My desktop is...
Submitted by matej
| Windows only |
   7% | 72 votes |
| Windows and sometimes Linux |
12% | 115 votes |
| Windows and Linux roughly 1:1 |
9% | 92 votes |
| Linux and sometimes Windows |
27% | 257 votes |
| Linux only |
43% | 414 votes |
| Total 950 votes |
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OK I chose 'Linux Only', which is what I use at home - at work it would usually be Windows 2000, or XP, on the desktop and Linux, Solaris, SCO, or *BSD on the server(s).
At home I have four Debian installations, two Sarge, and two Sid. I use those 99% of the time, and in some rare cases I use a couple of virtual Windows installations which are useful for testing websites with IE, or doing other work.
(For virtual installations I'll use either VMWare, or Qemu.)
So my home desktop(s) are Debian GNU/Linux, but I still use Windows a little - I don't have it installed upon a real machine here though!
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But sometimes you've got to boot up that old Windows partition for your favorite game. :(
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soo I said linux only couse there aint no OSX option
bah I'll just go back to /dev/null
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I do have dual boot OS X/Debian Sarge on my PowerBook though for doing my Debian developer stuff.
I make up for this at work though - still OS X on my desk, but I run a 1000 CPU cluster running Debian Sarge as my job. :-)
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At work I'm forced to use Windows 2K but then I run Putty full screen or Cygwin, and do my best to block out the bloat.
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"It's Not Magic, It's Work"
Adam
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i guess the laptop cos thats what gets used the most.
Ian
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how to use IE with Linux. Is IE Free Software?
Cheers,
Hardik Dalwadi.
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Felipe Sateler
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become a full GNU/Linux User.
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- Server: Debian Sarge. I only use its interface 5% of the time, although the server is in use about 100% of the time. (99.98% actually)
- PDA: Linux based (Qtopia GUI). The debian installation is in progress.
One major problem getting into Linux on the desktop is that I don't really know the possibilities. How to set up a proper window manager? What tools and applications can be used used to make the environment efficient? I had the learning process for Dos/Windows years ago. None of my friends uses Linux, which makes it harder to get some practical knowledge.
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100% Debian Sarge on Laptop
100% Debian Sarge on Servers (There are 4 of them at work, 1 at home)
Custom linux distro by US Robotics on ADSL modem (though it mostly uses applications ported from Debian packages)
If I "must" do something under Windows, like testing a website with IE, I use a Remote Desktop connection to my brother's Windows XP (which is in the next room)
PS: I Don't use Linux, instead I use the GNU System with Linux just acting as the kernel. Try it. It is way more easier than using the Linux by itself...
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At Uni, I end up using the Windows machines because the Linux setup is just terrible and the computers are old and crap.
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Currently, Debian (25%) and Ubuntu (75%). Used to be Debian 100% till Ubuntu came along. Architectures include Arm (iPaq), x86 (Intel, AMD), Risc.
Ubuntu is a great distro to give to new Linux users. But what's important, is it's mostly Debian under the hood.
I find myself replacing Debian desktops with Ubuntu. Reasons include:
* Ubuntu includes many packages that are not apart of the Debian repository (ie: gparted, java).
* Ubuntu includes restricted modules/drivers (ie: mad-wifi, nvidia, ati)
* Ubuntu provides a one cd installation that gives me what I need to get going.
Will Debian ever be like Ubuntu in these regards? Is this Ubuntu philosophy of "giving people what they want" bad for Debian? What are the Debian developers doing about this so-called "Ubuntu epidemic"?
-Joe
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i prefer the crappy window manager i am using over the fancy aqua thing hehe
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rjc
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