Why GNU/Linux Rocks

[Mikko]

I only have good things to say about Linux. I've ran several distros on various hardware anywhere from netbooks with 1.0 GHz Intel Core Solos to my mad as desktop with an Intel i7 920. So far I've used, BackTrack, Ubuntu, Fedora, Knoppix, Tor, Gentoo, Yellow Dog and SuperGamer (comes with games and is optimised for gaming). I've noticed that with several applications that are GPU intensive such as games, Linux achieves higher framerates than Windows. In my experience I'll get anywhere from 10-15 fps more in World of Warcraft if I'm playing on my Sony VAIO SZ79 while running Linux (I've got a triple boot Linux, Windows, Mac OS X via Hackintosh system)

[Ansel]

In a world without fences and walls, who needs gates and windows?

lol

very good

[Jan]

Well i bought the MeeNee laptop which came with just Ubuntu installed. I love it. Just backing up the hard-drives on my desktop PC so i can get rid of windows completely.

In a world without fences and walls, who needs gates and windows?

[lxskllr]

Well i bought the MeeNee laptop which came with just Ubuntu installed. I love it. Just backing up the hard-drives on my desktop PC so i can get rid of windows completely.

Congratulations! You're no longer a slave to a central entity, and at the mercy of their whims. If Ubuntu doesn't suit your needs, you can change it, or use something altogether different :^)

[Ansel]

Well i bought the MeeNee laptop which came with just Ubuntu installed. I love it. Just backing up the hard-drives on my desktop PC so i can get rid of windows completely.

[SnusoMatic]

it don't take as much hardware to run linux as it does winblows.

[lxskllr]

I wouldn't dismiss used computers. Buying online can be tricky, but there's some great deals out there if you're trying to save money. I bought the machine I'm typing on in 2008 for $200 on Ebay. It was virtually brand new. Someone got it, upgraded the ram, but I guess decided it didn't suit them. The same machine brand new was $250, and that was with less ram. It's pretty crappy spec wise, but it does what I need it to do. You could probably buy it now for less than $100.

[Ansel]

Hmm i don't want to buy used but it needn't be up to date in spec. I will look on eBay US website. Thanks.

[lxskllr]

ok what do you make of this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

I don't know what the UK computer scene is like, but that seems expensive to me. I've never heard of the brand, and the processor is an Atom, which is basically a bottom end netbook processor. Nothing wrong with that, but at that price it seems high. USA has the cheapest electronic prices in the world, so my expectations may not be realistic for you. If you're trying to save every penny, you might find something good on the used market. That may not work if battery life is important to you though. Batteries wear out, and are expensive to replace, so any savings could be taken up by needing a new battery. If it seldom leaves the wall though, it can be a good way to save money.

[Ansel]

I'd find a laptop you like, then do a search of "laptop model# ubuntu", and see how other people have done with it.

ok what do you make of this one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

[lxskllr]

Can anyone recommend a laptop that's on Amazon UK that i can buy so i can run the latest version of Ubuntu very well but low in price. Thanks :-)

I'd find a laptop you like, then do a search of "laptop model# ubuntu", and see how other people have done with it.

[Ansel]

Can anyone recommend a laptop that's on Amazon UK that i can buy so i can run the latest version of Ubuntu very well but low in price. Thanks :-)

[devilock76]

I had seen this before but was curious, where does it place the text in the file. Life does it place it directly after the last character in the text file?
For example, if I I had a text file that read:

1. Sentence number one.

And did echo "2. Sentence number two.", would it change it to:

1. Sentence number one.2. Sentence number two.

Or are there ways of telling it to start a new paragraph or start on a new line etc?

>> appends the output to the end of the file, one new line. You could send it the newline character \n to enforce multiple lines, play with it.

If you wish to insert text at the beginning you could do this.

echo 'new first line' > newfile
cat oldfile >> newfile

And of course to get more fancy like inserting something in the middle or a million other things like that you can use sed. Sed is pretty much a language in its own right.

Ken

[sgreger1]

You could also echo the line into the file.

echo 'line of text' >> filename

sudo if permissions deem necessary

Ken

I had seen this before but was curious, where does it place the text in the file. Life does it place it directly after the last character in the text file?
For example, if I I had a text file that read:

1. Sentence number one.

And did echo "2. Sentence number two.", would it change it to:

1. Sentence number one.2. Sentence number two.

Or are there ways of telling it to start a new paragraph or start on a new line etc?

[devilock76]

You could also echo the line into the file.

echo 'line of text' >> filename

sudo if permissions deem necessary

Ken