Had any problems? What were they? Likes/Dislikes?
2007-05-21 17:12:00 · 6 answers · asked by ☼Jims Brain☼ 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I have been running Ubuntu on all my pcs ( 3 of them ) for quite a while now.
Firstly let me state , that I have absolutely no need for gaming on a pc ( that's what the consoles are for ) , so my uses are website design , general office work , database , graphics packages , music creation ( Midi ) and playing of mp3s etc , plus videos through VLC.
As far as these aspects go , my pcs have never crashed and one of them is turned on 24/7 as a work pc.
They are immune to all Windows spyware , viruses and trojans so for anyone to suggest to me that I should go back to a system where I need to pay for software and the operatig system ,I tell them to think again.
In fact , i give copies of Ubuntu O/S to all my customers that want it for them to try - if Linux is to be a real alternative to Windows then we need to spread it as far as possible.
If you want to play games, then stick with XP.
For everything else , there is Linux.
2007-05-24 23:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by cnsystemsaustralia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure you could bypass returned to linux. All you ought to do is locate wubi as yet another responder stated of use a twin boot with xp and ubuntu. in case you have the stay-cd from ubuntu and you ought to use all your hardware with the stay-cd working, all your hardware will artwork after installation ubuntu and you will no longer ought to undertaking approximately drivers. to be waiting besides from a cd you ought to determine the boot order on your bios has the cdrom force indexed earlier the difficult force. once you turn your laptop on watch the reveal screen for instructions on which key to press besides from the cd. in case you do no longer see it you will ought to test till you stumble on the perfect key. it relatively is greater often than not the two Del, or area bar, or F2-8. right this is a link for the thank you to twin boot, yet your least complicated answer may well be to apply wubi. Heer are some hyperlinks for wubi additionally. good success
2016-11-04 23:09:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've tried most of them, but still using XP. I like the familiarity of using windows, Microsoft Office, etc. Just find it's friendlier than linux. I typically had driver issues with linux which is surprising since I have an IBM laptop.
Ubuntu was my fav other than windows. Esp with the alternate user interfaces.
2007-05-21 17:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are a software engineer, Linux could be a great os. I've used Mandrake, it comes with the compilers for the popular programming languages.
If your into games or office/home applications, I like XP. Most popular games and applications work on XP.
2007-05-21 18:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by mikewagan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best - for what? How do you intend to use your PC? If for some kind of toying only, it will be better to use some "live CD" as Knoppix. If you want to *work* with it, select here:
http://www.linux.org/dist/
2007-05-21 17:21:47 · answer #5 · answered by alakit013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like ubuntu. It's pretty easy to figure out and use. It also does a good job of working with most of your computer's hardware (printers, sound cards, graphics cards, modems, etc.)
2007-05-21 17:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by terran_ghost 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋