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Linux is NOT Windows
oneandoneis2.org ^ | ??? | Dominic Humphries

Posted on 01/17/2019 2:17:24 PM PST by ShadowAce

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1 posted on 01/17/2019 2:17:24 PM PST by ShadowAce
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To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; Ernest_at_the_Beach; martin_fierro; ...

2 posted on 01/17/2019 2:17:44 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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Okay.

I’ll take you word for it!.................


3 posted on 01/17/2019 2:18:51 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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He'll guess that "Ctrl-B" is the usual standard

We old time WordPerfect users assume F6.
4 posted on 01/17/2019 2:29:39 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: ShadowAce

#5 This version does all the same cut and paste, copy and paste, drag and drop, Send to, Open with, make background, Etc, with the mouse just like Win 7. All these same Windows mouse features are why I make the claim it is like Win 7.


5 posted on 01/17/2019 2:34:21 PM PST by Openurmind
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I also understand that GNU is not Unix.


6 posted on 01/17/2019 2:34:44 PM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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I have cinnamon mint 17.3 and it blows windoze away. My Linux pc using a single 64bit CPU is faster than my windoze pc that has. Dual 64bit CPU.


7 posted on 01/17/2019 2:42:01 PM PST by bicyclerepair (MAGA - DRAIN THE SWAMP ! - I love my online family of FReepers.)
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Word of advice....

If people need to read a book to understand the differences between Windows and Linux, I’m pretty sure they’re going to skip reading the book and stick with what they know, and what they know is Windows.


8 posted on 01/17/2019 2:44:23 PM PST by adorno
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Al you little old ladies browsing FR need to delete your Windows and install a new operating system.


9 posted on 01/17/2019 2:48:06 PM PST by McGruff
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“Linux is NOT Windows”

Yeah, Linux can’t be hacked by high school students.


10 posted on 01/17/2019 2:49:12 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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“Al you little old ladies browsing FR need to delete your Windows and install a new operating system.”


NO ONE tells this old lady what to do,NO ONE.:-)

(I like Windows 7——adequate for my needs.)

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11 posted on 01/17/2019 2:51:21 PM PST by Mears
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Linux is not interested in market share

Says the fanboy who wrote 35,052 characters about it.

"Why should Linux want me?"

What does this even mean? It's not a clever turn of phrase although the author clearly believes it is.

The entire piece is a protest-too-much piece of sophistry. 'No no, we don't care about you but let us tell you how much you should care about us.'

In that sense, it's the perfect encapsulation of passive-aggressive nature of so many Linux users who claim to be agnostic about other operating systems but can't resist an opportunity to criticize The Other Guys. They seem unable to grasp the concept of drawing more flies with honey than vinegar. And they have an unlimited supply of vinegar.

12 posted on 01/17/2019 2:51:34 PM PST by relictele
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I guess that since I refuse to use a smart phone I’m stuck on XP forever.


13 posted on 01/17/2019 2:53:41 PM PST by Allen In Texas Hill Country
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I worked with UNIX (mostly Sun Solaris) on my job for close to 20 years. It probably explains why numerous tasks I do with Win7 originate within batch files. Seemed like a natural transition from working with shell programming within UNIX. For instance, I have MAWK installed on my PC because I find it useful for some tasks.

Because of some of the applications I use within Win7 (audio processing, photo processing, spreadsheets, etc.), I probably would continue to use Win7 for those after MS stops providing security updates in January 2020.

What I hope to be able to do with Linux, at least at the beginning, is browse and access my critical accounts over the Internet in relative safety. The rest of it can stay on my disconnected PC, if needed.

14 posted on 01/17/2019 3:04:50 PM PST by CatOwner
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Good article, thanks for posting.


15 posted on 01/17/2019 3:09:05 PM PST by backwoods-engineer (Enjoy the decline of the American empire.)
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To: relictele
In that sense, it's the perfect encapsulation of passive-aggressive nature of so many Linux users who claim to be agnostic about other operating systems but can't resist an opportunity to criticize The Other Guys. They seem unable to grasp the concept of drawing more flies with honey than vinegar. And they have an unlimited supply of vinegar.

Well put.

Linux geeks are like lawyers. Not folks you want to hang around with if you don't have to.

16 posted on 01/17/2019 3:23:09 PM PST by PAR35
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We changed to Linux after That Company pulled the sneaky trick of forcing 10 onto our computer.

We don’t do anything very fancy with Linux, but I’ve had no problem adapting to it despite having limited computer expertise.


17 posted on 01/17/2019 3:43:46 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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But switching from Windows to Linux is like switching from a car to a motorbike jet fighter.

There, fixed it.

Now that I've gotten my feet wet with Ubuntu, when I use a Windows machine I feel like a need a shower afterwards.

18 posted on 01/17/2019 4:02:04 PM PST by Tonytitan
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To: relictele

You are exactly right, MF (my friend, not that other “MF”).


19 posted on 01/17/2019 4:33:23 PM PST by adorno
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Someone who has only used Windows XP will probably find it easier to migrate to Linux Mint than to Windows 10.


20 posted on 01/17/2019 4:35:11 PM PST by TChad
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