Author: Sean Gibbins Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Re ... Automating rsync to run as root
(DamianBrasher)
Mat Grove wrote: > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:08:32 +0100
> "Russell Gadd" <rustleg@???> wrote:
>
>
>> The topic would actually be how I intend to set up my system to make
>> the transition from Windows to Linux - my idea is to do this
>> gradually over an extended time period for various reasons and so I
>> want a system solution which uses both OS's for "production" work.
>>
>
> When I migrated to Linux I used two machines (Win 95 and
> Redhat) and a KVM to switch between them. I slowly started to do more
> on the Linux machine but I could always switch back to Windows at the
> touch of a button. Eventually all that was left on the Windows machine
> was games, this is the basic setup I still use today.
I dual-boot XP with Ubuntu and the only time I fire up XP is to game. As
the PC is booted into Ubuntu most of the time it means I have to make a
conscious decision to play, which is good for someone as easily
distracted as me!