What do you miss most in Linux?
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Gentlemen/Ladies/Kids, What is the one tool that you always wished you had on Linux but isn't there? I recently installed Fedora Core 64 bit on my computer and I am just itching to write something on it so I can learn how stuff works on Linux. So if you want something written on Linux, go ahead and tell me!
-- Ranju. V http://blogorama.nerdworks.in/ --
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Gentlemen/Ladies/Kids, What is the one tool that you always wished you had on Linux but isn't there? I recently installed Fedora Core 64 bit on my computer and I am just itching to write something on it so I can learn how stuff works on Linux. So if you want something written on Linux, go ahead and tell me!
-- Ranju. V http://blogorama.nerdworks.in/ --
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
An "OS-only" distro that allows me to pick/choose additional software AFTER the OS is installed and stable
Have you tried Debian Linux? That's how I always used to install it. Base first, and then the rest as needed.
-- Based on a True Story
You can pick and choose what you install in FreeBSD as well. You can run sysinstall again and go back to add packages, or if stuff you need isn't included on the install CD, download it and compile it if you know what you are doing. I know, it's technically not linux but we are still talking about pretty much the same problems in most cases. I really agree on the driver issues, since even some NIC cards are not supported. Though that is probably good for newbies who know nothing about security :laugh: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
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You can pick and choose what you install in FreeBSD as well. You can run sysinstall again and go back to add packages, or if stuff you need isn't included on the install CD, download it and compile it if you know what you are doing. I know, it's technically not linux but we are still talking about pretty much the same problems in most cases. I really agree on the driver issues, since even some NIC cards are not supported. Though that is probably good for newbies who know nothing about security :laugh: Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CAYeah, which is why I'm running FreeBSD as firewall/server. :)
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Gentlemen/Ladies/Kids, What is the one tool that you always wished you had on Linux but isn't there? I recently installed Fedora Core 64 bit on my computer and I am just itching to write something on it so I can learn how stuff works on Linux. So if you want something written on Linux, go ahead and tell me!
-- Ranju. V http://blogorama.nerdworks.in/ --
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> who cares, a computer ain't for watching movies I beg to differ John, I hook up one of my older machines to a projector to watch movies 8-feet across. I can't buy a TV that size for anything cheaper than what I've paid for both the PC and the projector. Granted my projector's resolution ain't that great, but at 800x600, it's already superior to what current DVDs support. The 5.1 audio built onto my motherboard ain't too shabby either.
Daniel Desormeaux wrote:
I hook up one of my older machines to a projector to watch movies 8-feet across.
:cool: What all do you have running you setup?
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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gleat wrote:
What do you miss most in Linux?
A decent debugger. And no, gdb doesn't qualify as one.
I completely agree!! :)
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Daniel Desormeaux wrote:
I hook up one of my older machines to a projector to watch movies 8-feet across.
:cool: What all do you have running you setup?
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
> What all do you have running you setup? Not sure I understand your question. It's a standard PC with a couple of video cards, one being hooked up permanently to the projector so I'm not constantly moving cables around. The projector's got VGA, composite and S-Video inputs, so I use both for watching DVDs off the PC and TV off the satellite receiver (feeding the projector through S-Video, which is the best this particular receiver can do). So it also saves me a lot of room. Of course the picture can't compare with a high-end HD set, but your standard boardroom projector can be bought for a few hundred bucks nowadays--far cheaper than any such TV.
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(Documentation) consistency and decent development tools.
Wout
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Gentlemen/Ladies/Kids, What is the one tool that you always wished you had on Linux but isn't there? I recently installed Fedora Core 64 bit on my computer and I am just itching to write something on it so I can learn how stuff works on Linux. So if you want something written on Linux, go ahead and tell me!
-- Ranju. V http://blogorama.nerdworks.in/ --
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