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[ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to install?"
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[ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to install?"
Are These the Toughest Linux Operating Systems to Install?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/toughest-l ... s-install/
Number 1 = Debian!
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/toughest-l ... s-install/
Number 1 = Debian!
Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
Gentoo is number four on the list?
Apparently, the operating systems are not listed by installation difficulty.
Apparently, the operating systems are not listed by installation difficulty.
1. Debian
Truth be told, Debian is still remarkably simple to get up and running, for the most part.
Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
Oh come on...talk about keeping lies from the past going...Debian is not difficult to install, hasn't been in over 10 years, mid 90's maybe. Slackware was never hard to install, only step that may challenge some is partitioning the drive, the rest is simple. LFS, is a challenge by design, and is not difficult if you RTFM....
I guess Ubuntu sets the standard for this guy! Silly Silly Silly...Well on a lighter note, perhaps articles like this will keep many away from Debian and Slackware....In that case please write more articles like this so the kiddies will go elsewhere with their toys.
I guess Ubuntu sets the standard for this guy! Silly Silly Silly...Well on a lighter note, perhaps articles like this will keep many away from Debian and Slackware....In that case please write more articles like this so the kiddies will go elsewhere with their toys.
Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
I think Debian Desktop systems —KDE, Gnome, Mate, xfce— can be used by anyone for normal desktop tasks like using a browser, word processing and so on, providing they've been properly installed and configured and, unlike server systems administration don't require any knowledge of the command line. For instance, my old dad who's in his eighties, enjoys using Debian mate and all I do is to occasionally update the system by ssh.
But installing a Debian desktop system isn't exactly rocket science either. The only hurdle is that proprietary drivers don't work out of the box and overcoming this difficulty has become a sort of "rite of passage" for newbies who may then told in a sort of schoolmasterly way to use Ubuntu or some "easier distro" if they fail to get the binary blob to work. As if learning to enable non-free stuff were some kind of initiation to Debian, which it shouldn't be.
But installing a Debian desktop system isn't exactly rocket science either. The only hurdle is that proprietary drivers don't work out of the box and overcoming this difficulty has become a sort of "rite of passage" for newbies who may then told in a sort of schoolmasterly way to use Ubuntu or some "easier distro" if they fail to get the binary blob to work. As if learning to enable non-free stuff were some kind of initiation to Debian, which it shouldn't be.
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No non-free or contrib packages installed on debian! rms would be proud.
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
Not even close...arochester wrote:Are These the Toughest Linux Operating Systems to Install?
My favourite (so far) is suckless' awesome sta.li ("static linux") distribution, here are the full installation instructions:
https://sta.li/installation
And yes, I did get it booting
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
tbf for the most part if you install on a computer with an ethernet connection debian is pretty straightforward for the most part
on a pc/laptop over wifi can be something else
on a pc/laptop over wifi can be something else
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
Debian can be installed by a blind person vocally guided by a ten year old child. I don't know why it would be hard to install for anyone able to read, really.
And no Arch Linux? Whoever wrote this article doesn't know a thing about Linux.
And no Arch Linux? Whoever wrote this article doesn't know a thing about Linux.
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
Because one has to think before and when installing it?arochester wrote:Number 1 = Debian!
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The thing that makes it a little harder in comparison to the likes of, say, Ubuntu, is that it provides a larger amount of choice upon installation.
Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
I wonder which Distro offers the greatest selection of choices during installation?
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^ gentoo.
anyhow, what a completely pointless article!
the choice of distros is totally arbitrary.
who needs a comparison of a few top ten distros with a few bottom 500?
exherbo? "That being said, Exherbo was never designed for end users in the first place." WTF?
also the "results" are not ordered by difficulty, so even the title of the article is misleading.
so apart from being pointless, it is also bad journalism.
anyhow, what a completely pointless article!
the choice of distros is totally arbitrary.
who needs a comparison of a few top ten distros with a few bottom 500?
exherbo? "That being said, Exherbo was never designed for end users in the first place." WTF?
also the "results" are not ordered by difficulty, so even the title of the article is misleading.
so apart from being pointless, it is also bad journalism.
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
According to the author's thinking.Are These the Toughest Linux Operating Systems to Install?
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Come on xD Arch is far from being difficult.And no Arch Linux? Whoever wrote this article doesn't know a thing about Linux.
I would exchange everything I know in exchange for half of what I don't.
Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
Correction:arochester wrote:Are These the Toughest Linux Operating Systems to Install?
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/toughest-l ... s-install/
Number 1 = Debian!
Number 1 != Debian [ i.e. Debian is definitely NOT the hardest.]
Reason: Misplaced exclamation mark.
I would have awarded that status to a distribution that requires the compilation of everything from source. Debian automatically manages dependency trees which makes it too pampering to call 'difficult'.
Debian == { > 30, 000 packages }; Debian != systemd
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It is hard to get away from CLI tools.
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
I can only assume the author arranged them in numerical order of INCREASING difficulty, because that is the only order that makes sense. Totally depends on skill level of course. I find Gentoo easy to install for example, it's just a PITA because it takes so long and I hate having to compile packages: the speed gains to me, do not outweigh the effort involved.
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
I think you are right.sevendogsbsd wrote:I can only assume the author arranged them in numerical order of INCREASING difficulty, because that is the only order that makes sense. [...]
Another interesting article by the same author: 5 Signs That Show You’re a Linux Geek
The fifth reason:
5. You’re Using LFS, Gentoo, or Arch Linux
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Re: [ARTICLE] "...Toughest Linux Operating Systems to insta
i didn't consider that (in one of my previous responses).sevendogsbsd wrote:I find Gentoo easy to install for example, it's just a PITA because it takes so long and I hate having to compile packages: the speed gains to me, do not outweigh the effort involved.
however, i tried it, and failed after a few days (a short time span for a gentoo install i guess).
i'm still failing miserably on Nr.4 (but i wouldn't have to reboot just to get out of vi)...RU55EL wrote:Another interesting article by the same author: 5 Signs That Show You’re a Linux Geek
i guess i'll never be a real nerd...