{"id":53,"date":"2017-10-30T21:39:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T21:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsbuildroboticswithshadow8472.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2017-11-12T21:51:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T21:51:43","slug":"at-the-gates-of-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letsbuildroboticswithshadow8472.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/30\/at-the-gates-of-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Gates of Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Morning from my Robotics Lab. This is Shadow_8472, and today, I am giving my first thoughts on peering into the “Linux World.” Let’s get started.<\/p>\n

This week, I’m giving my post sort of in parts. As for when I start this post, I don’t know how far I will make it. That said, I will probably be commenting on things I learn from, mostly videos I don’t choke on.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Getting started, I found an older video uploaded by Eli the Computer Guy. His Introduction to Linux<\/a> went over the basics of Linux, covering many topics. Give it a watch if you want into Linux. Just know, it is not a quick guide. It is more like a “Here’s what you ought to know before starting” type of video. A big thing I learned about was my misconception about licensing for open source software. Long story short, “open source” does not imply “100% free.” I want my robot personality project to use software that is free. Open source is just a good positive, but not big enough for me to worry over.<\/p>\n

My big takeaway from the lesson: there are many distributions of Linux for a reason; each one is optimized for its own application; interested parties must know exactly what they want their system to do before they reach for the prettiest one and dig in<\/p>\n

According to my prior research, Ubuntu seems to be my best shot, but I am not sure yet. Back to research.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

I found another New-to-Linux video. Uploaded by Joe Collins, his video, Top 5 Mistakes New Linux Users Make<\/a>, is aimed at brand new Linux users, like me. He says he has tons of experience with getting people into Linux. Based on his recommendation, I think I want to check out Ubuntu MATE (Ma-T\u00e9) and hope it works with Gazebo and ROS. He also gave a warning about “borking” a computer. Read: user induced software meltdown. My system is pretty stable as it is. He recommends getting a separate system to play around on. I think I may take that route.<\/p>\n

In any case, I doubt I will be installing Linux THIS week. If it weren’t for this blog, I probably would be losing focus at this point. I’m already invested a little, and I don’t want to stop here. Besides, I think setting up a separate Linux computer for my private MineCraft server will be a good stepping stone project. I may even spend some time learning how to remote in from my Windows 10 machine.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I think I’m just going to try and take consistent steps on my overall project, even if some of those steps are finding out I had severely underestimated the next planned step.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

In closing: No Linux today, expect another slow update next week. Maybe I will look into the way you are supposed to get software. I hear it isn’t by just Googling for it and downloading. Final Question: Do you use Linux? If so, how common is it to really mess something up when you are changing an innocent enough looking setting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good Morning from my Robotics Lab. This is Shadow_8472, and today, I am giving my first thoughts on peering into the “Linux World.” Let’s get started. This week, I’m giving my post sort of in parts. As for when I start this post, I don’t know how far I will make it. That said, I … <\/p>\n

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