Anyone use Linux as there main Operating System

[Buchanan0204]

I was just wondering if anyone used Linux as there main OS.

If you do, why?

I've heard so many stories about Linux being able to repair Windows problems and so forth, what's your experiences with this?

If Linux is all it's cracked up to be, why doesn't more people use it as an alternative to Windows? After all it is free.

Any views and or opinions on anything related is welcome.

I personally have dabbled with it over the years and occasionaly have a little play with, I love the Compiz effects, and nothing for windows comes close to the effects you get with compiz. Although a lot of it is rather gimmicky and isn't practical in the long term, nice to show off though.

Linux live cd's are excellent for data recovery and the trinity rescue disk has been put to good use many times before.

That's my take on it, what's yours.

 

[Buchanan0204]

I do, Windows 7 was my last try at Microsoft, compared to Linux Mint 7 (what i was using at the time) it didn't have a chance. Bloated, a huge security risk and impossible to customize to the extent that i wanted to.

I use Arch now, brilliant lightning fast distro that i have set up in a way that makes me far more productive than i ever was with Windows. Will not be returning.

Surely Windows 7 coupled with a good AV program and perhaps firewall isn't all that vulnerable with regards to security issues. If anything ever does go majorly wrong, it's only a 15 minute image backup away to getting back full functionality.

I agree though that Linux is far more customisable and has more potential providing you have the knowledge.

It would be great to see some screenshots of your System, customised to your liking etc.