Need a new challenge

mass_debater · 17-10-2015 11:30AM #1

I'm a full time seasoned linux user, I've progressed in the last 7-8 years through Ubuntu and various flavours of Debian to Fedora as my full time OS. I need something new to challenge me. This is going on my laptop as a full time laptop OS. It's a Samsung R540 from 2010 with i3 M350 2.27Ghz with 4GB ram and mechanical drive. Suggestions please.

Stuxnet · 17-10-2015 02:50PM

Arch sounds like the next appropriate progression if you have not tried. Superb distro and community, unbelievable wiki & documentation, and also Yaourt & the AUR are a nerds wet dream imo

mass_debater · 17-10-2015 04:06PM

Stuxnet wrote: »

Arch sounds like the next appropriate progression if you have not tried. Superb distro and community, unbelievable wiki & documentation, and also Yaourt & the AUR are a nerds wet dream imo

Sounds like a good plan, thanks

PropJoe10 · 17-10-2015 04:41PM

Arch or Gentoo would be my suggestion - I've done a few Arch installs from scratch but not gone near Gentoo yet - that's my next conquest I think!

As the last person said, Arch is fantastic, and I've always found it nice and stable for a rolling, bleeding edge distro.

L.Jenkins · 17-10-2015 04:44PM

Role your own with LFS.

azzeretti · 17-10-2015 07:32PM

LFS++

mass_debater · 17-10-2015 08:02PM

Itzy wrote: »

Role your own with LFS.

Now that is interesting, must read up on it

Johnboy1951 · 17-10-2015 08:59PM

I've been considering an easy introduction to Arch by installing Manajaro, and maybe move on after getting familiar.

I think LSF is for masochists

L.Jenkins · 18-10-2015 05:20PM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

I think LSF is for masochists

syklops · 19-10-2015 12:03AM

FreeBSD?

I had it on my laptop a few years ago. Documentation was excellent but the community a bit prickly.

L.Jenkins · 19-10-2015 09:15AM

Solaris with a Java based Desktop Environment for the win!

syklops · 19-10-2015 11:38AM

Itzy wrote: »

Solaris with a Java based Desktop Environment for the win!

Its confirmed. You're a masochist.

L.Jenkins · 19-10-2015 02:18PM

syklops wrote: »

Its confirmed. You're a masochist.

There's something we can agree on

The OP did ask for a challenge.

booooring! · 19-10-2015 02:20PM

Get a Linux certification perhaps?

L.Jenkins · 19-10-2015 02:22PM

syklops wrote: »

Its confirmed. You're a masochist.

Ha! I think I've found my next distro!

https://github.com/silascutler/Masochistic-Linux

Johnboy1951 · 19-10-2015 03:50PM

Hehehehehehe ......

A fork of Suicide Linux

L.Jenkins · 19-10-2015 07:50PM

All jokes aside, I suppose Slackware might be a start. That or Gentoo.

Johnboy1951 · 19-10-2015 10:05PM

Was the last release really 2013?

http://www.slackware.com/index.html

Maybe I missed something ...

L.Jenkins · 20-10-2015 09:15AM

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

Was the last release really 2013?

http://www.slackware.com/index.html

Maybe I missed something ...

Not sure. Must look into it.

mass_debater · 26-10-2015 02:46PM

Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I'm going to go with Arch for now. It's the easiest and quickest setup as this is my everyday laptop and I don't have the time to take days getting this setup. I'm also going to investigate the other suggestions, play with them in a vm

PropJoe10 · 26-10-2015 04:22PM

mass_debater wrote: »

Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I'm going to go with Arch for now. It's the easiest and quickest setup as this is my everyday laptop and I don't have the time to take days getting this setup. I'm also going to investigate the other suggestions, play with them in a vm

If you're going for Arch, could I suggest this handy installer:

http://jadelinux.com/tutorials/installarcheasy.html

Might save you a bit of time!

L.Jenkins · 26-10-2015 09:38PM

http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

Link to the major distributions available.

vinegar_zombie · 02-11-2015 12:10PM

Gentoo is so complex ,that it become a meme on 4chan technology section

if you have some free time , why not learn Brainfu*k programming language ?
Hello World:

++++++++++[>+++++++>++++++++++>+++>+<<<<-]>++.>+.+++++++..+++.>++.<<+++++++++++++++.>.+++.------.--------.>+.>.

Johnboy1951 · 09-11-2015 11:26AM

This does look interesting ...... maybe if I get the urge .......

http://www.voidlinux.eu/

L.Jenkins · 09-11-2015 01:53PM

Currently running FreeBSD at the moment. I do prefer working with the CLI only at times. Makes it harder for anyone in my house to fuck with my machine when I'm not around and have something running.

ishotjr2 · 12-11-2015 01:10AM

FreeBSD no challenge

really like FreeBSD

Plan9 I think is a challenge.

L.Jenkins · 12-11-2015 03:28PM

That could be a weekend project.

mass_debater · 12-11-2015 03:36PM

Major setback, had planned on doing this week but now the laptop has packed in, doesn't boot. Had a few issues with it, POS is not worth giving any more time so I'm going to have to invest.

L.Jenkins · 13-11-2015 11:24AM

Strip it down and scrap it for parts. You should be able to get 30-40 for a 15.6'' screen if it's not damaged. If you have a CEX store near by, you could wipe the hard drive, which you'll get a euro for with the Ram.

mass_debater · 13-11-2015 11:34AM

Itzy wrote: »

Strip it down and scrap it for parts. You should be able to get 30-40 for a 15.6'' screen if it's not damaged. If you have a CEX store near by, you could wipe the hard drive, which you'll get a euro for with the Ram.

I fix pcs so I'll keep it as spares. In fact bought 2 of these Samsung laptops at the same time about 4 years ago. This is a combination of what's left working from both. First packed in after about 2 years (heatsink leaked coolant) so I had a full set of spares. Might swap over the voltage regulator later see if I can buy some time.

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