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[simplezz]

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In the mother of all grudge matches, Tom’s Hardware has pitched Windows 7 against Ubuntu 11.10 in a dizzying array of benchmarks — and the winner might surprise you.
Out of six test categories — Start and stop times, File copy times, Archiving, Multimedia, System, and Gaming — Oneiric Ocelot came out on top in three, while Windows 7 won none. File copying, Multimedia (transcoding, image processing), and System (CPU/memory benchmarks) were all faster on Ubuntu. Even in gaming, often listed as one of the most compelling reasons to use Windows, Ubuntu and Windows are level pegged.

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[cork1958]

I'll give the Ubuntu team credit. It's come a long way since version 5.04, which was the first time I tried it. I think I've tried every version for at least a little while, but usually went back to Zenwalk mostly. Don't know what it is I like about that distro so much.

[simplezz]

cork1958, on 15 February 2012 - 03:13, said:

I'll give the Ubuntu team credit. It's come a long way since version 5.04, which was the first time I tried it.

I agree. Ubuntu today is a very fluid and easy experience. It's a great introduction to the Linux world.

[humanz.]

I just wish my DiNivo keyboard still worked, the recent release breaks support for this keyboard. Everything else on Ubuntu though is really smooth

[Raa]

When all my hardware and software works on Ubuntu (or any other Linux flavour), it will beat Windows. And not a second before.
I'm not anti Linux or pro Microsoft, just to clarify.

[simplezz]

Raa, on 15 February 2012 - 03:19, said:

When all my hardware and software works on Ubuntu (or any other Linux flavour), it will beat Windows. And not a second before.

Just out of interest, what hardware are you running that doesn't work under Linux?

Raa, on 15 February 2012 - 03:19, said:

I'm not anti Linux or pro Microsoft, just to clarify.

No problem buddy. I think constructive criticism is healthy. Linux isn't perfect by any means.

[Raa]

simplezz, on 15 February 2012 - 03:26, said:

Just out of interest, what hardware are you running that doesn't work under Linux?

No problem buddy. I think constructive criticism is healthy. Linux isn't perfect by any means.

I've had a lot of trouble in the past with printing, but more recently my tv tuner, sound card, wireless and a few legacy hardware devices don't play nice with Linux. Some of those things I can shrug off, but others are a requirement!

I don't mind Linux on the whole, I use it a lot at work (servers mainly) and it does it's job well.

[fsX]

This is proof that 2012 is the year of desktop linux.

[simplezz]

Raa, on 15 February 2012 - 03:31, said:

I've had a lot of trouble in the past with printing, but more recently my tv tuner, sound card, wireless and a few legacy hardware devices don't play nice with Linux. Some of those things I can shrug off, but others are a requirement!

Fair enough. It's true that some printers manufacturers don't support Linux very well. I've found from experience that HP printers usually well out of the box.

I use an Audigy 2 sound card myself, which works out of the box like most creative sc's. Which sc do you have?

I've found most wireless, sound cards etc work out of the box these days with Linux. There's an odd manufacturer which is problematic, but they are getting fewer with every release. Maybe you will have better luck in the future

Raa, on 15 February 2012 - 03:31, said:

I don't mind Linux on the whole, I use it a lot at work (servers mainly) and it does it's job well.

Great to hear. It's nice to be able to try out different systems.

[+Asik]

But can it run Crysis?

[simplezz]

fsX, on 15 February 2012 - 03:41, said:

This is proof that 2012 is the year of desktop linux.

I liked 2011 myself. Kernel 3.0 was released

[simplezz]

Dr_Asik, on 15 February 2012 - 03:46, said:

But can it run Crysis?

I believe so. You'd have to run it through Wine though.
http://appdb.winehq....rsion&iId=10107

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Current Gentoo Linux AMD64 Jan 17 2012 1.3.37 N/A Yes Platinum

But I think the gaming benchmark was Doom3, as both the Windows and Linux version use OpenGL. DirectX is proprietary, so it can't really be tested properly across platforms.

[Growled]

I'm not surprised. I use Linux every day and it works much better for me than Windows. If it didn't I wouldn't be using it.

[simplezz]

Growled, on 15 February 2012 - 03:59, said:

I'm not surprised. I use Linux every day and it works much better for me than Windows. If it didn't I wouldn't be using it.

Me too. I do use Windows quite often, but Linux is just so much fun

[+Asik]

simplezz, on 15 February 2012 - 03:52, said:

I believe so. You'd have to run it through Wine though.

Looks like Toms Hardware got that wrong then:

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Put it this way: Ubuntu can't play Crysis. http://www.tomshardw...ew,3121-23.html

In any case it's not supported and likely to be buggy. Those benchmarks are purely academic. What does it matter if the only game that's supported on Linux runs slightly faster on certain drivers. Sorry for the negativity but winning a few performance benchmarks (and losing others) isn't going to do anything for Ubuntu. Until software that matters (other than browsers) is supported on the platform, and it gets a UI that makes sense, it's going to remain as insignificant as ever.