ReinnieR Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 (edited) i would agree that OS X is the best out there right now. but for poor unemployed people like myself linux would be the best option. and what can't linux offer that windows can? we can run windows programs using wine Edited June 7, 2008 by ReinnieR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 [quote name='ReinnieR' post='1562618' date='Jun 7 2008, 01:53 PM']i would agree that OS X is the best out there right now. but for poor unemployed people like myself linux would be the best option. and what can't linux offer that windows can? we can run windows programs using wine[/quote] Oh yes, I agree. I'm not a big pc gamer. So I realized that I don't really need windows for anything, and all it was doing was being a memory hog. So I deleted it. The best thing about Linux is, this laptop that I dropped a lot of money on last year will still be just as useful several years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 I'm representing as a true Linux user now. Unfortunately, I'm running Ubuntu on a 4GB HDD. That is fail for me... only got about 200 mb of free space to play with Must get a new hard drive.... too bad my 20 gig conked out on me. I really wanted to try Ubuntu studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Wow, I'm amazed by this thread. According to the statistics I've seen Linux users ought to be exceedingly rare.. Hmm.. I haven't used Ubuntu yet but from what I know I am inclined to agree that it is a dope option for many users who can't or don't want to drop loot on Windows or Mac OSX Leopard. Operating systems are sweeeet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nleyetn Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 [quote name='Sacred Music Man' post='1563094' date='Jun 7 2008, 09:53 PM']I'm representing as a true Linux user now. Unfortunately, I'm running Ubuntu on a 4GB HDD. That is fail for me... only got about 200 mb of free space to play with Must get a new hard drive.... too bad my 20 gig conked out on me. I really wanted to try Ubuntu studio[/quote] Hard Drives have really come down in price since the 20GB days. The last time I bought one was last year... I got a 300GB for like $80. Hopefully you'll be able to replace your old one for cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Mmm, Linux. I still have not converted my lappy from Ubuntu to Gentoo like I want - I have to help my husband with job apps on his Windoze box. Maybe after he gets a job I can switch over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 [quote name='nLEyETn' post='1563234' date='Jun 8 2008, 02:10 AM']Hard Drives have really come down in price since the 20GB days. The last time I bought one was last year... I got a 300GB for like $80. Hopefully you'll be able to replace your old one for cheap.[/quote] Yeah, I'll get a smallish one with some money I made recently. I have other plans with the cash, but if it falls through, Linux will get a comeback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' post='1563212' date='Jun 8 2008, 01:12 AM']Operating systems are sweeeet.[/quote] Oh heck ya! Operating systems are just plain fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I'm trying to upgrade to Suse 11 but I'm having a blonde moment and I don't know if I can do this [i]without[/i] having to download and burn an iso and stuff. Can you upgrade to a new version via Yast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommas_boy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 [quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1632950' date='Aug 20 2008, 05:14 PM'] I'm trying to upgrade to Suse 11 but I'm having a blonde moment and I don't know if I can do this [i]without[/i] having to download and burn an iso and stuff. Can you upgrade to a new version via Yast?[/quote] Try this page: [url="http://en.opensuse.org/Updating_SUSE_Linux"]Updateing openSUSE[/url] Where it says "10.3", use "11.0" instead. Or, just use this line: "distribution/openSUSE-stable/repo/oss/". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Huh. I've already added in some repositories (mirrors in Rotterdam) but will try from there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 That said, thanks so much for the link! It's mightily frustrating when I've been looking at opensuse.org for what seems like forever without finding the information I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommas_boy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 [quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1632993' date='Aug 20 2008, 05:58 PM']Huh. I've already added in some repositories (mirrors in Rotterdam) but will try from there....[/quote] You may not have added the right version ... note the 10.3 versus 11.0. I don't use openSuSE, so I don't know what your potential problems could have been. [quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1632995' date='Aug 20 2008, 06:00 PM']That said, thanks so much for the link![/quote] No prob! [quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1632995' date='Aug 20 2008, 06:00 PM']It's mightily frustrating when I've been looking at opensuse.org for what seems like forever without finding the information I need [/quote] Psst. [url="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/url]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Ubuntu? Nah..I'm just waiting until I have enough money to buy myself a Windows box. Or a Mac. But seeing as I'm dirt poor, I think I may have to battle with this for a while yet. I double checked to make sure I had the reps for 11.0 and not 10.something. And yet even with the "cental" reps it doesn't work. When I go to Software Management I get the following: There was an error in installation source initialization. [url="http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/:"]http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/:[/url] Can't parse packages file: Can't open /var/lib/zypp/cache/Source.KvmhCd/DATA/descr/packages And then it says that only existing packages will be updated (which is somewhat defeating the point). Does anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommas_boy Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 [quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1633013' date='Aug 20 2008, 06:12 PM']I double checked to make sure I had the reps for 11.0 and not 10.something. And yet even with the "cental" reps it doesn't work. When I go to Software Management I get the following: There was an error in installation source initialization. [url="http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/:"]http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss/:[/url] Can't parse packages file: Can't open /var/lib/zypp/cache/Source.KvmhCd/DATA/descr/packages[/quote] Are you running yast as root? Or using sudo? I get something like that when I try running apt-get on Ubuntu as a normal user: [code]$ apt-get update E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the list directory[/code] Also, try running this inside a console: [code]$ sudo file /var/lib/zypp/cache/Source.KvmhCd/DATA/descr/packages[/code] And make sure that the file is there. It may have been deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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