Is 50 too old to be learning Linux
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
Like the rest, I am going to say no, it's not too late. I think the articles Vince posted on the CP sister site is a good place to start: http://www.rootadmin.com/Articles/298/Learning-Linux-for-Windows-Users-Part-1[^] Soren Madsen
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Wouldn't he better served finding a young mistress?
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Wouldn't we all? [The above post is made in humour and should Mrs Wife read the aforementioned post it was a joke]
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
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If you think you're too old to do something then you probably are. If you don't then you're probably not.
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Wouldn't we all? [The above post is made in humour and should Mrs Wife read the aforementioned post it was a joke]
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
What counts is how much effort and time YOU are willing to put into it. The age only implements the decorator pattern. Disclosure: I have been fifty ever since I was ten.
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Wouldn't he better served finding a young mistress?
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
Paul S Wilcox wrote:
I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :O ows.
The fact that the AmigaDOS was based on Unix will not help you a single bit under Linux.
Paul S Wilcox wrote:
I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro.
Trying stuff is always a good idea. Try a few of them; you can install them on a USB-stick and boot from that. Besides Ubuntu, I'd recommend trying "Damn Small Linux". And, you might be interested in trying AROS[^].
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
Paul S Wilcox wrote:
...the Amiga (which was Unix based)...
I had always thought it was based on Exec (or something similarly named).
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Like the rest, I am going to say no, it's not too late. I think the articles Vince posted on the CP sister site is a good place to start: http://www.rootadmin.com/Articles/298/Learning-Linux-for-Windows-Users-Part-1[^] Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
Damn I didn't even know about that site (and apparently not many people knows about it, it has under 1,000 members)
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
Don't be ridiculous. Why would it be? Ubuntu is just fine. It will even install as a dual-boot without interfering with your current OS. (I think they call it the 'wubi' installer or something.) It's definitely worth noodling with, especially since you're asking on a programming forum :)
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
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Having used all the flavours of Windows since Windows 3.1 right up to Windows 8 and having used Amiga OS 1.3 to 3.9 before then I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro. What I'm wondering is, have I left it too late at the age of 50 to start to get into the intricacies of Linux and which distro would be a good one to start with? I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :-O ows. Any thoughts?
Paul S Wilcox wrote:
Amiga (which was Unix based)
I am pretty sure it wasn't, unless you installed Amiga Unix on it.
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Never too old... You could start with something like Ubuntu, which is quite simple to use (lots of GUI that help). If you want suffering you can always go to debian. PS: my happy ie10 and its autocorrection feature activated when the language is Spanish can be the reason for some strange words...
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Wouldn't he better served finding a young mistress?
“I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks
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50 should be a perfect age to cultivate the epic neckbeard required to fully get into Linux.
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Like the rest, I am going to say no, it's not too late. I think the articles Vince posted on the CP sister site is a good place to start: http://www.rootadmin.com/Articles/298/Learning-Linux-for-Windows-Users-Part-1[^] Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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Paul S Wilcox wrote:
I don't mind getting my hands 'dirty' with writing scripts and using a CLI as I've done this before on the Amiga (which was Unix based) and on Wind :O ows.
The fact that the AmigaDOS was based on Unix will not help you a single bit under Linux.
Paul S Wilcox wrote:
I'm wondering if it's time to try a Linux distro.
Trying stuff is always a good idea. Try a few of them; you can install them on a USB-stick and boot from that. Besides Ubuntu, I'd recommend trying "Damn Small Linux". And, you might be interested in trying AROS[^].
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
Eddy Vluggen wrote:
The fact that the AmigaDOS was based on Unix will not help you a single bit under Linux.
Except for knowing what cd and rm stands for. As in don't try this at home:
alias rm=rm
cd /
rm *First *nix machine I did that on was some SCO installation I tried out and was tired of. :^)