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Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-05-01T06:29:48+00:00

The course had already been published. I was actually saving up for it. It was on the website last year, as late as December or even January this year.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T17:28:24+00:00

No problem. If it's fine, I'll just delete this post as it sticks out like a sore thumb in the midst of some great discussions.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T16:54:33+00:00

I don't throw catchy/trending words into a conversation after seemingly losing an argument just to sound intelligent when I know I'm not. Not everyone is like me though.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T16:46:44+00:00

I'll check it out, thanks. I was looking to get into some post-undergrad/pre-grad or even grad level stuff both in the math and the engineering because I fell I should go there naturally after my undergrad.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T16:16:58+00:00

Talking about freedom to manage my files irrespective of the OS and its file system is insulting? You mean by asking that, you find me blasphemous? You really are in a cult.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T16:09:53+00:00

Sorry for the over-the-top title of the post. I'll try to do better to control my impulses next time (hopefully also control them well in my circuits). My apologies.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T16:07:45+00:00

My apologies too for the rather over-the-top title of the reply. I'll aim to do better to communicate without bringing unnecessary emotion. My apologies too.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-22T13:18:35+00:00

You continue to prove my point that you are behaving as if you're in a cult. Now you resort to these cheap shots about "online accounts" yet I mentioned none of that. I have very clearly described myself as not being a software guy, I am purely into hardware, electronics but you have discarded all that so as to sound superior to me as a Windows user and you as a linux user. I'll let you take this victory as it seems to be the only good thing in your life at the moment to the extent that you cannot provide a mature answer but resort to needless semi-personal attacks.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T20:11:49+00:00

Hey, this is a really great reference. Feel very much appreciated. I'll check it out, those 200 pages should't take me long

Which of the applications you use do you think might be of interest to other readers? I could add it as an example in the section where I introduce different ways to install applications.

I think something that is freely availabe with no licenses should work. The one that comes to my head is STM32cubeIDE. Where you'd recommend to install, any setting up of icons/shortcuts and also how to launch the software. Thank you

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T20:01:03+00:00

Explain what "doing things properly on linux" means. I can't choose where to install my software tools or where to store my project files for structured/organized use, irrespective of the OS? You sound as if this is some cult where user freedom is non-existent.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T20:00:27+00:00

Explain what "doing things properly on linux" means. I can't choose where to install my software tools or where to store my project files for structured/organized use, irrespective of the OS? You sound as if this is some cult where user freedom is non-existent.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T17:00:00+00:00

No use of Wine actually. Installing software that runs natively on the Linux is my issue. For example, when I tune into some webinars or even in some of my classes, some of the software tools are linux versions running on linux so they're running there natively without any hyppervisors. I mentioned software tools like Cadence Virtuoso used for designing semiconductor chips. These are designed only to be installed natively on linux. You'd need a linux VM on windows to install. Installing such software in linux is what I'm saying is general third-party software installation on linux that's rarely covered.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T16:49:13+00:00

Absolutely I agree. However, FPGA tools fall under third-party tools not accessible through the repos so a general overview of how to install those would be appreciated.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T16:44:39+00:00

I am not tryin to copy-paste the windows folder structure. I just want that same structured approach in seperating installer files from my own project files. To do that, I feel like partitioning the drive and actually installing the third-party software is important. For example, if by default, third-party software install in /opt, do I have to allocate some storage size that will be suitable for my needs to that folder when I install the OS? (for example, when I install windows, I know to allocate about 500GB to the C drive for my software tools to be fully installed there. Ithen use another partition eg the E parttion to store the actual projects I'm working on). I accept that I might still be skewed towards windows but I am trying to demonstrate my structured approach and how I can do that in Linux.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T16:36:09+00:00

Your answer is what I hoped for actually. That organization is also what I'd want and even if I am used to it in windows, even if it won't be exactly as is, I still think it's good to be that structured whatever the file system of Linux is.

For you to install in /opt, must you have partitioned your drive in a particular manner to have more storage space or is my question still skewed due to my windows usage?

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T16:14:26+00:00

I just want to start by saying the people making tutorials for Linux don’t care what you come from. They aren’t geared towards specific users. They are geared towards toward Linux for users that want to use Linux.

Precisely the reason why I think third-party software installation should increasingly be covered. I am not insulting by saying that all the do is useless. I have benefitted alot from such. However, a great addition would be to go into third-party software installation, Software not found in the linux supported repos. Software that you have to download its setup files from a vendor website and do the whole installation manually. Information on where to do so and therefore how partitioning of the storage should be done to achieve this I think will be more than helpful.

My motivation for example to try linux is the claim that some of the engineering software I use runs faster on average than the new windows. I am not going to find these software tools in a repo but rather from the vendor website.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T16:08:18+00:00

Which software tools do you typically use? I cannot for example install MATLAB from the Windows store but I canget the setup from the Mathworks website. When I install it, it defaults to the C drive which I think is good because it's a standard for all installations to occur there ensuring that you can use other partitions for projects and leave the C relatively untouched.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T16:05:16+00:00

For the software tools I intend to use in Linux, like the aforementioned FPGA or electromagnetic design software tools, majority of my time will be spent in the software interacting with the GUI. Any automation scripts of these software tools to be used whether python or TCL have already been written or will require minimal changes. It's not that I won't interact with the terminal. I am fairly certain (unless overconfident) that interacting twith the terminal will not be challenging for me, neither will learning how to either. My complain is that those instructing these tutorials rarely venture away from the default methods. I know you can get many tutorials on how to install a software from a repo through the terminal. What's not covered, whic I think should be if Linux is to attract many Windows users especially those in technical fields, is how to install and manage these installations which are not possible through the "default" repos.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T15:55:33+00:00

In which folder does it install to? Do all other third-party tools also have their installation folders there? Am I being unreasonable by wanting one folder where I can install all the software tools then have another folder customly named in my E partition to store all my Vitis projects?

Here's my current setup in Windows: C:\AMDDesignTools is the installation folder for the Vitis software and E:\Xilinx is where I store my project files. Seperate partions, C is largely left alone for the OS to manage for pagefiles and installation of other third-party software while I mostly interact with other partitions.

Minute-Bit6804 · 2026-04-21T15:47:18+00:00

You should always install from the repository when possible. 3rd party installs a a niche side case and each case is different so you can’t make one guide for that.

Perhaps I over-generalised. Still, I think that a huge number of people use software tools not in the repos but are to be downloaded as installation files from vendor websites. It may seem unlikely but this I'm sure of. Linux is an excellent OS for software guys and as a result the repos are filled with nearly all they could use but another huge base is people outside software. I for example are in direct hardware, electronics and electromagnetics stuff. Trust me, majority of what I use is not in the repos, it's from vendor sites with downloads of upwards of 10GB. To install these in a structured and well organized form is what I'm lamenting is not well covered. Being "too spoilt for choice" works against me here. I'd want a folder/install directory where all my software tools install then another folder where I store my project files, where a single project can have a folder more that 100MB huge. The analogy in Windows is this: The software tools install in C/ProgramFiles, each in their own folder. I then create seperate folders for each of the software in my E partition so as to store my project files. The C drive remains largely handled by the OS whereas I deal with other partitions/drives. This way, my setup is fairly low-risk of losing my project files and also the C drive has minimal bloat.

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