The Linux Thread - The Autist's OS of Choice

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I'm exploring Linux distros to find one that works well with my computer. I'd like to create snapshots on VMware Workstation with all necessary software installed and then use that as the base OS on my computer. Is this possible? I've searched online but haven't found clear instructions. Any guidance would be appreciated.
 
DiggieSmalls said:
I'm exploring Linux distros to find one that works well with my computer. I'd like to create snapshots on VMware Workstation with all necessary software installed and then use that as the base OS on my computer. Is this possible? I've searched online but haven't found clear instructions. Any guidance would be appreciated.
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I'm not a zealot and have used a bunch of different whatever-the-plural-for-Linux-is but Linux Mint is really good and I'm using it right now. What else could help you?
 
DiggieSmalls said:
I'm exploring Linux distros to find one that works well with my computer. I'd like to create snapshots on VMware Workstation with all necessary software installed and then use that as the base OS on my computer. Is this possible? I've searched online but haven't found clear instructions. Any guidance would be appreciated.
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Linux Mint. LMDE if you hate Ubuntu
 
Belisarius Cawl said:
I'm not a zealot and have used a bunch of different whatever-the-plural-for-Linux is but Linux Mint is really good and I'm using it right now. What else could help you?
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I've been having problems on my ubuntu install and want to try different distros to see if they fix the issues im having (may or may not help). I got to the point where im sick of doing a full install and then doing yet another set up to only run into more issues. I got endeavour set up and i really liked it, but ran into issues and went back to ubuntu since it was more stable. I'd like to create vm's of different distros with all the stuff i need already on it and set up so i dont need to do it again. I will try mint too

Betonhaus said:
Linux Mint. LMDE if you hate Ubuntu
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I'll give mint a shot
 
DiggieSmalls said:
I'd like to create snapshots on VMware Workstation with all necessary software installed and then use that as the base OS on my computer. Is this possible?
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It is possible but honestly it's not a good way to get yourself set up, you will run into issues one way or another. Use the VMs for messing around, breaking stuff as you test distros and see what feels best for your use case, but when you're ready to make the move to having Linux on bare metal, just do it bare metal. If you're uneasy about going solely Linux then look into dual booting, but that can have its own issues with Windows updates having a mind of their own and eating partitions.

In terms of distros, mint is a great place to start so I'll echo the recommendations you've had for it. Ubuntu is a fucking terrible distro these days, particularly with snaps being forced on you and other dumb shit they're doing with it.
 
DiggieSmalls said:
I've been having problems on my ubuntu install and want to try different distros to see if they fix the issues im having (may or may not help). I got to the point where im sick of doing a full install and then doing yet another set up to only run into more issues. I got endeavour set up and i really liked it, but ran into issues and went back to ubuntu since it was more stable. I'd like to create vm's of different distros with all the stuff i need already on it and set up so i dont need to do it again. I will try mint too
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The long and short of it is that I have a pretty full plate atm but may be able to provide a little free tech support here (because I like doing it) or you could DM me too. I can't promise anything though, at least not now.
 
Belisarius Cawl said:
The long and short of it is that I have a pretty full plate atm but may be able to provide a little free tech support here (because I like doing it) or you could DM me too. I can't promise anything though, at least not now.
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thanks for the offer. I got an answer and it seems like im better off writing a bash script to do an automatic setup. I was looking for a way to not have to do that, but i can do bash scripts okay. I have no time limit so im not under the gun at all.

I really appreciate all the answers here.
 
Semi-related, but I will say that VMware was the least painful to fully set up Windows for, so if you still wanna have it at your disposal without dual-booting you can do that. Expect some jank though since you are using a VM.

(my setup is pretty low-end though, your mileage may vary)
 
HahaYes said:
If you're uneasy about going solely Linux then look into dual booting, but that can have its own issues with Windows updates having a mind of their own and eating partitions.
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If you already have Windows installed on a drive, you can put another drive in the computer and install Linux (Debian/XFCE4, naturally) on that drive, and during GRUB2 (the bootloader) installation, it will give you the option to find the Windows drive and add it to the boot menu. That way, if you boot the new drive, you can choose which OS to boot, but the Windows drive remains untouched so Windows updates won't stomp the Linux install. If you boot from the original Windows drive, you go directly into Windows, and you can always pull the Linux drive if you ever want to restore the machine to its original state.
 
I don't want to repost the question of whether there's a based distro out there that isn't being taken over by pozzed lefties so I'll ask this:

Is it better to just accept that political autism will be a part of linux rather than trying to find a distro with unpozzed developers (assuming TempleOS isn't an option)?

I'm a noob who boots images of every distro and desktop but can't settle on one to install and I saw some vids by Bryan Lunduke (who seems like bit of a cynic or alarmist himself) talking about tranny ideology among upstream developers.
 
Administrator Flotsam said:
Is it better to just accept that political autism will be a part of linux rather than trying to find a distro with unpozzed developers (assuming TempleOS isn't an option)?
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Leftist lunacy in computing is near inescapable unless you become a hermit and take on building your own kernel, shell interpreter, init system and graphics/network/sound stack, for your own operating system, and entirely constrained to your standards and no one else's. I mean your own, not someone else's project you forked out of frustration, and regardless of moral/political compass.

In other words, use what actually works for you, and stick to the tried and true on your own terms. Accept that political autism exists in pretty much every technical sector. Try and focus on getting work done.
 
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DiggieSmalls said:
I'm exploring Linux distros to find one that works well with my computer. I'd like to create snapshots on VMware Workstation with all necessary software installed and then use that as the base OS on my computer. Is this possible? I've searched online but haven't found clear instructions. Any guidance would be appreciated.
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"Best practices" is VirtualBox for linux experimenting and virtualisation now. Some live distros come as virtualbox .OVA files so you don't have to bother installing them from the bootable media.

VMWare Workstation is cozy if you know it and are using early builds but it has not worked properly in a very long time and was never great with linux desktop. Broadcom owns VMWare now and they are definately abandoning Workstation along with anything that isn't enterprise/fortune 500 pay for play.

If you mean you want to perfect testing distros and keep 'final' installable version inside a VMWare machine and deploy that for use on a physical machine it's not a good idea. Autisitically and reptatively doing redundant things needlessly over and over again on bare metal hardware is the best way to test and learn. You do not want to have to troubleshoot linux inside VMWorkstation or spend even a second of your time on any issue caused by it, it's a dead end now with more problems than convieniences.

Kubuntu is also nice looking and pleasant to use last time I loaded it. Ubuntu is still the king for getting free trouble shooting and googling away your problems.
 
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