tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post5347990691727653178..comments2023-12-21T02:38:04.726-08:00Comments on PCLinuxOS - the Big Daddy of Desktop Linux: Desktop Linux - Felicia Failed in My Officemanmath sahuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18392773625626406680noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-83976448564101258552009-03-10T19:10:00.000-07:002009-03-10T19:10:00.000-07:00My god! Even when installing linux consider what p...My god! Even when installing linux consider what people need to do. Flash, java-runtime, audio/video codecs. These aren't hard to get in any distro. At the moment OOo is not very good at reading docx files anyway, everyone should be saving as .doc anyhow.<BR/><BR/>Pclinuxos would have been great for everybody too, it's rolling release. Ubuntu comes out every 6 months. Go with pclos for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-7836787419370466702009-03-10T16:01:00.000-07:002009-03-10T16:01:00.000-07:00Thank you all for your comments. We are moving to ...Thank you all for your comments. We are moving to CentOS really soon.manmath sahuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392773625626406680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-20397960469651094432009-03-09T06:10:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:10:00.000-07:00So you attempted to migrate to Linux with a Window...So you attempted to migrate to Linux with a Windows-nooby System Administrator and you're surprised it didn't last?<BR/><BR/>I may not be a System Admin but I know that the conversion from Windows to Linux is not walk in the park.<BR/><BR/>One of the reasons why companies use Red Hat, SLED/SLES or Ubuntu is stability and *support*!<BR/><BR/>These three have a company to call on when necessary as well as there being some access to a knowledgeable consultant.<BR/><BR/>docx? Try looking at OpenOffice.org 3.0 for starters.<BR/><BR/>MP3? Look up and install Fluendo (it's free) for legal playback.<BR/><BR/>Video? What format is it in, and look at Fluendo again for pay-for multimedia codecs (they aren't too expensive).<BR/><BR/>Updates? Set up a local repository and set all of the company desktops to use that repository ONLY. Then you only add to that repository what updates you've tested (like the kernel). If the kernel borks the test-computer then you don't add it to the repository and everybody keeps working all happy-happy.<BR/><BR/>If you want the Red Hat but don't want to pay and feel you can figure things out in a reasonable amount of time, then look to CentOS, which is a Red Hat clone with as much support as Fedora (none paid, community available, knowledgeable people abound).<BR/><BR/>Debian and Ubuntu are good choices and the issues you mentioned sounds like not thinking through what the users needs are.<BR/><BR/>SLED/SLES are good and openSUSE is a good alternative. With Yast for managing systems and it's Microsoft-compatibility-orientation your Windows SA may find this knowledge more compatible.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately the best system is the one that the system admin can work with the best, whether Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris or DOS!Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314292724948210056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-64539189220522534942009-03-09T06:06:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:06:00.000-07:00Huh?I use Felicia for a month now, and it's still ...Huh?<BR/>I use Felicia for a month now, and it's still working properly. Never had problem with 'Kernel Panic'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-38248410866581503602009-03-08T20:00:00.000-07:002009-03-08T20:00:00.000-07:00"Were you using the MintUpdate tool that ships wit..."Were you using the MintUpdate tool that ships with Mint or the Ubuntu updater?"<BR/><BR/>Yes, some of us.<BR/><BR/>"Well, the most rock-solid distro out there is good ol' Debian"<BR/><BR/>We will try it.manmath sahuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392773625626406680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-82944177500135860552009-03-08T14:33:00.000-07:002009-03-08T14:33:00.000-07:00Baaad choice! Fedora is a testbed; highly experime...Baaad choice! Fedora is a testbed; highly experimental.<BR/><BR/>Use a distribution that is enterprise-ready, yet free - openSUSE or Mandriva. Well, use openSUSE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-74311618679983816862009-03-08T13:45:00.000-07:002009-03-08T13:45:00.000-07:00I'm the manager for aprox. 150 Linux desktops for ...I'm the manager for aprox. 150 Linux desktops for the last 5 years in my company.<BR/><BR/>At the beginning I deployed Mandrake but for the last 2 years we're using Debian and now our flavour mix is Debian Lenny with KDE.<BR/><BR/>P.S. A help tool to consider: kiosktool is not perfect but you can easyly custom it config text files.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-82167089055505190582009-03-08T13:07:00.000-07:002009-03-08T13:07:00.000-07:00Sack your sysadmin and employ me. on a serious not...Sack your sysadmin and employ me. on a serious note.. Linux or ubuntu/mint. is no magic OS.. it takes research and configuration setup for an enterprise environmnet.. but the good thing is once that setup is done. it would not only just work. it would rock. i should know because i work in a place where we use 100% linux on our desktops and laptops. i took a vanilla ubuntu and customized to fit our needs. at first the staffs were relunctant but now they bring their personal laptop to me for linux to be installed... its always a good thing to do some proper home work before you make try out linux.Bigbrovarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095592973973108510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-8889846107237718392009-03-08T12:55:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:55:00.000-07:00You seem to be looking for stability. Try rock sol...You seem to be looking for stability. Try rock solid Debian (http://www.debian.org/), you will most certainly like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-88921638282617300732009-03-08T12:54:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:54:00.000-07:00It sounds like you're looking for stability, right...It sounds like you're looking for stability, right? Well, the most rock-solid distro out there is good ol' Debian (http://www.debian.org/). Give it a go, you will like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820053176535548299.post-2603265777885937682009-03-08T12:36:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:36:00.000-07:00Were you using the MintUpdate tool that ships with...Were you using the MintUpdate tool that ships with Mint or the Ubuntu updater? <BR/><BR/>Because MintUpdate is configured by default to ignore updates of core software from Ubuntu that may seriously break your system -- kernel, Xorg, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com