New workstation - Linux
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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.
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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.
I have WAC installed on a server VM on a DC licensed host. It's been great, but hasen't yet taken over everything I use the Win10 VM for. It's doubtful it ever will in such a Windows heavy environment.
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@fateknollogee I have used Dashlane for years without a single issue. What kind of support do you need from a password maanger?
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@jmoore said in New workstation - Linux:
@fateknollogee I have used Dashlane for years without a single issue. What kind of support do you need from a password maanger?
When I bought Dashlane, it had some kind of bug & wouldn't run in Chrome on Linux (it was fine in Windows), it would just crash the browser.
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@fateknollogee Ok weird. I guess i have been lucky, never an issue yet. I use Fedora and Windows 10. I mostly use Chrome but Firefox some too.
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@fuznutz04 I use Fedora and OpenSuse. Both are nice.
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@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
Oh, and RDP I RDP from my MDP all the time now to Windows boxes. What is a good app for that on the Linux side?
Reminna
Excellent. And what about the times where I would want to remote into my Fedora Desktop? What RDP style app is best for that?
If you mean connecting TO your laptop, I would suggest an XRD + X11VNC setup. I tested it with Linux Min 19, and it worked well enough. That setup might work on other linux distros.
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@dafyre said in New workstation - Linux:
@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
Oh, and RDP I RDP from my MDP all the time now to Windows boxes. What is a good app for that on the Linux side?
Reminna
Excellent. And what about the times where I would want to remote into my Fedora Desktop? What RDP style app is best for that?
If you mean connecting TO your laptop, I would suggest an XRD + X11VNC setup. I tested it with Linux Min 19, and it worked well enough. That setup might work on other linux distros.
I rarely need to remote into my desktop, but when I do, I use ScreenConnect.
I often will remotely SSH into my desktop via ZeroTier IP.
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@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:
@dafyre said in New workstation - Linux:
@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:
@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:
Oh, and RDP I RDP from my MDP all the time now to Windows boxes. What is a good app for that on the Linux side?
Reminna
Excellent. And what about the times where I would want to remote into my Fedora Desktop? What RDP style app is best for that?
If you mean connecting TO your laptop, I would suggest an XRD + X11VNC setup. I tested it with Linux Min 19, and it worked well enough. That setup might work on other linux distros.
I rarely need to remote into my desktop, but when I do, I use ScreenConnect.
I often will remotely SSH into my desktop via ZeroTier IP.
So you just have a remote ScreenConnect Agent running all the time on your desktop, right?
What do you SSH into the desktop for?
