[kwlug-disc] Linux on the Desktop

[CrankyOldBugger]

Well I have two desktops and one laptop at home.  The laptop has been
Ubuntu for a few years now.  One desktop is also Ubuntu for several years,
but my main desktop has been Windows since who knows when (now currently
Windows 10).  However, I finally managed to get the dual boot with
Ubuntu/Windows on February 4th, and I'm happy to report that I have yet to
boot back into Windows.

I'm still struggling to replace some of my Windows programs with Linux
equivalents but so far so good.  Obviously I lost a few games in the
conversion (haven't tried Wine yet, as I view that as a compromise to my
cold-turkey policy), but for the most part I'm surviving entirely in Linux.

Now with the Ubuntu install on the main desktop, I did have frequent screen
freeze issues as well, but it turns out it was the Nouveau video driver.  I
switched over to the Nvidia driver and it's been working fine since.  Some
mice have issues as well (like the K.A.T. series) but that can be fixed
with some quick googling and a config file.

If you're hesitating to make the switch, can I suggest that you go with a
dual-boot setup like I did?  That way you can keep your Windows
installation but you can make the jump from a "live" Linux install to a
"real" install (where you can better control drivers, software
installations, etc.)  You can partition your Windows drive to make room for
a Linux install or do what I did and just buy another hard drive and
install to there.




On Wed, 22 Feb 2017 at 16:03 Nelson F. <nelsonjfr at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there.
>
> Was just reading email bellow about going cold turkey with Linux on the
> Desktop and I was wondering what everyone experience is.
>
> I tried a few distributions in the 'live' modality (no install): Ubuntu,
> Debian, Fedora, Elementary, Manjaro, Mint & Artegos.
>
>
> In most I found issues (screen suddenly froze, mouse did not respond).
>
>
> Fedora and Debian seemed to be the more stable ones.
>
>
> Any suggestions? Experiences?
>
> Thanks
> ------------------------------
> *From:* kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org> on behalf of
> CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* February 22, 2017 9:09 AM
> *To:* KWLUG discussion
> *Subject:* [kwlug-disc] Blogging software for Linux
>
> Anybody out there know of a good client for uploading to a Wordpress
> blog?  I still have to maintain a couple of blogs and "back in the day"
> when I had a Windows machine I uploaded using OpenWriter, a fork of MS's
> Live Writer.  But now that I've gone cold-turkey to Linux I'm in the market
> for a similar tool that works in Ubuntu.
>
> I tried Blogilo last night but found it lacking (it couldn't handle photos
> at all).  It did have some nice features, though, but it's just not "there"
> yet.
>
> Essentially the client sends me a .doc with all the new blog content, I
> copy it subject by subject to the blog client software then upload it.
> Piece of cake.  But Blogilo choked on any article with a photo in it.  It
> handled the text-only articles fine.
>
> Anyone out there have a favourite to recommend?
>
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