[kwlug-disc] Linux & Linux admin for newbies

[Ron Singh]

My vote is for Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.1(this cut uses the 4.4LTS kernel),
set the system updates for security on(for now).
See --
https://linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=226

The 18.3 version is sure pretty and offers quite a lot of newer versions of
apps and new apps, but uses a non-LTS kernel, 4.13 I think. You can always
install an older kernel or newer kernel.

I have a messing-around laptop running LM 18.3 Cinnamon with the 4.4LTS and
the 4.14LTS kernels loaded and I switch back and forth to see how well both
plays with LM 18.3. So far so good, no hiccups, but am unwilling to commit
that to a daily driver at this point.


Thanks,

Ron Singh


On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 12:03 PM, John Johnson <jvj at golden.net> wrote:

> I have a box running Ubuntu that has been idle for a while.
> I think that the box set up with Ubuntu is likely at 14.x.
> When it is next turned on will it update automatically?
>
> If so, what will it update to?
>
> Will Unity go away?
> What should I use instead of Unity? (let the flame wars begin)
>
> Any other advice is welcome.
> Thanks
> JohnJ
>
> On 1/26/2018 09:43, doug moen wrote:
>
> I used to run OpenBSD and then FreeBSD in the mid nineties. (Linux was
> junk back then.)
>
> I ultimately switched to Linux because it is more popular. Far more open
> source packages are tested and run on Linux than on BSD.
>
> For the same reason I switched to Linux, I also want to use the most
> popular Linux distro, for maximum compatibility, and so that I'll have
> access to the largest number of free software packages.
>
> According to John's diagram, Debian is the most important/influential
> distro. More distros are descended from Debian than anything else. Ubuntu
> is the most important/influential direct descendent of Debian.
>
> I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, for the same reasons that Khalid posted. For me,
> one of the killer features of Ubuntu is that it supports ZFS, which is the
> most reliable file system. I don't know any other distro that supports ZFS
> as a core package, other than FreeBSD.
>
> On 26 January 2018 at 05:32, John Johnson <jvj at golden.net> wrote:
>
>> From Bob's KWVOIP meeting:
>>
>> One of the questions raised was "Which GNU/Linux distro should I
>> choose, and why?"  I don't think there's an easy answer to that. But
>> maybe some of you will find this diagram useful as a way of seeing the
>> overwhelming scope of the question, even if it doesn't provide an answer:
>>
>> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Di
>> stribution_Timeline.svg
>>
>> Comes from
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg
>> if
>> you need additional context.
>>
>> Adding:
>>
>> What are partitions and how big should these be made?
>>
>> Related: What are volumes?
>> Related: umount & umount
>>
>> JohnJ
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/24/2018 13:07, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for spreading the word.
>>>
>>> There is always interest in cryptography and security-related
>>> presentations. There is also a KWCrypto mailing list that Bob Jonkman
>>> does, and a few research groups at the University of Waterloo (CrySP)
>>> that runs talks too.
>>>
>>> - Paul
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 12:51:45PM -0500, Ron Singh wrote:
>>>
>>>> @Paul, sorry for the delayed response, too many fires.
>>>>
>>>> So, James K will be using the laptop(X220) that I am basically donating
>>>> to
>>>> KWLUG as a floater for demos and the like.
>>>> It is going to James Kelsh on Feb 5th(or earlier) to prep for his March
>>>> talk.
>>>> After his March talk, someone at KWLUG(or James K.) takes it if needed
>>>> for
>>>> April(or later talks) or a KWLUG custodian takes possession of it.
>>>>
>>>> Tomorrow aft(Thursday), I am circulating flyers extolling the virtues of
>>>> Linux and KWLUG by way of the 3 branches of the Waterloo Public
>>>> Library(already got their permission). Hopefully, someone might find if
>>>> of
>>>> interest enough to attend the meetings. The meat of the flyer is
>>>> essentially text culled from KWLUG's website with an encouraging
>>>> invitation
>>>> to attend a meeting and think about joining KWLUG. I wanted to get to
>>>> Kitchener Public Library and am hopeful to do so on Thursday late
>>>> afternoon, but am at the mercy of the clock, fingers crossed.
>>>>
>>>> Friday, I will be connecting(voice) with 3 of the UPWORK people to get a
>>>> feel for how they would present and if they are at all interested in
>>>> doing
>>>> the talks for free or food or transportation or money. Keep you all
>>>> apprised.
>>>>
>>>> As I seems to perpetually late to the game, and knowing that a crypto
>>>> session happened some months ago, would there be any interest in
>>>> revisiting
>>>> crypto?
>>>> Can't recall who did the last one, but would that person be willing to
>>>> do
>>>> another talk, assuming there is interest other than mine?
>>>> Has anyone done a mining rig with the OS being Linux and mining apps
>>>> running in a terminal session?
>>>>
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