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regexorcist

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Memory sometimes fails due to too much beer
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
For you linux users...

I find user preferences VERY interesting.
Let us know about your system and or answer some of these questions if you like.

  1. What distro(s) do you use??
  2. Rolling or Fixed release??
  3. Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??
  4. What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)
  5. What Web Browser(s) do you use??
  6. Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)
  7. What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)
  8. What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)
  9. Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??
  10. If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)
  11. Do you use cron/crontab??
 

regexorcist

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Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
To answer my own questions...

What distro(s) do you use??
Arch Linux

Rolling or Fixed release??
Rolling

Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??
Command Line (run level 3)

What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)
I don't use a desktop environment, I only use a light WM, Joe's Window Manager (JWM) with some KDE and Xfce applications

What Web Browser(s) do you use??
Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, Lynx and Elinks

Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)
yes I run 6 desktops

What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)
I'm a Vi (console) and Vim (X) man

What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)
Samba (file server), Apache2/FTP (httpd), MySQL (dbms), VNC (tightVNC) - (ultraVNC on client laptops), cups (print), SSH and Telnet - router internal not ported to the outside, etc...

Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??
command line

If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)
bash, tclsh, fish shell, hotwire shell, etc...

Do you use cron/crontab??
Yes I have multiple cron jobs defined in my crontab file and I also use Anacron weekly for a few scripts
 

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[*]What distro(s) do you use??

ubuntu

[*]Rolling or Fixed release??

rolling although it doesnt matter since i dont update unless there is a major security flaw.

[*]Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??

command line

[*]What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)

none

[*]What Web Browser(s) do you use??

none

[*]Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)

N/A

[*]What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)

nano

[*]What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)

apache, ssh, mysql, teamspeak, proftpd, postfix, dovecot

[*]Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??

command line

[*]If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)

bash

[*]Do you use cron/crontab??

i never reboot
 

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Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
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[*]What distro(s) do you use??

Ubuntu, Sidux, OpenSuse, and Puppy Linux. Ubuntu is on my main machine though and it's what I use almost all the time.

[*]Rolling or Fixed release??

I prefer fixed releases for my main machines.

[*]Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??

Graphical. I'm a graphics whore, what can I say.

[*]What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)

KDE is my preference. Don't mind working in GNOME. For small machines I use JVM or Fluxbox.

[*]What Web Browser(s) do you use??

Firefox.

[*]Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)

4. Don't need more. 2 is a minimum. Windows is now torture to use.

[*]What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)

I use a combination of kate and nano.

[*]What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)

Samba, nfs, cups, ssh. I have no use for anything fancy.

[*]Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??

On average I spend most of my time with GUIs. I have no problems with the command line and resort to it often when I want something done quickly.

[*]If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)

Bash.

[*]Do you use cron/crontab??

I cook something up when I'm bored, but usually I don't use it.
 
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[*]What distro(s) do you use??
Linux Mint, Solaris, Fedora, CentOS, Puppy
[*]Rolling or Fixed release??
Fixed normally
[*]Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??
Graphical for school work. CentOS runs in level 3
[*]What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)
KDE
[*]What Web Browser(s) do you use??
Firefox. SeaMonkey if I'm using Puppy
[*]Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)
Yes, 4 max, but usually 2 or 3, depending if I'm doing music as well
[*]What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)
jEdit, vi/vim
[*]What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)
ssh, apache
[*]Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??
GUI most of the time since I'm usually listening to music while doing work. But I use the command line
quite often during my classes and such.
[*]If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)
bash
[*]Do you use cron/crontab??
Neither.
 
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Cooling currently convection, but considering mineral oil
Memory sometimes fails due to too much beer
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
Awesome
I see you use puppy, that distro is really something
everything loads into 64K of ram. :eek:
I always have a CD w/ puppy laying around.

My youngest daughter runs TeenPup a puppy variation that targets
teens with all the messaging, social network apps., etc...
It's blazing fast on a 1 gig. pentium w/ 256 meg of ram,
yes just 256 Meg of Ram!!!.

My oldest daughter has been running fedora for about a year
on her Acer laptop with no problems. Prior to Fedora, she had all
kinds of malware problems w/ Windows.
 

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Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
An interesting variety here :)
 
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Awesome
I see you use puppy, that distro is really something
everything loads into 64K of ram. :eek:
I always have a CD w/ puppy laying around.

My youngest daughter runs TeenPup a puppy variation that targets
teens with all the messaging, social network apps., etc...
It's blazing fast on a 1 gig. pentium w/ 256 meg of ram,
yes just 256 Meg of Ram!!!.

My oldest daughter has been running fedora for about a year
on her Acer laptop with no problems. Prior to Fedora, she had all
kinds of malware problems w/ Windows.

Yeah, it's pretty crazy the kind of rigs that can run Linux. DSL can be loaded on something slightly smaller than
what your younger daughter is using there. And I edited my post after I found my Fedora disk laying around
and you mentioning it. I love Fedora as well and can't believe I forgot it on my list...
 

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Memory sometimes fails due to too much beer
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
Yes, my brother-in-law gave me the
1 gig. 256 meg ram desktop machine.

He told me not to bother with it,
he was running Xp and it was soo slow
he couldn't take it anymore and bought
a new laptop.

When he saw TeenPup running on it,
his jaw dropped to the floor, he couldn't
believe how fast it was. :laugh:

Then my daughter told him the processor and ram
useage along with her upload and download
speeds and he couldn't believe it, he had never
known how to access that type of info.

He is now researching Linux, not sure how this story will end. :confused:
 
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i wish i knew what i could use linux for that would benifit me.. or urge me to learn... i'm trying to learn a programming language, python, or visual basic just to learn and can't seem to get myself past :: print "hello world" before i realize i have no working use of knowing a language..

as for linux i tried a long time ago and loved mandrake linux.. had it on my laptop "shitty emachines", and after a while just went back to windows.. i live in rhode island and can hardly find people to play WoW with let alone talk or work with linux or a programming language... makes me sad really as i find myself incredibly bored and think teaching myself a bit would make some fun.. but i get more bored and lonely hehehe.
 

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Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
exodusprime1337,
Mandrake (a Red Hat derivative) has now become
Mandriva and is an awesome distro
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mandriva

As for Python, it's a great multi-platform language.
I'll crunch out a few Python scripts this weekend
and post them here on the forum. ;)
 

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For you linux users...

I find user preferences VERY interesting.
Let us know about your system and or answer some of these questions if you like.

[*]What distro(s) do you use??

Xubuntu and DSL. I did have a Smoothwall box running for a while. though..
[*]Rolling or Fixed release
Fixed.
[*]Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??
Often gui. Depends.
[*]What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)
I tend to like Xfce the most.
What Web Browser(s) do you use??[/qoute]
Firefox.
[*]Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)
Not really..
[*]What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)
I haven't tried that many, so I say Mousepad.
[*]What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)
None. Desktop use only.
[*]Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??
Depends on what you do. Often I found it easier to do things with commands though..
[*]If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)[/qoute]
Bash.
 
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Ubuntu(with xfce and kde managers installed)


Rolling

GUI (run level 5)

Gnome:D


Opera for most of it. Firefox for non compatible websites.

Reduced the default 2 to 1.

Gedit and nano

None

GUI( Mostly do browsing)

bash

none
 

regexorcist

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Processor yes
Motherboard yes
Cooling currently convection, but considering mineral oil
Memory sometimes fails due to too much beer
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
xfire,
I see you use opera, so do I.
It seems slightly faster than Firefox
on my system and it has a lot of cool features!!

I also use Firefox as I have a few add-ons and a few Grease Monkey scripts.
 

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1. What distro(s) do you use??

I started back in the day when I was 16 with Slackware 98. I was an avid Slackware user all the way til recently when I discovered that Ubuntu has got it goin on. Now that GUIs all work properly and you can get almost everything done in the GUI I figure why not go with a highly supported distro based on the legendarily stable and secure Debian distro (which I never really liked support-wise due to the strict free-only attitude).

2. Rolling or Fixed release??

I don't really use Linux anymore. I just always played with it actually and have always gone back to Windows because well everything works on Windows, including all PC games. I'll get around to building a Linux box one day, when I'm out of school (I'm a 'late adopter' of the further education movement, LOL) and the money's right.

3. Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??

Every recent time I've played with Linux I stick to the GUI.

4. What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)

GNOME

5. What Web Browser(s) do you use??

Firefox.

6. Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)

I usually find 4 desktops to be adequate. I started using 6 but it just complicated things.

7. What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)

All of them are fine, but I always preferred pico, and later mcedit. After that I just used gedit or whatever was around in the GUI.

8. What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)

I've played with pretty much all of them.

9. Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??

There's some stuff that just still belongs on the command line. If anyone is thinking they are going to run a butter-smooth fully featured Linux OS and they aren't going to touch the command line then they have something else coming to them.

10. If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)

The standard GUI shells are fine. It's just a shell FFS.

11. Do you use cron/crontab??

I set up jobs once during my Linux playing days. I don't see what's so special about scheduling...
 
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What distro(s) do you use??
Ubuntu, Opensuse I'm still a 'relative noob' with Linux, but I am looking at trying a few other distros.

Rolling or Fixed release??
Fixed. Mostly.

Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??

Clicky clicky - I too like eye candy. RL5

What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)

It depends on the distro. GNOME for UBUNTU, KDE for Suse. I mix-n-match anyway.

What Web Browser(s) do you use??

Firefox, Opera

Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)

Mainly just the 4.

What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)

I'm most familiar with GEdit.

What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)

I'm felixible. I usually only need access to one Windows based machine on my 'network'.

Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??

I'd prefer the GUI for most tasks - but since that rarely has the desired effect, it's mostly command line.


Do you use cron/crontab??

Not atm.
 

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Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
1If anyone is thinking they are going to run a butter-smooth fully featured Linux OS and they aren't going to touch the command line then they have something else coming to them.
agreed ;), but the GUI keeps getting better and better

And my favorite color is Blue :D.
mine also :laugh:

Ubuntu, Opensuse I'm still a 'relative noob' with Linux, but I am looking at trying a few other distros.
Awesome!! :)

This thread shows quite a variety of Linux configurations.
 

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Processor i5 13600KF
Motherboard AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling Noctua NH-U9S
Memory 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000
Video Card(s) Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB
Storage WD_BLACK 4TB SN850x
Display(s) Gigabye M32U
Case Corsair Carbide 400C
Audio Device(s) On Board
Power Supply EVGA Supernova 650 P2
Mouse MX Master 3s
Keyboard Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky
Software The Matrix
currenly all my linux machines are virtual. they are running on vmware server on windows server 2008. the only reason why i am doing that is because i need the windows OS to fold the gpu. but once stanford releases a gpu client that runs with linux i will switch back.

ps. ubuntu server running virtualized on windows 2008/ vmware server 2 does NOT see a performance hit when running multiple applications. having a quad core that does virtualization helps...
 

Solaris17

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Location
Alabama
System Name Rocinante
Processor I9 14900KS
Motherboard EVGA z690 Dark KINGPIN (modded BIOS)
Cooling EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB
Memory 64GB Gskill Trident Z5 DDR5 6000 @6400
Video Card(s) MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage 1x 500GB 980 Pro | 1x 1TB 980 Pro | 1x 8TB Corsair MP400
Display(s) Odyssey OLED G9 G95SC
Case Lian Li o11 Evo Dynamic White
Audio Device(s) Moondrop S8's on Schiit Hel 2e
Power Supply Bequiet! Power Pro 12 1500w
Mouse Lamzu Atlantis mini (White)
Keyboard Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Akko Crystal Blues
VR HMD Quest 3
Software Windows 11
Benchmark Scores I dont have time for that.
For you linux users...

I find user preferences VERY interesting.
Let us know about your system and or answer some of these questions if you like.

  1. What distro(s) do you use??
    Elive (installed system)
  2. Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??
    run level 5
  3. What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)
    Enlightenment
  4. What Web Browser(s) do you use??
    ice weasel
  5. Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)
    i only really use one
  6. What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)
    nano
  7. What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)
    none
  8. Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??
    command line terminal EVERYTHING
  9. If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)
    bash
  10. Do you use cron/crontab??
    no
 
Joined
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Location
Hyderabad,India
System Name MSI apache ge62 2qd
Processor intel i7 5700HQ
Memory 12 Gb
Video Card(s) GTX960m
Storage 1TB
Display(s) Dell 24'
xfire,
I see you use opera, so do I.
It seems slightly faster than Firefox
on my system and it has a lot of cool features!!

I also use Firefox as I have a few add-ons and a few Grease Monkey scripts.

Try the new 10.5 alpha, it's even faster! Don't scripts work on opera? Most of the stuff come in built anyway:) :toast:
 

regexorcist

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Joined
Feb 1, 2010
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Location
~/
System Name Slackware Linux
Processor yes
Motherboard yes
Cooling currently convection, but considering mineral oil
Memory sometimes fails due to too much beer
Video Card(s) ATI Radeon HD5570 series
Storage IDE
Display(s) 32" LCD TV
Case sometimes
Audio Device(s) huh? what? speak up, I can't hear you
Power Supply yes
Software Slackware running Open-Source software (it doesn't get any better)
Try the new 10.5 alpha, it's even faster! Don't scripts work on opera? Most of the stuff come in built anyway:) :toast:

Thanks for the info, but I rarely try anything prior Beta release.
Scripts work fine on opera, but it's a matter of having the same scripts available.
I have greasemonkey installed on Firefox which makes the following scripts available to me.
http://userscripts.org/scripts
 
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Location
Carrollton, GA
System Name ODIN
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2
Cooling Dark Rock 4
Memory G Skill RipjawsV F4 3600 Mhz C16
Video Card(s) MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ventus 3X OC LHR
Storage Crucial 2 TB M.2 SSD :: WD Blue M.2 1TB SSD :: 1 TB WD Black VelociRaptor
Display(s) Dell S2716DG 27" 144 Hz G-SYNC
Case Fractal Meshify C
Audio Device(s) Onboard Audio
Power Supply Antec HCP 850 80+ Gold
Mouse Corsair M65
Keyboard Corsair K70 RGB Lux
Software Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores I don't benchmark.
1. What distro(s) do you use??

Ubuntu, DamnSmall, Knoppix, JolliCloud (just to test out).

2. Rolling or Fixed release??

Fixed, Rolled, Fixed, Fixed

3. Do you use a Graphical Login or command line (run level 3 or 5)??

Graphical cause I customize it in all but DamnSmall.

4. What Desktop Environment and or Window Manager do you use?? (ex. Gnome, KDE, Xfce, etc...)

Gnome, KDE, and Enlightment.

5. What Web Browser(s) do you use??

Opera 10 and Firefox.

6. Do you run multiple Desktops?? If so how many?? (ex. 4 is the normal default)

4 is my normal cause I like the Cube.

7. What editor do you prefer?? (ex. GEdit, Emacs, Vi/Vim, Mousepad, etc...)

GEdit and Notepad++.

8. What if any servers (services) do you run?? (ex. Samba, Apache, Telnet, etc..)

Samba, Telnet (for school).

9. Do you prefer the Command Line or GUI for most tasks??

GUI for all. Except when I am editing system files.

10. If you use a shell(s), which is/are your favorite(s)?? (ex. Bash, ksh, tclsh, zsh, etc...)

I don't use shells.

11. Do you use cron/crontab??[/QUOTE]

No. I am not real into scripting.

These questions makes me feel so Linux weak. :cry:
 
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