PREFACE: This started as a Linux comment, but quickly exposed it was about Samba, so more about CIFS/SMB file services, not Linux at all (much less re-installing Linux would 'solve' Samba configuration). Hence why I turned this into a NAS discussion, and now have decided to move it here.
So, the Linux myth, which I'll mark off-topic, but for completeness, will include prior to discussing CIFS/SMB, Samba and, ultimately, various point'n click, web GUI SOHO devices that use Samba (and other file services).
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I just mean the "tweaking required" might not be what people want. I was making a correlation to the type of person it's for.TorTorden wrote:IAs for osvr I see no reason to need to be versed in *nix to get one.
They claim the install process is down to three clicks and supports most steamvr titles if you get some vr controller interface in addition.
And it's not *nix, but open source platforms. Huge difference.
Er, um, what? Linux shouldn't need to be installed more than once. Re-installing more than once will only result in the same issues every time you do.Walter wrote:Writing as someone whose attempts to come to terms with Ubuntu are tantamount to torture (current score: Ubuntu 6, Walter 1), I can understand this - I would be on reinstall 6 (at least) before getting anywhere.
GNU/Linux is deterministic, unlike Windows. I.e., you need someone who knows your hardware and Ubuntu to assist.
Side Note: Installing Linux is not using Linux. Just like installing Windows is not using Windows. Installing Windows is not fun either. That's why virtually all OEMs provide a recovery mode on-disk. It's usually a clone, so they can get a verbatim copy of what was originally installed, which is more deterministic than the Windows installer (let alone post-installation requirements).
Which is how open platforms are supposed to work. Of course, you get to deal with all the reconfiguration all the way, so you have to deep dive into it.Walter wrote:On the other hand, the OSVR HDK2 has a modular design so that the end user can update different parts of the headset from different suppliers which, in theory, should give a decent ROI in the long term.
Changing things left and right will cause that.Walter wrote:Not so much Ubuntu (although I managed to finally cripple my first successful configuration)
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Now the next post is on-topic ... as we focus on CIFS/SMB file services.