1. Getting More Done on Linux
MHVLUG Meeting
Feb 7th 2007
Sean Dague
sean * dague * net

2. Why use Linux?

3. Why use Linux?
Reasons to use Linux are very personal

4. 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

5. 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

6. Tip #1: Don't use 64 bit

7. What do you want to do Today?

8. What do you want to do Today?
Use the internets (all of them)
Web Surfing
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

9. Tip #2: If you want a 100% clone of MS Windows...

10. Tip #2: If you want a 100% clone of MS Windows...
use MS Windows

11. Tip #2: If you want a 100% clone of MS Windows... use MS Windows
It's Good that Linux is Different

13. Native Linux Applications

14. Linux Native Best in Class Applications
Gimp – Image Manipulation
Inkscape – Vector Drawing
Gaim – Instant Messanging
Firefox – Browsing
Emacs – IDE
Thunderbird –
Azereus - Torrents

15. Tip #3: http://freshmeat.net

16. Freshmeat.net 42,000 Projects 200,000 Releases
Activity Stats: Determine if a project is still kicking

17. Windows Only Specialty Apps

18. Options?
Win32 API
Windows OS
Linux OS
Virtualization Layer
Linux OS

19. Wine - Win32 API for Linux

20. 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

21. 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

22. Tip #4: Move Windows to a Virtual Machine, start using Linux Every Day

23. Tip #4: Move Windows to a Virtual Machine, start using Linux Every Day
Dual Boot Sucks

25. Help the Penguins With World Domination
Questions?

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