Linux or XP?

bkribbs

bkribbs

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I have an old desktop computer. It has XP on it. I am considering putting Ubuntu on it. Should I?
 
i liked ubuntu for the sort time i got to use it. i couldnt use it becuz to login in screen for ubuntu has a higher res they my old monitor that could only use a 1024x768 so it was all messed up and once i got logged into it i could change my res but when i wanted to login back in it was messed still for only the login in screen. soon ill be dual boot win xp and ubuntu again. so i would dual boot and i was going to use ubuntu for web browsing and xp for my gaming needs :)
 
I used to love Ubuntu. If I ever get a netbook that's all that's gonna be on it. I find there are some little touches that just make it feel better for basic stuff like browsing and music. However, I stopped using it since I started playing games again. Having to boot back and forth between the two constantly was a pain, so I wound up just using XP. If the machine isn't used for anything that Linux can't do, then I see no reason not to. Especially not in a dual boot. Its a great OS once you get used to it, so give it a shot if nothing else.
 
I've run many dual-boot systems in my time, and I've ultimately decided that it's just a pain in the ass, and more trouble than it's worth - unless you just want to experiment to learn stuff...

Nowadays, unless I plan on using the computer as some kind of server, I put some form of Windows on it (XP, Vista or 7).

Don't get me wrong - I loves me some Linux graphical desktop environment (X), and if all you plan to do is surf the web on the computer, you could go for Ubuntu - if the machine is less than 1.0GHz, I say use Fluxbox instead KDE or XFCE - it will run much faster! And you'll get to do some learning, too! :D ;)

But if you plan to play newer games at all, or want to be able to run the latest/greatest PC software, save yourself the headache and go with Win XP or newer... Wine is friggin' awesome, but still, I've only had about a 60% success rate... and games still don't run as smoothly as they do in Windows...

My cousin and others out there are die-hard Linux fans, and will argue that Linux can do anything Windows can do better and faster... and maybe it can... but sometimes I just want to be able to point and click and be able to use my hardware/software w/out having to edit any configuration settings, install additional libraries, etc etc... And Windows allows me to do that... most of the time... ;)

I don't believe that one OS is superior to the other, just different... using Linux on a desktop is a great way to get familiar w/ the UNIX environment, and I definitely recommend using it if you plan on working in IT later in life - many businesses run UNIX/Linux based servers. But if you just want a standard living room computer to play games on, browse the web, type documents and share photos on, then I would just go with Windows...
 
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