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shopnhowler

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@kerneloops Thanks! What're your thoughts on ubuntu's phone-desktop convergence coming? Is it enough to steer you to ubuntu or would the ubuntu phone somehow make its way to the arch linux desktop?

Posted on July 27, 2014 at 3:07 PM
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@kerneloops thanks! Interesting perspective. I actually recommended crimsonroze to consider the Jolla phone.

Posted on July 27, 2014 at 4:26 PM
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Butch

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Very interesting!

Posted on August 1, 2014 at 8:34 AM
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ProtoTech

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I think with Valve's involvement, Linux as platform will eventually surpass Windows, it'll just take a few years.

The AUR is a magnificent system indeed. The great thing with it is, it doesn't matter for which distro a specific application is/was developed, it will find its way to AUR, usually within 48-72 hours of initial launch. It is simply wonderful :)

Arch has multiple bootloaders to choose from, so short answer is no hiccups with dual/multi-OS booting. Getting things to work on the more recent UEFI mobos can be a bit of a hassle though.

To get a sense what's involved with an Arch install, here's the beginners guide. If that all feels too intimidating at first, you could go the non-Arch-Way and try something like Antergos. But if you have had your hands dirty already with Slack, well, I guess you'll be quite at ease doing it the right way :)

Glad to see a fellow Arch user! I actually just switched to elementary OS after using Arch for about a year, maybe a year and a half. I'm trying to give a Debian/Ubuntu based distro another shot, and elementary is really doing it for me. The biggest downfall is not having the AUR, but I'm getting by with PPA's. To be honest, eOS' bread and butter is the Pantheon desktop environment. If Pantheon worked on Arch, I would be using Arch still. However, I have not been able to get Pantheon to compile through the AUR git repo's, and the Arch wiki offers a separate repo with prebuilt binaries, but because of some library changes in Ubuntu, much of the functionality does not work under Arch. I am very happy with eOS right now, but I can't wait to get back on a rolling release and get back into the AUR.

Posted on August 1, 2014 at 11:11 AM
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@therealtwig I am not sure if edX is on anyone's radar, but is essentially a collection of MOOCS from prestigious universities ranging from Harvard to MIT. I have used edX before for several courses and have had nothing but positive experiences.

Their model is that anyone can audit any course for free, but to receive a verified certificate, you make a nominal donation to edX (usually around $50) at the beginning of the course to incentivize your completion.

As a heads up to the community, starting next Friday, edX is offering its very first class in Linux. I believe this is usually something that costs quite a large sum of money if you are looking to do this outside of edX, and therefore a really good deal. I think I am going to join, just thought I would throw this out to others in case there was some interest!

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Kindly, if you joined, come and share your experience with us for the people who wanted to join but didn't had the chance to join.

Posted on August 2, 2014 at 7:12 AM
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@therealtwig I am not sure if edX is on anyone's radar, but is essentially a collection of MOOCS from prestigious universities ranging from Harvard to MIT. I have used edX before for several courses and have had nothing but positive experiences.

Their model is that anyone can audit any course for free, but to receive a verified certificate, you make a nominal donation to edX (usually around $50) at the beginning of the course to incentivize your completion.

As a heads up to the community, starting next Friday, edX is offering its very first class in Linux. I believe this is usually something that costs quite a large sum of money if you are looking to do this outside of edX, and therefore a really good deal. I think I am going to join, just thought I would throw this out to others in case there was some interest!

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Kindly, if you joined, come and share your experience with us for the people who wanted to join but didn't had the chance to join.

I joined, two questions:
1. Is it better to take the classes weekly, bi-weekly, or all at once?
2. Would it be of use if someone makes a separate post each week summarizing the class' topics? (I'm thinking simple bullet points). Then if there is enough interest in one bullet point, the OP can go into a little more detail.
Posted on August 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM
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@therealtwig Would it be of use if someone makes a separate post each week summarizing the class' topics? (I'm thinking simple bullet points). Then if there is enough interest in one bullet point, the OP can go into a little more detail.

That is a good idead! Not sure if I'll find time, but I'll try. Will be a good motivation not to stop midway...

Posted on August 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM
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shopnhowler

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@btcrevel That is a good idead! Not sure if I'll find time, but I'll try. Will be a good motivation not to stop midway...

That's my idea! Maybe there's a way we can team up somehow..

Posted on August 3, 2014 at 2:05 PM
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@shopnhowler

@btcrevel That is a good idead! Not sure if I'll find time, but I'll try. Will be a good motivation not to stop midway...

That's my idea! Maybe there's a way we can team up somehow..

These are phenomenal ideas! I haven't started yet, but was planning to pick this up midweek at the latest. I think writing a summary of our thoughts on sections and posting to the forum weekly would do several great things. For one, this is a self paced course, and holding each other accountable will reduce procrastination tendencies.

Second, there really is no suggested timeline for finishing sections. But, if we reported on maybe two chapters at a time each week, all of the sudden there is a finite goal date in mind for completion nine weeks later. I think its a win/win for everyone that is taking this course.

Posted on August 3, 2014 at 2:34 PM
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@therealtwig I am not sure if edX is on anyone's radar, but is essentially a collection of MOOCS from prestigious universities ranging from Harvard to MIT. I have used edX before for several courses and have had nothing but positive experiences.

Their model is that anyone can audit any course for free, but to receive a verified certificate, you make a nominal donation to edX (usually around $50) at the beginning of the course to incentivize your completion.

As a heads up to the community, starting next Friday, edX is offering its very first class in Linux. I believe this is usually something that costs quite a large sum of money if you are looking to do this outside of edX, and therefore a really good deal. I think I am going to join, just thought I would throw this out to others in case there was some interest!

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Kindly, if you joined, come and share your experience with us for the people who wanted to join but didn't had the chance to join.

I joined, two questions:
1. Is it better to take the classes weekly, bi-weekly, or all at once?
2. Would it be of use if someone makes a separate post each week summarizing the class' topics? (I'm thinking simple bullet points). Then if there is enough interest in one bullet point, the OP can go into a little more detail.
1. For me, it's weekly. All at once would cause understanding problems and bi-weekly, it's too long for one session every 2 weeks, you will forget a lot.
2. I like this idea, go for it.
Posted on August 3, 2014 at 2:58 PM
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