Any Linux users here?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I know there are a few users here who have said that they use Linux. What distro are using and which ones have you tried? What do you like/ dislike about it cmpared to windows? Do any of you dual boot with Windows or another operating system? Thoughts, experiences, etc.

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

Mac yes

[rclouse 0]

I run Fedora on my desktop machines (mine and wifey's) and Ubuntu on my laptop. I first install Fista and use its partitioner to allocate a C:, D: etc. depending on how many hard drives I've got. Then I install Fedora (latest is Fedora 10) and partition the rest of the space accordingly. Then I can dual boot if I want to play a Windoze game.

On the laptop Fista was already on it so I used Partition Magic to shrink that down so I had room for Ubuntu. Ubuntu had better wireless Ethernet support at the time though I've heard Fedora has caught up. Ubuntu is also more "plug & play", Fedora is more for my hacker side.

As for likes/dislikes, there's little I dislike about Linux. It's rock solid, virus free, fast, cheap (as in free) and can do pretty much anything Windoze can do w/o the evil empire aftertaste.

[웃 910]

As for likes/dislikes, there's little I dislike about Linux. It's rock solid, virus free, fast, cheap (as in free) and can do pretty much anything Windoze can do w/o the evil empire aftertaste.

I agree with rclouse. I've been using Ubuntu for a very long time. My brother is actually the computer guy in the family so he knows much more about it than I. He installed both Ubuntu and Windows. If I want to switch to Windows all I have to do is go to "Applications" then "system tools" then "Innotek VirtualBox". Then Windows appears as a tab at the bottom of my screen.

I use Windows for MS Office and there are certain games that only work on Windows. For example, a recent game that I discovered that is really fun is http://www.isketch.net (try it if you like playing pictionary) but I can't play it with Ubuntu. It requires the latest version of Shockwave and can be downloaded in minutes through Windows but is a big ordeal/hassle to get for Ubuntu.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I am playing around with Mint and Ubuntu, running each of them from a usb drive. I'm having problems with Nvidia drviers, I haven't been able to get the desktop effects working yet. I want to make sure I get one version completely useable before I install it to hard driver. I doubt that I can give up Windows, but Linux is interesting to learn.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I am having problems with Ubuntu playing dvds. Encrypted dvd playback is not enabled out of the box and what I have downloaded doesn't allow for proper playback.

[Mikkel 0]

I run Debian 5 on my servers and on the virtual machines in my lab environment. I don't like any flavour of linux as a desktop operating system, though. I like when things just work on a desktop OS, and no Linux flavour has presented me with such an experience yet.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I run Debian 5 on my servers and on the virtual machines in my lab environment. I don't like any flavour of linux as a desktop operating system, though. I like when things just work on a desktop OS, and no Linux flavour has presented me with such an experience yet.

It seems like all of them take some time to get things functional. Mint has the most out of the box functionality of the distros that I have sampled, but video drivers are a pain in the a$$. Ubuntu is the most popular and that had even more problems. There is a lot that I like about both versions, but it is a lot of work.

[Captain Ewok 1,891]

Everyone here is using linux right now .

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

Everyone here is using linux right now .

elitist!

[Niels Bohr 72]

I run Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on Debian. Ubuntu has a easy to use GUI. There are a number of books written for Ubuntu.

If you want to emulate Windows software on Linux, it may or may not be a problem. Some software emulate perfectly, and some won't even let you run. I use Wine to emulate Office. The loading time takes forever.

I use Ubuntu primarily for fun. Figure out how an operating system works. Learning how to manipulate process queuing, reducing process deadlocks, determing what other system calls are built into Ubuntu. Just learning the in and outs. Linux is not useful for my purpose.

Edited March 15, 2009 by Niels Bohr

[Yoink 7]

I'm 6 years old and I am a PC

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I run Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on Debian. Ubuntu has a easy to use GUI. There are a number of books written for Ubuntu.

If you want to emulate Windows software on Linux, it may or may not be a problem. Some software emulate perfectly, and some won't even let you run. I use Wine to emulate Office. The loading time takes forever.

I use Ubuntu primarily for fun. Figure out how an operating system works. Learning how to manipulate process queuing, reducing process deadlocks, determing what other system calls are built into Ubuntu. Just learning the in and outs. Linux is not useful for my purpose.

I'm using it for run and a learning experience too. Getting it to work on a usb drive was a pain, but I learned a lot. Some of the visual effects are cool as are some of the included screensavers. After a while the wobbly windows start to make me nauseous. And can you beat four in a row without cheating?