Anyone use Linux in Thailand? Do the Thai IT service folks at small shops know how to work with it?

 

When my current machine gets too old I'd like someone to put Ubuntu or even Lubuntu on it and configure everything to work. I don't seem to use windows anymore on my dual install, but getting the wifi working took me a few days last time when I did it myself. 

OP: great advice in oilinki's post

 

There is also a TV forum

https://forum.thaivisa.com/forum/67-linux-in-thailand/

 

 

If you have pretty much a "standard" PC, you should have little difficulty setting it up.  One usual difficulty is with printers/scanners.  Most will work with Linux but not all will support all the features.  The other difficulty is that for a novice, online support can be a bit daunting.  Linux people tend to be a breed apart will often through in C code in their responses.

With every release, it gets easier and easier.  Installing in on a bootable flash drive or even a CD is a great way to go.

If the OP wishes to use Ubuntu he is probably better advised to use the last LTS (long-term support) version rather than the latest. Local support? Good luck.

Never liked the look of it, put me off linux. Fed up with windows installed Linux Mint a few months ago, great and printer set up itself without having to install anything ( cannon).

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

Never liked the look of it, put me off linux. Fed up with windows installed Linux Mint a few months ago, great and printer set up itself without having to install anything ( cannon).

Yes that is true for the majority of printers but not all.

Microsoft has announced that in a future update, they will release a new feature that will allow a particular version of Linux.  They had a version of this in the past but it was not very useful.  The new upcoming release is supposed to be much improved.  The new one is named "Windows Subsystem for Linux 2"

hey guys.. thanks for the responses.. i was also looking for the same.

best regards!!!!

1 hour ago, oilinki said:

LTS's used to come so slowly before.. and now those are constantly expiring.. 

 

Ubuntu offers a good debian based package. I wish they would have a server version of Ubuntu, which doesn't have an expiry date. Something which would be supported from now to 2050 and beyond.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS supported till April 2023 so that should be enough IMHO.

I really am not sure what the hype is about Ubuntu, some hardcore Linux gurus won't even regard it as true Linux being a Debian distro. I have tried it couple or times, but did not like it at all.

 

However, if it makes more people join the *nix clan than I'm all for it.

And I agree with oilinki suggestion to install it yourself. It's not that difficult, there are plenty of guides out there, and it will get you a slow start on what some regard as a steep learning curve.

Linux can be all you want it to be, from a console based web and db server, to Windows Desktop replacement.