G+_Jason Brown Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I finally finished all the phases of my home wiring project. Now that I've moved my equipment from the crawl space to the laundry room, I want to setup a pi for various projects/lessons. Does it really matter which distro I'm using if I'm mostly just doing CLI related stuff over the network? I do prefer the Mate desktop, but I keep thinking I should go with the traditional Raspian image for... I don't know... Stability maybe? Beyond the GUI and some preloaded software, is there any real difference between all the different choices out there? I do like that Mate gives me more administrative control from the GUI. But that's cheating anyway, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 If you're not going to use the GUI, them don't install one. I think Raspbian has that install option. My 1st and 2nd gen rpi ran better without it. The 3rd gen boards are the first ones with enough horsepower to run a GUI well imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Peach Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I sick with the standard Raspbian install on all mine because it is just Debian at the core. That is what I use on my servers and desktops. Then I can install any GUI I need. Though on the Pis I rarely use a GUI (my RetroPie install being the exception). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I second +Travis Hershberger If you don't need it don't install it. PS do you have any pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 I'd like to divorce myself from the GUI entirely. But my impatience usually gets the better of me, and I use it in the interest of the larger project I'm trying to finish (eg. Doing a simple IP change). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Get to know your tui managers instead of GUI. IE nmtui is a text based manager that gives you the same functionality as the network manager GUI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 It still needs gussying up, and a patch panel is forthcoming. But it marks the first time I had the cahones to cut a hole through my floor. I have the main coax line one network line to the livingroom, and one to the attic. Then I used existing drops to run my cat5 from the attic to the rooms. I have one line in the kitchen that replaced a jacked up coax line they drilled straight through the siding. The run was too short, but I'll repull the with the string I left in the wall some other day. I'm so happy to have this job done. The gear ran fine in the crawlspace for a year or two. But it just didn't feel right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Perry Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 What modem is that? I am looking at ditching my current all in one e super craptastic gateway for something that is just a modem. Have you poked around in the UI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Marsh Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Threadjack# 2 Wow, I see a wrt54g... Are you using that for your main wifi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 I'm using a prosafe from Netgear. The Linksys is running ddwrt. I scavenged them from my church when I deployed some ubiquiti radios. I need a 2.4 signal for my security cameras. The Netgear only does one at a time and signal noise in the area means 5ghz through several walls garners higher throughput. The Netgear is okay, but it requires a proprietary client for vpn. And I can't get that. So I'd avoid this line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Brown Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 The modem is just a $100 motorola modem. There's really no point paying for modem rentals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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