Tired of Windows Viruses and General Crap?

Skwerly · Oct 24, 2009

I switched completely over to Linux, specifically Ubuntu, and could NOT be happier. Really, it's worth looking into. Check out the write-up!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2282155/ubuntu_linux_review_by_a_new_user.html?cat=15

codyyy · Oct 24, 2009

I used Ubuntu for a bit, it was real nice. I like Mandriva though. I want to switch over but I'm not sure how compatible it will be with this laptop as all of the drivers are on discs and pretty much can't be downloaded off the internet.

xcm · Oct 25, 2009

welcome to last year. linux still aint for the faint of heart.

crazyjim · Oct 25, 2009

xcm said:
welcome to last year. linux still aint for the faint of heart.

Last Year? Linus has been a craze since I was in grade school... this is nothing new. But neither is 4 wheeling, so what about his 4x4 articles? Or his safety articles? Everybody has to learn about it sometime...

Hellbent · Oct 25, 2009

funny that this came up, i just did the same thing about a week ago. hard drive went KABOOM, lost pretty much everything, including vista. seemed like a good time to switch to something "different". tried ubuntu, i think it's as close to plug-n-play as you'll get with linux. finally settled on a dual boot of LinuxMint(check it out if you like ubuntu) and fedora 11, since i coudn't make up my mind. NO regrets, does everything i need without issue, and it's fun as hell to mess around with.

-96JeepSpeed- · Oct 25, 2009

I dont belive in computers...

djblade311 · Oct 25, 2009

Started using W7 and love it

JohnX · Oct 25, 2009

I'm sticking to 3.1, it hasn't let me down for 15 years now.

WebDog · Oct 25, 2009

I switched to Mac, and use linux on my other boxes. never looked back. I do web development and server stuff so using the same os as the server makes stuff easier.

Carol.92124 · Oct 25, 2009

Posted on an Internet forum:

-96JeepSpeed- said:
I dont belive in computers...

Cute, Ted.

mikedashg · Oct 26, 2009

djblade311 said:
Started using W7 and love it

Yeah, I hear Windows 7 won't have any of the problems Windows Vista had...
http://bit.ly/rCCe7

WebDog said:
I switched to Mac

+1 !!! Switched a few years ago from XP (before that 98/95/3.11/3.1/DOS/Commadore 64)

I might use Linux if I could run industry standard commercial applications (Adobe, Apple, Micro$oft, etc) natively. But alas, there's really only one solution, the best one.

JohnX · Oct 26, 2009

mikedashg said:
+1 !!! Switched a few years ago from XP (before that 98/95/3.11/3.1/DOS/Commadore 64)

You forgot the Vic 20 before that

Paul Airhart · Oct 26, 2009

I heard it's a good OS, but that it will not run all programs made for windows. Just one of my programs (cost) would put an ARB in your rear axle. I have 5 big one's. I would like to use Linux, I hear it's RAM friendly.

JohnX · Oct 27, 2009

Paul Airhart said:
Just one of mine would put an HRT in your rear end. I have 5 big one's. I would like to use Linus, I hear he's RAM friendly.

Skwerly · Oct 27, 2009

Paul Airhart said:
I heard it's a good OS, but that it will not run all programs made for windows. Just one of my programs (cost) would put an ARB in your rear axle. I have 5 big one's. I would like to use Linux, I hear it's RAM friendly.

Right. Windows-based programs will not run on Linux system without installing a program called Wine, a Windows emulator thing. But they never work quite right in my experience. Always a bit buggy.

The good news is that there is a comparable program out for almost every Windows program, so there's usually a compromise that can be made. Usually.

Me being the chess addict, I had to find a Java chess program that kicked major booty, because I simply have to have a decent 64-square program. I found one that works flawlessly, and now I'm completely happy!

:yelclap:

Paul Airhart · Oct 27, 2009

Skwerly said:
Right. Windows-based programs will not run on Linux system without installing a program called Wine, a Windows emulator thing. But they never work quite right in my experience. Always a bit buggy.

The good news is that there is a comparable program out for almost every Windows program, so there's usually a compromise that can be made. Usually.

Me being the chess addict, I had to find a Java chess program that kicked major booty, because I simply have to have a decent 64-square program. I found one that works flawlessly, and now I'm completely happy!

:yelclap:

Thanks, maybe someone will write some code that will make them work correctly. Then I'd be all over it.

codyyy · Oct 27, 2009

djblade311 said:
Started using W7 and love it

I downloaded the Beta version quite a long time ago when it was just out, it was very sweet. Unfortunately it was still Beta back then so most of the features weren't there.
I might go back to Mandriva on my PC if I ever get it running again, it works extremely well, I just have to keep playing around with it to figure out all the features. I doubt it will work on my laptop due to the drivers, however it might work. I had DSL (dam small Linux) on a flash drive and that was amazing for such a small OS.

WaXJ_Skier · Oct 27, 2009

codyyy said:
I used Ubuntu for a bit, it was real nice. I like Mandriva though. I want to switch over but I'm not sure how compatible it will be with this laptop as all of the drivers are on discs and pretty much can't be downloaded off the internet.

All that crap on your discs are probably useless anyway unless you laptop cam with drivers for linux which is doubtful. Most good distros have most of what you need if not somebody out there on the interwebz does.

def.ho · Oct 27, 2009

been running Debian for years.. love it. Ubuntu is good too. because it is built on Debian.

tharlanjr · Oct 27, 2009

My laptop pc decided to die, so now I am using my fiance's mac laptop, its sooo much nicer.

Way faster.

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