How do you feel about Linux

[powermac]

I used Linux before, and really liked it. Like many peeps, I experienced trouble installing it. My video card always seemed to give me trouble, especially with the right configuration. I enjoyed the learning process, and could always get back to the Macintosh for when I needed to get stuff done. I used Yellowdog on my old G3 mac, it ran nice.
I just read that HP is shipping a laptop with SUSE linux on it. That may attract more people to linux who have heard install nightmare stories.
Personally, it will take years for Linux to be a threat to Windows for the personal computer desktop. I can't believe the improvements Linux has made over the last few years. SUSE has made a nice distro for people like me, that makes install somewhat easier.

[scruffy]

Tommy - why is the slide rule so low on the list? They're great - I'd put slide rule above DOS any day. Slide rule tops DOS for user friendliness, and for reliability.

[blue&whiteman]

linux is a great os for those that like unix but want something more user friendly. its like a cross between windows and free bsd some would say.

free bsd though is true unix and linux is more of a 2G minux (open source os that dates back to the 80's and is also based on unix).

I honestly think that osx is the best *nix os there is when you look at it in an all around use way. its very user friendly yet has all the goods of a true unix os in free bsd.

[blue&whiteman]

Originally Posted by Randman

Why dredge up a thread more than a year old and just say that?

I can't see anything wrong with bringing up an old thread again. it still exists to be viewed and as long as the mods allow posts to it still then there is no problem at all.

[Jeffo]

I am definately a die-hard mac user (both 9 and X), but i have dome some dabling with various linux versions. All the machines i have put linux on were older ones so i did not have a problem with finding drivers for the hardware i had hooked up. in fact most of the time it found eveything the first time and it worked with the exception of a few pci cards like a NIC i had in an old PI/133 system. I aggree with a previous poster though, linux is and will be for a long time a nerd OS.

[delsoljb32]

would it be worth it for the experience to install linux onto a partitioned mac? i have had limited exposure to linux, but am curious and would like the opportunity to use a full fledged distribution of it, rather than a behind the scenes OS X dabble. Any suggestions?

[Jeffo]

I would say yes if you have a desire then do it. i mean it is free, afterall. I would just suggest to make sure that you have plenty of time to loose. not that things will go bad, but don't be surprised if they do.

[Viro]

Sure you could partition your hard disk and install Linux on a different partition. I recommend YellowdogLinux since its quite user friendly and is very PPC focused. You might want to wait for a while since they are going to release v4.0 soon and from what I have read it is a major update.

@Randman:
I didn't realise how old this thread was. I stumbled across it while searching for something, can't remember what now