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What is a "Real" Debian User.

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nadir
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#256 Post by nadir »

Bro.Tiag wrote:
nadir wrote:I clicked on the avatar of he-she-handheldcar to figure out what all that is about (he is a she, she is a he?) and guess what/where i ended:
http://dragonflies.drupalgardens.com/co ... an-gnuhurd
Impressive, i first have thought it was a joke (with "it" being: "real Debian users run the Hurd")
(as -perhaps- known i got the Hurd installed, with lots of blood and tears, but failed installing X. Then i gave up. Might be worth another shot with that how-to in the hand).

PS: Arghhh... i should have read more before posting:
"I actually could not see a GUI, but maybe your hardware will work. "
Well it was what 'bout six months ago you & I played with the HURD. I never did get x working again, and have since cannibalized all that FSF-approved hardware. I could put everything back together again, but I'd have to know for sure that x is working as well as sound. Otherwise it's just a fun cli excursion, besides right now is the hight of my Rugby viewing season so I've got litle time for mucking 'bout with what-ifs.

Cheers.
Yayh :-)
Good times, Fun times. But, seen from now and here, it was just a waste of time with no result (in my case).
Well: installing Debian/Gnu/Hurd or Debian/Gnu/KfreeBSD or FreeBSD shows me that i like Debian/Gnu/LInux a lot, and how much it offers to its user in terms of comfort. Its an amazing system.
I got a few PC/laptops around on which it dosna make any sense to run a gui anyway (at that time i didn't have them).
But then: i'm in the middle of the Bash-season...and still am struggling with BSD (whenever i used it, once or twice a week).
I need to search for that thread, it might contain some useful hints.

btw: I am glad to see cafelinux is still rocking :-) . It was down for a long time, and i was in a worry.
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sossego
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#257 Post by sossego »

I'm an androgynous hermaphrodite.
Oh, and a real debian user.
Let my desire and hope surpass my expectations;
And give me the strength to persevere through doubt.
Grant me the wisdom to exceed my bounds.
Let my eyes always see through the dream fog of childhood,
so that every moment may be treasured.

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beavenburt
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#258 Post by beavenburt »

A real debian user uses xfce.

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#259 Post by jheaton5 »

sossego wrote:I'm an androgynous hermaphrodite.
I don't even want to know what that means. :shock:
debian sid

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bmc5311
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#260 Post by bmc5311 »

beavenburt wrote:A real debian user uses xfce.
a real debian use doesn't use a desktop environment... :lol:

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#261 Post by beavenburt »

bmc5311 wrote:
beavenburt wrote:A real debian user uses xfce.
a real debian use doesn't use a desktop environment... :lol:
I'd usually agree but xfce is just so damn good on debian.

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nitehawk
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#262 Post by nitehawk »

I'm an androgynous hermaphrodite.
...well, at least you can wear just about what-ever you like. Cool.

gigidima
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#263 Post by gigidima »

bmc5311 wrote:
beavenburt wrote:A real debian user uses xfce.
a real debian use doesn't use a desktop environment... :lol:
way


O.K.

But to become at this LEVEL/using only CLI /no desktop environment /is a long WAY!

cheers

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#264 Post by handheldCar »

gigidima wrote:to become at this LEVEL/using only CLI /no desktop environment /is a long WAY!
maybe a year especially if you learn some fundamentals of the filesystem and basic commands

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andreas_1
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#265 Post by andreas_1 »

I find that question "What is a "Real" Debian User?" odd.

I am a real debian user, because a) I am real, in most commonly accepted meanings of the word, and b) I use debian
To imply that there are unreal or not real debian users is just silly imo. If you use debian, you are a debian user, regardless of gender, race, or attitude towards debian.

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#266 Post by eric1959 »

:wink: All Debian Users are real, but some Debian Users are more real than others....Four legs good, two legs better!
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#267 Post by servingwater »

eric1959 wrote::wink: All Debian Users are real, but some Debian Users are more real than others....Four legs good, two legs better!
:mrgreen:
Perhaps if the OP explained his definition of "real"..... :wink:

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#268 Post by eric1959 »

Real user is someone who takes pleasure in using Debian.....pleasure is the most important thing in life....
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#269 Post by Qew »

A "real" Debian user doesn't really care about whether they're a "real" user or not, they just get on with it, not needing to prove a thing to anyone. ;)

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#270 Post by MALsPa »

Qew wrote:A "real" Debian user doesn't really care about whether they're a "real" user or not, they just get on with it, not needing to prove a thing to anyone. ;)
Yep! I like that one!

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#271 Post by Ook »

servingwater wrote:
eric1959 wrote::wink: All Debian Users are real, but some Debian Users are more real than others....Four legs good, two legs better!
:mrgreen:
Perhaps if the OP explained his definition of "real"..... :wink:
This thread reminds me of the "Club Silencio" scene in "Mulholland Drive."

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#272 Post by craigevil »

Real as opposed to 'robots'?

I have ran Debian since 2004 and I still use mostly GUI tools including Synaptic and Wicd.

Although I have just recently switched from using sid to using Stable/Squeeze.
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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#273 Post by edbarx »

I am not only a stale rotting old fashioned Debian user, but also, one who finds great pleasure in the CLI's unearthly weirdness. This decomposition is such, that now, I am considering the writing of custom shell scripts!
Debian == { > 30, 000 packages }; Debian != systemd
The worst infection of all, is a false sense of security!
It is hard to get away from CLI tools.

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#274 Post by AdrianTM »

I've heard that some "real" debian users left this forum, this made me want to give it another chance.
Ubuntu hate is a mental derangement.

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Re: What is a "Real" Debian User.

#275 Post by ManilaTux »

This is a bug.
I use Debian, therefore I am.

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