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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 dual-booted (recommended for pure newbies),
we recommend you use it exclusively for 2 weeks, and avoid Windows dual booting for that period of time, or it's
likely you will start retreating back to windows instead of getting used to GNU/Linux as your new home and working on
making it feel the way you want it.
>Recommended for beginners:
-Ubuntu MATE
-Debian (For Broadcom devices, use an ISO that includes non-free firmware)
-openSUSE
-LinuxMint (a.k.a Ubuntu LTS + Cinnamon)
Before asking, please find the answers to your questions in resources.
Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly Linux Thread.
Understand that much of your software from Windows will be unavailable, although maybe wine can make up for it.
Resources:
man <insert command here>
your friendly neighborhood search engine
https://www.codecademy.com/en/courses/learn-the-command-line
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/
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 script designed to ease the transition from Windows to Debian
https://github.com/Chocolate-Chip-Computing/DebianNewbieScript
We now have an entry in the install Gentoo wiki!
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php//flt/
IRC No one uses:
irc://irc.freenode.org:+7000/FriendlyLinux
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
Previous thread: >>51838294
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 Experienceâ„¢
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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No news.
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>They’re really cheap when you buy a used one.
>Keyboards feel excellent while typing (yes, even the newer ones).
>Great durability thanks to the inclusion of rollcages and use of glass fiber reinforced plastic for the chassis. The keyboard is splash proof and spilled liquids will drain out.
>Utilitarian design - e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking solutions that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for almost every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing on the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
----
Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/fG23Pm71
ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
https://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
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?
A general thread to collect all of the smartphone purchase threads in the same place
>YouTube Reviewers
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAngelofmusic1989
https://www.youtube.com/user/pocketnowvideo
https://www.youtube.com/user/marquesbrownlee
https://www.youtube.com/user/AndroidAuthority
>/g/ Approved Review Sites
http://www.gsmarena.com
http://www.phonearena.com
http://www.notebookcheck.net
>Anon's Mobile Device Guide:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxMugiNgJ2qtTS0tSXdYWEc0ckk/view?usp=sharing
>To see if your phone (model) would work somewhere else in the world or just different carrier:
http://willmyphonework.net
What relatively cheap smartphones are recommended right by /g/ at the moment?
>>51861899
>What relatively cheap smartphones are recommended right by /g/ at the moment?
iPhone 6c
>>51861925
Go to /spdg for smartphone discussion, people are talking about apps there
>>51860373
We don't need artists anymore to have an infinite number of webcomics, thanks to neural networks.
http://explosm.net/rcg
This does not use a neural network
>>51795087
those are just premade squares arranged
>you can no longer turn off autoplay
>you can no longer click all comments to see all comments
HOW
HOW DO THEY DO THIS
HOW DO THEY KEEP MAKING IT WORSE?
>>51888798
works for me :^)
>>51888798
>>you can no longer click all comments to see all comments
This.
What was the point of removing this?
>>51888817
It's because you touch yourself at night. And use adblock.
Magnetic tapes are technology.
I was wondering where there's an active tape trading community online or even on 4chinz.
Could some of you hook me up with a tape trading community?
>>51888422
Bump.
Bump, this interests me as well
>>51888422
Bump 2
Bored tonight. I'm thinking about trying Linux. What's a good distro to start with?
>>51888361
gentoo
>>51888361
mint is the best for noobs
>>51888404
Definitely a noob. If it's best for noobs, might give it a try.
What's your New Years resolution /g/?
To be more Jewish
>>51887370
the amount of pixels your mom has in her porn video
>>51887379
Fuck you asswipe
