Thread: Linux Anyone?

Hey, any linux users here? I'm kinda stoked. I finally got my wireless card working with fedora. Now I can completely disavow Windows

Yeah, I use Linux at uni (as I mainly program in an extremely inefficient language called Matlab and windows just uses too much resources). I actually prefer it to windows although you might have a pretty bad time getting some programs to work properly on Linux. Im gonna get another PC and set it up at home as a linux only but I'm gonna put kubuntu on it rather than fedora.

I use Debian linux. Matlab eh? Max are you an engineer?

Mark.

Originally Posted by max_incognito

Yeah, I use Linux at uni (as I mainly program in an extremely inefficient language called Matlab and windows just uses too much resources). I actually prefer it to windows although you might have a pretty bad time getting some programs to work properly on Linux. Im gonna get another PC and set it up at home as a linux only but I'm gonna put kubuntu on it rather than fedora.

I'm a mathematician, I use it [Matlab] mainly for neural networks and simulations applying chaos theory to real world data (like heart beats). I use Matlab as basically it gets complicated enough without having to think how to program it all in C++ too.

The setup we have at uni is debian, its pretty decent.

I used to use Matlab for signal processing, and communication systems during my undergraduate days... For solving general mathematic solutions to engineering problems I used Mathematica. Man, I miss those days!

Mark.

Originally Posted by max_incognito

I'm a mathematician, I use it [Matlab] mainly for neural networks and simulations applying chaos theory to real world data (like heart beats). I use Matlab as basically it gets complicated enough without having to think how to program it all in C++ too.

The setup we have at uni is debian, its pretty decent.

Are you an engineer then? I use mathematica occasionally, especially as it has a proper parallel processing capability rather than using the Matlab hack. I do generally prefer Matlab though, it makes the neural network implementation extremely simple

I am a electrical electronic engineer in the process of becoming a intellectual property attorney. Only one year to go! I used to love school, then I went to law school. I am about had it up to my ears with the socratic method...

Are you a student or a professor?

Originally Posted by max_incognito

Are you an engineer then? I use mathematica occasionally, especially as it has a proper parallel processing capability rather than using the Matlab hack. I do generally prefer Matlab though, it makes the neural network implementation extremely simple

FUD - That is totally cool! I had a rough time getting my wireless up, took me about three days.

I have not used Red Hat, does it automate the installation of programs like Debian?

If I am not mistaken it uses a Gnome desktop, is this correct?

Mark.

Originally Posted by FUD

Hey, any linux users here? I'm kinda stoked. I finally got my wireless card working with fedora. Now I can completely disavow Windows

Originally Posted by mslovacek

FUD - That is totally cool! I had a rough time getting my wireless up, took me about three days.

I have not used Red Hat, does it automate the installation of programs like Debian?

If I am not mistaken it uses a Gnome desktop, is this correct?

Mark.

red hat rocks in some areas, sucks in others. you can customise installation and then automate updates if you want. I do a "complete" install then use yum for updates and additional software. A lot of wireless cards are supported by standard and those that aren't usually are supported by ndiswrapper, but I've been trying to get the gnome internet configuration wizard to recognize my WPC54G so I don't have to run a script everytime I want to use wireless. I've been thinking of adding a debian install on the multi-boot just to compare. The thing I like about redhat is that it isn't always cutting edge in as much as they allow some of the riskier projects to be tried out by others before testing it in their config

FUD,

Just curious, the linux post started me to wonder. What is your profession? What made you pick linux over winblows?

Mark.