Since it is time to buy a new laptop and the bloated Windows 10 really sucks I decided to go with Linux for my new laptop and choose to install Ubuntu. As Sheldon said "Oh Ubuntu, you're my favorite linux based operating system".
And can he be wrong? (I wonder if he would use a beginner's Ubuntu and not another distro, but still: He likes Ubuntu.)
For my proof of concept I used an "old" laptop, which I had borrowed temporarily.
So I started by downloading Ubuntu 16.04 from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop. Then I copied it to an usb stick using Rufus as described in the installation guide (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop) and one restart and a view clicks (!) later I had my very own brand new Ubuntu laptop. :-) During installation I choose to install some basic "third-party software" too.
Mhm, that was really easy. I checked the Libre Office software and this is all I need for office software. Great!
Then I needed:
- a possibility to connect to my Raspberry Pi - Done! :-)
- a password safe
- a mail client - Thunderbird is already installed - Done!
- Notepad ++
- a possibility to view Netflix
Of course there is already a terminal to do ssh and stuff, but I am really missing some putty features like i.e. logging. How can I achieve that?
I did not find the password safe for my *.psafe3 files in the Ubuntu Software center, so I downloaded it directly. Not sure if there would have been an even easier way.
http://www.upubuntu.com/2015/01/password-safe-nice-and-secure-password.html
# sudo apt-get install passwordsafe
I also did not find Notepad++ in the Software Center. I think I have to switch from my favorite text editor and find a new one. Which one for Ubuntu is similar to Notepad++?
According to https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/ I had to install Chrome to watch Netflix and I did and it all works fine now. Great! :-)
After some pauses I realised that everytime I shut the laptop the whole thing seemed to hibernate. To change this I followed these instructions: http://askubuntu.com/questions/15520/how-can-i-tell-ubuntu-to-do-nothing-when-i-close-my-laptop-lid
Edit /etc/systemd/logind.conf
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
# sudo restart systemd-logind
And can he be wrong? (I wonder if he would use a beginner's Ubuntu and not another distro, but still: He likes Ubuntu.)
For my proof of concept I used an "old" laptop, which I had borrowed temporarily.
So I started by downloading Ubuntu 16.04 from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop. Then I copied it to an usb stick using Rufus as described in the installation guide (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop) and one restart and a view clicks (!) later I had my very own brand new Ubuntu laptop. :-) During installation I choose to install some basic "third-party software" too.
Mhm, that was really easy. I checked the Libre Office software and this is all I need for office software. Great!
Then I needed:
- a possibility to connect to my Raspberry Pi - Done! :-)
- a password safe
- a mail client - Thunderbird is already installed - Done!
- Notepad ++
- a possibility to view Netflix
Of course there is already a terminal to do ssh and stuff, but I am really missing some putty features like i.e. logging. How can I achieve that?
I did not find the password safe for my *.psafe3 files in the Ubuntu Software center, so I downloaded it directly. Not sure if there would have been an even easier way.
http://www.upubuntu.com/2015/01/password-safe-nice-and-secure-password.html
# sudo apt-get install passwordsafe
I also did not find Notepad++ in the Software Center. I think I have to switch from my favorite text editor and find a new one. Which one for Ubuntu is similar to Notepad++?
According to https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/10/10/watch-netflix-in-ubuntu-today/ I had to install Chrome to watch Netflix and I did and it all works fine now. Great! :-)
After some pauses I realised that everytime I shut the laptop the whole thing seemed to hibernate. To change this I followed these instructions: http://askubuntu.com/questions/15520/how-can-i-tell-ubuntu-to-do-nothing-when-i-close-my-laptop-lid
Edit /etc/systemd/logind.conf
HandleLidSwitch=ignore
# sudo restart systemd-logind
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