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Intended for users of all levels, including absolute beginners.
There are three ways to try Linux, you can:
1) Install a Linux OS on a VM (Virtual Machine/VirtualBox) for "safety purposes"
2) Use the Live ISO directly without installing anything, that way, you can get a "full Linux experience".
3) Go balls deep and overwrite everything with Linux (not recommended)
If you are serious about switching to Linux and if you have Windows...
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What is Linux (or GNU/Linux for Stallmanists)?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux
Babby's First Linux (What distro to choose?)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux
What software does /g/ recommend? (Please DON'T include the so called infographic -- refer all your recommended software here.)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software
Ricing on Linux (Make it good and functional or make it worse like those at desktop threads)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing
A...
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I am getting this error when launching Iceweasel. What do?
Bunsenlabs (Debian 8.2) here.
>>51878520
which version of iceweasel? 44.0a2 works fine on debian.
I'm stuck with a gtx970. How bad am I fucked by the 3,5 gb meme? I play on 1440 exclusevely.
>>51878360
>Hey, I bought this food and I'm really hungry..TELL ME WHAT TO DO /G/?
Fucking hell, go play some games and find out yourself.
Do games work properly? If so, you're not fucked. Also, you can hardly be "stuck" with a high-end GPU like that. It's a great piece of hardware.
>>51878360
I'm stuck with a gts 450.
AMD announced today that the company is releasing a slew of open-source software and tools to give game developers, heterogeneous applications, and HPC applications deeper access to the GPU and GPU resources. AMD and their Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) are looking for ways to ease game development, so developers can more easily re-use code and port their games from consoles over to the PC. With GPUOpen, game developers will have direct access to GPU hardware, as well as access to a large collection of open source effects, tools, libraries and SDKs, which are being made available on GitHub under an MIT open-source license. As part of the effort, the company is also releasing a new HCC C++ compiler which will be a tool in enabling developers to more easily leverage the resources of discrete GPU hardware in heterogeneous systems. The HCC complier also allows developers to convert CUDA code to portable C++. According to AMD, internal testing shows that in many cases 90 percent or more of CUDA code can be automatically converted into C++ with the final 10 percent converted manually in the widely popular C++ language. An early access program for the "Boltzmann Initiative" tools is planned for Q1 2016.
http://hothardware.com/news/amd-goes-open-source-announces-gpuopen-initiative-new-compiler-and-drivers-for-lunix-and-hpc
You now have zero reasons to not buy AMD unless you hate freedom..
>>51878139
Awesome news in fact!
>>51878139
>You now have zero reasons to not buy AMD unless you hate freedom..
or hate hardware that requires more power to run
Or has worse TDP
Or starts house fires
>zero reasons to not buy AMD
Performance would be one
>unless you hate freedom
Wow, gee thanks for releasing dated libraries and a sub-par compiler.
>MUH FREEDUMBS
>$0.02 has been deposited into your account
Why does everyone hate this little guy?
Will I be called out if i still use it
>>51875536
Yes, i'm calling you out now. Fuck off, faggot.
The only one who can prove you are a faggot it yourself
>>51875536
i love heatsinks, i do not hear them
Edge is the best browser I've ever used. I've been testing the adblock addon and it's super fast and awesome. As soon as there's an equivalent to DownThemAll, Firefox will be dead to me.l
>>51874582
> using a microsoft browser
What's it like to be an exhibitionist?
I'm waiting for uBlock and uMatrix before I switch over.
>>51874582
>Firefox will be dead to me
top bait
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Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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Changing an X230 screen from TN -> IPS just as simple as ordering one off ebay and swapping them out?
>>51871819
yeah, but getting the new screen in and not killing the old one can be pretty tough
>tfw just got my thinkpad today
>x220
>I thought the screen was going to look shit because 1366x768
>its not shit.
This keyboard wasn't a meme btw. I like this machine.
ITT: "teach" something
I'm sure most of you have learned SOMETHING useful with all of your experience, Post it here.
Teach us how to do something or tell us things you have learned from your experience.
Doesn't matter what as long as it is related to technology.
CS is a meme
>>51864097
Fit the power/reset switch & leds before screwing the motherboard in place.
Should artificial intelligence research be outlawed?
Could terrorists use AI like they have used tor?
Full article here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3143275/Artificial-intelligence-real-threat-robots-wipe-humanity-ACCIDENT-claims-expert.html
>>51863991
Yes
>daily mail
but the threat is real. read link related.
http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html
Ask anything to a guy who runs a succesfull phone/tablet/laptop repair business.
It works like this: we charge the price of the product we have to replace plus 25 euro for repair and returning. At the moment, I repair 500 - 600 phones a month.
Recently quit my job, because doing it at night was getting really annoying. Now full time repairman with enough cash to buy a Tesla S.
Also, to keep it relevant, ask me anything about fixing your phone.
>>51862885
Do you have spare phone parts - as in, port covers/buttons that may get lost? Where you get them?
>>51862928
Yes, home buttons of i.e. Galaxy S6 and iPhone 5S, are all in stock. Pretty much everything I have in stock is from eBay sellers. I ofcourse get some great deals tho.
I'm planning on going to Shanghai soon to talk to a local seller to set up an import line. Not that I am a big business tycoon, but I just love Shanghai.
Callers hear an echo when we have a conversation on my phone. I dont. What is it?
