
Remember how I was having issues with NoMachine not being stable? I really want this to work in Linux so I reformatted and installed OpenSuse and testing it now.
So far it has crashed once. This was shortly after I installed it. One of the strange things about IT is that often there are failures in software immediately after installation, but then it becomes reliable.
I suspect that it will be more reliable on this OS. Nobara is amazing gaming distro, but it wasn’t made for business use. Since OpenSuse is, they have every motivation to make remote access like NoMachine work well.
However if it isn’t reliable, then I will continue to try other Linux versions although I really love how easy and flexible OpenSuse is. So far it is my favorite version of Linux.
In the process of installing OpenSuse, I first tried to install another Linux gaming version called Bazzite. There was a problem with the GRUB installer/booter, which I didn’t have enough motivation to fix. Honestly if a distro is a problem out of the gate, its not a good sign for reliability.
I used Rufus to write the ISO to the USB drive, and then because I set the BIOS to first look for a USB drive it instantly booted up and I was in OpenSuse install. Even though I installed it last year, the installer was improved and even more graphical and easy. I think even non IT people could install it if an IT friend gave them a USB drive.
Honestly there are so many great Linux variations that everyone can find something they like. I just love having the ability to instantly do something in Linux and because of NoMachine having access to a Windows computer as well. No more recharging awkward keyboards and mice. No more frustrating adjustment typing between different keyboards. For a nerd like me, I am in heaven.
Well maybe not heaven, but its fun and easy to use and it feels so good to have the choice of two OS and environments. Probably for the non-IT person that sounds strange. Imagine that you can have your cake and eat it too. That what having two OS environments is. You can have the Windows environment so you can troubleshoot and support it for your job, and you can have a Linux environment so you can be safer from hackers and Microsoft.
Where is the role of Apple? Apple continues to make some interesting choices and it concerns me about the direction they have taken. While I love their hardware/OS I don’t like how big brother they are, and monopolies abuse power. I still use Apple stuff I am just not as excited as I was once with them. Now Linux seems to be democratic and reasonable for the average person.