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  • Linux - The alternative Operating System Hobbyist Tech's
    Linux is a free and open source operating system, it can be downloaded and installed by anyone free of charge. Unlike Windows it can run from a USB memory stick, can be installed alongside Windows and probably MAC too though I have never used a Mac...  more
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    • Last updated November 23, 2023
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    May 9

    Linux Desktop - A Brief Look

    Folks, with support for Windows 10 finishing and Microsoft's hardware requirements for Windows 11 pretty strict many machines will not be able to upgrade so effectively become obsolete.  Fear not, these computers will work perfectly well with the Free Lin...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    December 3, 2023

    Aircraft Tracking

    This is a linux project which includes another interest of mine which is aircraft tracking.  All aircraft broadcast an ADS-B (Advanced Directional Surveilance Broadcast) signal which includes information to enable plotting. This is used by Air Traffic Con...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    May 6

    Linux Reads Windows Filesystem

    Further to my post giving an insight into the FREE Linux Desktop ( https://techsrealm.com/group/topic/view/7/117/linux-desktop-a-brief-look ) I did miss pointing out an important feature, the fact that Linux can read the Windows filesystem, open image fil...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    Apr 30

    Surprising Users of Linux

    We are so used to Windows or Macs on our home computers that it may surprise you as to some of the famous companies and organisations that actually use Linux.  Click the link below for a list of 30 companies that rely on Linux for their business, many wil...
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    Last Post by Web Diva
    December 26, 2023

    Good evaluation of Linux

    Here is an excellent evaluation of how Linux is being hindered in popularity by Chris Barnett of ExplainingComputers.com https://youtu.be/98kFh3JpIXk?si=DvLBMr_F9qnaTMMp Geffers