Use linux at work

What are you using Linux for at work?

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Many companies use Linux, but for different types of servers.. what is your company using it with/for?

My company uses Linux exclusively for Internet speed tests, database servers, firewalls, web hosting servers, etc.. we even have large openstack and vmware ‘clouds’ where we can go in and build our own for our individual teams.

I think just our team deployed about 400 HP G9 CentOS servers in the last year across the country.

How about yours?

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Sadly very little. My current employers IT infrastructure is 99.9% Windows. I think we have one Linux server hosting Bugzilla on our intranet ATM.

At the office, my workstation runs Windows 7
Could be worse though. At least I haven’t been «upgraded» to W8 or W10!

But I always have a cygwin terminal open — running tmux to manage multiple instances of Bash in a single terminal window. So although I’m not not using Linux directly at work, I still get a bit of Linux/Unix-like greatness during my work day!

I use Cygwin/Bash and tmux for almost everything ATM — editing source-code with vim, running build-scripts, grepping through the code-base, managing notes/TODO lists, source-control, backups etc.
I even wrote a little script that uses w3m and duckduckgo to allow me to do quick internet searches in the terminal. Saves me having to break concentration and wait for Firefox to load.
Searching from the terminal is more immediate and allows me to stay focused on the task at hand.

I also run X with dwm when I need to run/manage multiple tmux sessions.

Thanks to Cygwin et al — the only time I need to fire up the Visual Studio IDE is when I need to debug something.

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I’m new to Linux and installed it on one of my PC’s at work. I needed editing software and started using KdenLive on Ubuntu. I’m reimaging the PC and wanted suggestions on which Linux flavor I should try. Maybe something similar to Windows setup or good for video editing, or maybe the easiest to use.

Similar to windows and video editing are different categories.

Most people like Mint with Cinnamon to make it similar to Windows. Zorin is another version (but Mint I think is more polished).

For video editing, I think all versions are good since you can install the software that you want. Ultimate edition is more geared towards video editing and gaming though, but not towards business. So totally different solutions.

I would actually recommend to focus on 1 idea first. So, lets focus on easy to use, or Windows-like. For that, try Mint with Cinnamon.

Then install video editing software from the application manager. You will have quite a few to chose from.

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Similar to windows and video editing are different categories.

Most people like Mint with Cinnamon to make it similar to Windows. Zorin is another version (but Mint I think is more polished).

For video editing, I think all versions are good since you can install the software that you want. Ultimate edition is more geared towards video editing and gaming though, but not towards business. So totally different solutions.

I would actually recommend to focus on 1 idea first. So, lets focus on easy to use, or Windows-like. For that, try Mint with Cinnamon.

Then install video editing software from the application manager. You will have quite a few to chose from.

Honestly, if you are looking for an environment that is similar to windows, I would recommend Kubuntu— especially since KDE comes with every software package known to man (and some known to monkeys). It would certainly come with good video editing software.

For similar to Windows, start with Linux Mint with Cinnamon. It’s like Windows 7 but better.

For similar to Windows, start with Linux Mint with Cinnamon. It’s like Windows 7 but better.

SAM I think you meant «butter»

No matter which distro you install, you can install several video editing apps and figure out which one you like best. Here’s an article with some candidates to start with.

I have set up a couple loaner laptops with Zorin OS for when our users travel.

But we have a bunch of thin clients running 2xOS, a very simple form of linux.

Renderman is bau5.

For similar to Windows, start with Linux Mint with Cinnamon. It’s like Windows 7 but better.

Ahh yes the spiceworks linux mint fascination.

The only thing I like about linux mint is its naming convention.

Ahh yes the spiceworks linux mint fascination.

The only thing I like about linux mint is its naming convention.

What is it that you don’t like?

Mint (for a fork) is a great OS that is balanced and well polished.

Check up Ubuntu Studios if you want to focus on video editing. Ive been using linux since 2009 and have found tons of great alternatives to software that can be installed on debian based OS’s like linux mint or Ubuntu but nothing that sticks as strong as Adobe products but ubuntu studios has prebuilt software for audio and video editing and stuff like that.

If you are looking for the best Enterprise OS, Go with MEPIS (Management Enterprise Production Infromation System). It is one of my favorites, and their forums kick the crap out of everyone else’s IMO.

Check up Ubuntu Studios if you want to focus on video editing. Ive been using linux since 2009 and have found tons of great alternatives to software that can be installed on debian based OS’s like linux mint or Ubuntu but nothing that sticks as strong as Adobe products but ubuntu studios has prebuilt software for audio and video editing and stuff like that.

I have used Ubuntu Studio before. Back when the massive iso took forever to download. lol.

Ahh yes the spiceworks linux mint fascination.

The only thing I like about linux mint is its naming convention.

I been using Mint way before I joined Spiceworks. But maybe there is a trend on Spiceworks with Mint because it is one of the best and easiest OS’s to transfer to from Windows? Not to leave out most people on here know a thing or two about tech.

I myself have used Zorin in the past, a variation of Ubuntu. However, I’ve been seeing a lot of praise (all over Spiceworks, not just this thread) for Mint . I might have to give it a try.

Ahh yes the spiceworks linux mint fascination.

The only thing I like about linux mint is its naming convention.

What is it that you don’t like?

Mint (for a fork) is a great OS that is balanced and well polished.

Picking a distribution based on its default DE. If you’re not picking it for its DE, what are you picking a fork of a fork distro for? The support? Bleeding edge? Nope.

Ahh yes the spiceworks linux mint fascination.

The only thing I like about linux mint is its naming convention.

I been using Mint way before I joined Spiceworks. But maybe there is a trend on Spiceworks with Mint because it is one of the best and easiest OS’s to transfer to from Windows? Not to leave out most people on here know a thing or two about tech.

If users on Spiceworks think that picking a distribution thats similar to windows somehow makes it a better learning environment for linux, then thats fine. I’m sorry that my opinion differs.

Linux is different and if you want to mask that by using a ‘like windows’ environment you’re just delaying the inevitable. You can see it ALL the time. They’ll be using mint for months and then ask well how do i edit a config in a guieditor, it says I dont have permissions. And its not just mint, this goes for most distributions.

If you cater the learning experience to what someone does know, how likely are they going to learn something different?

I’m not saying throwing someone who doenst drive into a nascar race. I’m not saying we should throw them to the wolves and be like alright you’re all set good luck. No thats silly. But at least put them in an environment that facilitates learning. I’d be doing a disservice to anyone trying to learn linux if I tell them to use a distro thats *click click click* just like windows.

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Use Linux at work—even if your PC runs Windows.

When I started using Linux, I wondered when I would get to actually use it “on the job”. It wasn’t easy sometimes to work with a Windows-based computer—when there’s a skill set available that can help you do things faster on the computer. This skill set is the Linux command shell, but as mentioned your computer runs Microsoft Windows. What can you do??

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