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So I use Linux for most aspects of my tech life.  I only run Windows at school or work but nearly 99% of the time I am running Linux.

Yes, I can listen to music, watch DVDs, and edit Word documents in Linux.  Most of my colleagues and students do not even now that the documents I send them were edited with an open source word processor.

The only thing I cannot do is play my favorite games in Linux.  That will change in a couple years though as Linux starts to take a chunk out of the market 🙂

Here are my current Linux systems:

  1. Desktop – Arch Linux
  2. IBM Thinkpad T60 Laptop – Sidux Linux
  3. Acer Aspire ONE Netbook – Ubuntu EEE
  4. Dell Inspiron 8100 Notebook – CentOS
  5. T-Mobile G1 – Android
  6. Motorola Rokr e6 – MontaVista
  7. Nokia N800 Internet Tablet – Maemo

My Dell Inspiron 8100 and Motorola Rokr are currently working at the moment.  I need to replace the power supply unit on my Dell.  This will be the third replacement.  I dropped my Motorola phone a couple weeks ago.  It bounced a couple times.

Both units will be running by the end of the month.

So how about you?  What do you run Linux, or BSD (that means you Mac guys), on?

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  1. Hey Saigonnezumi,

    Linux is close to helping me run my life. I run it on multiple servers and desktops in and out of the home. I still have XP and support all kinds of Windows users but hopefully all that will change for the better over time. I’m trying to get GNU/Linux out there to more people and have even started a podcast at http://trygnulinux.com Stop by and check it out if you have a chance.

    Above all, keep writing about free software!

    Thanks,

    David Sterry

  2. Here is my Linux systems:
    1. Desktop – ArchLinux
    2. HP Pavalion dv5000 – ArchLinux
    3. Dell PowerEdge 440 – CentOS 5.x
    4. Dell PowerEdge 430 – Fedora 7 (a little out of date)
    Maybe I’m a little luckier than you, because I can play my favourite game on Linux years ago, it’s Counter Strike 1.6 😛

  3. Desktop – Gentoo
    Del Inspiron 640m – Gentoo
    At work I usually dual-install Gentoo, or coLinux/Gentoo if I don’t have admin access.

    Maybe I should install iPodLinux on my iPod too 🙂

  4. My devices which run Linux:

    OLPC XO laptop
    Asus EEE laptop
    Sony Vaio laptop
    WRT54G-L wireless router
    OpenMoko mobile phone
    Snom 300 desk phone
    Snom 320 desk phone
    DVR in the livingroom
    Motorola Z9 mobile phone
    My desktop computer

    And I may still be forgetting something…

  6. Desktop – Debian Sid

    Listen music, watch films, edit digital photographs, web develop and design, web and database server for projects in development, numerical and analitical computations, document editing…

  11. My systems:

    Laptop: Arch Linux
    Desktop: Ubuntu 8.10
    My last phone used BSD (I have lost it 🙁 )

    I still have to keep a copy of Vista basic so I can run a (pirated) copy of AutoCAD (or I will get kicked out of the university :P)

  12. @SaigonNezume: Yeah, got stolen in my university (again…) I guess I have no luck with cell phone, so I won’t buy another one. Well, at least I have greater freedom 😛

  13. Wow that’s hell of a list.
    This website is also hosted in Linux? That might be another “Linux” for you.

    When Adobe Suite can runs on Linux, then I might think about living Windows. Mac is kinda expensive…

  14. Hey,

    I use Ubuntu 8.04 and interestingly I own a MOTOROKR E6 too 🙂
    It’s nice to show-off a linux phone 🙂

    By the way, have you ever tried connecting to your phone through
    telnet/ssh ?

    -Vikas

  15. Hi Kevin,

    After wading through a lot of forum postings on motorolafans.com, I was able to get ssh working today at last! I’m blogging about it right now.
    I’ll update the link here.

    -Vikas