Switched...

[x-scratch]

I'm thinking of doing the same thing. How easy is it to install Linux? Will it run on a Pentium 4 with 1GB of ram?

yeah its very easy but i would go with a live cd to test it out & if u like it go ahead with installing it

[Gary2MBz]

But Windows doesn't crash. It's all lies and driver manufacturers fault.

Microsoft told me that Vista was the best operating system of all time and it offered additional protection for me and my productivity work. Incidentally it looks like they said the same about 7 and I've already gotten it to crash a few times not to mention once gone to completely lock that was only repairable via the installation medium (x86_64 version of W7/U RTM MSDN)

Incidentally, openSUSE seems to work fine on the same machine. Must be those nVidia drivers, eh?

openSuse and Windows are using 2 different drivers from the same manufacturer. Nvidia is known for quality on Linux but ever since Vista, we have had more and more problems since nvidia has not too good quality control. While they have improved the Vista driver, it still lacks some performance that AMD cards have the advantage of in some games. Problem also being if you have ATI in your machine and you use Linux, it is hit and miss as there are many who say it works but it don't work.

[Prince Charming]

But Windows doesn't crash. It's all lies and driver manufacturers fault.

Microsoft told me that Vista was the best operating system of all time and it offered additional protection for me and my productivity work. Incidentally it looks like they said the same about 7 and I've already gotten it to crash a few times not to mention once gone to completely lock that was only repairable via the installation medium (x86_64 version of W7/U RTM MSDN)

Incidentally, openSUSE seems to work fine on the same machine. Must be those nVidia drivers, eh?

The funny thing is that yes, it must be those nVidia drivers. Stop snorting the M$ hate koolaid and you'll probably realise that it's not their fault.

[Lord Ba'al]

Welcome to the club, Kirbeh :cool:

Move up to 7 and you'll switch back without regret.

Switch back to Linux, you mean? Yes, probably :yes:

[knightraider02]

OK guys, after trying Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu I've decided to go with Kubuntu.

Couldn't be happier, Linux is soooo cool! And it runs incredibly fast on my computer! :o

I'm never going back to Windows, ever.

I have a question. What browser should I use? I'm running Firefox now but don't like it that much. :p

[markwolfe Veteran]

^^^ I use firefox, myself. However since you use KDE, maybe konqueror might be more up your alley? Or even google-chrome, if you feel like living on the bleeding beta edge.

[Lechio]

OK guys, after trying Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu I've decided to go with Kubuntu.

Couldn't be happier, Linux is soooo cool! And it runs incredibly fast on my computer! :o

I'm never going back to Windows, ever.

I have a question. What browser should I use? I'm running Firefox now but don't like it that much. :p

Opera, Konqueror or even a lightweight Web browser like rekonq are pretty good, and all based on QT, like KDE. (Y)

[Growled Member]

I personally use Firefox. It seems to work better on many of the sites I visit. Opera and Konqueror sometimes do not.

[Gangsta]

Firefox crashes a lot for me (especially when I have a lot of tabs open) but that could just as easily be a bad extension/plugin. I've got Ubuntu 9.04 (with GNOME)

I wouldn't recommend chrome - it's ridiculously buggy (then again, it *is* dev channel).