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1 posted on 02/01/2014 1:57:57 PM PST by ShadowAce
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“Windows XP home users should upgrade to Linux”

Yeah. Right. Most home PC users don’t even know what a Folder is, much less how to install an entire operating system, including drivers unique to their hardware PLUS a whole set up applications, particularly a system like Linux that STILL ultimately involves a plethora of text-based configuration information.

That’s pretty much like saying all homeowners should quit buying pre-built houses and build their own houses from scratch.


86 posted on 02/01/2014 6:09:05 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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I have two machines running on my desk. One runs XP and the other runs Ubuntu as a virtual machine host(Hex core and 28GB of ram). The only thing that keeps me from running all Linux all the time is my favorite programming editor PSPad. Although I could probably just run it on a XP virtual machine under Ubuntu. I like having two machines, though, hardware is always breaking.


93 posted on 02/01/2014 6:42:18 PM PST by gunsmithkat (There is no such thing as Too Many Guns)
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Lol, people complain of a few things in windows 8 that are annoying and easily fixed and the solution is an OS that has never been mainstream and practically requires one to recompile the kernel on a regular basis as part of its standard operation. This is a friggin joke.


99 posted on 02/01/2014 7:55:10 PM PST by bigtoona
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I upgraded to Windows 8.1 and liked it a lot.

I actually however, use Linux. Windows 8.1 is very nice however.

My compliments to Windows this time.


100 posted on 02/01/2014 7:56:21 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network ( http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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I'm having a lot of fun with an android tablet called a nook hd+ 9 and the software it uses.
Quick, looks and works great.
Applications till the crows comes home and it starts and stops for me in two seconds.

I got a Blue-tooth keyboard and case for a few dollars and I can do most anything with the darn thing for well under $200.
My entertainment tablet.
Can do dos with it in a dos box.
Has office products that can work with MS office and you could just use Google.

I'm going to pick another one up next month I think and those two will be my treat for the year.

106 posted on 02/01/2014 9:00:00 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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If Install Linux on a duel boot system with windows 7 64bit or XP 32bit can I drop and drag from the windows hard drive? Can it convert windows files with Lynux programs for example word docs, excell?
I build my own PCs but I'm only dangerous with software.
Also, can I then share with computers still using windows?

I would like to just add a hard drive and try it out as a duel boot computer.

113 posted on 02/01/2014 9:29:15 PM PST by right way right (America has embraced the suck of Freedumb.)
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125 posted on 02/02/2014 4:58:24 AM PST by greedo
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BTTT


153 posted on 02/03/2014 9:25:20 AM PST by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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Thanks for posting. For later.


167 posted on 02/03/2014 10:10:53 AM PST by FourtySeven (47)
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