Linux Mint is the best choice. It's also the most popular distribution
of linux in history. I can't think of anything it lacks. There are
logging programs, rig control programs, and fantastic selection of
digital programs for PSK, RTTY, CW, etc.
The fact is, linux distros all use the same core. They are basically
all the same. All you see in the different versions is different ideas
for the user interface. It's not a one size fits all like Windows.
There are basically 4 perhaps 5 different User Interfaces and they're
all compatible with each other.
XP is rapidly fading into the sunset where it belongs. Microsoft is
dropping all support for it next month. It's pretty much a dead
product. HRD works just fine in Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Doug -- K0DXV
On 3/29/2014 5:50 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
Been there and done that with Linux. Of the latest distros
(distributions or versions), Mint is the best I have found. That said,
it is the number of distributions that is keeping Linux from becoming
accepted as an operating system for everyone. Too many choices is
somewhat like too many cooks spoiling the stew. There needs to be a
single Linux system that everyone uses.
Once a single Linux system (distribution or distro) is chosen, serious
programmers will develop software for Linux. Until then, to much
scatter makes for a moving target for programmers hoping to make a
dollar from their endeavors. Hence, Linux will continue faltering and
floundering. Further, the odds of getting the Linux gang together on
a single version is very unlikely.
Currently, I have given up on using Linux as I have several
specialized Windows programs that are not available under Linux
(forget about Wine). So the old XP machine is used without connection
to the outside world (Internet) and used with HRD and digital on a
couple of rigs I have other than the K-Line.
Bill Clarke K-Line
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