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Over at The Linux Experiment we have decided to shake things up a little bit by forcing a change of desktop environments on everyone. Whatever we have been using thus far as to go for at least two weeks. If you care to follow along you can start by reading about how my transition from KDE to GNOME went below.

Check it out here: The road to GNOME

Just wanted to point out that we over at The Linux Experiment have pushed out our first podcast. Join us as we discuss our experiences with Linux, and complain about all of the little issues we’ve been having.

Check it out here: The Linux Experiment Podcast #1: The Pilot

I just finished up a quick post over on The Linux Experiment about how to share one keyboard and mouse among multiple computers using software, in this case a Windows Vista desktop and a Fedora 11 laptop.

Check it out here: Setting up some Synergy

…to The Linux Experiment. That’s right, it seems like such a short time ago that our little experiment began and now it’s already celebrating it’s second month on the web! Please stop by and check us out and let us know just how crazy (or not) we are for committing to using Linux for four whole months!

Some friends and I have decided to give Linux a run for its money. Most of us are experienced Window’s users so we figured making the transition to Linux would be 1) a good thing for the resumé and 2) a pretty easy switch. Boy were we ever wrong about #2… #1 is still debatable ;)

The basic premise is this:

  1. Is Linux really a practical desktop computer for the masses?
  2. Can someone really make the switch from the far more popular proprietary operating systems and applications to the free and open source alternatives?

The experiment is govern more or less by the following two rules:

  1. You must use Linux as your primary computing platform for 4 months
  2. You cannot use a distribution of Linux that you are familiar with or have used in the past

Follow us through the highs and lows of getting everything working just right, as we learn new things, and share our user experiences!

www.thelinuxexperiment.com