I haven’t yet built a poll plugin, so I will just ask you to comment if you do…. How many people here use Linux as their daily driver?
I ask this because after posting the news about WinLink finally releasing a native apple release of WinLink someone said to me that the Linux community could use some attention as well. So….
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If there were more Ham digital applications ported for Linux, I’d use ’em. Winlink is so ubiquitous for EmComm that having a Windows machine is a requirement. If there were a Lin-Link, as well as other digital ham apps for Linux distros Windows and Mac would be unnecessary.
Saw the video – only one response (okay – two): First was to laugh; the second was, ‘About Freekin’ Time!!’
I have tried Linux on both a Raspberry Pi and an ex-Chromebook Laptop in the shack. As much as I hate to admit it, Windows simply has more software options and cleaner device management when it comes to radio. At least in my experience … I’d be happy to learn otherwise.
@K5LJC I admit I rarely cross radio with Linux, aside from Direwolf and SDR software. I have never used CAT control in my life even. Software might be a problem in the radio world, it has never been a problem in the development world. As far as typical consumer use cases, software used to be a problem – MS Office, gaming titles and Adobe products all come to mind – those have been nearly all solved in the past 48 months but have never affected me personally.
These days more and more of our days are spent solely in a browser, so it is becoming easy to use any OS system desired, the oS is becoming an invisible and nearly non-relevant means to an end – just the tool you use to launch Chrome or Firefox. I view the features you mentioned as bells and whistles. To relate, when I buy a new laptop I will insist on a laptop that can double as a tablet or convertible device. Years later when I retire the device, looking back I often find that I had never used that feature a single time during the life cycle. So was it worth the extra investment? I am torn on the issue, seeing both sides.
I’ve been dabbling with Ubuntu since 12.04… I figure once I master 1 flavor of Linux, I’ll dip my toes into another… I installed Kubuntu and Mint once and played with them for 30 minutes before installing Ubuntu over the top of them…
Not long ago, I tried adding Andy’s Ham Radio Linux to my Ubuntu machine, and so many things didn’t work, and the app launcher menu was buggy… I wished there was an UNDO button…
My Ubuntu PC is an i5-4960K quad-core with 16GB of DDR3 and is super fast. Mostly, I use it for updating Joomla and WordPress sites via Chrome or Firefox… I also use FileZilla to FTP files…
I’m not very good at fixing things once I break them… So I nuke it and start all over from block one, square one, peg one… I need to teach myself to back up and create a restore point before I screw things up…
I just downloaded Ubuntu 26.04 a few days ago, and once I back up the files on my Ubuntu machine, I’ll start all over with a fresh install…
73 Dallas N4DDM
I do not, only because 1. I keep hearing mixed reviews, etc. 2. I don’t have a programmers mind so it seems overwhelming to me.
I use Debian on a laptop and desktop. I also have a Windows laptop, for programs that don’t have good options on Linux. I’ve started using a Windows VM in Oracle VirtualBox for some software. It’s a little tricky mapping the USB ports, but it can be done.