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Hey guys, New to TPU and Linux, So can anybody recommend a good all-round distro, many thanks and also how easy is it to install kali-Linux on an asus nexus 7.
System Name | Party On |
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Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
Cooling | Big tower thing |
Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
Case | a plank of wood |
Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | under going restoration |
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
VR HMD | Acer Mixed Reality Headset |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
System Name | midnight toker |
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Processor | i7 Skylake QHQF (6700K ES) @ 4.2GHz |
Motherboard | ASRock Z170 Pro4S |
Cooling | Corsair H100i |
Memory | 16GB (2x8GB) Samsung DDR4 @ 3200MHz |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Geforce Gtx 1080 Ti Gaming OC @ 2080MHz |
Storage | 128GB SSD, 75GB & 2TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Acer Predator XB1 XB271HU 27" 1440p 144Hz G-SYNC Monitor |
Case | Cooler Master MB511 |
Audio Device(s) | Philips SHP2000 headphones |
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W G2 |
Mouse | Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3050 |
Keyboard | same |
Software | Arch Linux, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit |
System Name | Some computer stuff |
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Processor | Mostly Intel or AMD |
Motherboard | ATX or mATX |
Cooling | Bong Cooler |
Memory | DDR2-4 |
Video Card(s) | A few |
Storage | Plenty Platters or SSDs or USBs |
Display(s) | Samsung 23" |
Case | 5 on the floor |
Audio Device(s) | There's one for my M7 Gene, Oh I have 3-4 PCI 5.1 ones.Sabrent! lol |
Power Supply | 750-1000W |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | Used ps2 from garage sales |
Software | Yeah |
Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/user/schmuckley/#Hardware_Library http://valid.canardpc.com/rbjpbg |
System Name | midnight toker |
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Processor | i7 Skylake QHQF (6700K ES) @ 4.2GHz |
Motherboard | ASRock Z170 Pro4S |
Cooling | Corsair H100i |
Memory | 16GB (2x8GB) Samsung DDR4 @ 3200MHz |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Geforce Gtx 1080 Ti Gaming OC @ 2080MHz |
Storage | 128GB SSD, 75GB & 2TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Acer Predator XB1 XB271HU 27" 1440p 144Hz G-SYNC Monitor |
Case | Cooler Master MB511 |
Audio Device(s) | Philips SHP2000 headphones |
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W G2 |
Mouse | Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3050 |
Keyboard | same |
Software | Arch Linux, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit |
System Name | Party On |
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Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
Cooling | Big tower thing |
Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
Case | a plank of wood |
Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | under going restoration |
Processor | HTPC: 965BE 3.7GHz - Main Rig: FX-8150 3.6GHz |
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Motherboard | ASUS M4A79 Deluxe - AsRock 990FX Killer |
Cooling | Arctic - Heatkiller/XSPC |
Memory | 8 gig GSkill 1066 - 8 gig Team Vulcan |
Video Card(s) | HIS 4670 - XFX R7 260X |
Storage | 1TB Samsung&2 WD 500GB - 250GB EVO SSD,WD 500GB, WD 640GB |
Display(s) | Toshiba 32" TV - Planar PX2710MW |
Case | Fractal Node 605 - Fractal Arc Midi R2 candy apple red over gold metallic |
Audio Device(s) | onboard - onboard |
Power Supply | PC power&cooling 750w - PC Power&Cooling 600w |
Mouse | Mini keyboard w/trackball - Intellimouse from Alienware (2002) |
Keyboard | Mini keyboard w/trackball - Antec |
Software | Win 7 Ult.SP1 - Ultimate Edition 4.2 |
System Name | midnight toker |
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Processor | i7 Skylake QHQF (6700K ES) @ 4.2GHz |
Motherboard | ASRock Z170 Pro4S |
Cooling | Corsair H100i |
Memory | 16GB (2x8GB) Samsung DDR4 @ 3200MHz |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Geforce Gtx 1080 Ti Gaming OC @ 2080MHz |
Storage | 128GB SSD, 75GB & 2TB HDDs |
Display(s) | Acer Predator XB1 XB271HU 27" 1440p 144Hz G-SYNC Monitor |
Case | Cooler Master MB511 |
Audio Device(s) | Philips SHP2000 headphones |
Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W G2 |
Mouse | Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3050 |
Keyboard | same |
Software | Arch Linux, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit |
Xfce and lxde are your usual lightweight alternatives.Excellent feedback, thanks guys which out of the desktop environments do you consider to be the best? Many thanks.
System Name | Some computer stuff |
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Processor | Mostly Intel or AMD |
Motherboard | ATX or mATX |
Cooling | Bong Cooler |
Memory | DDR2-4 |
Video Card(s) | A few |
Storage | Plenty Platters or SSDs or USBs |
Display(s) | Samsung 23" |
Case | 5 on the floor |
Audio Device(s) | There's one for my M7 Gene, Oh I have 3-4 PCI 5.1 ones.Sabrent! lol |
Power Supply | 750-1000W |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | Used ps2 from garage sales |
Software | Yeah |
Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/user/schmuckley/#Hardware_Library http://valid.canardpc.com/rbjpbg |
Xfce and lxde are your usual lightweight alternatives.
KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon and Mate have more eyecandy (the first 2 need more system resources averagely, still lighter than Unity though, which can either be nice depending on your system).
You can install/uninstall multiple desktop environments on the same distro and pick your favorite on the login screen.
As we celebrate in the GNU/Linux community, it's all about freedom. Burn different distributions isos to flash drives (using unetbootin, LiLi or rufus for instance), boot them, get experienced and pick favourites.
Exploring new OS's can be a joyful digital adventure overall.
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
VR HMD | Acer Mixed Reality Headset |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
Slitaz has possibilities but..not so newb-friendly.
System Name | Some computer stuff |
---|---|
Processor | Mostly Intel or AMD |
Motherboard | ATX or mATX |
Cooling | Bong Cooler |
Memory | DDR2-4 |
Video Card(s) | A few |
Storage | Plenty Platters or SSDs or USBs |
Display(s) | Samsung 23" |
Case | 5 on the floor |
Audio Device(s) | There's one for my M7 Gene, Oh I have 3-4 PCI 5.1 ones.Sabrent! lol |
Power Supply | 750-1000W |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | Used ps2 from garage sales |
Software | Yeah |
Benchmark Scores | http://hwbot.org/user/schmuckley/#Hardware_Library http://valid.canardpc.com/rbjpbg |
so true..still I like itWas about to mention that, for some reason I love it even though nothing works without miraculous lay on hands activities.
System Name | BlueKnight |
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Processor | Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PH (rev. 1.0) |
Memory | 1x 4GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz (Kingston KVR13N9S8/4) |
Video Card(s) | Onboard |
Storage | 1x 160GB (Western Digital WD1600AAJS-75M0A0) |
Display(s) | 1x 20" 1600x900 (PHILIPS 200VW9FBJ/78) |
Case | μATX Case (Generic) |
Power Supply | 300W (Generic) |
Software | Debian GNU/Linux 8.7 (jessie) |
Linux Mint XFCE/*.Hey guys, New to TPU and Linux, So can anybody recommend a good all-round distro
Processor | Pentium G3220 |
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Motherboard | Gigabyte H97 Gaming 3 |
Cooling | Stock |
Memory | 4GB |
Video Card(s) | Radeon 7750 1GB |
Storage | WD 160GB, Crucial mx100 256GB |
Display(s) | Asus VX229H |
Case | Cheapo |
Power Supply | Antec VP450 |
System Name | Party On |
---|---|
Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
Cooling | Big tower thing |
Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
Case | a plank of wood |
Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | under going restoration |
System Name | Apollo |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 9880H |
Motherboard | Some proprietary Apple thing. |
Memory | 64GB DDR4-2667 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2 |
Storage | 1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External |
Display(s) | Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays |
Case | MacBook Pro (16", 2019) |
Audio Device(s) | AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | 96w Power Adapter |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G915, GL Clicky |
Software | MacOS 12.1 |
When I run Linux (as a software dev,) I use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS + i3wm. i3 has a steep learning curve, but it's incredibly minimal on resources. I used to use this kind of setup on machines with less than 512MB of memory.Excellent feedback, thanks guys which out of the desktop environments do you consider to be the best? Many thanks.
System Name | Party On |
---|---|
Processor | Xeon w 3520 |
Motherboard | DFI Lanparty |
Cooling | Big tower thing |
Memory | 6 gb Ballistix Tracer |
Video Card(s) | HD 7970 |
Case | a plank of wood |
Audio Device(s) | seperate amp and 6 big speakers |
Power Supply | Corsair |
Mouse | cheap |
Keyboard | under going restoration |
I think you should install VirtualBox and play with Ubuntu in a VM before potentially wrecking a computer first.
Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2651 v2 |
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Motherboard | ASRock Rack EPC602D8A |
Cooling | Scythe APSALUS4 120 |
Memory | 8 × Micron MT18KDF1G72PZ-1G6E1 |
Video Card(s) | 2 × AMD FirePro W7000 |
Storage | 2 × Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 |
Display(s) | Asus VS239H-P |
Case | Abee SME-EZ500-SV |
Audio Device(s) | Audio-Technica ATH-SX1a |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro GE HGE850 |
Keyboard | Corsair K83 |
Software | Ubuntu Desktop |
@Aquinus can you clarify please, i am new to Linux and really dont need problems. I am keen to learn more but not the "hard way"
System Name | Apollo |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 9880H |
Motherboard | Some proprietary Apple thing. |
Memory | 64GB DDR4-2667 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2 |
Storage | 1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External |
Display(s) | Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays |
Case | MacBook Pro (16", 2019) |
Audio Device(s) | AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | 96w Power Adapter |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G915, GL Clicky |
Software | MacOS 12.1 |
VirtualBox is a free virtualization platform. You can "install" linux or most other operating systems into a virtual machine on your PC and use it inside of Windows. This lets you install Linux on a virtual disk image and not burn away a disk to do it.@Aquinus can you clarify please, i am new to Linux and really dont need problems. I am keen to learn more but not the "hard way"
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
---|---|
Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
VR HMD | Acer Mixed Reality Headset |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
System Name | Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk |
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Processor | i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz |
Motherboard | BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7 |
Cooling | Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34 |
Memory | 1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB |
Video Card(s) | GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310 |
Storage | 80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1) |
Display(s) | Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None |
Case | Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W |
Keyboard | IBM Model M |
Software | Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk) |
Not really. As long as you have a decently fast computer (fast C2D or better + decent HDD) the performance of a VM is pretty solid. I wouldn't want to run VMs on a 5400RPM HDD or do 3D stuff, but as long as the OP has a reasonably modern computer a VM will be fine.@CAPSLOCKSTUCK Many distros allows you to run it without actually installing it. Virtual systems tends to be sluggish.
System Name | Black MC in Tokyo |
---|---|
Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
VR HMD | Acer Mixed Reality Headset |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
Not really. As long as you have a decently fast computer (fast C2D or better + decent HDD) the performance of a VM is pretty solid. I wouldn't want to run VMs on a 5400RPM HDD or do 3D stuff, but as long as the OP has a reasonably modern computer a VM will be fine.
System Name | Niedersachsen / Ribe / Minsk |
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Processor | i3 3240 / i7-3520M / 4x Opteron 6376 @ 2.86GHz |
Motherboard | BIOSTAR H61M / HP Q77 / Supermicro H8QG7 |
Cooling | Stock / Stock / 4x 1U G34 |
Memory | 1x8GB / 2x4GB / 4x4GB |
Video Card(s) | GTX260 / Intel HD 4000 / nVidia GT310 |
Storage | 80GB Intel SSD / 256GB Intel SSD / 2x 60GB SSD (RAID1) |
Display(s) | Dell 3007 + HP 2245w / 12.1" 1366x768 / None |
Case | Antec NSK3480 / HP / Supermicro 1U |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Enermax 500W / HP 130W / Supermicro Gold 1400W |
Keyboard | IBM Model M |
Software | Windows 7 (Niedersachsen/Ribe) / Linux Mint 17.2 (Minsk) |
I suppose that compared to the X61 I use every day, nearly anything feels fastDepends on what you mean by sluggish... They run ok, but if it's an OS with lots of eye candy a live OS will run better. Depending on your hardware configuration obviously.
System Name | Apollo |
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Processor | Intel Core i9 9880H |
Motherboard | Some proprietary Apple thing. |
Memory | 64GB DDR4-2667 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2 |
Storage | 1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External |
Display(s) | Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays |
Case | MacBook Pro (16", 2019) |
Audio Device(s) | AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers |
Power Supply | 96w Power Adapter |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Logitech G915, GL Clicky |
Software | MacOS 12.1 |