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While Red Hat is the major sponsor of Fedora, thousands of contributors including a majority of core contributors are not employed at RH, and we have many other significant sponsors as well (see https://getfedora.org/sponsors).
Contributions from sources other than Red Hat help us with initiatives which are not RH priorities. Red Hat is an awesome sponsor and cares about the value of genuine community, and we have a lot of latitude, but at the end of the day, the company does have certain interests in mind. (Usually not the conspiracy theory stuff we sometimes see suggested on Reddit... but that's a whole 'nuther topic.)
For example, Red Hat is quite protective of travel budget for even its own engineers; travel for face-to-face meetings needs a lot of justification. For Fedora, we really feel like our annual contributor conference (https://flocktofedora.org/) is crucial to community building and our overall success. We want active contributors to be able to come no matter where in the world they live, and that's really expensive. This year, we are spending a good chunk of our Red Hat-provided community budget on that travel, but the more contributions we have, the more people we can bring.
(PS: I have to give a shout-out here to openSUSE for helping with this too, as gold sponsors for Flock. Also, Capital One DevExchange.)
I'd hazard a guess you'd be pretty disappointed if you installed Debian proper based on this post. I'd also note that any privacy/bloat concerns that Ubuntu has stirred up are of miniscule concern compared to the shit that Windows will pull.
That said, if Ubuntu concerns you but you're still interested in an Ubuntu-based distro Pop!_OS is a corporate-backed (System76) and modestly popular distro that aims to be easy-to-use and suits your needs. If you're OK with non-ubuntu-based, Fedora has a clinical feeling but packs leading-edge technologies with a decently-sized community behind it. Solus has a smaller userbase but boasts a curated package collection and the best default configuration and theming of any distribution I've tried.
>However I am happy to problem solve and find my way through common issues, learn to use the terminal more, edit system files, ask questions, etc.
Pretty much any distribution could suit you with this mindset. I encourage you to pick 3-5 that sound good to you, boot them live from a flash drive, and just mess around with each one of them. Install your favorite when you're done testing the waters.
I think you're probably after the server versions. Here's a tutorial for the server edition for F27, but the steps should be similar for which ever version you decide to go for. You might also be interested in comparing Fedora server with CentOS.
Good luck!
It causes that on Wayland, because when the Gnome Shell crashes, that takes the compositor (Mutter) with it.
(Edit: also, you do realize that "Fedora Workstation" is the name of the distribution, right? https://getfedora.org/workstation/ )
Minecraft runs great under Linux. So do most games that don't rely on anti-cheat at this point.
If you want to try it out, you can make a Live USB and boot your computer with that -- it won't touch your hard drive unless you choose to fully install it. I recommend Fedora to start with, it's one of the many, many distributions, or "distros", basically just big packages of software around the Linux kernel that form the user experience.
Yes, it definitely sounds like Linux might work for you.
Honestly, the packaging and software installation situation is not perfect on Linux either. But it's probably way better than Windows/OSX for software development. Assuming you're not doing something OS specific like iOS dev or Windows-related dev, and it sounds like you're doing web dev, Linux is probably ideal.
Also, you're very unlikely to hit any black boxes that really matter to you. (You probably don't really care about proprietary GPU and some WiFi drivers as long as they do their job).
The most popular choices are:
Ubuntu and Fedora are pretty straightforward. Download .iso, put it on USB, boot, click next a few times, done.
Arch Linux is a bit different. You have to install everything quite "manually". There are no defaults for anything including a desktop environment. The default install (which is also quite manual) leaves you with a command line log in prompt, much like a server. The advantage here is that Arch Linux makes no assumptions about what you want to do and gets out of the way. It is rolling-release (you never need to re-install, no "major versions"), and you get the most up-to date software versions from upstream. If you feel like you want to customize and have control of everything, you will want to check out Arch Linux eventually. But probably start with ubuntu or fedora.
Does this make sense? Any questions, especially web-dev specific?
EDIT: One more note, Linux will feel a lot like OSX from a command line perspective, just without the black magic boxes. :)
Yep, there is also Fedora Silverblue which is a similar idea: Inmutable system and flatpak applications.
It's still kinda cumbersome, so I wouldn't recommend it yet unless you like to troubleshoot stuff though.
Try Fedora Workstation:
- It's RedHat without the paid support
- RedHat is driving the direction of Linux
- GNOME3 is MacOS-ish in appearance
- SystemD is taking over everything, if you don't have any hangups over systemd, might as well jump in with both feet
- Built in Docker support (docker, moby, whatever the hell it's calling itself now)
- Wayland display manager, which is the direction X11 is headed, RedHat is leading the field on this too
If you're learning Linux for work, RedHat is the way to go, and Fedora is the testbed for RedHat, so just install Fedora. There's a huge community to help when you get stuck but, honestly, desktop linux is so point-and-click nowadays, you're probably not going to have that many problems.
The other "screenshot" has "Welcome to Fedora" written, the blue color is very hard to see.
Give the OP a break. I get that Linux folk are all about reading the manual, reporting bugs and troubleshooting things when they break - but there ain't nothin' wrong with someone who's looking out for something that "just works", and who either doesn't know (or care) to report the specifics of his issues.
I mean, assuming Windows on his machine worked perfectly, and that he's had issues with Mint (could be kernel panics, graphics acceleration being borked, random application crashes, screen blanking when switching users and having to reboot to fix, etc.), he has a decent case for just wanting recommendations for other distros to try. Maybe if he tried 2 or 3+ distros and they had the same issues, and/or Windows had similar weirdness, there'd be a better case for asking him to be more specific and report bugs n' whatnot.
As far as my own personal recommendations goes for a "just werx" distro... I got nothin' :(. Ubuntu (Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu) has been the most user-friendly distro I've found so far, and even that has failed me the vast majority of the time I've peddled it to people (even just the other week with a fully-updated Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: kernel panics, application crashes, rendering weirdness, exposing the user to scary kernel logs/systemd output due to splash screen not working, etc.).
However, if you don't mind learning a distro that isn't necessarily suitable for non-technial users, Fedora has always been surprisingly shiny n' stable as a desktop. OpenSUSE Leap might also be worth trying.
Silverblue is not designed for servers. If you want an immutable server OS, look at Fedora CoreOS. It uses the same technology as Silverblue, but with a server and container focused configuration. You will need to reboot for updates, but that's generally a good idea regardless of whether the system requires you to or not.
Yes, install Linux and I'm not joking... it's propably easier to use these days than Windows 10 (if my 58 year old mom can use it for 3 years now without any problem or my help, then anyone can).
I usually recommend https://getfedora.org to new users - very up to date, secure and easy to use Linux distribution.
Are you using the official beta image from https://getfedora.org/workstation/download/? This was a bug with an earlier kernel prior to beta, but was fixed for the beta release.
Before typing 'y', one ought at the very least check here (scroll to where it says "Package Signing Keys") to make sure that the signatures are the same and that the repository is legitimate.
I think, in the long term, Fedora is going more in the direction of OSTree for system upgrades which are atomic and can be downgraded like that instead of at the filesystem level.
See also: https://getfedora.org/en/atomic/
>Have you ever hacked a Gibson?
I prefer Fenders, better tones IMHO
>Why is your WoW character a female dwarf?
He is not a female! He just has very feminine features.
>Are you a fedora man or a black leather duster man?
I have been known to wear both at once before. And they prefer "african american" leather duster.
>How oily is your ponytail? Do you oil it, or just not wash it?
My ponytail is so oily the US tried to invade it. I oil it daily with T.E.A. oil: The Essential Athiest oil
>What Linux distro best describes who you are as a person?
Fedora of course! https://getfedora.org/
>How many swords do you have in your sword collection? (yes, you can also count the axes, and other martial arts weapons) How many of them do you use in comat?
I have 3 swords, a Katana, a handful of ninja stars (assorted shapes), 2 detachable brass knuckles, a cane that turns into a sword, a butter knife, and a Hirokamhaki Pho Tonto blade. I am a firm believer in weapon owning and using. I only use my mind in combat, I am not a violent man.
Making things freely available is not antithetical to capitalism. Red Hat sells a Linux distro they make, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which is almost entirely composed of Free Software. They also freely distribute their OS as Fedora Linux. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is nothing more than Fedora Linux with some extra work put in verifying the system is stable. In short, Red Hat sells a product they also make freely available.
You need to press enter two times to get a line break. (Reddit syntax).
In the sidebar you find the rules of this sub. E.g.:
> This is not a support forum! Head to /r/linuxquestions or /r/linux4noobs for support or help.
> 1. Do Linux distributions (in particular Fedora Server) come with GUIs?
No and yes. If you install a distrobution's server image then it comes without a GUI.
But e.g. in Fedora you can install a WebUI called cockpit. It is already included in "Fedora Server". → https://getfedora.org/en/server/
→ https://fedoramagazine.org/cockpit-overview/
> Are they hard to use?
Cockpit is super easy to use. But Linux on the server mostly uses CLI (command line interface, aka text input and output), which can be quite hard to grasp at first, if you never dealt with it. But it isn't hard, just different and unfamiliar.
> 2. Does anyone know a helpful guide to installing onto a fresh hard drive.
Official documentation. But you might be better of with a distro like Ubuntu, which has much more documentation and help resources aimed at new users that are new to Linux.
> 3. How much computing power, let's say fedora server, does a distribution use?
Not much. The smallest VPS or RaspberryPi with 512MB RAM is enough. Although applications running on it might need more.
We (Fedora!) think it's great for this! If you need something that will be API-stable for years, one of our downstream distros is a better choice (e.g. RHEL for certification and support, CentOS for DIY). Fedora does move relatively quickly, but that's not a bad thing for home servers. Each release is supported until the "next +1" release comes out, and since we're on an approximately six month schedule, that means one upgrade every year (with a month of "grace period").
Right now, the Fedora Server Edition has built-in Roles for an identity server and for a database server. Roles are basically like presets — button press low-maintenance configurations. You can also, of course, start with minimal Fedora Server and build up anything from there. There's a suggestion to also offer a file server role, but no one is really currently working on it. (This'd be an awesome place to get involved!)
They don't make it easy to find, that's true. It's not even on the torrent tracker last time I checked, so you have to verify integrity manually :/
It's here: https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
> Netinstall Images:
From the Anaconda installer, you choose "Base System" or "Basic X11 desktop", depending how down you want to get to a core system.
It's true that the installer doesn't offer more finer tuning than those package-groups. I wish it did, like pre-Anaconda installers did.
I would stick with the most known Linux distributions, you're bound to have an easier time and it's easy to find documentation online:
Fedora has excellent usability and support, but you will have to google a bit to play certain media files and such, as it comes by default only with open source codecs. If you're feeling adventurous, you can even try Fedora Silverblue, which is completely immutable, so it's difficult to break your system and upgrades are very safe, but it's rather non-standard in some ways. In my opinion, if Silverblue just works for you, it's a very good choice.
Ubuntu is extremely popular and quite easy to use and you will find most applications have compatible packages or instructions specifically for Ubuntu. For home use it doesn't have many disadvantages.
It's probably best to try a couple and see how they fit your workload and then you'll eventually decide on what you like. Good luck!
Hey friend, I've been using Linux for awhile (25 years) and can tell you that you are unlikely to have driver issues for your motherboard.
However if you just want to find out, I suggest making a fedora or Ubuntu live boot USB... Eg: - https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
The x86_64 means it's good for a regular 64 bit Intel or AMD CPU.
You don't need to burn it to a DVD, just follow the instructions and put it into a spare usb stick and it will be bootable.
Once it boots it's a good preview of what to expect when installed.. you will boot into the desktop. It won't touch your hard disk until you start the installation.. before that you can check the wi-fi/Bluetooth etc safely
Once it's installed you can pull down updates which will have more recent hardware support/patches in them.. plus you can tweak things further by using proprietary drivers etc
Btw, if you are a gamer I hear that POP_OS is very user friendly and good for gaming (although I generally stick to other distros cause they also work fine for my needs)
Hope this helps
Ok. Fedora Workstation is "professional" and user friendly out of the box. My question was about specific things. Do you only want to add some software or do stuff like building a custom kernel to include in Fedora?
It's called "netinstall" https://getfedora.org/de/workstation/download/ When you install it you can choose not to install a DE.
> How can I get started?
Go to one of these sites:
Click the download link. Burn it to a DVD or copy it to a USB drive. Each site will have instructions for doing this. All of these are "live images", meaning that you can boot Linux off them and try it out without actually installing anything.
> What distro would you recommend that is pretty similar to windows?
I've been happy with Solus lately, but any of the sites I listed above should give you a solid experience as long as you're patient. Linux isn't Windows, and you shouldn't expect Linux to work like Windows.
> and is there any chance of playing windows games on it?
It depends on which games you want to play. Game support on Linux is slowly getting better thanks in part to Steam, but it's nowhere near as good as on Windows.
> My pc is bad so nothing to fancy.
Here's a little advice: don't tell us "your PC is bad". That doesn't tell us anything useful. If you can, give us hard facts about your machine, such as:
- What kind of processor do you have?
- How much RAM do you have?
- How big is your hard drive/SSD?
- What kind of wifi chipset do you have?
- What kind of video card do you have?
- Does your computer have UEFI or a BIOS?
If you don't know this information, now's a good time to find out. You'll need to know, because your experience with Linux will vary depending on what sort of hardware you're using.
Also, you should decide whether you want to dual-boot. If so, you'll need to resize your Windows partition to make room for Linux, and configure the boot loader so that you can choose between the two when starting your machine.
Finally: you should see if there's a local Linux User Group in your area. If so, join it and get help from experienced users. Installing Linux can be complicated if you've never done it before.
Wouldn't OpenSUSE (Leap) and Fedora qualify for this kind of request? They're both ~testing grounds for enterprise-grade distros (SLED and RHEL), and IIRC they both have intuitive control panels (YaST2 and sorry, I never used Fedora).
For desktop customization, though, it'll have to be your doing. Any DE ships with some default settings that you're free to change. Maybe look for inspiration in /r/unixporn (SFW)?
You might as well. I use Windows but I'm glad I can switch if I want to. Install Fedora and track down some guides, Linux is great fun. I'd recommend learning on a virtual machine before you install it outright though.
> I plan on keeping X on a flash drive, but was wondering if anyone has any experience with it.
What? Do you mean OS X? That's confusingly worded, because there is a display server on Linux/BSD called X.
> Is it possible to get the SDK on it?
What SDK? Android SDK? Java SDK? C+= SDK? There are dozens of SDK's out there. The answer is probably "yes", but you need to be more specific.
> I know it's derived from Red Hat, but I'm not sure if it supports the same software.
Imma go out on a limb here and assume you are saying "OS X is based on Red Hat", which isn't true. There's a Linux distribution called Fedora which was originally based off of Red Hat (it's now the other way around).
OS X is based on an old version of BSD. BSD is a variant of UNIX. GNU/Linux is designed to be UNIX-like, but GNU/Linux is not actually UNIX.
> EDIT: Thinking of Arch Linux instead. Is it possible for me to move to it even though I'm a linux n00b?
Yes, it's possible, but not recommended, for good reason. You don't even seem to have a basic grasp of the landscape, so diving right into the nitty-gritty (ish) guts of Linux doesn't seem like the best move. You should get the lay of the land before proceeding.
> Of course it's been ruling the internet server space and now mobiles for sometime. W00t!
hehe yeah! :D
Elemetary OS has done a major major job on polishing Linux for the mainstream - they still need work on the marketing though
KDE 5 is still with the Shiny shiny graphics(I love it) but i've moved onto GNOME3(which is more flat in look and switching between apps fast is just out-of-the-world)
There are still polishing touches required in GNOME3 but i can live and work with it without any problems.
I still stick with Fedora because it suits be well and has everything latest.
Ubuntu and Debain are pretty good in terms of usability and stability(Debian is KING)
I so wanted to downvote this. Just because. But... it's true.
Well, apart from the Ubuntu part. That was just FUD. And before you complain that the help page is buried, probably best visit Debian or Fedora and so on. They're all doing it. Which just makes your point about it being a shit brand all the clearer.
> As far as I know, there isn't a bleeding edge distro like it
Fedora is also bleeding edge
> Also, I like being able to install only what I want.
Many distros provide "netinstall" options, where you can choose which packages to install. For example: Debian network install, Fedora Server - using the "Netinstall ISO"
This is typically done with signatures. The known-good source (github, w official site, etc) posts a signature that you can verify against the downloaded binary. Here's how Fedora does it for example: https://getfedora.org/en/security/
Here's a discussion for Signal : https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/1689
Relevant piece from what u/TheKhalem linked earlier:
>Think about it like this. The Fedora project is the upstream, community distro of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux. Red Hat is the project’s primary sponsor, but thousands of developers—unaffiliated with Red Hat—contribute to the Fedora project, making it the ideal testing ground for features that eventually get incorporated into Red Hat Enterprise Linux (after Red Hat puts those features through its own set of tests and quality assurance processes that are separate and distinct from those of Fedora).
And for being a community distro with a corporate sponsor, Red Hat is an excellent choice. There is generally good sentiment about Red Hat and its business practices. Targeting Enterprise "services", it is not a company that tries to sell its general consumers (ie. home desktop users) products or services they don't need. Nor do they partake in shady practices with user data like Canonical/Ubuntu have been known for...
As u/SpinaBifidaOcculta said, use a virtual machine like virtualbox. Then there are several websites where you can download an image of a linux distribution. ubuntu.com, debian.org, getfedora.org, etc. There are hundreds and almost all are free.
CoreOS Container Linux and Fedora Atomic Host existed side by side. RedHat acquired CoreOS and integrated it into its product line => meaning EOL for CoreOS Container Linux. RedHat now offers RHEL CoreOS (RHCOS): https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/openshift_container_platform/4.1/html/architecture/architecture-rhcos
Fedora Atomic Host is EOL already and has since been replaced with Fedora CoreOS: https://getfedora.org/coreos?stream=stable
Seeing how these still exist maybe the momentum still needs to happen.
Fedora is easy to use and well-supported. It's generally on the cutting edge of distributions (sorta like "flavors" of Linux).
Linux Mint is a popular choice too, although it's got less of a cutting edge minimalist UI and more of a traditional Windows XP-like one.
(Linux users note: I know the above is overly simplistic. But I'm not responding to a Linux user with the above post...)
Kubuntu is just Ubuntu, that's not really a change at all. AlmaLinux is more tailored for the server and enterprise, so you might want to use Fedora instead (both are RHEL deriviatives).
Use Arch is you want to learn more about Linux in general, or if you like rolling-release systems. It is the only rolling release distro you mentioned, so that's a chance in trying it out. If you don't feel comfortable with the installation (which is not difficult as people make it out to be) you can use something like Arco or Artix.
Linux really has nothing to do with that, it's the app. Libre Office on Fedora, Ubuntu, pretty much any Linux distro can likely handle any Word doc. It's also available for Windows. There is always the chance that that someone will have done something really perverse with formatting that will trip up Libre Office but I haven't seen that in quite a while.
Give it a try with Live USB to see if it works for your needs.
Fedora silverblue is fantastic, and that's with Fedora already being a amazing showcase of the Linux desktop. You can get Fedora here (scroll down for silverblue). If anyone is interested, I'd recommend looking at r/fedora for tips as well as the user docs.
Fedora markets itself as being "Created for developers" - https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/
That doesn't make it the best choice for development. But the fact that development is a primary objective and Fedora is all about the latest and greatest in the Linux ecosystem, it is actually a go-to for development purposes. Although the release model is essentially 'fixed', the core packages (and thus software libraries) do receive version updates throughout the support period.
In simpler words, Fedora is "Apple" of Linux distribution. It brings innovation. It is a top contributor (it's RedHat actually but we know these two guys along with CentOS are considered one these days) to Open Source world. So, if people who are contributing so much to open source are doing it on Fedora, that means it is indeed a very relevant platform to develop and build stuff upon.
To be honest, I'm not saying other distributions can not be used to develop stuff. But that's not their primary objective. So using a distribution that showcase itself for the very purpose of development makes more sense to me than choosing a distribution who's primary purpose is not development.
Red Hat offers Fedora CoreOS which is closer to what OP is asking for than a small CentOS image. The kernel and container runtimes are significantly more advanced than what CentOS ships.
Sometimes boot from USB can be a little picky.
Do you have the option of burning a CD / DVD?
Something else to try:
Give Fedora Media Writer a try with the Fedora Distro which is very happy with UEFI
There are already plenty of choices with GUI installers.
Part of the appeal of Arch is being able to set up your system exactly how you want it, and the command-line installation process allows for much more customization than a GUI installer that automatically sets everything up for you. The installation process isn't exactly hard either, the Arch ISO has scripts to make the setup easier and the wiki and install guide is very thorough.
I really like it, nice and clean, much more cohesive and modern than before but it does have a sanitized feel if that makes any sense?
I like the illustrations a lot and I've also been really appreciting how beautiful Fedora 30 looks. The new icons, the slight updates to the UI.
I'm so happy with this distro and thankful that it exists. Great job team!!!
Edit: I do see some responsive issues and some, if not all, images are too low res.
Yes, it is.
From Windows is even easier to do it.
look into this
You basically need to do two things:
1. download the ISO of the OS
2. create a live USB with that ISO
Welp, that'd do it.
>Project Atomic provides a platform to deploy and manage containers on bare-metal, virtual, or cloud-based servers. Project Atomic hosts are designed to be minimal hosts focused on the delivery of container services. Project Atomic hosts ship with Docker, Flannel, and Kubernetes to build clusters for container based services. Docker provides the container runtime, Flannel provides overlay networking, and Kubernetes provides scheduling and coordination of containers on hosts.
http://www.projectatomic.io/docs/gettingstarted/
Download fedora server instead.
Sounds like hardware support on both Win and Linux is bad on the new NUC-you probably need the 4.16 kernel. Ubuntu 18.04 has 4.15.
I do not normally recommend this since I do not use Fedora, but try Fedora. It gets very quick point releases to the ISOs so it should be the first distro to use on really new hardware.
https://getfedora.org/workstation/download/
Fedora uses stock GNOME which is pretty bad (Ubuntu has a lot of tweaks that makes GNOME usable), so I would recommend Cinnamon which is very Windows 7 like. (But this is maintained by volunteers so it may not get updates as fast, and it sounds like you need the very latest.)
Fedora is a solid choice for IT, CS students, and professionals. It's a community project sponsored by Red Hat, and is the basis of their enterprise releases of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Their main release used the Gnome 3 desktop environment, and install images can be found here. If you prefer a different desktop environment, those versions can be found here.
Desktop environment is a personal choice, and the underlying system mechanics are the same.
> Why is RHCSA considered a great certification when Red Hat is discontinued?
What the devil do you mean Red Hat was discontinued?
RHEL looks strong to me.
https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux
Fedora looks good too.
http://linuxbsdos.com/2016/12/01/dual-boot-fedora-25-windows-10-on-a-computer-with-uefi-firmware/
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/
https://www.tecmint.com/things-to-do-after-fedora-26-installation/
sudo dnf install emacs
sudo dnf install arduino
Install more awesome stuff:
sudo dnf install freecad gimp inkscape lmms
Look up programming in emacs.
What FAQ did you read? Our FAQ says nothing about Backtrack.
Anyhow, Backtrack is now known as Kali Linux, but I wouldn't recommend starting with it. Kali is just Debian (Ubuntu is based on this) with a bunch of security tools pre-installed.
If you have no experience with Linux, I'd recommend starting with Fedora (choose the 64-bit 1.3GB Live Image under "Other Downloads" on the right).
Once you've installed that, take the Learn the Command Line course on Codecademy to get a feel for the command line environment and try to use Linux exclusively (as much as you can) for a few weeks or months.
Once you're pretty comfortable with working in Linux, learn how to use tools like Nmap and Wireshark (and how they do what they do). There are plenty of labs online you can work through.
Is that "Deep End" enough for you?
Let me know if you have any questions.
Yes. In the comic, X is sort of Linux slang for a GUI
Remember how Windows used to be MS-Dos, which was basically a command prompt with no graphical environment? Modern Windows won't let you use it like a command prompt with no GUI.
That's how linux works to this day (ignoring oddballs like Android). However, the GUI is not baked right in like Windows, which allows you to install many GUIs and toggle between them. Linux also can be used just as a Command prompt with no GUI, just like MS-DOS.
When you turn on your linux pc, it shows the logo and dumps you to a desktop just like Windows. You can open up a command prompt, just like Windows. There are 7 full screen command prompts running in the background, and one of those is the gui, which is usually on number 7. You can push CTRL+ALT+F 1-7 to toggle between the text consoles, and the GUI.
This seems pointless, but Linux is used for servers as well as desktop PCs, so the text-based console makes sense- why have a GUI without a monitor. You can use an old-school tool called SSH or Telnet, which is when you take a computer or smartphone and remotely log into another computer's terminal.
You can, and should, download a linux distro and burn it to a usb drive. You can boot the PC from the flash drive instead of the hard drive and mess around with linux without actually affecting anything.
That's quite old Gnome. Could you try using newer Gnome? The most painless way of doing that is trying newest Gnome by booting newest Fedora image (open this page and go to the Supported Platforms section).
Well, if you're new to Linux, I wouldn't necessarily recommend Arch Linux. The installation process involves solely the command line. Another distro to try could be Fedora. It's got a graphical installer, although it's only got GNOME 3.16 (I believe)
I guess I haven't been following terribly closely. Aren't the universal apps "cross platform within the Microsoft platforms"? Do they target Linux?
While I'm super-pleased wherever we can have success with Fedora on the desktop — and we feel like we can win a significant portion of developer desktops — I also know that the vast majority of developers are on Windows (see 2015 Stack Overflow Developer Survey — well over 50% on Windows, some 20% on Mac and 20% on Linux), and I think it's very important for us to make it easy for Windows-based devs to target Fedora Cloud as a deployment platform. (I know it's already been mentioned in this thread, but get your Vagrant boxes here.)
Virtualbox is good. Also when testing out distros, I'd recommend testing out Fedora Workstation and Pop!_OS. They're really good for beginners.
Silverblue isn’t really a flavour. It’s what will eventually replace Workstation. But it’s not a beta either.
If you want just standard GNOME in Fedora the only important options are Workstation or Silverblue. Then there’s Fedora KDE or Kinoite if you like KDE.
Theee are many spins offered as well with other environments. They’re all listed here at https://getfedora.org/.
Ok. grab your mom's Thinkpad and an USB stick. with the laptop, flash fedora linux on the USB. boot up your computer with that USB (search on the internet how to open the boot menu for your laptop). let the new system boot up, and when ready, click to "try fedora". open the file manager and look if detects your disk and can read it. if not, send me a direct message so i can help you better.
Fedora uses hybrid USB Flash format with multiple partitions.
You must use Fedora Media Writer, dd or Rufus (on Windows, in DD mode).
If you have installed GNU/Linux, simply use dd command-line utility:
sudo dd if=~/downloads/Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-34-1.2.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=direct conv=fsync
Replace /dev/sdX by the correct block device name without partition number. (Eg.: /dev/sdc).
Warning! All data on this USB Flash device will be overwritten.
Happy new year, u/dontgo2sleep!
I'm thinking of installing Fedora again. The main installation supports only FOSS out-of-the-box but there is extensive support for everything else if you look for a bit, like RPM Fusion.
People also recommend it for being the Redhat wanna-be developer go-to distro.
Also, I heard it's one of the best in implementing a clean Gnome look and feel.
Although it defaults to Wayland when you install it, you can change it to Xorg from the login screen.
Anyway, good luck! ^^
The same happens here, all domains of the fedora project are inaccessible here in SP / Brazil since noon yesterday: fedoraproject.org, getfedora.org etc. So, I'm using local mirrors to keep my system up to date. As I use fedora, the system uses these domains to check the connection, so the network icon on the taskbar has an exclamation point, but the internet connection is normal.
How to learn: know the bare minimum and then start using/applying. Theory and practice need to go hand in hand. Too much theory is not helping. When they hit a roadblock, allow them a little time of struggle, then explain a new concept, and let them go ahead again.
I have very little experience with VR headsets, though as I understand, Oculus Rift or anything with SteamVR support is likely to work.
Your specs should work with any distros that have newer software. Fedora is a good option for this, but to make a specific recommendation I'd need to know what you are using your PC for (gaming, software development, media production, etc)
You can also reinstall Windows if you need Mixed Reality, though there's a chance you'll have to pay for it
Your system sound pretty good, but the best way to get a quick response and work faster is going from HDD to SSD. I use my SSD's on an old 2007 Dell Vostro, and it really changed how quick and responsive my system is. You should be able to use just about any distro with your system. For my video editing I use kdenlive but there is also Lightworks too. That said:
- Pop!_OS - focus is developers and programmers, I chose the LTS version for stability and LTS release is like Ubuntu's 3 to 5 years depending how you update/upgrade
- Fedora Workstation - focus is also developers, but it release is about 6 to 13 months depending how you choose to update/upgrade. The also have Spins and Labs for more choices that may interest you for lighter desktop experience for video editing. https://getfedora.org/
- I personally like Linux Mint Cinnamon/XFCE/Mate. On my custom built I use Cinnamon for my gaming and everyday use. XFCE version for my 2007 Dell Vostro, and plan on installing Mate version to my laptop. Linux Mint being based on Ubuntu like Pop!_OS I am sure you can get all the needed applications too. For your video editing the XFCE and Mate versions are lighter than the Cinnamon version
Boot into recovery and run First Aid via Disk Utility on the WHOLE device itself and the partitions. Then run the command to fix/reset all disk permissions. See if it boots....
Next create a Linux boot USB and run an app like Memtest86 on your Ram (to rule them out):
Fedora Linux boot USB: https://getfedora.org/en_GB/workstation/download/
If the mem passes, run Linux direct off the USB for a couple days to rule out the OS. If Linux crashes too then look at the hardware components that are left. If Linux runs fine, then you might need to look out for a rogue launch daemon or whatever
Look into completely removeing/reinstalling your network drivers and manually resetting the network stack. Create a Linux boot USB (Fedora) and boot into Linux without installing it and check your speeds while in there. If Linux is fast then Windows needs to be reset, if Linux is also slow then something is probaby wrong with your antenna of the wifi radio is dying.
If your employer wants you to become familiar with redhat and redhat based distros I also suggest fedora and the much more new user friendly korora Linux 1) https://getfedora.org/ 2) https://kororaproject.org/ korora is built on fedora but is has proprietary repositories enabled by default and other new user tools they make it more suitable for new users. Gnome shell is the standard for red hat based distros but if you are more familiar with windows I suggest taking the cinnamon desktop for a spin as it is a bit more new user friendly than gnome. Both all three use the same package system and the same underplaying technology.
Ubuntu is a good alternative for programming - yes. I would also highly recommend looking into Fedora. Fedora is a project owned by Red Hat and is fairly similar to Red Hat Enterprise Linux in terms of libraries, directory structures and configuration files. Since RHEL is the most commonly found Linux OS in Enterprise land, it's nice to be familiar with it. Fedora also has a great community if you would like to contribute to projects on the relatively bleeding edge.
That's just my personal opinion though.
Dal titolo del post stavo per risponderti "USARLO!" ma son domande interessanti quindi ecco nell'ordine i miei consigli
- Usalo normalmente, non credo tu faccia cicli intensi di read/write tutto il giorno tutti i giorni, andrà tutto bene. Ti posso linkare un man trim dalla wiki di Ubuntu e la sua controparte programmata tramite cron, fstrim, ma io quando me ne ricordo trimmo manualmente, nulla di giornaliero/settimanale/mensile
- Consiglio di accenderlo con windows e far girare tutti gli update, specialmente bios. Purtroppo li passano solo come .exe e personalmente farli girare sotto wine mi mette i brividi (e non credo sia fattibile ma anche se lo fosse tremo). Poi installi quello che vuoi :D
- La batteria almeno io ero al corrente della pratica di usarla fino al 90% e scaricarla fino al 10%, e cosi' discorrendo. Per la batteria consiglio di installare (TLP)[http://linrunner.de/en/tlp/docs/tlp-linux-advanced-power-management.html] ma credo che in Ubuntu, se decidi di andare con quella distribuzione, sia integrato.
Altri consigli... usalo e divertiti.
create a bootable live linux usb stick, ie from here:
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/ use the "Fedora Media Writer for Mac OS X" run it, pick "Workstation" and then "live usb". This will create a bootable live linux key.
once done, shutdown osx, then make sure the stick is plugged in, hold down the "Alt" key while pressing the power button until you come to a boot selection screen. From there select the Fedora usb stick and once in the fedora menu pick "live session".
Once in Fedora run the program "Gparted" and completely wipe out all the partition tables on that drive, then create a new fat32 partition and format it.
power off, boot into osx recovery as usual and use "Disk Utility" to erase the fat32 partition and then create a new GPT/GUID Apple HFS + Journaled partition that you then can use to install as normal...
I've had my fair share of distro-hopping before I settled with Fedora and, honestly? There's not that much difference between this and that distro when you think about it.
Let me explain: the two things to look up for are 1) software availability and 2) out-of-the-box experience. The later heavily influencing your choice depending on what type of user you are (are you okay with most distros using GNOME or XFCE by default, or do you like to fine tune your install from the ground up with a netinstall image?) Bring every distro to a common ground (desktop-wise) and you won't find much difference besides the choice of package manager and repositories.
That said, Fedora's selection of spins (default is GNOME), repositories reasonably populated with up-to-date software (and RPM Fusion for everything else) and stability suit my needs as both a user and a developer. I sound like a fucking saleswoman but I can't see myself switching distros anytime soon.
I definitely appreciate sites that can make use of the 16:9 aspect ratio, I feel like I'm using a 800x600 monitor when a site has a tiny column in the middle of the page with a super small font.
Fedora's site is a good example, it's nice looking, yet simple and straightforward, you can easily find everything in the homepage.
What you can attempt to do is recover your data via some linux tools. What you will need is an external USB stick and write a bootable live Linux distro onto it. Then boot from the USB into Linux and then attempt to mount your failing external hard drive and try to recover files from it. This could be a fairly simple task to a very drawn out one.
You can make your way here and download the Fedora USB creator which will write Linux onto your USB stick as bootable.
https://getfedora.org/en/workstation/download/
goto the link and download the Fedora media writer, slap your USB stick in and run the program and select "Workstation" and follow the directions. It will then download and create it for you.
Once done you will need to reboot your Mac while holding down the "Alt" key until you get a menu where you can choose to boot Fedora from the USB stick, select it and pick the option to "try it out first/live". This will boot into Linux running directly from your USB key (So it's not dependant on any physical drives so they will be free to recover the data), once in Linux you can connect your broken HD and try to repair it with tools like gparted that's pre-installed or get some other tools like sfdisk, test-disk or photorec to try and repair, recover partitions or just try to image the data onto a working hard drive to sort through later.
If Linux can't see the drive at first then you may have to forcefully mount it to try and repair it. Also depending on your drive you may need to install alt drivers so gparted can work on it say if you originally formatted it as HFS+, fat32, ntfs or whatever.
Their pages might help
To sum up Fedora VS CentOS
"Fedora Server is a short-lifecycle, community-supported server operating system that enables seasoned system administrators experienced with any OS to make use of the very latest server-based technologies available in the open source community."
r/Stallmanwasright material here. This is why I encourage all of you to run GNU/Linux on your computers. Our freedom is at risk and the only way to combat it is with open software. Here's a link to get started.
Fedora 23 is old and currently at end of life, meaning it will no longer receive any updates, including security updates. It would be best if you try using the latest Fedora from this link:
Biggest thing is to download CentOS ~~Fedora~~(free version of RedHat) https://www.centos.org/ ~~https://getfedora.org/~~ and install it on a VM.
http://www.vmware.com/products/workstation.html
The book will take you through the differences between the filesystems (EXT4/XFS), but EXT4 will do for now.
I also IMed you another resource.
The books for RHCA are kind of basic, they dont go through all of the basics, but no biggie. Dont be afraid to mess up, it is just a VM after all.
Also realize that Linux has some of the best online support you could find. Have a question as to why an error/message is popping up? Google the error, it will no doubt show up.
Resolving dependencies manually sucks, I know from experience! XD
>I've never heard of Fedora but I'll take a look, Thank you so much!
I don't want to overwhelm you with choices too early, but there are a bunch of different distributions you can choose from. Most of these are based on the four or five main ones, though. Ubuntu is just one of the most widely known distros, because it focuses on being user friendly.
There's another thing you should know. You have a choice of different desktop environments (DE) that you can use on your chosen distro. The DE is essentially your GUI. Windows and Mac have a DE, they just don't give you any option to switch, which Linux does.
Often a distro has one main official DE. Ubuntu comes with the Unity desktop, which is unique to Ubuntu. The other DEs (Gnome 3, KDE, XFCE, etc.) are available for most distros. If you don't like something about the distro you are running, you can always change to another DE. I'm running Fedora with Gnome 3 (which is main DE) but there are a selection of official spins with other desktops. :>)
I hope you don't find all these choices too overwhelming, but since I was confused by this for a while I thought I should tell you about this. If you aren't sure what you want, just try Ubuntu and see if you like it. Just be aware that there are lots of options to explore if you don't like something about whatever you try!
Fedora is a nice distro, I like it. You can get it here. Now, I can't really compare it to the others as its my first, though! Some people say Fedora is harder or more "advanced" than Ubuntu, can't really say from my experience though.
One solution for Windows 7 updates could be the Simplix Update pack. The developer of the pack doesn't include updates that contain telemetry, and it can be ran from a fresh Win7 install in order to patch it up. It could also be used to created updated Windows 7 install media pretty easily. The pack is updated monthly with the latest patches.
The English thread for Simplix Update Pack is here, but it looks like MDL is having some issues currently.
I have a machine with Win7 currently; it's used as an arcade computer atm and I have auto-updates disabled. I manually install any update that arrives on WU though since it's an internet-connected machine and I would like it protected in some way, and I don't really do anything personal on it anyway to mind the telemetry. The computer never had Windows 10 nor was part of the free upgrade period, so hopefully I never wake up one day to 10 installed. Hopefully the free upgrade period was a one-time thing though.
Zorin OS looks pretty interesting. I've been distro hopping for a few months now and was settled on Solus for a while. Recently I switched back to Fedora though and so far that's going pretty well.
> When getting Fedora from a random mirror, please verify the CHECKSUM file in that directory. Make sure the SHA256 hash matches, and check the GPG signature against the one for the corresponding release at https://getfedora.org/keys/
As a sidenote, why has verifying images been made so hard these days?
I understand that MD5 is not considered robust enough anymore, but it was so simple to do just md5sum image.iso and compare it to the md5sum on the web page or the MD5SUMS file.
Now I have to do 15 minutes of research to find out what I am supposed to do. :)
Unless you already own win10, you cant. I recommend you grab a live usb of Fedora Linux and install that, just so you have an operating system. It's no windows, but it works.
CentOS is a really bare-bones distro in my experience, at least for general and non-specialized use. The kernels on it are outdated too, since they opt to take the more mature components rather than have updated and modern kernels/libs. However, this makes it very stable and unlikely to fail randomly. I'd highly recommend Fedora over CentOS since it's basically a modern and more updated version of RHEL and CentOS (they're all the same family).
Arch is a pain in the ass to install if you have special hardware, and I haven't tested touchscreen on it before (though it probably works fine). I like to think of it as the Linux hobbyist OS. Not quite as hobbyist as LFS, but still pretty "assemble yourself with extensive manual" kind of feel to it. The result is rewarding, though, if you want to spend the time to do it. For a pre-made Arch-based distro, I would recommend Apricity.
For personal moral reasons, I can't recommend that anyone use Windows at all. If it works for you, then it works for you, but I stay the hell away from it. Another poster suggested using a VM. If you were going to use Windows, then a VM is probably a simple option, but you will see some degraded performance and a diminished user experience.
My suggestion for the best Linux experience is to buy a ThinkPad with at the least an SSD upgrade and install Fedora on it. This is what I use as my daily driver at work (DISCLAIMER: Linux software is my day job). Another option with a heavy emphasis on UX is Elementary OS. If my mother can use it, anyone can.
It's coming with Fedora 24.
Please try it out (either through the pre-release alpha or through good nightly composes) and report any bugs you may find! The more users that use it early on, the better it'll be at final release!
I really love GNOME so I'd recommend Debian Testing or Fedora Workstation.
There's the Fedora Netinstall Image for each Fedora product, from which you can customise "Software Collections" (actually you can do this from any ISO, but why waste bandwidth for things you are not going to install).
When I need to install a minimal system I usually go with "Basic X11 Desktop" collection, but there's also a "Base System" collection. It used to give you more fine-grained options in the past.
No need to store it on disk. Assuming the link /u/_xr posted above is what you want to compare, try this:
PS> $checksum = "https://getfedora.org/static/checksums/Fedora-Workstation-22-x86_64-CHECKSUM" PS> $expected_checksum = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $checksum).Content
Also, if you just want to read in an existing file, use the Get-Content cmdlet. Like:
PS> $checksum = "https://getfedora.org/static/checksums/Fedora-Workstation-22-x86_64-CHECKSUM" PS> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $checksum -OutFile ".\chksum.txt" PS> $expected_checksum = Get-Content -Path ".\chksum.txt"
These questions are probably better suited to /r/PowerShell than /r/linux, really.
[Edit: whoops - fixed unnecessary text]
I suppose you got your checksum file from this website, so it will probably look like this, depending on which image you want to verify. The checksum file itself is signed with PGP to prove that the content is actually legit and no one could have tampered with the checksum (and the original Feroda download).
The documentation you linked to only contains information about verifying the hashes themselves, excluding verifying the PGP signature. I would recommend verifying the PGP signature as well if you have already got GPG installed on windows, but you might want to skip it if this is not the case (the download of the file should be encrypted using TLS anyways, though someone could still have manipulated the fedora server itself)
To verify that the image was indeed downloaded correctly, you only have to verify the sha256-hashes following the two lines that say
> # The image checksum(s) are generated with sha256sum.
To do so, you only have to download this file to the same location as the Fedora installer and enter the commands listed in the documentation into the powershell. Make sure that the variable $checksum_file actually contains the filename of the checksum file.
If you're just curious and want to try what Gnome feels like without going through the trouble of installing it manually, you can always download Fedora (with fully functional, first-class Gnome) and run it from a USB stick or a DVD. Link: Fedora Workstation
You will have to wait for Ubuntu 15.10 or Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Long Term Supported) to have Gnome 3.18.
I would suggest that you wait a year or so until it lands in Ubuntu. Or you can try it out via a live USB of Fedora 23 Beta.
Well, if you really want to stick with Windows 10 you could look at the laptop manufacturer's site to see if they have Win 10 compatible drivers.
To really make sure that it's a Win 10 problem and not something related to your hardware, I would download a Fedora Linux live USB and boot from it.
Don't install it! Just use it as a live CD and browse the internet for a bit. If you do not get any shutdowns or any other problems you can rule out a hardware issue.
My reason for picking Fedora over another Linux Distro is that Fedora has the newest kernel, and thus it has the most up to date built in drivers
And Debian. It's lame that they don't mention Linux on their front page either.
Yeah, that was sarcasm. Because clearly both Debian and Ubuntu are very proud of their Linux heritage, but like many others, don't feel the need to shout about it on their front pages.
It was called that around 10 years ago, as it was spun off from RedHat Linux (a commercial distribution). RedHat started some 10 years before that, and I don't know how they picked that name.
At the time, Fedora was probably the most popular "beginner" distribution, featuring a nice installer and being quite up2date etc. while being more standardised than e.g. Mandrake or Suse was at the time. Some years later, that spot was more or less taken over by Ubuntu, which where less restrictive against packaging proprietary codes such as Flash, Sun Java (this was before the whole Oracle debacle), nVidia drivers or out-of-the-box mp3.
Fedora remains a very nice and user friendly distribution, sticking closer to upstream (i.e. the versions they ship of software is usually the same as you'll find on that software's webpage), mostly focusing on developers and professional/semi-professional users (i.e. low bullshit-tolerance, but not expecting to be hand-held through every basic step). I like it.
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview https://getfedora.org/
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I'd also suggest Fedora as a good alternative to Debian. Both are solid distributions, and both mostly get out of your way. Fedora is more "cutting-edge" than Debian at times (though if you switch to Debian testing/unstable you will get similar results), but it's relatively simple to manage. Fedora also comes with SELinux enabled by default (you have to fiddle with it to enable it in Debian), which is a good thing, but mostly depends on your needs.
The correct way to do this is to add a SubjectAltName to the certificate. I'm not sure why DigiCert (their CA) didn't add one for 'www.getfedora.org', but it probably has something to do with the fact that 'stg.getfedora.org' (I'm guessing their staging server/vhost) is registered as an alternative DNS name on the certificate. DigiCert probably only let them have one alternative name on the certificate at the price they paid.
Anyway, they have proper redirection setup on port 80. If you go to 'www.getfedora.org' (no TLS), you'll get redirected automatically to 'https://getfedora.org' (with TLS).
EDIT: So, I may have spoken too soon. When I enter 'www.getfedora.org' in the Chromium URL bar, I do get redirected, but trying to follow that link I posted I, instead, get a DNS error. Entering 'www.getfedora.org' in the Firefox URL bar doesn't work at all (again, a DNS error). nslookup says there's no hostname registered at 'www.getfedora.org' which seems odd. You can setup a permanent redirect in Apache very easily:
<VirtualHost default:80> ServerName www.getfedora.org:80 Redirect permanent / https://getfedora.org/ </VirtualHost>
Rather than spend $49 on RHEL Workstation, I would recommend either Fedora 21 or Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS. Both of which are free. Fedora is the base and testing area for RHEL and Ubuntu is one of the most popular distributions.
If you could try running another OS, you'd be able to tell if it's a hardware or software issue. You can download the Fedora 21 image^[1], write it to a USB stick and run it for a couple of days and see if you have similar problems there, too.