#Put brave search engine on usb upgrade
(It’s not the only way to do it.) When I’m feeling brave enough, I’m going to upgrade to a VPS (Virtual Private Server) account so that I can be “root” and really get into trouble. I’ve switched providers once since then, because I wanted to play with some Java applications (Apache Tomcat and Cocoon, particularly) that let you use XSLT on a web-site. When that day arrived here at York, I got a shell account with an off-campus service provider.
#Put brave search engine on usb how to
That ended when IT departments realized that most of the people who wanted to do e-mail and web-sites weren’t going to learn how to stay out of trouble with a Unix shell account. In ancient times, that’s what the universities would give you for e-mail and web-sites. I knew GNU/Linux was Unix-like (though, of course, GNU’s Not Unix.) I’ve been using Unix shell accounts for one thing or another for over 20 years. I pretty much knew what I was getting into. If, however, you are the sort who enjoys the sense of smug self-satisfaction that comes from solving a good puzzle, Linux may be for you. The bad news is that most people using Linux (at least those without IT support) are going to feel “special” at least some of the time, because of the extra challenges they face. I eventually did just that, and thought I would offer some reflections on my experience so far. Simon Fodden recently quipped that Apple was becoming so mainstream that he might have to switch to Linux to keep his “smug sense of computer specialness.” This reminded me that, a little more than a year ago, I posted a little note here indicating that I was thinking about getting a Linux netbook and an internet stick.
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