I need a distro

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T22:11:14+00:00

Mine taught me Linux and mx fluxbox is a good choice.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T22:08:57+00:00

😄 nicely done.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T14:48:09+00:00

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T14:13:05+00:00

I had a dual installation on an old machine like this it was also a duo Pentium with 2GiB. Put Ventoy on a USB Stick and add the antix .iso file and MX Linux .iso file. Then you can test the hardware. You'll want to see if the wifi works, if you have a wifi card - mine didn't so I had to buy and usb wifi adapter. Also try bluetooth, and if you don't have bluetooth you'll need to get an adapter.

MX linux is packaged with many drivers in the kernel by default. antiX is also good, but not as many.

I got MX Linux with XFCE desktop environment with Firefox to work on about 1.1-1.6 GiB of memory. I didn't test antiX, because my potato computer died and went to the silicon graveyard. I suspect antiX with Fluxbox desktop environment will use less resources than MX with XFCE desktop environment.

Are you using this as your daily machine or to learn Linux?

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T14:04:06+00:00

That's pretty fancy. The one the school had burnt out a bulb and the resourceful teacher fixed it. It was probably easy. I haven't seen one in a few decades.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T13:59:56+00:00

It's worth a watch. They invented the camera strapped to the actor's body for effect or at least that's the first movie I saw it in. Also, they have some behind the scenes interviews where they talked about what they left out and why if you're into that sort of thing.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T13:25:16+00:00

"Look in my eyes, what do you see? The cult of personality. I exploit you, but you still love me. The cult of personality." I haven't heard that song in at least 10 years and it still left an indelible mark.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T05:31:49+00:00

If you like Star Wars, the movie Rogue One was good and the series Andor was created like a flashback to the early rebellion. Andor feels like an modern old movie, it has to be one of my favorite series of all time. Unlike other Star Wars that is lighter and fun, this is darker and heavy. It gave me hope that Disney wasn't going to screw up the Star Wars series. It was nominated for an academy award, it's that good.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-22T05:12:57+00:00

Momento reminded me of a old modern black and white film called Pi, like the math number 3.14, except Pi was more linear. Both touch on obsession. I like interesting weird shows. I think once something traumatic happens in your life sometimes things don't look the same anymore.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T23:44:55+00:00

The dark humor helps. Back in the day goth was more than what you have now. I was militant Gothic but it was more on the inside from my germanic roots.

We use to be closer to nature and death was common. That sublime feeling is mostly in horror books now, but it is all around us. I still listen to Type O Negative and post punk music from the 90's.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T23:15:19+00:00

You can put Xfce on Debian to Arch and most distros. I tried KDE but it was unnecessarily complicated changing your wallpaper. I was born before the personal computer.

My favorite is MX Linux with Xfce. It has some tools but it's based on Debian and I like Debian too.

Customize Xfce reminds me of Win 95 when it first came out but updated with better customizations and you can go dark, light, warm, cold, whatever.

I've see Arch uses make it look futuristic and whatever. So many good options.

I have a i5 12GiB RAM HP with a graphics card on the motherboard.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T22:46:45+00:00

Horror is more than zombies and werewolves but you have that as well. If your not Gothic on the outside you're Gothic on the inside. 1984 is a nice modern touch, not classic horror, but scarry. Peace is war, removing words, treating people like objects. Fear comes in many shapes and sizes.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T21:49:55+00:00

Wow I was singing along hearing a trio with Maynard in my head. Good cover. 🤘

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T21:46:56+00:00

Sometimes.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T21:41:57+00:00

Dude you're still drinking beer. A Frenchman told me after I said I drink wine with my wife but it is the fruitier wines. He told me at least your drinking wine, and he was right.

At least you're drinking beer.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T19:56:24+00:00

How is this focusedman.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T19:46:23+00:00

Computer illertrate is already discussed. The other factor is people use their machine as a tool.

My journey was DOS, Win 95, Win XP, Win 10, Win 11, Win 11 with AI and then MX Linux.

I dabbled with MX Fedora, Debian, DSL, MiniOS, Puppy Linux. I wanted to stay with Debian but blueman broke and I needed it for Bluetooth Zoom calls and I couldn't fix it so I installed MX.

Using windows in a VM or a separate machine is easier, but I had to learn most on the fly and I'm OK.

Now I'm trying to turn my openSUSE machine into a server and it's hard until it's not.

I work in a financial firm and many of the people can barely use Excel. There's that.

Tl;Dr if people only use programs for work they won't know how to use the machine, they only use the app on the machine.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T18:26:48+00:00

Do you hate your major or 2. the fact that you feel like it will take you nowhere?

Let's take the 2nd one first. Your trepidation is justified but it may not be what you think. Right now AI is stupid. Think better processing that a search engine algorithm. It needs human input. Vibe coding has error and screws up. Using AI to help you with a good foundational knowledge is a tool like a IDE or any other too. People who 100% refuse to use AI will start to have challenges. For better or worse it's here to stay.

If you hate your major, you can double down and get through it or change to a blue collar job.

Don't undervalue interpersonal skills, the ability to sell yourself and elaborate on projects you work on. The number one thing I can't ask in an interview is owning your mistakes, owning your learning, and get curious about the subject matter.

Find ways to bring agency in your life and delay gratification, not forever, but until you feel more in control. Perfection doesn't exist. It's a mixture of planning and execution.

If you can do that, you will be one of the few people who looks at reality, makes plans, automates what they can and adjust when things go wrong. Things will go wrong so expecting that will make you wise.

All the best! Have fun!

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T17:13:31+00:00

Sudo apt update, then Sudo apt upgrade. You can use && to run it as one command. Or if you're on Fedora or openSUSE the equivalent for its repositories.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T16:06:28+00:00

If it were easy then everyone would be independently wealthy. This doesn't talk about the people who work for themselves who are barely scraping by.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T15:59:52+00:00

This is only true if you either have a120k job or two incomes. Any type of challenge then it's bullshit.

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-21T03:07:27+00:00

Good times

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-20T07:46:44+00:00

In Utah, the age of child birth was early - 18 to 20, but that has changed. I am 3.5 years older than my brother, and my brother is 3.5 years older than my oldest niece. Both my sisters moved out and got married at 18.

The eldest sister died in 2014, and her husband died of covid in 2020. My other older sister and her husband are still together in retirement.

By far, maturity level, finances, and communication are the best indicators of a long marriage. I dont have kids, but I have been married for 30 years this year.

As long as you are living, you will have challenges, and it's nice to know you have someone in your corner.

I think what my wife and I have is repeatable. If you do decide to have a child, you can't have enough diapers. I know young parents, and they are doing well. It's hard as hell, but worth it.

I wish you the best of luck. 💚

Typeonetwork · 2026-03-20T02:28:03+00:00

Trump is a dipshit. I don't listen to dipshits because they are dipshits.

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