On 2021-07-03 19:18, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I like the plug group, why try to chime in when I can. Some > environments are almost toxic trying to ask question or get support > (ahem, arch linux chats), but try to not be those folks. > > My first exposure to unix was in 99, my first tech job, we had a > solaris shell account on our network management server to hit > everything we wanted in an isp network. In 2000 at a new job, I > learned what linux was with some coworkers teaching me linux and > solaris simultaneously, and installed slackware on my server for > years. It served me well for years, breaking, rebuilding, learning, > and other things that acquainted me to the experience. Learning linux > prepared me for the future, learning other distros and cross-linux > disciplines to be somewhat productive in an industry even if not a > system administrator or anything in particular. I do mostly network > and security, and linux rules these, even if vendors name themselves > as something else, they all end of day run linux, which at least lets > you know where they and you subsequently live. > > Learning never goes out of vogue, keep doing it. Even windoze. I'd > suggest even if pirating (or pay cheaply [1]) a copy of windoze server > learning Active Directory and other windoze things to boot. At this > point, you'll never escape windoze. Funny now that microsoft's best > selling platform *is* linux now, but still good to know both worlds as > they become inseparable. > > -mb Windows is everywhere. Run what works best. How far the community has come. I think most hate M$. 20 years ago you would have got some heated push back (flames) for your Windows comments. Good that the community is becoming more understanding. > > On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 11:17 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> Today I ran the update manager to get the new version of >> darktable >> and it failed w/o telling me why.Because of the knowledge I attained >> from you over the years I was able to open a terminal and to run apt >> and find out what was wrong. It urns out one of the packages had >> unmet >> dependencies. Luckily the problem was easily resolved by installing >> the package (apt-utils) separately. I didn't have to waste anyones >> time aside from the time it takes to read this message of gratitude. >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > Links: > ------ > [1] > https://www.gkeys24.com/microsoft-windows-server-2019-standard.html?gk=edm0702 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss