Linux vs Windows

Depends entirely on use case and general computing knowledge.

Most people get frustrated and give up as the majority of concepts of Windows don't apply directly. You'd also have to find replacement software as the majority of consumer applications are developed for Windows and may or may not function in an translated environment (such as WINE).

For a desktop I'd stick with Windows. You could spin up an instance of Ubuntu in VMware Player (free) to try it out without impacting the rest of your system.
 
Depends on what you are wanting to do, most cases all operating systems can complete any task all the same with a little know how...

Really it boils down to personal preference on desktop type and how the operating system works under the hood. Example being I have been using Linux for eight years now and I work in a Windows IT house, I prefer Ubuntu Linux, Windows is okay and cannot stand my work flow in Mac OS X despite it sharing the same Unix like system under the hood.

You could argue privacy, how things work under the hood but even if I told you Linux is faster you might not find the desktop to allow you to have good work flow... Then again you might.

Like suggested above try a VM or you can boot into the live cd and play around too.
 
Linux is better if you like to watch live sports streams on any site without being worried about virus or malware,i use my Desktop I5 with Ubuntu 1404 to watch my favorite sports from all over the world, also to enter any link that i suspect shady and don'y trust,Linux is the best friend to google on any site,no worries,and when browsing and other tasks, there is still to see one thing i can't do with Linux that i can do with Windows.
 
silv55 said:
Linux is better if you like to watch live sports streams on any site without being worried about virus or malware,i use my Desktop I5 with Ubuntu 1404 to watch my favorite sports from all over the world, also to enter any link that i suspect shady and don'y trust,Linux is the best friend to google on any site,no worries,and when browsing and other tasks, there is still to see one thing i can't do with Linux that i can do with Windows.
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People that argue against Windows because it's more prone to viruses have no business using Linux IMO. Adblock and Common Sense are the two best ways to combat viruses on Windows. If you're getting yourself viruses on Windows, then you're doing it wrong and being on Linux isn't going to do you any favors.
 
Darren said:
People that argue against Windows because it's more prone to viruses have no business using Linux IMO. Adblock and Common Sense are the two best ways to combat viruses on Windows. If you're getting yourself viruses on Windows, then you're doing it wrong and being on Linux isn't going to do you any favors.
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I do agree that is not a reason to use Linux, however a nice benefit when you are unsure of the website reputation. I love being on Linux and using Firefox and get a pop-up saying "Your IE is out of date".
 
martinhersey said:
Anyone have an opinion on whether Linux Ubuntu is better, the same, or worse than Windows?
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Linux is free. Windows isnt.
Windows has better (debatable) driver support than Linux.

The linux file systems available like ext4 (default), btreefs (btrfs), etc are, in my opinion much faster than NTFS.

Windows cant read Unix file systems natively unless you use FAT32. Linux can read NTFS.

IRC has really good channels for Ubuntu, and you get a response within seconds often for any question.

Linux in general is a big learning curve coming from Windows. Unless you use the software manager, a lot is command line.

$ sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade -qyf

...will update all your software however.

99% of Unix software is free and open source, including the Linux kernel.

Linux is more secure. You dont really need Antivirus installed, as there is not the threat that Windows has.

Windows is GUI based mostly, whereas Linux is command line with a thin layer of GUI running on top.

IMO the command line is much better on Linux. For example, if I wanted to view header files for C, formatted into 4 columns, I could run:

$ cd /usr/includes
$ clear; find -regex ".*(.)h$" | pr -n -4 -t -a -w `tput cols`

Expect to have to learn at least some command line stuff.

You wont have Office or any apps for Windows (things like Chrome have a Linux version). WINE can be used to emulate some basic windows programs but it is tempremental at best. IIRC most Office versions are crap with WINE as of writing.

Linux is a bit of an abyss of desktop environments, distros and versions. My recommendation is to use either Ubuntu MATE or Ubuntu GNOME over the main Ubunutu release that these are based on, as the UI is a bit easier to use.

Linux has a hell of a lot of software that works for it and the majority can be installed by running sudo apt install/ sudo apt-get install. However, GUI apps to me dont always feel as tidy and polished. Windows has more veriety, but has the risk of installing crapware onto your system if you are not careful where you get the software from

Hope this gives you an idea.

Windows 10 Insider Preview is having Ubuntu somehow implemented into the command line by the looks, which looks awesome as you will be able to run native Linux compiled apps in cmd (no VMs!). It is really bleeding edge though so it is not ready yet.

You also can dualboot. Just make sure you install Windows first and shrink your partition in Windows rather than using Ubuntu's utility.
 
Linux native filesystem support is a bit misleading though, you can read etx2/3/4 from windows with http://www.ext2fsd.com/. Which is not that different than installing ntfs-3g if your install didn't come with it already.
 
If youre patient person who loves to mess around with computers then trust me you will never know where time flew away setting up linux.At first look there was nothing impressive about it.By 'it' i mean ubuntu 15 distro. Then one weekend i felt like installing the OFFICIAL LINUX DRIVER for gt730 graphics card.it was quite daunting task.i am sure it wasnt less than an hour or two.i learned dos in school.so i am somewhat familiar with command line.after it was done i then installed x265 hevc codec for linux.then i played a science fiction movie encoded in hevc format WITH THE DEFAULT VIDEO PLAYER.trust me , i still use crt moniter, but the colour reproduction was so perfect that it felt like i was watching the movie on a really expensive LED MONITOR that i saw at my local electronics store.Also i played some FLAC music from a john denver album using rhythmbox.my two channel creative speakers felt like expensive hifi surround dolby system.try it before you troll me.i am not kidding.
My youtube videos, playing with flash, rarely buffers in ubuntu.even in my android phone that plays these videos in html5, they buffer.the connection is same though for both.both uses cellular 3g.there is an ubuntu app centre just like playstore /applestore. But setting and doing stuff in ubuntu needs patience
 
i guess windows is better if you have money to buy windows license. My friend installed Linux OS on his office. i asked him about the performance he told me he is quite satisfied with it
 
jugar said:
i guess windows is better if you have money to buy windows license. My friend installed Linux OS on his office. i asked him about the performance he told me he is quite satisfied with it
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Linux is the kernel. Like NT is the Windows kernel.

Each distro of GNU/Linux will perform differently depending on what software it uses.
 
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