Fldigi is limited on the logging side, and there are fewer logging applications available for Linux - though there are a couple of quite good ones. I used MixW for data modes on Windows, but Fldigi is just as good in most areas. I don't use a lot of ham radio software so I didn't think this was going to be a problem. Limited choice of applicationsīut the main reason for my giving up Linux on my shack computer was the lack of radio applications.
Linux could be a lot better, but it isn't. The potential for a serious rival to Windows is there, but it needs a lot of work on the small details. You can move files by dragging with the right mouse button and selecting Move when within the file manager, but not from the desktop. Some things can be done through a control panel, but too many required editing a text file or typing commands into a console. The user interface is clunky and inconsistent compared to Windows. Firefox would sometimes vanish instantly from the screen, something I have never experienced with the Windows version. Applications crashed more often than I was used to under Windows. The file manager would often freeze up when trying to access files on a shared drive across the network. I didn't find Linux particularly stable, either. It just goes to show the extent to which this security software drags down the performance of a Windows PC. Admittedly I'm comparing performance with a reinstalled Windows XP, without any anti-virus or security software. That is not to say that I found nothing wrong with Linux itself (or rather, to satisfy the nit-pickers, the combination of Linux and its GUI - KDE in my case.)ĭespite claims that Linux is leaner and runs faster than Windows, I actually found Windows XP runs better on the same computer. This was not due to any major defect in Linux itself, but simply because there are so many more applications and products that only run under Windows. When it came to the point, I found there was no compelling reason to reinstall Linux. As an amateur radio enthusiast, I liked the idea of using an operating system developed by other amateur enthusiasts, where the software was free and open source for all to see and learn from.Īfter several months, during which I found myself booting from the Windows partition more and more often, the situation arose where I had to reinstall the operating system. I disliked Microsoft treating me as a software thief with its constant Genuine Windows checks, I was fed up with all the hassles of constant updates and security software to keep Windows free of viruses and spyware, and I had no desire to eventually be forced to use Windows Vista with its unnecessary glitz, pointless user interface changes, and which broke many of my programs.
At the beginning of 2008 I decided to install Linux on my shack computer.
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