Posted on 10/22/2009 5:20:40 AM PDT by mattstat
My logs show that only a paltry 3.6% of readers have reached Complete Enlightenment. The bad news is that 83.1% of you live a hellish existence and suffer regular torments and agony, much of it self-imposed. How I weep for you! (The remaining 13.3% are in Limbo, including the 2 jokers last month who logged on using a PlayStation 3.)
There are many flavors of Linux, but I recommend Ubuntuone of those trendy African words meaning warm fuzzy. Log on to the site to see pictures of multicultural people holding hands and grinning weirdly, just like the photos appearing on any corporate web site.
(Excerpt) Read more at wmbriggs.com ...
—bflr—
I got to use UBUBTU yesterday, including the photoshop and Office suite. I liked it.
I think I will add UBUBTU and run it as the primary OS while keeping XP Pro as a back-up. The Linux program “Wine” allows Linux to access Windows as it needs.
I use a UNIX-based OS, and I get laid nearly every night, sometimes twice.
I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on pretty much every computer I could find. Let me tell you, Linux ain't what it used to be. It has automatic detection of drivers and it supports games pretty well now too. (Two biggest complaints I've have with it previously)
If you are willing to learn something new and are tired of being a slave to crappy Microsoft products I would definitely give this a shot.
You can dual boot your machine and it comes with an GUI-based partitioning tool so you don't have to worry about screwing your computer up.
Linux-based Virtual Machine support that kicks the nuts off of VMWare.
If you’re going for a low-end computer because all you do is web browsing and email, then there is absolutely no reason to no go with Linux. You’ll get a longer life out of lower-end hardware with that than any Windows-based OS.
For higher-end graphics, audio, video, and desktop publishing, it’s hard to beat a Mac.
Gamers can get an Xbox, Wii, and/or PS3.
The only folks who still need Windows are those who need to use a specific application hat is only available on Windows. And between WINE and virtual PCs, even that need is going away.
^^^What this guy said.
Check out Linux MINT 7. The best load of Linux yet.
All your drives are mounted and it has a similar look and feel of Windows. Free too!
bump for later
“I use a UNIX-based OS, and I get laid nearly every night, sometimes twice.”
I didn’t know Linux guys could make a fist.
Fist? No, I don’t swing that way. Strictly hetero, and married.
If I could get my FPS games to work on Linux, I'd turn my solitary XP machine into a linux server real fast. As it is, it quit working anyway (XP was bootlegged, so I have no complaints), so now I have to figure out how to hack the games to work on Windows 2000 (which I purchased legally).
My biggest gripe as well.
If they ever come out with a console with native keyboard and mouse support, I’ll switch to Linux but until then, I’m keeping windows.
Even then I might not switch. Firmware updates take longer to come out with Linux and (at least with new video cards) aren’t as well supported with all the options and what not.
Linux isn't for everyone (yet) but it's getting close. If you have the time to invest and are able and willing to use a search engine there is no reason not to. Can't beat the price and you don't have to worry about bootlegging something that is already free.
It's been a while since I've tried games with Wine, so I guess I'll give it a try again (a quick google search found a few videos of COD4 working with Wine).
In my humble opinion, there's only two decent Linux distributions for less-experienced users: Fedora 11.0 and the Ubuntu (Version 9.1 arrives in a few days). Good as these two are, they don't support the full functionality of the latest hardware like Windows Vista (SP1/SP2) does. (By the way, it should be noted if your system has 3 GB of RAM running Vista in 32-bit mode or 4 GB of RAM running Vista in 64-bit mode, I would for now avoid upgrading to Windows 7, primarily because under Vista third-party driver support is plentiful and it will take a few months for the hardware manufacturers to post online Windows 7-compatible drivers.)
Been using Mint for 3 days now. LOVE IT!!! Since I can’t get OS X on this laptop I am now content to be Windows-free and using Mint on this laptop and of course, OS X on my Macbook.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.