Change from Windows to Linux


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i dual-boot vista and linux.. i started using linux cuz my college has its entire syllabus based on it (programming languages, web development, server handling, etc) as my course progressed i started to like operating on linux and found it more stable and light on my older computer as well (p4 northwood 256mb ram).. the applications designed for linux do a lot more stuff than the ones on windows and have a lot of scope for customisation.. however, the lack of complete multimedia support for some of my newer hardware has kept me from completely switching over to the light :D

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Got bored of XP and after testing Vista when it was in RC1/RC2 stages i decided to look for other OS's. Macs where to expensive then i found and downloaded Ubuntu 6.10 dual booted that with XP till 7.04. After testing 7.04 i used it completely, at the minute i run 7.10 with 8.04 alpha 5 running in the virtual box

For the most part I changed over for security and stability reasons. I like the fact that I can update my system without having to reboot. I like the *nix security model, Not having to pay for it is also nice and Compiz. Compiz kicks the crap out of Aero and Aqua so bad it's not even funny.

That's mainly all the reasons summed up on why i switched

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I just converted (not completely) to Ubuntu 7.10 on my main laptop (Dell Inspiron 6000 2 GB RAM, ATI x300 128 Video) that I use for absolutely everything.

I wanted to run SuSE, but had too many things about it that I didn't like. Seeing as I love Novell Netware, I thought it would be the natural choice. Just seemed to take too much resources, and things like Foxmarks didn't work right away when synchronizing bookmarks. Ubuntu worked perfectly with my video drivers and everything. I installed Compiz-Fusion for some nice eye candy and am plugging away at this distro.

I *only* dual boot with Windows because I haven't gotten WoW to work right on my machine yet. If I had it working completely, I wouldn't boot to Windows at all. I still will be using VMWare because there are things on my Novell networks that I have to use Windows for, ugh :(

But I like that I can just backup my VMWare stuff and make it as portable as possible. So far I absolutely love using Ubuntu on my laptop.

I switched because I want to learn more about *NIX, and have done about as much as I care to with Windows. I support Windows all the time so I'll still use it plenty, but want to use Linux as opposed to Vista if I buy another laptop. Chances are I won't get a Mac, but use Linux instead. So I may as well brush up on the skills :D

I'll surely be spending more time in the Neowin *NIX sections ;)

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im gonna be honest, i switched to linux to try compiz, and now i stuck with it on my new laptop because i dont like how slow vista is on it, while the latest ubuntu absolutely flies on here.

Plus, the more i am able to find out "holy f, wine runs that too?!" the less and less i boot into vista (i havent for at least a couple weeks now...)

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Wow, is Vista really that slow? Because I just switched from Ubuntu to Arch and now my PC flies! When you get better at using GNU/Linux you can switch to a faster distro. That's the good thing about it.

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Wow, is Vista really that slow? Because I just switched from Ubuntu to Arch and now my PC flies! When you get better at using GNU/Linux you can switch to a faster distro. That's the good thing about it.

it is slow. and it wasnt that it was unbearably slow, it was that on a new laptop that i had just purchased, i expected the thing to absolutely fly, and when it didnt, i tried ubuntu.

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I started with Fedora about 5 years ago as I was getting more and more fustrated with XP. Mainly security - just geting hacked off with the constant barrage of attacks aimed at a system that by defaults gets you to run with admin/root access!

Fedora worked alright, though it wasn't super friendly. I kept on dual booting with XP at the time for the Windows apps and used Fedora for my browsing and day-to-day stuff. Then changed over to Ubuntu to see what the fuss was about.

Then about a year ago I played with Vista. Fell in love as it has the security from Linux that I wanted, whilst the ease of use and application base of Windows. Ripped out Ubuntu and just have Vista on my box now. Got VM on the box too incase I fancy playing with new versions of the various distro's, but Vista seems to have clawed it back for me.

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My last foray into *nix was back when FreeBSD5 was still in development around 2000-2002 (I've used Linux before that a while, too, and didn't stick). The desktop environments back that time didn't please me enough in regards to usability, good looks and stability. Then I did a huge hiatus and stayed with Windows. For one and a half years, I'm running Solaris with Gnome 2.1x+ now and couldn't be happier.

It wasn't the operating system itself that kept me from using it, mainly day-to-day usability wasn't there. While I like screwing around a lot, there are days I want things just to work and usable. That wasn't the case years ago.

Am I happier? Hell yes. Finally, I don't have to put up with an operating system that acts on its own (especially that Windows Update bull****) and doesn't always do as I say. Not to mention, I've a more powerful shell userland at hand now, which increases my productivity, not to mention various GUI tools that are superior.

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Wanted to point out that Gimp an Man pages are not very good examples of application names that don't make sense.

GIMP = GNU Image Manipulation Program

MAN = Manual

Those are clear an too the point of what they are an what they do.

HTF does the name "silverlight" explain what it is? ;)

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Most application names in GNU/Linux have a meaning, unlike the completely meaningless but well established brand names you get in Windows software.

GTK = GNU's Not Unix Image Manipulation Program Tool Kit

Gaim = GNU's Not Unix Network Object Model Environment America Online Instant Messenger

:D

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