

neither really. the switch back then, in 98/99 iirc, happened because we were dissatisfied with both suse's and redhat's package management systems - pure rpm without yum back then, suse had yast, but it was all pretty "closed" as to what package-repositories got access to yast.
Suse and RH both were companies who had commercial interests as opposed to Debian which is (was?) a non-commercial "volunteer organization". The former have always tried to "sell" what was actually just a compilation of free software; in the beginning Suse argued they would basically just charge for the printed manual and (afair) 1-year of free support.
Debian didn't try to sell anything.
Add to that that apt, Debian's package-(repository)-manager and -system was far superior to Suse/RH's we decided to give Debian a go.
With the possibility to easily add 3rd party repos and with the "stable" branch always being stable as a rock - old, but well tested software - and with "unstable" being bleeding edge and actually stable enough for desktop use, it was the perfect fit for us.
Us being my best bud and me back when had the "honour" to set up a start-up company who out of a combination of stupidity and luck got a 2MBit/s connection for free in the middle of nowhere (at times where a local college had a 9,6KBit/s). We needed servers (motherboards in beer cases) and DNS, SMTP, POP3 and HTTP fast - whatever that was

So much for history. Sticked with apt-based distros where I got to choose. Like Ubuntu/Mint for ease-of use. Still have administered many rpm based servers over the years, including RH, CentOS and the likes.

So why I do prefer them now - I don't know. I'm a man of habits



Not really. I'm a tail/grep guy. But I have used munin for monitoring and monit for alerting for many customers' machines if you're looking for something like that.
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I agree that Mint/Ubuntu is the way to go for most people transitioning away from Winbloze . After a coupla years of running Mint and Manjaro side by side I've gotten to prefer pacman over apt but it's a matter of personal preference .

 

[retic1959]

Retic, yes I was under the impression from a long time ago that Red Hat was the first. I thought the others were a spin off of Red Hat. I got that RH dvd/cd or whatever it was from a Best buy store free. They were giving them out, and AOL cds too. That probably tells you how long ago that was. I knew nothing about Linux then really.... There were no instructions that I can remember besides what was on the label. Maybe you will have an idea of how long ago that was. So that first bad experience because it was over my head, probably still is at the back of my mind. Plus it isn't just a gaming experience for me, and the internet. I don't game anymore. So I do have a ton of personal pictures and stuff, that I would have to transfer. Back then I bought books on computers and software. Then I realized that it would be obsolete right off the bat, so I quit buying the books. I even had a book on Netscape if I remember right.

RH is geared for servers and mainframes , they're not desktop centric . Mint and Ubuntu are made for desktop use and for easing away from Winbloze . They're intuitive , not much different from using Winbloze or a Mac , point and click .

 

[Bunnykiller]

took me a while to find it.

a "server" we built - back in 200x:
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iirc it was the main file-server/internet-gateway in that office

not much on RF shielding there

 

[retic1959]

Retic, yes I was under the impression from a long time ago that Red Hat was the first. I thought the others were a spin off of Red Hat. I got that RH dvd/cd or whatever it was from a Best buy store free. They were giving them out, and AOL cds too. That probably tells you how long ago that was. I knew nothing about Linux then really.... There were no instructions that I can remember besides what was on the label. Maybe you will have an idea of how long ago that was. So that first bad experience because it was over my head, probably still is at the back of my mind. Plus it isn't just a gaming experience for me, and the internet. I don't game anymore. So I do have a ton of personal pictures and stuff, that I would have to transfer. Back then I bought books on computers and software. Then I realized that it would be obsolete right off the bat, so I quit buying the books. I even had a book on Netscape if I remember right.

I would suggest downloading Rufus for Windows , that will enable you to burn an iso file to a usb stick very easily and downloading a Linux Mint iso and run it off the usb stick without installing it . It will let you get comfortable using it before switching over . I would recommend Linux Mint 19 Mate , the main menu in it gives a plain english description of what each app is and what it does .

 

[LAwaters]

took me a while to find it.

a "server" we built - back in 200x:
View attachment 776965

iirc it was the main file-server/internet-gateway in that office

That is freakin AWESOME! Very inventive.

 

[LAwaters]

@retic1959 - Prepare for tomorrow! The new SSD arrives and if all goes well, I'll work on getting into my finicky computer.

Any problems and I'm gonna hafta throw blame your way. I wouldn't have caught computer gear shinyitis if you hadn't posted that link. Just sayin....

 

[DavidOH]

Evening....last night I got the throat tickle you get when you've been in contact with a cold germ. So I went into sick prevention mode. I've had a sore throat all day. So tonight it's potato soup. And some cold and flu meds. Also started the zinc tabs. Hopefully I can kick this back or make it not so bad.

 

[Bronze]

Evening....last night I got the throat tickle you get when you've been in contact with a cold germ. So I went into sick prevention mode. I've had a sore throat all day. So tonight it's potato soup. And some cold and flu meds. Also started the zinc tabs. Hopefully I can kick this back or make it not so bad.

Maybe you can whine and cry to your sis so she makes you some homemade chicken soup. I bet she’d do it.

 

[retic1959]

@retic1959 - Prepare for tomorrow! The new SSD arrives and if all goes well, I'll work on getting into my finicky computer.

Any problems and I'm gonna hafta throw blame your way. I wouldn't have caught computer gear shinyitis if you hadn't posted that link. Just sayin....

Uh Uh , get a real PC like the rest of us Ms. Enterprise Workstation .

 

[Bronze]

Uh Uh , get a real PC like the rest of us Ms. Enterprise Workstation .

Nothing but the best for Ms Lori.

 

[LAwaters]

Uh Uh , get a real PC like the rest of us Ms. Enterprise Workstation .

Ha! I wouldn’t be digging in its finicky guts if you kept your links to yerself.

Nothing but the best for Ms Lori.

How sweet! At least it’s paid for.

 

[LAwaters]

Evening....last night I got the throat tickle you get when you've been in contact with a cold germ. So I went into sick prevention mode. I've had a sore throat all day. So tonight it's potato soup. And some cold and flu meds. Also started the zinc tabs. Hopefully I can kick this back or make it not so bad.

Ugh. ‘Tis the season. Glad you’re taking care of yourself. Bronze is right - you need some homemade chicken soup from your sis!

 

[DavidOH]

Maybe you can whine and cry to your sis so she makes you some homemade chicken soup. I bet she’d do it.

She likely would. But I'm good with a can of Campbells. My potato soup was dried in a bag that I found. It's not bad.

 

[Bronze]

She likely would. But I'm good with a can of Campbells. My potato soup was dried in a bag that I found. It's not bad.

Cant beat fresh made. My sis thinks I’m pretty pathetic when I’m healthy so it wouldnt take too much bellyaching to get her to make it. Delivering it a thousand miles away is a different story

 

[Bronze]

She likely would. But I'm good with a can of Campbells. My potato soup was dried in a bag that I found. It's not bad.

No disrespect, but that potato soup sounds putrid.

 

[Bronze]

My BFF had knee surgery today. A full knee replacement to replace a partial that failed. He brought his own pain killers and tequila with him to the hospital. Just in case.

 

[Bunnykiller]

are the pain killers for use after drinking the tequila???

 

[LAwaters]

My BFF had knee surgery today. A full knee replacement to replace a partial that failed. He brought his own pain killers and tequila with him to the hospital. Just in case.

Hospital rules ain’t what they used to be. I hope he has a full and speedy recovery. He’s probably dreading the physical therapy.

Hmmm... I get it. The painkillers for the surgery. The tequila helps him deal with the wifey. Poor guy.

 

[LAwaters]

Cant beat fresh made. My sis thinks I’m pretty pathetic when I’m healthy so it wouldnt take too much bellyaching to get her to make it. Delivering it a thousand miles away is a different story

The funny part is that you males think we don’t know we’re being played. We’d have made you the soup anyway.