Linux is taking over my life

[renzokuken]

You see, I never considered myself a computer geek/fanatic/(insert appropriate word here). I used to be quite happy pottering along in Windows, playing minesweeper, drooling over the various winamp skins, the sheer novelty of StyleXP (novelty for windows anyway). It was straight forward and i was content.

Then one of my friends showed me Linux, and its been a slippery slope ever since. After various distros and a steep learning curve i settled on Ubuntu (which rocks!!!).

Trouble is, I cant stop "playing" with it. I always have to be changing eye-candy, installing software i dont need/know-how-to-use/know-what-it-does and following the endless how-tos in the forums. When trying to compile from source, and an error comes up, i get a rather distinct feeling of glee thinking, "Great, something to research and solve." And the delight at actually fixing or solving it isn't totally unpleasant either.

Why can't i stop fiddling???? I swear i had a dream about linux the other night......wtf!!!!! It's not as if i don't have other more important things to do with my time, i play cricket and rugby, always plenty of work to be done......HELP ME!!!

If anyone can show me how to write a script that automatically electrocutes me through the keyboard everytime i start fiddling about with linux i would be forever greatful.

[mstlyevil]

You are the victim of our sinister plot to take over the world. (very evil laugh) :twisted:

[Peturrr]

Funny, I recognize this. To be truthful, you are showing signs of addiction.
The problem with linux is that you can always do things you don't need to do. For me it's a priority issue, focus on what you want to do with your live, don't let it get sucked up by linux or whatever computer related thing.
And yeah, that's a serious answer.

[KiwiNZ]

Take two Aspirin and call us in the morning

[sapo]

You are the victim of our sinister plot to take over the world. (very evil laugh) :twisted:
What are gonna do today?

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/2045/pink.gif

[angkor]

*lol* I feel your pain man.

Maybe it's time we start a therapy group or give Dr. Phil a call.

;)

[NatvAmer]

The best thing I have found about Ubuntu is, I am not worried about breaking it. I figure I can always find the How to: to fix what I broke. Man, this stuff is fun.

[mstlyevil]

Here goes my self portrait. :mrgreen:

http://woodenuknow.com/SunnysRainbow/braininwhitehouse.jpg

What are gonna do today?



We are going to take over the world.

[Paulus]

Starting to take over my life lol, i'm a little devistated about the 6 week dapper delay, it's gunna be released right in the middle of my final year exams argh...

linux is an addiction tbh, sometimes you have to learn way too much about it just to do simple things and the inner nerd starts tribal dancing around the fire of addiction and the flame spreads...

[MrDan]

You see, I never considered myself a computer geek/fanatic/(insert appropriate word here). I used to be quite happy pottering along in Windows, playing minesweeper, drooling over the various winamp skins, the sheer novelty of StyleXP (novelty for windows anyway). It was straight forward and i was content.

Then one of my friends showed me Linux, and its been a slippery slope ever since. After various distros and a steep learning curve i settled on Ubuntu (which rocks!!!).

Trouble is, I cant stop "playing" with it. I always have to be changing eye-candy, installing software i dont need/know-how-to-use/know-what-it-does and following the endless how-tos in the forums. When trying to compile from source, and an error comes up, i get a rather distinct feeling of glee thinking, "Great, something to research and solve." And the delight at actually fixing or solving it isn't totally unpleasant either.

Why can't i stop fiddling???? I swear i had a dream about linux the other night......wtf!!!!! It's not as if i don't have other more important things to do with my time, i play cricket and rugby, always plenty of work to be done......HELP ME!!!

If anyone can show me how to write a script that automatically electrocutes me through the keyboard everytime i start fiddling about with linux i would be forever greatful.


I have no Idea what you are talking about!:confused: I mean here i am trying to find a How To and there is this post. ;) Quite funny

[majikstreet]

take one knoppix and call me in the morning.. lol

I'm offically addicted to the computer. My mom, who used to be a chemical dependancy nurse, says I am lol.

[desperatecoffee]

The key is to remember that your configuration will never be "perfect." There is always something more to do, something more to compile... especially with the fluid and ever-changing nature of open-source. There will also always be something that you really want to work but is in beta/won't compile on Ubuntu/etc.

Just get your configuration to the point where it has everything that you need simply to USE it, and make that a convenient and aesthetically pleasing experience. That's a more reasonable goal.

(One of the things I like about (K)Ubuntu is that it makes this process easier, since the default settings/programs are exceptionally well-chosen. The only thing that I absolutely could not live with in Kubuntu was the Plastik theme *shudder*.)

You'll enjoy Linux just as much, if not moreso, when you stop tweaking it and get right down to using it.

[DigitalDuality]

God knows i'm addicted to computers. I did it for school, i do it for work, then come home and stay hooked on one til i go to bed. Yay!

Yes, i am an addict. And i don't care. :)

[renzokuken]

The best thing I have found about Ubuntu is, I am not worried about breaking it. I figure I can always find the How to: to fix what I broke. Man, this stuff is fun.

i think thats the trouble dude, couldn't give a rats *** if i bugger something up cos theres always the terminal.....forget the 'blue' screen of death, linux has the "black screen of 'oh crap i f**ked up and now will enter random sudo commands and see what happens' "

Just get your configuration to the point where it has everything that you need simply to USE it, and make that a convenient and aesthetically pleasing experience. That's a more reasonable goal.

it had everything i "needed" about an hour after installing breezy i.e. bittornado, mplayer, codecs and amarok. and yet now it has so much more, my pc i think now houses the whole of Synaptics contents.......its like that fat guy who got mega fat because he didnt have the gene to tell him he was full and no longer hungry........

[rado_london]

I have the same problem. I am addicted to my laptop and a few months ago I even stopped going out with chicks because my ubuntu was not congured enough. However I found a solution. I asked my brother to put new root password as well as put a new user password and I started to use ubuntu not to configure it 24/7. And I started to go out ith chicks again.
But I will be with ubuntu forever- after a long relatioship he saved me from really big depression lol.

[renzokuken]

god i wish my girlfriend was as easily configurable as linux.....with a little gdesklet volume control......haha

[mstlyevil]

god i wish my girlfriend was as easily configurable as linux.....with a little gdesklet volume control......haha

ROFLMAO

[aysiu]

god i wish my girlfriend was as easily configurable as linux.....with a little gdesklet volume control......haha I'm sure many hetero women users here probably feel the same way about their boyfriends/ husbands.

[maddog39]

Haha... If only I could get linux working correctly I would most likely be in your exact position. LOL. :D

[papangul]

This kind of "addiction" is a typical problem of Gentoo users. Another addiction of very grave kind is addiction to forums and chats. A man addicted to forums once had died of starvation because he was so busy posting messages that he couldn't find a break to even eat. Police later found that he was simultaneously tackling about 40 forums and he would not miss a single post on any of these forums.
So be careful. :)

[aysiu]

Another addiction of very grave kind is addiction to forums and chats. A man addicted to forums once had died of starvation because he was so busy posting messages that he couldn't find a break to even eat. I'd better go eat!

[Xian]

A man addicted to forums once had died of starvation because he was so busy posting messages that he couldn't find a break to even eat.

Heh, judging by my <5 posts per day avg and healthy appetite I think I'm safe. :)

[weasel fierce]

To be honest, I find the same thing a bit. Linux is just plain fun to tinker with and I've learnt more in the last half year or so, about my computer and what I can do, than in the years before (except possibly way back when, with DOS)

[sapo]

Heh, judging by my <5 posts per day avg and healthy appetite I think I'm safe. :)
Judging by just the post number, i cant be sure if you are really safe :mrgreen:

[dasunst3r]

I share your addiction in Linux. How do I satisfy it? Well... I simply use it for my everyday tasks and have Linux adapt to my needs as it grows (that's when I learn). Perhaps that will help you get your priorities back into control.

[ice60]

This kind of "addiction" is a typical problem of Gentoo users. Another addiction of very grave kind is addiction to forums and chats. A man addicted to forums once had died of starvation because he was so busy posting messages that he couldn't find a break to even eat. Police later found that he was simultaneously tackling about 40 forums and he would not miss a single post on any of these forums.
So be careful. :)
that's not true is it :mrgreen:
<thinking about making a trip to the kitchen>

maybe we could startup LA - Linux Anonymous, we could startup a new channel and forums to talk about it :-k

[Leo_01]

This kind of "addiction" is a typical problem of Gentoo users. Another addiction of very grave kind is addiction to forums and chats. A man addicted to forums once had died of starvation because he was so busy posting messages that he couldn't find a break to even eat. Police later found that he was simultaneously tackling about 40 forums and he would not miss a single post on any of these forums.
So be careful. :)
Poor man.
Seriously 40 forums?
I bet all of those forums are pron or he have wayyyy to much hobbies and time.

[renzokuken]

maybe we could startup LA - Linux Anonymous, we could startup a new channel and forums to talk about it :-k

*pulls up a chair*

"Hi. My name is Rob, and I.......have an addiction!!"

[Brunellus]

Linux allows me to indulge my computer nerd tendencies that were utterly suffocated by the upgrade to Windows 95. Damn you, Registry. Damn you to hell.

[chimera]

Seeing as how you don't go out much, you have to install these two packages before prooceding to follow the rest of this manual:

sudo apt-get install sunglasses sun_creme

now, do


cd door


now


mount /dev/hand /home/userneme/door/doorknob
mv /dev/hand 3_feet_outwards
cd outside


That should atleast temproralily solve your problem.

[Alpha_toxic]

Another addiction of very grave kind is addiction to forums and chats. A man addicted to forums once had died of starvation because he was so busy posting messages that he couldn't find a break to even eat. Police later found that he was simultaneously tackling about 40 forums and he would not miss a single post on any of these forums.
So be careful. :)

a bit off topic: I've heard of a man (a korean I think) who died while playing Diablo 2. After 2-3 (or more) days of non-stop play, his hardcore hero died and he had a heart attack... Thinks that make you go hmmm...

[mstlyevil]

a bit off topic: I've heard of a man (a korean I think) who died while playing Diablo 2. After 2-3 (or more) days of non-stop play, his hardcore hero died and he had a heart attack... Thinks that make you go hmmm...

Diablo II will do that to you.:mrgreen:

[renzokuken]

hehe, i just installed Listen (gnome amarok equivalent). that is officially my fifth media player (not including vid players)

im going down the pub to think about what i've done and i'm not coming back until the paramedics drag me out by my beer soaked feet

[GeneralZod]

I've been using Linux full-time for about a year and a half now (back when I also lived in Southampton \\:D/ ), and I'm still addicted to fiddling with it - one of the benefits (or maybe drawbacks!) of using an OS which, at every level, is still being frantically worked on and developed and with which the very latest developments are just an apt-get (for Dapper users) or a ./configure; make; checkinstall (for everyone else!) away! :)

[renzokuken]

where in hampshire u at Zod?

im not technically in southampton. More near Romsey in a tiny village.....my god.....THATS IT!!!!......i live in a tiny village on a farm where the only thing to do is polish my pitchfork.....no wonder im bored and have resorted to Linux obsession.......

sudo mv /me/near/romsey /somewhere/interesting/stuff/happens

[GeneralZod]

where in hampshire u at Zod?


Was in Swaythling till July of last year, then moved 10 minutes down the road to Eastleigh :)

[fuscia]

Seeing as how you don't go out much, you have to install these two packages before prooceding to follow the rest of this manual:

sudo apt-get install sunglasses sun_creme

now, do


cd door


now


mount /dev/hand /home/userneme/door/doorknob
mv /dev/hand 3_feet_outwards
cd outside


That should atleast temproralily solve your problem.

ERROR: librl-life6 not found.

[mstlyevil]

Was in Swaythling till July of last year, then moved 10 minutes down the road to Eastleigh :)

I need to visit the UK one of these days. I am English, Scottish, Irish and native American so it would be nice to visit my roots.

[GeneralZod]

I need to visit the UK one of these days. I am English, Scottish, Irish and native American so it would be nice to visit my roots.

Quite a mix, there! I guess it's not a bad old country, and certainly worth visiting :)

[mstlyevil]

Quite a mix, there! I guess it's not a bad old country, and certainly worth visiting :)

I am constantly at war with myself. :mrgreen:

[MethodOne]

I like Linux so much that I bring my live CDs (including Ubuntu) everywhere there is a PC.

[Alpha_toxic]

I am constantly at war with myself. :mrgreen:
While we are on this, I was wondering why are the eyes of your Power Puff colored different?

[GoA]

I have the same problem, addicted to ubuntuforums and tweaking my system. Luckily I have other life too, school, gym, walking, friends on weekends. Other than that - computer. *shamed*

[ferebee]

Trouble is, I cant stop "playing" with it. I always have to be changing eye-candy, installing software i dont need/know-how-to-use/know-what-it-does and following the endless how-tos in the forums. When trying to compile from source, and an error comes up, i get a rather distinct feeling of glee thinking, "Great, something to research and solve." And the delight at actually fixing or solving it isn't totally unpleasant either.

Ooh, sounds familiar...I got all giddy happy when I fixed up
a problem with my fstab all by my lonesome, without having to
ask about it on the forums.

My other favourite distro is Mepis and a user over on Mepislovers.com uses the sigline
"Whoops,broke it again..I'm having too much fun with this" or something similar.

If you're learning a new OS and having fun doing it, that
can't be too terribly bad for you.

[rado_london]

where in hampshire u at Zod?

im not technically in southampton. More near Romsey in a tiny village.....my god.....THATS IT!!!!......i live in a tiny village on a farm where the only thing to do is polish my pitchfork.....no wonder im bored and have resorted to Linux obsession.......

sudo mv /me/near/romsey /somewhere/interesting/stuff/happens

/somewhere/interesting/stuff/happens may mean London.
/offtopic For me it is funny place though, well at least not bad, actually a bid bad, but when i think on it is sh*t place. Well Alpha_Toxic we love Bulgaria innit I am natively from there.

[Alpha_toxic]

Well Alpha_Toxic we love Bulgaria innit I am natively from there.
This explains the RADO in your nick ;)
I thought I'm the only bulgarian using Ubuntu. It's cool to know I'm not alone :D

[mstlyevil]

While we are on this, I was wondering why are the eyes of your Power Puff colored different?

Marilyn Manson ring a bell?

[tribaal]

Marilyn Manson ring a bell?

lol now I get it... at last! :p

[Alpha_toxic]

Marilyn Manson ring a bell?
It rings a few allright :)

[beast2k]

After reading this thread I have concluded , I am addicted.
I can hear it now.

*Goodmorning I'm beast2k and I'm an ubuntuholic*
*goodmorning beast2k*

All in favour of a 12 step program to stop the addiction madness say "I"

[pek]

I

[renzokuken]

I

Step 1 :
Go back to using Windows XP. Guaranteed to keep u away from the computer.

Step 2 :
Drop down to 64mb ram and drive over your grafix card. If you havent got power to run eye-candy, you cant play with it.


....ran out of steps.......going for an Indian!!!

[henriquemaia]

I also have that disease. Is it contagious? Since I knew linux it has been something like that, but Ubuntu just made it worse.

[Alpha_toxic]

I missed my classes today because I was playing with Ubuntu...

[mstlyevil]

If I think of Linux as my new girlfriend, does that mean I have that disease too?:-k

[renzokuken]

depends how nice the "GUI" is i guess !

[henriquemaia]

The best thing about having Linux as a girlfriend is that you can always change her theme whenever you get tired of it.

Ouch, geeky thought. I need medical assistance.

[jc87]

The best thing about having Linux as a girlfriend is that you can always change her theme whenever you get tired of it.

Ouch, geeky thought. I need medical assistance.

You can also remove the parts you don´t need/use ;)

[TeeAhr1]

I'm sure many hetero women users here probably feel the same way about their boyfriends/ husbands.
My g/f has said that very thing about me ;)

[Brunellus]

My g/f has said that very thing about me ;)
when my ex wouldn't even run a linux livecd (despite her having been a compsci student sometime at college), I knew it wasn't going to work out.

to haul this thread back on topic, though: Ubuntu is seriously affecting my sleep patterns. dist-upgrading to dapper....yeow.