Why use Linux?
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Oh another big reason for Linux which has already been touched on is the huge number of apps you get WITH the OS on install. With Windows (especially Vista) its about 2-3x bigger than a SuSE install for example and doesn't even include a nice ftp client or any office software, or any 3d rendering software etc etc
On every Windows/Linux dual boot system I have built all the distros have been able to read and write the NTFS Windows partition. That was using SuSE 9, 9.1, 9.3 and Ubuntu 5 & 6.06. It doesn't work the other way round though, Windows cannot access the Linux partitions.
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just started using linux in anger recently, got gentoo installed on my laptop, everything worked a treat, just had to spend a bit of time on the dumbass ATI drivers.
was playing city of heroes yesterday at faster framerates than windows would run it!! this is through cedega, which admittedly i dont like to pay for but...at £3 a month it is not so bad...considering what i would have to pay for a firewall, anti virus, anti spyware and all the little 'extras' that you NEED to make windows a safe place to live.
as far as which distro, id recommend Gentoo, not billed as beginner as such, but you learn a whole lot about linux, configuration, etc. plus the documentation, wiki and forums are the best I've found.
just my $0.02
was playing city of heroes yesterday at faster framerates than windows would run it!! this is through cedega, which admittedly i dont like to pay for but...at £3 a month it is not so bad...considering what i would have to pay for a firewall, anti virus, anti spyware and all the little 'extras' that you NEED to make windows a safe place to live.
as far as which distro, id recommend Gentoo, not billed as beginner as such, but you learn a whole lot about linux, configuration, etc. plus the documentation, wiki and forums are the best I've found.
just my $0.02
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Hmm, that Cedega looks interesting. I wonder if there will ever be a Mac version. Is there much stopping them now?
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for a mac version there would need to be a bsd version, and although i believe that cedega can run on bsd, i do hear it is very problematic.
so in the short term...nope no mac cedega
would be sweet as a nut though, a lot of people would switch to mac if they did manage to do it though.
so in the short term...nope no mac cedega
would be sweet as a nut though, a lot of people would switch to mac if they did manage to do it though.
I recently put Ubuntu Dapper on my Laptop, and apart from the occasional app that isnt available for Linux, like my SE software, i barely boot into windows on my laptop anymore.
Although i do still use Windows exclusivly on my primary system.
I recommend getting a few live CDs, try them out, pick your fave, and then set aside 20Gb or so so you can play with Linux. Its really quite harmless to do.
Although i do still use Windows exclusivly on my primary system.
I recommend getting a few live CDs, try them out, pick your fave, and then set aside 20Gb or so so you can play with Linux. Its really quite harmless to do.