Anyone using it? I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. Love it.

I just started using Linux for my programming class, and I must say its pretty awesome so far. Considering making the switch to my laptop.

My wife and I have used it around the house on various PCs. It's always been dependable and flexible. She likes the new Windows though, and I have a Mac, so there's less of it around than there used to be.

I don't keep up with it but if you like Ubuntu, try Linux Mint. Bodhi is also nice if you are looking for something a bit less common.

I tried out Mint and didn't see anything significant that distinguished it from Ubuntu. Maybe I need to take a closer look. I did take Peppermint for a spin, interesting.

I've also been playing around with Puppy Linux and Joli OS and I guess Android counts, too.

EDIT: I also have a Chromebox, which is Knoppix-based, so I guess I have three flavors running in my home.

I think this is one of those little things that's eventually going to change the world:

http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android

Mint used to essentially be Ubuntu but with proprietary drivers right out of the box instead of only using open source packages. Linux has come a long way...

Interesting. I've been relatively fortunate with my sound and wireless drivers when sticking to later versions of Ubuntu. Every once in a while I may need to download the linux-firmware-nonfree package to get things rolling but that's about it. All told, I think I installed different versions of Linux about 15-20 times on various machines over the summer. I had a lot of free time. ;p

Have you tried LiLi?

http://www.linuxliveusb.com/

you can make bootable flash drives from any Linux .iso instead of actually installing the distro.

I had Ubuntu on my netbook a little while back, it was a pretty solid OS especially considering the netbook wasn't that great. Haven't used it in a while now though.

I haven't used LiLi, looks pretty neat. Usually I burn my USB flash drives using Pendrive.

always wanted to give it a go. I'm pretty mac'd out these days bc of work & iphone but still have a pc w windows 7. is it hard to switch over, like will I lose stuff or can you partition the pc to run both OS?

Kroker-

If I'm remembering right, you will lose stuff whether going all Linux or half & half because you need to do it from scratch. Do a backup of all your important data, maybe even a disc image since you have a Mac that could read it.

EDIT: No, it's not really hard. there is a learning curve though. Researching the distributions of Linux available can really help though.

Check this article out.

Yeah, it's never a bad idea to do a backup before doing something like this, but I've never gotten into a situation where there was a catastrophic failure or anything like that.

Using a Ubuntu USB key is the easiest way to set up a dual-boot Windows/Ubuntu system. If you decide you don't want Ubuntu and want to try a different Linux distribution on the same partition (something I just did last week), that's usually pretty easy. If you want to go back to pure Windows, it requires a little more work but I've done it.

There was one time where I did an irreversible install, but it was an unquestionable improvement:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rogerharkavy/6328893234/

Very cool, $249 Chromebook coming:

http://liliputing.com/2012/10/google-in ... d-cpu.html

DistroWatch has links to everything (?)

http://distrowatch.com/

I've been using Knoppix on a netbook PC for a few years (ASUS eeePC 901a).
I think I'm using an install that was designed for this netbook.

thanks guys, I'm gonna do a little more research & probably install it soon.

Anyone playing with these?

http://apcmag.com/the-ultra-cheap-compu ... lution.htm

I've been futzing around with some of those Android sticks and have a Raspberry Pi. It's rekindled the computer hobbyist in me.

Also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv1Z7bf4jXY

I just started using Linux Mint 13 'Maya' (using KDE, there are others).
I'm running it "live" from a removable 8GB SD Card in my ASUS Eee PC 901a.
(this leaves three open USB slots for wireless key/mouse and external drives or USB sticks).

I switched from Knoppix because Mint 13 has the latest version of Mozilla Firefox and VLC Player.
I was able to install a browser plugin (Flashgot) and rip video from the you tube.

No command prompts. This is perfect for Windows users that want to check out Linux.

The drive in the Eee PC isn't large enough to do an install but I'm very satisfied with the quickness the live session offers and it allows me to leave the Knoppix install in place.

I was seriously looking at Mintbox, because of their fanless design, but I'm still addicted to Lightroom (like it matters), so just bought a new Mac Mini. If I recover employment vise, I'll be getting a full on System76 Ubuntu box. For work, I've been Linux enabled for some time, but lazy at home and preferred not to guess if a scanner or whatnot has drivers for the OS and all that jazz. Turns out tho that for instance my Canon 9000F is already well enabled under Ubuntu.

And all that robotic stuff, driven by Arduino (and Rasberry Pi), has been teasing my inner geek like crazy.

I gave up on Mint because it just kept getting more and more bloated... but that is the fate of all 'popular' linux distros.

I know I said it before but check out Bodhi Linux, the full install is 2.5gb which should be small enough to put on your eee pc, everything works right out of the box, and its got all the bells and whistles (read as: it doesn't look like an operating system for 10 yeas ago).

I always preferred Gnome over KDE when they were really the only choices. Its nice to have alternatives like Enlightment and Unity for machines that can handle a modern, full featured window manager (as opposed to the lightweight environments like Xfce, Flux, etc).

Been using Debian with Fluxbox for 8 or 9 years.. love linux!

Got a Raspberry Pi:



This is fun fun fun.