Keluaran Berputar

Since I started using linuxmint (i think just a few months ago :D), i recently noticed that i didn't really like the 6-month release cycle, because i HATE to upgrade my OS so that I can use gimp 2.6, firefox 3.0, OpenOffice.org 3.0 or any other latest apps..

Didn't really blame linuxmint, since they are ubuntu-based, so they just followed suit :P but the funny thing is ubuntulinux is based on debian, a rolling release distro..

This means once installed the system, i can choose to upgrade the relevant/favourite apps only (+ its dependencies) without reinstalling the OS. Two of 'em is Arch & PCLinuxOS..

since i'm a newbie (and haven't subscribe to Kizuna, yet), so i like a simple, out-of-the-box kind of distro (which is why i choose linuxmint)..

Actually I have considered between linuxmint vs pclinuxos before, but resort to mint as the support (+ ubuntu forums) are better for n00b like me..

I look around Arch (and it can be quite a beauty), but it seems that it is a little bit easier than LFS, so it's more like for those lucky bastards with a few Gbps download speed and already at the linux demigod level (LFS is for linux god only) :D

So I've decided on PCLinuxOS Gnome (not in love with KDE), right after i finished the torrent + bought a much-needed 120GB HDD + RAM

p/s: maybe can try some *BSD / OpenSolaris :lol: open for suggestion/donation

Eight Circles of UNIX-fu

[Author Unknown]

beginner
- insecure with the concept of a terminal
- has yet to learn the basics of vi
- has not figured out how to get a directory listing
- still has trouble with typing after each line of input

novice
- knows that ls will produce a directory listing
- uses the editor, but calls it "vye"
- has heard of C but never used it
- has had his first bad experience with rm
- is wondering how to read his mail
- is wondering why the person next to him seems to like Unix so very much

user
- uses vi and nroff, but inexpertly
- has heard of regular-expr.s but never seen one
- has figured out that "-" precedes options
- has attempted to write a C program and has decided to stick with pascal
- is wondering how to move a directory
- thinks that dbx is a brand of stereo component
- knows how to read his mail and is wondering how to read the news

knowlegable user
- uses nroff with no trouble, and is beginning to learn tbl and eqn
- uses grep to search for fixed strings
- has figured out that mv(1) will move directories
- has learned that "help" doesn`t help
- somebody has shown him how to write C programs
- once used sed to do some text substitution
- has seen dbx used but does not use it himself
- thinks that make is only for wimps

expert
- uses sed when necessary
- uses macro"s in vi, uses ex when necessary
- posts news at every possible opportunity
- write csh scripts occasionally
- write C programs using vi and compiles with cc
- has figured out what "&&" and "||" are for
- thinks that human history started with "!h"

hacker
- uses sed and awk with comfort
- uses undocumented features of vi
- write C code with "cat >" and compiles with "!cc"
- uses adb because he doesn`t trust source debuggers
- can answer questions about the user environment
- writes his own nroff macros to supplement standard ones
- write scripts for Bourne shell (/bin/sh)
- knows how to install bug fixes

guru
- uses m4 and lex with comfort
- writes assembly code with "cat >"
- uses adb on the kernel while system is loaded
- customizes utilities by patching the source
- reads device driver source with his breakfast
- can answer any unix question after a little thought
- uses make for anything that requires two or more distinct commands to achieve
- has learned how to breach security but no longer needs to try

wizard
- writes device drivers with "cat >"
- fixes bugs by patching the binaries
- can answer any question before you ask
- writes his own troff macro packages
- is on first-name basis with Dennis, Bill, and Ken