What OS do you have
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Rambo
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age123 said:Hi guys what Os have u got on ur pc
i have the free ubuntu linuxs find it better than windows more stable and no virus or spyware
P.S i love the login screens they rock
lol me too!! My friend "converted" me from Windows to Ubuntu about 4 weeks ago. I'm loving Ubuntu... The interface is soo much easier, and it's always nice to have a change IMO. I'm on Hoary Hedgehog 5.04
I do still have Windows on my main partition, but I can't remember the last time I logged into it...
And, it loads up soo much quicker, and yep, no more virus problems...
Rambo
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geoff5093 said:
Linux isn't very game friendly, although it does support some games, like UT2004 for example. And for all the programs in Windows that can't be used for Linux, you can get very similar programs. For example, Microsoft Office, for Linux, you have something called "OpenOffice". And guess what, OpenOffice is very similar to Microsoft Office and it's free!
jpwarz
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Rambo said:
Linux shouldn't be used for games. I use it mainly as my cheap UNIX alternitive at home. And of course the 3D drivers for my x800 AGP are nonexistant.
For those who don't want to purchase Microsoft Office you can get OpenOffice for your Windows machine as well. Works great! Don't worry about transporting files either, handles all MS filetypes.
gamerman4
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I use Vista Beta 1 for testing purposes and XP Home (Wish I had Pro) for gaming purposes. I don't have a virus problem because of my multitude of blocking programs. Kind of bad when you have an OS that needs a firewall, an AV program, and 3 Spyware-removal programs but it is a small price to pay for a clean PC. Also, it's kind of funny, if you go into Safe Mode in Vista, one of the options says Widows instead of Windows.
dragon2309
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I use win XP, win 2003 server EE, win 98 and i think my linux partition is still there somewhere, i dont use it that much. RedHat9 if anyone's interested.
LOL, i pretty much span most OS's that ever got released.
LOL, i pretty much span most OS's that ever got released.
Was on XP Pro, lost data 
, now on XP Home (sucks!).
I tried RedHat 9 but it totally hated me and my computer equally. Couldn't get MadWifi to work, no wireless card support,
I really really really want to give Linux a try. But so far it has disagreed with me. It WAS super stable though...not a single hiccup.
, now on XP Home (sucks!).I tried RedHat 9 but it totally hated me and my computer equally. Couldn't get MadWifi to work, no wireless card support,
I really really really want to give Linux a try. But so far it has disagreed with me. It WAS super stable though...not a single hiccup.
geoff5093 said:
exactly.
i cant connect to P: (local) or H: (my designated network drive) like i used to. now i have to map a drive and reconnect a boot up, and many other nonsese makeshift connections are present to get the PC working with my network. I don't even have to set up a workgroup anymroe which makes me feel like i'm just a stand alone computer now. i hate Home
Rambo
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4W4K3 said:Was on XP Pro, lost data
I tried RedHat 9 but it totally hated me and my computer equally. Couldn't get MadWifi to work, no wireless card support,
I really really really want to give Linux a try. But so far it has disagreed with me. It WAS super stable though...not a single hiccup.
If you want, I can help you out... I recommened the Ubuntu Linux Distro, it's very popular at the minute... If you are prepared to download it, i can sort you out with anything you need... And there are repositories you need to enable in synaptic (a software resource program) which gives you lots of programs and stuff... Ubuntu is very user friendly IMO....
I gotta wait till i can get more CD-R's to burn it to. But yes, when i get it, I would appreciate some help. I got synaptics and madwifi and alot of drivers for my hardware on a CD, jsut with RedHat 9 none of them would install correctly. they were all .rpm or .gzr (i think thats the right extension) files so supposed to work.
Most personal PC's/Laptops = Gentoo/XP dual
Home Server = SLES9
Work Servers = Redhat AS 4
Web Servers = Gentoo
I love Gentoo - it is hard for me to get used to an rpm based distro again. It's not that I don't like Suse or Redhat, I've just become dependent on equery and etcat. And if you've ever tried to upgrade any binary based distro...
In all fairness, for most uses XP does a fine job. I still use it for Dreamweaver and Photoshop - and gaming. I never get BSOD's and it rarely crashes.
For anyone that wants to try Linux, Ubuntu is great! Fedora Core 4 isn't bad either.
Home Server = SLES9
Work Servers = Redhat AS 4
Web Servers = Gentoo
I love Gentoo - it is hard for me to get used to an rpm based distro again. It's not that I don't like Suse or Redhat, I've just become dependent on equery and etcat. And if you've ever tried to upgrade any binary based distro...
In all fairness, for most uses XP does a fine job. I still use it for Dreamweaver and Photoshop - and gaming. I never get BSOD's and it rarely crashes.
For anyone that wants to try Linux, Ubuntu is great! Fedora Core 4 isn't bad either.
