Subj : Re: Windows To Linux...
To   : paulie420
From : Bucko
Date : Mon Nov 15 2021 09:37 pm

On 15 Nov 2021, paulie420 said the following...
 pa> 
 pa> I wrote someone a few tips once, but I don't have a DOC or HOW-TO. There
 pa> is usually Linux-specfic BBS Software install wikis - for Mystic and
 pa> Synchronet, anyway... 
 pa> 
 pa> But I'd certainly be willing to help. Dependant on what type of
 pa> machine/system you'd like to build, Ubuntu Server or Ubuntu Desktop
 pa> might be a good choice. If yer gonna run one computer on Linux and want
 pa> a GUI/desktop manager, some other choices might be worth looking into.
 pa> 

Just set up a VM with Ubuntu Desktop, already have Mystic running in it, I considered Mint as it is a light setup, but no need for lightness while running Mystic, at least in my opinion.. LOL the wikis are my friends! LOL

 pa> Theres a ton of Linux help on the FTNs, too... several of us help
 pa> eachother out a ton... I'm amatuer to intermediate and would be willing
 pa> to answer any questions I might know answers to. :P
 pa> 
 pa> What type of system do you wanna build? Like - if it were just a small
 pa> Linux cloud server, you'd surely pick some lighter non-GUI distro.... do
 pa> you know yer set on Ubuntu? Desktop, Server or you dunno yet?
 pa> 

System is already done, it's a VM with Ubuntu Desktop. We'll see how things go, right now it is going really easy.. I will rebuild the desktop tomorrow and reinstall completely then copy my current system on top of it and convert all of the paths etc. Once all that is done, I will work on pulling in DoorParty and MRC etc with the outside programs that stuff runs.. Shouldn't be hard, if I can get a few hours to myself I can have it running in a few hours I think.. The fun part will come in 2 weeks when I toss the new 1TB SSD in my daily driver, and install Ubuntu and KVM and if KVM will allow me to run 3 monitors in a Windows VM (you know there at least needs to be some Windows support wine is nice but is a pain in the ass to get everything to run in it) lol if that works, I will run Ubuntu as my daily driver permanently..

Al

.... The person who snores the loudest will fall asleep first

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