Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop
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Big complaints: no good SIP client built in, Twinkle is there but it is so obtuse I can't tell if it is broken or just confusing. And no Pidgin or other really good IM client. Linux Mint has Linphone and Pidgin both built in and supported.
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Skype for Linux Alpha works great. Really, really well.
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I have thought about going the route of Linux on my office desktop.. But Seeing as I only have 20GB of free space available, I wonder if the SSD has enough left for my day to day and allowing for dual booting.
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@gjacobse said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
I have thought about going the route of Linux on my office desktop.. But Seeing as I only have 20GB of free space available, I wonder if the SSD has enough left for my day to day and allowing for dual booting.
Probably, it takes pretty little to run most Linux. I've got a few setups installed in 12GB or so. My current new desktop is using 5GB plus my personal files and swap space.
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I'd recommend installing just Gnome 3 and giving that a shot. The extensions really make it an awesome tool and I have a default set of extensions I install now. I haven't installed vanilla Ububtu for a long time. My Chromebook is running the Ubuntu Gnome distribution.
I forget, did Fedora not want to install either?
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@gjacobse said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
I have thought about going the route of Linux on my office desktop.. But Seeing as I only have 20GB of free space available, I wonder if the SSD has enough left for my day to day and allowing for dual booting.
Kubuntu is extremely lightweight, I used to throw it on those retired Dell D600 laptops that went out a few years ago and give them to all the underemployed people I know. Most of them still whined about wanting windows, but I personally take a hard line stance on software privacy (and win-dependency)
Edit: If you're going to do something like this while retiring your own company assets, remember to follow DoD wiping practices.
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@scottalanmiller said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
Skype for Linux Alpha works great. Really, really well.
Does that support skype for business as well?
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@DustinB3403 said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
@scottalanmiller said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
Skype for Linux Alpha works great. Really, really well.
Does that support skype for business as well?
Who cares! LOL
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Skype for Business is just part of OWA, so it shows up automatically if you are logged into email.
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@scottalanmiller said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
@DustinB3403 said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
@scottalanmiller said in Trying Out Ubuntu 16.04 As My Main Desktop:
Skype for Linux Alpha works great. Really, really well.
Does that support skype for business as well?
Who cares! LOL
Just curious lol.
