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[Mafian]

I am new to the forums and im posting to get free hosting, and i would like to know what people like to use on there computer Ive played with ubuntu, but a friend of mine said go straight to linux so i wanted to hear a few suggestions about what he has considered do you think i should try linux?

[pkjm17]

Mafian, on Apr 13 2007, 10:23 PM, said:

I am new to the forums and im posting to get free hosting, and i would like to know what people like to use on there computer Ive played with ubuntu, but a friend of mine said go straight to linux so i wanted to hear a few suggestions about what he has considered do you think i should try linux?

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution.....its what i'm using

a few other Linux distributions: Red Hat, Slackware, Suse, etc.

[bhavesh]

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I am new to the forums and im posting to get free hosting, and i would like to know what people like to use on there computer Ive played with ubuntu, but a friend of mine said go straight to linux so i wanted to hear a few suggestions about what he has considered do you think i should try linux?

My favorite OS......
If talking about windows then Windows 98.....
And if about Linux then Red Hat.....
Because in my view this two are best in all sense.

[csp4.0]

The best OS ever made by MS is WinXP SP2, and the most 'eye-candy-ish' OS is Windows Vista.
For Linux, i would choose Ubuntu Linux
I hate Macs for some reason.
And Solaris is too expensive.
My Overall Favourite would be XP, it has good management on RAM and CPU usage, good Compatibility, and good Virus protection

[rvalkass]

I have been using Kubuntu (same as Ubuntu but with KDE as the window manager) and I think it is much better than Windows. Having used every version of Windows since 3.1 it was such an eye opener to move to the world of Linux. The only problem I have is the last kernel upgrade won't correctly mount anything, and is now happily destroying my HDD Apart from that, its been great, and the fact that the vast majority of software is completely free with great community support beats Microsoft hands down.

[t3jem]

I use windows because its easy and comes with my computer, i'm too lazy to try linux as this is my only computer and not willing to lose everything. The only real reason I stick with windows though is its compatability with 95% of all applications I use. If Mac was able to run exe files without emulation or a higher load on CPU there is a high chance I'd switch over. I've only used mac for about 10 minutes total, but the time i spent on there i was impressed at how fast it ran (I don't think it was that good either). And like I said, I'm too lazy for linux. When I get a new laptop in a year or two it will be windows, but I will reformat and put XP on it because I don't like vista at all since it takes up way too much memory.

[TnA impacTT]

If you are just going to try Linux, use a Livecd, I like Knoopix Live CD, but I have used Linux before and I love it.

[ghostrider]

I use Knoppix 5.1 on a Live CD. It detects virtually all hardware and sets it up. It takes about 2-3 minutes on my computer to boot up completely. I can't wait until 5.2 is released. Supposedly it is going to be released sometime this month! *gets excited*

[srujanlive]

I been using Windows XP since long and inspite of all the lots of problems i come across, I find it quite stable and nice to use. Recently tried Ubuntu and was surprised it detected my sound and all other drivers prior to installation. The problem is I am a home user and terminal becomes such a big headache for a non programmer like me. I would love to use the Mac but i dont think i would use it for long since i am a gaming person

[hitmanblood]

I am still using Windows XP and I want change it probably I am not even considering to transfer to the linux. As I don't need it and XP evethough I don't prefer it is to some extent good Operating System. Also I would like to point out that if you have Linux you don't need virus protection program. And About vista eventhough Microsoft is stating that it is completely newly written I would like to point out that it is still using large parts of XP coding however they have rewritten many very important parts and many critical system parts have been transfered out of kernel so to say the architecture of Vista provides more security then that of Windows XP. But it is still more or less Cosmetical update. I don't like linuxes as they are like to play hard tog et. Although it offeres more ability and control over your own computer I really don't need that much and Windows allows me at the moment apporximately the same amount of control i would need.

[thaman]

We can find different OS available in the market. But according to our use OS will be useful. For home user i prefer Windows XP OS because it is easy to use with good graphics. If we need security and good networking i will prefer Linux OS. So according to our need OS are available. Don't use OS which doesn't benefits you. I recommend Windows XP as a favorite OS.

[hitmanblood]

thaman, on Apr 15 2007, 11:34 AM, said:

We can find different OS available in the market. But according to our use OS will be useful. For home user i prefer Windows XP OS because it is easy to use with good graphics. If we need security and good networking i will prefer Linux OS. So according to our need OS are available. Don't use OS which doesn't benefits you. I recommend Windows XP as a favorite OS.

You must also consider that if user is not power user then he or she will tend to use the same operating system at home as they use it in theirs working place. That's why microsoft had this policy to allow certain bugs in the Windows XP so that people would get free operating system at home but companies would pay big bucks for licences.

Also I know that this is not discussion about that but Microsoft is profiting most from the Office rather then Windows itself.

[Tetraca]

If they worked on my hardware, HaikuOS and eComStation would be my hands down favorite OSes. HaikuOS is compatible with applications meant for Linux, and eComStation can practically run every major binary you'd care about with the exception of OS X binaries. The best part is both of them aren't very bloated.

Edited by Tetraca, 15 April 2007 - 11:56 PM.

[Watermonkey]

Well, I guess I've got the only Mac vote in this thread so far then. I like the Macintosh OS, specifically OS X 10.4.9 because it just works. It's multi-processor capable and I don't generally have to worry about drivers or things like that. I can plug it into most any printer and it'll work. No viruses to speak of, I don't even use anti-virus software, no trouble. If an app. crashes, you can force-quit the app. and the rest is unaffected. And my favorite part... You don't have to re-start the stupid thing a quarter as often as Windoz makes you!

[hitmanblood]

Tetraca, on Apr 16 2007, 01:55 AM, said:

If they worked on my hardware, HaikuOS and eComStation would be my hands down favorite OSes. HaikuOS is compatible with applications meant for Linux, and eComStation can practically run every major binary you'd care about with the exception of OS X binaries. The best part is both of them aren't very bloated.

This is my first time I have heared for these two operating system. I must say I am bit amazed with eComStation, it looks like it is build up just to be portable or to accept everything you can give it well almost everything.

While on the other hand I don't like HaikuOS as it looks a bit old fashined it reminds me on the windows 98 with such graphics. I have really spend some time watching those screenshots on their web site. Well one plus one minus.

We would need poll in this thread it would help a lot to see what users think.

[Smack]

I love Apple's operating system. I have never had any problems with this computer. The operating system always runs fast, startup is quick, and the spotlight (similar to Windows Desktop Search) never runs slow. You can search the whole computer from it so if you cannot find what you are looking for, or are new to mac os you can access any program from the spotlight. You can also search the internet through it.

Mac >.

[AnkitGoswami]

I agree with rvalkass, Kubuntu is a great linux distro. I can do almost anything I want in it and its installation was even easier than ubuntu's. Linux isn't bad compared to windows its just that you have to give it time to get used to it plus the gui beats windows anyday.

[hitmanblood]

AnkitGoswami, on Apr 21 2007, 09:56 AM, said:

I agree with rvalkass, Kubuntu is a great linux distro. I can do almost anything I want in it and its installation was even easier than ubuntu's. Linux isn't bad compared to windows its just that you have to give it time to get used to it plus the gui beats windows anyday.

I still consider linux ugly and this is not only one reason why I don't use it. Although you can make linux graphical user interface look exactly the same as vista it would not change a thing. Because it still stays ugly and for most of linux effects I was not satisfied.

[bhavesh]

Mine favorite operating system is Windows Vista.
For Linux, mine favorite is the Red Hat Linux.
It seems good to work on this operating system. they have many features in them.

[demonatashadow]

Well right now I'm using windows but it's not my favorite. Right now I'm waiting for a new OS to come out which so far has not reached very many peoples ears. But I'm confident that it will be huge when it comes out. It's called Altimit being made by Altimit Corp. I made a topic about it and it seems like a really good OS. Thats what I'm going to be using and I suggest you check out my opic I made on Altimit and maybe you'll think about using that.

[robocz033]

i use windows and mac osx. but mainly windows, however i am looking into partitioning my external to run xp, vista, linux and mac osx. i hope it will work.

[harshcpu]

i would probably have to say that windows xp is my favorite to all of the others due to the simple fact that it runs smooth on many machines and that it can run just about all of the programs that i own without error. A word of advise if you have windows xp and are thinking about upgrading make sure that you have a dual core processor with at least 1gb of ram or else you are asking for a extremely slow computer.

[hitmanblood]

robocz033, on Apr 28 2007, 04:15 PM, said:

i use windows and mac osx. but mainly windows, however i am looking into partitioning my external to run xp, vista, linux and mac osx. i hope it will work.

I am just interested how come that you use windows and then you would like to partion your hard drive to use vista xp linux and mac osx.

I just don't know which windows are you using. I am also using windows but I might even switch to the linux I just need it.

[Renaissance]

My favourite OS? I don't really have a favourite. I actually like all of them to some extent, but not so much the Macs. I know that may sound weird to some of you but I make a haibt of making the best of things.

Believe it or not I still use Win 3.1 on my old Travelmate laptop.

[James2k7]

I don't have a favourite either, the perfect OS for me would be a cross between Windows XP & Slackware Linux.