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Joseph8
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About 10 years ago I was using Linux on the desktop full time. I didn't even dual boot. I am currently using linux on several servers, so am not completely new to Linux. I really like Linux and keep trying to use it on the desktop again, but its so damn frustrating and time consuming I can't seem to sustain it.
I have tried Ubuntu 14.10 amd64 and Kubuntu 14.10 amd64 (I prefer KDE) on my machine and had resolved to using VirtualBox for the few things I need windows for.
My frustrations are:
1. Crashing. seriously WTF!?! One of the main reasons I like to use Linux on my servers is stability. But the installs are crashing my desktop! like once each hour, I don't remember that when I was using it on the desktop in the past. The whole thing will go black or freeze and nothing seems to liberate other than a full reset. Serious Linux buzz-kill. I am trying to dual boot with windows 7, which incidentally has never crashed on this machine.
2. Virtalbox - holy, effing, nightmare. I guess I have been spoiled by windoze where you double click the installer and you are done. Vanilla ubuntu install pukes -- so I spend like 2 hours going through docs and forums to fix it, then... .The machine crashes. Dammit!
3. USB hell. gettting my Samsung Galaxy S5 to work with Android studio, and audio through a Logitech c270 to webex or webex in a virtualbox. Hell on skiis.
What I have to do: Develop in Android Studio (using Galaxy S5), have meetings in WebEx, view/read Documents from MS Office, HipChat, git, node, mongo, gimp.
I keep thinking this list isn't that ugly - most of what I am doing is fairly straight forward. I don't really game on the machine and most of the software I choose is open source stuff.
Wrong distro? VMWare player instead of VirtualBox? Just keep Linux on the server?
I have tried Ubuntu 14.10 amd64 and Kubuntu 14.10 amd64 (I prefer KDE) on my machine and had resolved to using VirtualBox for the few things I need windows for.
My frustrations are:
1. Crashing. seriously WTF!?! One of the main reasons I like to use Linux on my servers is stability. But the installs are crashing my desktop! like once each hour, I don't remember that when I was using it on the desktop in the past. The whole thing will go black or freeze and nothing seems to liberate other than a full reset. Serious Linux buzz-kill. I am trying to dual boot with windows 7, which incidentally has never crashed on this machine.
2. Virtalbox - holy, effing, nightmare. I guess I have been spoiled by windoze where you double click the installer and you are done. Vanilla ubuntu install pukes -- so I spend like 2 hours going through docs and forums to fix it, then... .The machine crashes. Dammit!
3. USB hell. gettting my Samsung Galaxy S5 to work with Android studio, and audio through a Logitech c270 to webex or webex in a virtualbox. Hell on skiis.
What I have to do: Develop in Android Studio (using Galaxy S5), have meetings in WebEx, view/read Documents from MS Office, HipChat, git, node, mongo, gimp.
I keep thinking this list isn't that ugly - most of what I am doing is fairly straight forward. I don't really game on the machine and most of the software I choose is open source stuff.
Wrong distro? VMWare player instead of VirtualBox? Just keep Linux on the server?