Anyone using Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala?

**Block G Raptor** · 11/01/2010, 8:29 PM

just recently decided to give linux another go (tried it on my desktop for a few days last year and couldn't really get my head around it) I've installed it on my laptop now and I am 100% never going near Windows again
got the osx leopard theme for it with the Application Dock which i've really missed since my g3 iMac died about 2 years ago. some great graphics packages, works well with my meteor broadband to go and so far (TOUCH WOOD)hasn't so much as hung nevermind crashed
Open source is the way to go !!

**Pauro 76** · 12/01/2010, 9:33 AM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

just recently decided to give linux another go (tried it on my desktop for a few days last year and couldn't really get my head around it) I've installed it on my laptop now and I am 100% never going near Windows again
got the osx leopard theme for it with the Application Dock which i've really missed since my g3 iMac died about 2 years ago. some great graphics packages, works well with my meteor broadband to go and so far (TOUCH WOOD)hasn't so much as hung nevermind crashed
Open source is the way to go !!

I've never used Linux but always fancied giving it a try. Can you run it on a Mac?

**Block G Raptor** · 15/01/2010, 1:13 PM

Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

Nerd.

Not Even Remotely Dweeby

**awec** · 16/01/2010, 5:38 PM

Open Source stuff has come a long way in the past few years. Gone are the days where you needed to memorise commands. Ubuntu is a great place to start.

I'd use it more often if I didn't rely on technologies that are Windows only (.NET / C# / Visual Studio).

**A N Mouse** · 16/01/2010, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by awec

Open Source stuff has come a long way in the past few years. Gone are the days where you needed to memorise commands. Ubuntu is a great place to start.

I'd use it more often if I didn't rely on technologies that are Windows only (.NET / C# / Visual Studio).

You can dual boot.

Also there's mono http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page which supports majority of .net 2.0

Anyone that's interested care to post linux alternatives to windows software?

**Block G Raptor** · 16/01/2010, 8:31 PM

textpad with java compiler ................Geany
Photoshop.......................................Gi mp
Quark Express/Office publisher............Scribus
video editing/iMovie..........................Avidemux
iTunes............................................ .banshee
Windows Media Player........................Movie Player/VLC Media
MSOffice.......................................... Open Office
Dvd Ripper.......................................Acidr ip
bitcomet.......................................... transmission
picture/fax viewer.............................fspot

**tetsujin1979** · 17/01/2010, 1:36 AM

Originally Posted by A N Mouse

You can dual boot.

Also there's mono http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page which supports majority of .net 2.0

Anyone that's interested care to post linux alternatives to windows software?

huge list of equivalent software here: http://www.linuxalt.com/

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

textpad with java compiler ................Geany

I swear by TextPad, but for serious development I use Eclipse

**Block G Raptor** · 17/01/2010, 7:23 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

huge list of equivalent software here: http://www.linuxalt.com/

I swear by TextPad, but for serious development I use Eclipse

I've just completed my first semester in programming so we've only really used textpad so far

**tetsujin1979** · 17/01/2010, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

I've just completed my first semester in programming so we've only really used textpad so far

I'd still use TextPad for minor development, like testing ideas in a single class.
It's actually really good if you're just beginning to learn programming, learning with a full IDE like Eclipse can make you lazy because it does so much for you automatically.