ML
    • Recent
    • Categories
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Register
    • Login

    New workstation - Linux

    IT Discussion
    9
    69
    3.0k
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • B
      black3dynamite
      last edited by

      My go to desktop environment is Gnome 3.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • S
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        Gnome 3 is nice. But I like Cinnamon so much more. Or DDE.

        B A O 3 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 2
        • B
          black3dynamite
          last edited by

          I use KeePassXC and KeeWeb.
          There's a webapp version of keeweb that you can use to access your passwords that is stored on Google drive, OneDrive or Dropbox.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • B
            black3dynamite @scottalanmiller
            last edited by

            @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.

            S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • A
              AdamF @scottalanmiller
              last edited by

              @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?

              S B 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • S
                scottalanmiller @AdamF
                last edited by

                @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.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • J
                  JaredBusch @FATeknollogee
                  last edited by

                  @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/61

                  Minor to severe depending on the environment being used in.

                  Also totally not the question.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • J
                    JaredBusch @AdamF
                    last edited by

                    @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.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • S
                      scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                      last edited by

                      @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.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • S
                        scottalanmiller @FATeknollogee
                        last edited by

                        @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/61

                        Also 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.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • B
                          black3dynamite @AdamF
                          last edited by

                          @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.

                          1 S 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • 1
                            1337 @black3dynamite
                            last edited by

                            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.

                            S B 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • S
                              scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                              last edited by

                              @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.

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • S
                                scottalanmiller @1337
                                last edited by

                                @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.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • B
                                  black3dynamite @1337
                                  last edited by

                                  @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.

                                  S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • O
                                    Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @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.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • O
                                      Obsolesce
                                      last edited by

                                      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.

                                      J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • J
                                        JaredBusch @Obsolesce
                                        last edited by

                                        @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.

                                        O 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • S
                                          scottalanmiller @black3dynamite
                                          last edited by

                                          @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.

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • O
                                            Obsolesce @JaredBusch
                                            last edited by

                                            @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).

                                            S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • 1
                                            • 2
                                            • 3
                                            • 4
                                            • 2 / 4
                                            • First post
                                              Last post