kramitman_87 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I am not sure if this is in the right place or not and i am sore if it isnt I was just wondering what is your opinon on Lindows I was thinking of gettin it because i like the sound of linx security and windows ease of operating Your response is appreciated Thank you in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Lindows is horrible. Stick with Windows, or use a different gui in Linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caerma Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Lindows sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Lindows is horrible. Stick with Windows, or use a different gui in Linux. how about you give reasons why and explain your reasons of why you dont like lindows (i sure hope you at least tried it) rather than just putting something down? //edit how about you stop sayin "lindows sucks" just to sound cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+virtorio MVC Posted February 26, 2004 MVC Share Posted February 26, 2004 I tried LindowsOS, just for the hell of it when they were offering it for free (I should add that I don't care for Linux, I just had some spare time). I was unimpressed, to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 ^^ good job. someone that actually doesnt say things just to sound cool ::high five:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I take it from your reply that you have never tried Lindows. My opinion of Lindows DOES come from experience. Before they released it, I purchased a Lindows "Insider" membership when it was back in beta. I installed it, and was not impressed with anything about it. When Lindows was first in development they claimed "It would run all Windows compatible programs". Then they claimed ?It will run most Windows compatible programs". Then they said "It will run MSOffice". Then they said "Windows is the devil, we won?t be compatible with any of their programs". The whole reason why Lindows was a decent idea was because it could run Windows compatible programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=SD=- Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 It's not really horrible, I wrote my opinion earlier but got lost in our "time travel" To use Lindows best, you would need to use CNR (I haven't because I think you must pay and I was only testing the OS), which would make it real easy to install apps and other things.. also driver support is still lacking, and if you have a Lexmark x1150 then youre out of luck as it's not supported :( It's definitly a change from windows, though it does offer the folders that you would be used to (My Doc, My Computer, etc) other than that it doesn't come close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zivan56 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Lindows is basically Debian Linux. It might be slightly easier to use than other distro's, but it will not run Windows programs and games (some might work with WINE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 ^^ good job. someone that actually doesnt say things just to sound cool ::high five:: How was my post meant to "sound cool"? He asked for opinions. I gave mine. You asked why, I posted why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 same experiece as virtorio. really wouldnt recomend it unless u just want to dual boot and play around with it. even then, u should try another linux like mandrake if ure a newb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I take it from your reply that you have never tried Lindows. My opinion of Lindows DOES come from experience. Before they released it, I purchased a Lindows "Insider" membership when it was back in beta. I installed it, and was not impressed with anything about it. When Lindows was first in development they claimed "It would run all Windows compatible programs". Then they claimed ?It will run most Windows compatible programs". Then they said "It will run MSOffice". Then they said "Windows is the devil, we won?t be compatible with any of their programs".The whole reason why Lindows was a decent idea was because it could run Windows compatible programs. no i have not tried lindows.. i have a copy but havent tried it as of yet. I just think its stupid when people say something sucks without giving reasons why. thanks for clearing everything :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian397 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 LOL! i agree! it bites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Warhawk Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I tried Lindows, download LindowsLive burned it to CD, booted from the CD and it did not boot, then I threw the disk away. Conclusion is its sucks. Knoppix is so much better for people that don?t want to touch there hard drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 burn it, it thinks its easy like windows but isnt. its a con rubish, dont touch it and the advert i saw for it the other day in the funny section just proves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmpCoder Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 I got it during one of their free Lindows promos and its alright, but I still prefer Red Hat and Gentoo over it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Moved here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 at least it got moved. thing is it cant run exe's and only support you will find is on the site your best off trying to learn mandrake and using google/linux to help you i got by ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted February 26, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 26, 2004 Don't like Lindows. Far too hard to operate. Windows is better IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Veteran Posted February 26, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 26, 2004 Don't like Lindows. Far too hard to operate. Windows is better IMO. best of linux's hardware detection other than knoppix though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrStaticVoid Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 best of linux's hardware detection other than knoppix though Hardly! Lindows tries to load EVERY module at EVERY startup. That is a cheap, hackish, terrible way of hardware detection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Veteran Posted February 26, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 26, 2004 oh. maybe I should have added 'in my experience' then :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted February 27, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 27, 2004 I downloaded it and tried it. It works. It does what they say it will, and I had none of the problems that other people said that they have had. It is targeted to computer noobs. If you like to tinker, I would recommend a "normal" distro. If you like it to 'just work' for the basics, LindowsOS has done this, in my experience. As someone who has used Linux 100% on my own PC at home, Lindows is not the OS for me. But, everyone has thier own personal preferences and needs. Lindows will fill those for thier target audience. (if you can d/l it for free, why not try it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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