[thelist] Developing in Linux
Fred Jones
fredthejonester at gmail.com
Wed May 14 03:27:38 CDT 2008
> Minuses
> -----------------
> - installing Java
Was easy for me.
> - gnome desktop is *ugly*. Why do all the fonts have to be so big and
all the icons take up so much space. Should I be looking at KDE? I
remember that being better from experience with Red Hat
Yes, Gnome in Ubu 7 is terrible. 8 is much better however.
> - setting up Apache / PHP / Mysql was (ironically) easier on windows...
For me it was PRECISELY the opposite--Windows is a nightmare and in
Ubuntu Synaptic has a 'search by term' or something like that--I just
picked LAMP and it did it all by itself. :)
> - there just aren't Linux alternatives for some things, so you have
to run WINE which is a passable user experience at best
Again, Wine I see has a better interface in 8 then 7. But still, not as
good as Windows, this is true.
> Pluses
> - Multiple desktops are way better than alt-tabbing through 15
running applications
Definitely. :)
I found Ubuntu 8 buggy, installed Debian but it's UGLY and I think it
may be a headache to get my graphics card working and it has Iceweasel
not Firefox. I am now downloading PCLinuxOS--supposed to be good for
noobs like me. :)
Thanks.
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