presently i m using Windows...but i want to have Linux as well....how can I hav both Operating systems on my computer.....or any book or site where I can fully learn Linux and its commands....
2006-12-21 04:22:56 · 17 answers · asked by Aznik 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
About wich one is better is a very debatable question and actually i think it is wrong.
They are so different that you cant compare both side by side.
Start with UBUNTU
You dont need to install it to the hard drive, you can test it with the live cd, (which is actually the same you will use if you want to install it)... the live cd version is very slow though... because it will be running from the CD.
Later if you decide to install it, you will have to make different partitions on your hard drive, or just install a new hard drive on the computer.. that will make things easier and safer for your current data in windows,.
The installer will help you to have dual boot right with both systems.
And MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR STUFF BEFORE you start doing any partitioning or installation..
Read a lot in the ubuntu forums.
www.ubuntuforums.com
good luck
2006-12-21 04:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by axo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll be honest, for a long time I've been a Windows guy. Even more - a Microsoft fan. I still am, just maybe a different flavor kind of fan.
At some point I was put into a position to look at Linux as a solution on all levels: desktop, server (swing ). It also came together in a mix with Java. Linux and Java is really undivided for me as a software guy. Really, what else? PHP? Please... Mono? Too fresh and too microsofty. Python? Same as PHP but even less people know it.
So, Linux desktop - I loved it when I saw it first. I think that was SuSe. Then Fedora and Mandrake. Looked cool and fresh... at first. And I look via end user eyes - I am myself end user. I like to "work" my desktop as little as possible.
So, what's wrong with the Linux desktop? Actually nothing. It's what around it that sucks. All the open source and no packages - what a pain in the butt to install and configure (with small exceptions like Eclipse). This pisses me off because I see "no brainer" installations on Windows for very complex programs like BizTalk or Visual Studio Foundation. I know it can be done. The poor installation techniques is what is slowing down adoption of the Linux desktop.
Secondly, in my opinion: X Systems. Another major pain. And this somehow mixes in my mind with the ability to connect remotely to a standard Linux computer. Telnet? ftp? Common! Simple things like RDP on Windows does not exist. You can try to connect with X Server installed on your PC - but you have to pay for it on a Windows based PC. I have a Windows based laptop - if I had reliable access to a Linux server - all my servers would be running Linux. So, the lack of a simple thing like remote connectivity from a Windows machine stops me from putting in more Linux servers.
Another obvious disadvantage of the Linux based desktop: the lack of games. No I'm not a game geek, but I do buy a game once in a while. So, it's that Linux can't run games, gives me the impression that it limits my freedom in what I can do, and this goes against what Linux stands for, and this pisses me off.
And what about Gnome vs KDE? How's that good? Incompatible software that runs under Gnome and doesn't on KDE and vice versa confuses the hell out of me. How is a regular user supposed to understand what runs where? I mean, why do I have to understand how the car runs just to drive it? Most people (including me) don't want to know, we just want to cruise!
I can go on and on but this is enough...
2006-12-21 04:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can have both systems on your computer at once, using a dual partition. However, if you are unfamiliar with Linux, try installing a Live CD version, which will allow you to install over windows, but it doesn't require you to partition anything. Use this to try Linux before you fully wipe your hard drive and partition to ensure that it is the software you want to use.
That way, you won't end up like a person I had on a tech support call who spent 45 minutes just trying to install Linux (because he didn't know what he was doing, even with the instructions on the screen), yelling at me because he decided to re-partition his harddrive and wiped out all of his own data and since he uninstalled Windows, he had nothing but a shell of a computer.
2006-12-21 04:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by ramennoodles5287 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better for what exactly?
Beginning to intermediate general use, windows is far easier still generally with far more applications to hand. Though I've not personal experience to any great degree the Mac interface (current one) is supposed to be excellent as well for beginners and slightly more secure. For some, it's prettier too :-).
Linux fans will argue there's a lot of free software out there for Linux distributions and for sure if you are knowledgable and keen, there IS a lot. It's a confusing place for beginner's however.
I've preferred windows xp for years now as my own install is very very stable, never had any real issues and ran so much software at once, 24/7 for weeks at a time without reboots. The only downside it has is it's not open source.
2006-12-21 04:28:37 · answer #4 · answered by karnautrahl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Format your hard drive and partition it into 2 divisions. Windows XP Setup can help you thru these steps. This will cause windows or linux to see the 1 drive as 2 seperate drives. Load windows on one and linux on the other and voila!
Ideally though, you'd get 2 seperate hard drives, one for each OS. Partitioned drives are terribly slow at moving data between partitions.
2006-12-21 04:27:37 · answer #5 · answered by bendavisbendavis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
consult any local computer service providers
your have make partitions in hdd and u can instal linux while booting it will ask to which operating system u want work with
2006-12-21 04:28:41 · answer #6 · answered by The Prince of Egypt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say you better go for Windows 7 because after upgrading from XP you'll still be familar with the features and stuffs of Windows.
2016-05-23 05:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
linux is annoying, Windows comes with too much garbage that you will never use. Get a mac.
2006-12-21 04:30:35 · answer #8 · answered by three6ty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
partition your drive and run a dual boot system, or run linux from a usb or cd.
n00b
2006-12-21 04:24:19 · answer #9 · answered by b k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Linux is mainly used for areas where high security, performance, etc are required.
But for personal use Windows is the best one, which is good in User Interface and appearance.
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2006-12-21 22:06:36 · answer #10 · answered by V@su Maniram 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋