[kwlug-disc] Linux on the Desktop

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

It all depends on your particular situation. If you rely on applications
that are Windows only, then making Linux your main desktop will not be
feasible. If you use 'regular' applications that have counterparts in the
Linux world, then you should be OK. For example, browsing, word processing,
spreadsheets, media streaming, ...etc. All that should work.

For me, I have been using Linux exclusively for around 12 years or so. For
the last 10 years, I don't even have a Windows partition, and have not used
Windows at all.

My distro of choice is Kubuntu, that is KDE under Ubuntu. Depending on your
needs, you may even use Xubuntu, or Lubuntu and achieve the same end result
with overall less RAM and CPU.

Debian, Ubuntu and their derivatives are better in my view because of the
dependency management that is provided by the .deb package format and
preconfigured repositories with a vast array of software available for you
to install.

On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 4:01 PM, 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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