Getting More Done on Linux MHVLUG Meeting Feb 7th 2007 Sean Dague sean * dague * net
Why use Linux?
Why use Linux? Reasons to use Linux are very personal
Why use Linux? Reasons to use Linux are very personal Linux as best in class tool (webserver, printserver, fileserver) Linux as Political Movement Learning is Fun! Just Hate Microsoft Find Linux More Usable
Sean's reasons to use Linux? Reasons to use Linux are very personal Linux as best in class tool (webserver, printserver, fileserver) Linux as Political Movement Learning is Fun! Just Hate Annoyed by Microsoft Find Linux More Usable Easier to write useful software on Linux
Tip #1: Don't use 64 bit
What do you want to do Today?
What do you want to do Today? Use the internets (all of them) Web Surfing Email Instant Messaging / IRC Use productivity applications Write Text, HTML, pretty documents Balance your budget, figure out your taxes Draw pretty pictures, make presentations Use specialty applications Submit your taxes Put maps on your GPS
Tip #2: If you want a 100% clone of MS Windows...
Tip #2: If you want a 100% clone of MS Windows... use MS Windows
Tip #2: If you want a 100% clone of MS Windows... use MS Windows It's Good that Linux is Different
Native Linux Applications
Linux Native Best in Class Applications Gimp – Image Manipulation Inkscape – Vector Drawing Gaim – Instant Messanging Firefox – Browsing Emacs – IDE Thunderbird – Email Azereus - Torrents
Tip #3: http://freshmeat.net
Freshmeat.net 42,000 Projects 200,000 Releases Activity Stats: Determine if a project is still kicking
Windows Only Specialty Apps
Options? Win32 API Windows OS Linux OS Virtualization Layer Linux OS
Wine - Win32 API for Linux
Living in a Virtual World Qemu – full CPU Emulator – open source Kqemu – Qemu accelerator – free beer Xen – open source Xen Express – free beer KVM – open source VMWare Player – free beer VMWare Server – free beer
VMWare Server Run Windows Applications in Windows USB Device Pass through, can access USB devices that have no Linux support My VMWare Required Applications Shutterfly Upload App (temporary) Garmin MAP Pushing Tivo Desktop Sprint SDK
Tip #4: Move Windows to a Virtual Machine, start using Linux Every Day
Tip #4: Move Windows to a Virtual Machine, start using Linux Every Day Dual Boot Sucks
Help the Penguins With World Domination Questions?
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