[Trihexagonal]

I had settled on, and had been using, Debian quite a while before switching to PC-BSD as a Beta Tester in 2005 at v0.73.

In the Summer of 2021 I revived a Thinkipaf T61 with a 100GB Lenovo HDD on it and thought Kali GNU/Linux, a Debian derivative, would be perfect for it since I wouldn't be doing a lot of work with files. Having had used Backtrack since version 5.

I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked using apt and the Kali rolling-update system and have used Linux more than FreeBSD the last year.

 

[bagwell359]

Ubuntu and SUSE. Had the pleasure of using UNIX full time from 1985 thru 2012 on every workstation that there was. Linux starting in the early 90's. PC's with M$ suck and Linux is the only thing that makes them usable.

Every now and then I write some regexps for my son in Python, better in Perl....

 

[Xirrin]

This thread seemed pretty active until 2017, then a few random posts from 2018 until 2022. Any of us still out there? I don't run Linux as my main desktop anymore, but still absolutely adore the platform. Curious what desktops people are using these days.

 

[Trihexagonal]

I've been using Kali GNU/Linux as a daily driver for 2 years and it's become the main OS I use, where it used to be FreeBSD. Till they committed Copyright Infringement and stole my tutorials. It's a Debian derivative, I have over 20 years experience with that and Admin it just like I would a Debian box.

Much to the chagrin of Chicken Little chickadees everywhere.

Kali GNU/Linux 2023.2 with Fluxbox as a WM:

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[texx2818]

This thread seemed pretty active until 2017, then a few random posts from 2018 until 2022. Any of us still out there? I don't run Linux as my main desktop anymore, but still absolutely adore the platform. Curious what desktops people are using these days.

Use Ubuntu as my daily driver. I know there are other better distros but Ubuntu is so stable and simple it does what I need.

 

[Xirrin]

I have to admit that I an in love with the idea of both Fedora and Manjaro (and Arch), but the reality is that I need something that will work and run updates as expected and Ubuntu ends-up being the thing I most consistently go back to when I need it to "just work" after some package from Arch breaks or some non-FOSS compatibility from Fedora proves too much of a pain for me to want to work through.

KDE for life, though.

 

[InvisibleInk]

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed guy here. Using EasyEffects for an equilizer, bass enhancer, and crossfeed. Schiit stack (Modi/Loki/IEMagni). It’s all good .

 

[texx2818]

I have to admit that I an in love with the idea of both Fedora and Manjaro (and Arch), but the reality is that I need something that will work and run updates as expected and Ubuntu ends-up being the thing I most consistently go back to when I need it to "just work" after some package from Arch breaks or some non-FOSS compatibility from Fedora proves too much of a pain for me to want to work through.

KDE for life, though.

Yup, exactly. Nothing is more frustrating for me then when I log on and just want to do something but, oh, that's broken and a 15 minute task turns into a two hour troubleshoot.

 

[Trihexagonal]

Kali GNU/Linux 2023.3
Thinkpad T61
Intel Core2 Duo T7700 @ 2.40 GHz
4 GB PC2-5300 RAM
Lenovo 100 GB HDD @ 7200 RPM
Intel HD Audio
Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics
14.1" 1440x900 (WXGA+) widescreen
Intel 3945 wifi
Bluetooth

This is a 2 year old continuous rolling upgrade from the original build of Kali 2021.3. I've never had a problem using apt for rolling updates I couldn't work through.

Check out that monster Lenovo 100GB HDD

 

[texx2818]

Kali GNU/Linux 2023.3
Thinkpad T61
Intel Core2 Duo T7700 @ 2.40 GHz
4 GB PC2-5300 RAM
Lenovo 100 GB HDD @ 7200 RPM
Intel HD Audio
Intel Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics
14.1" 1440x900 (WXGA+) widescreen
Intel 3945 wifi
Bluetooth

This is a 2 year old continuous rolling upgrade from the original build of Kali 2021.3. I've never had a problem using apt for rolling updates I couldn't work through.

Check out that monster Lenovo 100GB HDD

I love that. I can't imagine DD'ing Kali, but that's pretty amazing that you do. I've been on Arch for 4 months and wow...love it.

 

[bagwell359]

I use Fedora KDE on an old POS PC for quick and safe web travels - but not for music.

As an aside my mother wrote assembler/Fortran 66 the 60's and 70's, when computers had vacuum tubes. I started with Fortran 66 and BASIC in '77, retired in '14 as a C/Perl/Python/*ix guy, my younger son is a Python/SQL programmer. 3 generations in a row, not too many families can say that.

 

[Trihexagonal]

I love that. I can't imagine DD'ing Kali, but that's pretty amazing that you do. I've been on Arch for 4 months and wow...love it.

It's exactly like running and conducting responsible Administration of a Debian box.
It's easier than maintaining a FreeBSD box and I spend less time doing it. If you can run Arch it would be a breeze...
Kali GNU/Linux 2023.3 running Xfce on a Thinkpad W520:

 

[Trihexagonal]

FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE-p4 running Fluxbox on a Thinkpad W520

 

[Trihexagonal]

Kali GNU/Linux 2024.1 on a Thinkpad W520

Eons before Odin welcomed his infant son Thor to Asgard, he had a daughter named Hela, the original wielder of Mjolnir. Proving herself to be a ferocious warrior, Odin gave her the rank and title of Executioner.​

 

[username643827]

Are there popular linux forums that are still active other than arch linux forums?