Re: Linux Developer Laptop -- PCTECH

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Nathan Andelin wrote:

Thanks, Mihael. I forgot to ask, but hoped that a few people might share their experience with Linux.

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One of my complaints is that it seems that no matter how fast of a CPU you get, every year it runs slower because of the complexity of Windows software and runtime environments.

FWIW, I'm running a media server at home on a PII 266 with 32 MB RAM. I
use it to stream videos & music to a (somewhat faster but still old)
machine in my living room.

One of the great things about free (as-in-speech) software is that in
any particular application area, there is often a package available that
is aimed at lower-powered hardware.

Virus protection under Windows is a nuisance, but required. Is it required under Linux?

The consensus is that virus detection is not required on Linux machines.
If you had a fileserver that was serving Windows clients, it might be
a good idea. As with any software, keeping up with security patches is
very important. Most Linux distributions make this very easy.

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