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11-21-2008 05:00 PM - permalink
arigram

I seem to have a problem with the chatroom. I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 x64 and I've read somewhere that there is trouble with Java on 64bit linux. Is that so?
11-08-2008 03:37 PM - permalink
Polybun

Linux Only since 2000, before that, I used windows for a short while after finally retiring my Amiga 1200. The first distro I played with was slackware 2.x. I stuck with slackware till around 7.x, where I made the move to Gentoo, which I still use today.
11-03-2008 01:39 AM - permalink
titrisol

OS X and BSD are not the same?
11-03-2008 12:16 AM - permalink
thomasw_

Hi, I have used both Slackware and Debian, but in the last 6 or 7 years I have been using a combination of OpenBSD and OS X.
09-16-2008 05:14 AM - permalink
titrisol

Argentic, have you tried LIGHTZONE?
I liked it quite a lor.
I'm pleased with GIMP+UFRAW for what I do (mostly scanning in flat bed)
09-13-2008 04:20 AM - permalink
reverend jay

I think the Gimp is as close to photoshop as you are going to get in Linux although I have been successful running photoshop under crossover office and wine. These days though i run dual boots on everything that way if I need an app I at least have it on one OS or another.
09-07-2008 06:35 AM - permalink
argentic

I have been experimenting with The Gimp, Digikam, Bibble Pro, Rawtherapee and Pixel for some time. Under Linux ofcourse. Every program has its own advantages, but I haven't found the ideal replacemnt for Lightroom + Photoshop yet. Any experiences from you guys?
09-04-2008 12:04 PM - permalink
arigram

I wait to try out Ubuntu 8.10.
If I am displeased with it, I will try some other distro such as SUSE and Mandrake.
At the same time I am paying close attention to KDE but until it gets up to 4.2 or 4.3 I won't bother with it.
08-29-2008 03:38 AM - permalink
titrisol

Do you guys know of any distro that can be run from a CD/DVD?
I have a new laptop (TOSHIBA) and want to try-before-install

PS. Never mind, found the ubuntu Live DVD option
08-10-2008 01:58 PM - permalink
Phillip P. Dimor

Hi all. I first ran Slackware 1.2.13 a looong time ago, loved it. Eventually I migrated to FreeBSD (sorry) but have liked Ubuntu as it is very user-friendly. Also have ran LinuxPPC on an powermac 8100av (painful but it made a great mp3 server that was hooked up to my stereo)
and had a neat little sun sparcstation ipc that once ran SunOS 4.1 but later threw NetBSD on it. Just wanted to introduce myself and say hi.