New workstation - Linux
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@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
Cinnamon and DDE is nice too. I just don't like some of DDE default apps.
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@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
What do you like about Cinnamon so much?
@black3dynamite What do you like about Gnome 3 so much?
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@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
What do you like about Cinnamon so much?
@black3dynamite What do you like about Gnome 3 so much?
That it's a smooth, normal desktop with a solid paradigm. It doens't do slow, quirky menu things to be trending like Gnome 3. I find Gnome 3 to be better, but fundamentally problematic like Windows 8.
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@fateknollogee said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
I use Fedora 28 to ScreenConnect to other machines. Works great.
Yes, but there are some SC to Linux issues:
https://mangolassi.it/topic/17279/fedora-with-screenconnect/61Minor to severe depending on the environment being used in.
Also totally not the question.
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@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
Bonus* I like a nice looking desktop. Clean, but good looking. I like the look of the Deepin desktop. Is there any desktop environment for Fedora that looks similar to Deepin?
I use Cinnamon because in my initial testing of Fedora native desktop options, I liked it the best. I didn't really use any of them much prior to choosing. Mostly, I installed, poked around, wiped, installed next, repeat.
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@black3dynamite said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
Cinnamon and DDE is nice too. I just don't like some of DDE default apps.
I'm generally pretty happy with them. Extremely well integrated and well made. And they've been adding more of them.
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@fateknollogee said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
I use Fedora 28 to ScreenConnect to other machines. Works great.
Yes, but there are some SC to Linux issues:
https://mangolassi.it/topic/17279/fedora-with-screenconnect/61Also worth noting, no issues to Linux. Some minor issues to Fedora, and it is dependent on the desktop environment (and compositor.) We use Deepin now for our Jump boxes and found no issues whatsoever with that one. So Linux isn't an issue itself.
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@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
What do you like about Cinnamon so much?
@black3dynamite What do you like about Gnome 3 so much?
Coming from Ubuntu w/ Unity, the layout and the workflow make more sense to me.
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How many and what size monitors are you going to use?
I've found that screen estate and if you have multiple monitors or not, make a big difference to how well or not the user interface actually works.
Something that works great on a tiny 13" laptop is likely a disaster on triple 27" monitors but might be passable on a larger 43" monitor.
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@black3dynamite said in New workstation - Linux:
@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
What do you like about Cinnamon so much?
@black3dynamite What do you like about Gnome 3 so much?
Coming from Ubuntu w/ Unity, the layout and the workflow make more sense to me.
Yes, Unity was based on Gnome 3, and then eventually replaced by it.
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@pete-s said in New workstation - Linux:
How many and what size monitors are you going to use?
I've found that screen estate and if you have multiple monitors or not, make a big difference to how well or not the user interface actually works.
Something that works great on a tiny 13" laptop is likely a disaster on triple 27" monitors but might be passable on a larger 43" monitor.
I agree. Gnome 3 works adequately on my wife's laptop, but not well on my multi-desktop setup.
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@pete-s said in New workstation - Linux:
How many and what size monitors are you going to use?
I've found that screen estate and if you have multiple monitors or not, make a big difference to how well or not the user interface actually works.
Something that works great on a tiny 13" laptop is likely a disaster on triple 27" monitors but might be passable on a larger 43" monitor.
Gnome works great when I have my computer connected to my TV.
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@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.
I was using Gnome3 in Fedora, but went to Cinnamon. Although I like the workflow of Gnome more, I had to go to Cinnamon due to some underlying annoyances in some areas.
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I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.
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@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.
I'm down to about once a week on launching my Windows VM on my desktop.
It was definitely always on when I first switched a year and a half ago.
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@black3dynamite said in New workstation - Linux:
@pete-s said in New workstation - Linux:
How many and what size monitors are you going to use?
I've found that screen estate and if you have multiple monitors or not, make a big difference to how well or not the user interface actually works.
Something that works great on a tiny 13" laptop is likely a disaster on triple 27" monitors but might be passable on a larger 43" monitor.
Gnome works great when I have my computer connected to my TV.
Yeah, that's more of how I think of it.
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@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:
@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.
I'm down to about once a week on launching my Windows VM on my desktop.
It was definitely always on when I first switched a year and a half ago.
I do a lot of administration tasks specific to Windows, meaning Windows Server roles... AD/DNS, DHCP, DFS+R, Hyper-V, Windows client management, AD CS (PKI), the list goes on. I need my MMC console with all those RSAT tools (yes, I do realize that says tools twice).
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@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:
@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.
I'm down to about once a week on launching my Windows VM on my desktop.
It was definitely always on when I first switched a year and a half ago.
I do a lot of administration tasks specific to Windows, meaning Windows Server roles... AD/DNS, DHCP, DFS+R, Hyper-V, Windows client management, AD CS (PKI), the list goes on. I need my MMC console with all those RSAT tools (yes, I do realize that says tools twice).
WAC works great on Linux.
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@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:
@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.
I'm down to about once a week on launching my Windows VM on my desktop.
It was definitely always on when I first switched a year and a half ago.
I do a lot of administration tasks specific to Windows, meaning Windows Server roles... AD/DNS, DHCP, DFS+R, Hyper-V, Windows client management, AD CS (PKI), the list goes on. I need my MMC console with all those RSAT tools (yes, I do realize that says tools twice).
WAC works great on Linux.
Its still needs need Windows. I have it installed on my Windows 10 VM that I access from my Fedora Host.
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@black3dynamite said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:
@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:
I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.
I'm down to about once a week on launching my Windows VM on my desktop.
It was definitely always on when I first switched a year and a half ago.
I do a lot of administration tasks specific to Windows, meaning Windows Server roles... AD/DNS, DHCP, DFS+R, Hyper-V, Windows client management, AD CS (PKI), the list goes on. I need my MMC console with all those RSAT tools (yes, I do realize that says tools twice).
WAC works great on Linux.
Its still needs need Windows. I have it installed on my Windows 10 VM that I access from my Fedora Host.
WAC is installed on the server infrastructure, which is Windows. It requires nothing on the workstation side. We use it, there is zero Windows end user components. It's a web app, it requires only Chrome.
