Other OS ..Operating Systems

Hi littlefranciscan! We have been using Windows for the longest time although it is user friendly, so many viruses attack windows most of the time. That is why we always have are anti-virus at hand all the time. However, my husband is considering to download Linux on the other computer but he is going to see if it will work out just fine before he delete windows. Take care and have a nice day. :)

There are some things I know only Windows applications can do, so I would never get rid of it completely. I've tried Ubuntu, Xubuntu, OpenSuSE, CentOS, Mandriva, SimplyMEPIS, PCLinuxOS, Freespire, and Linux Mint. I use a partition manager on WinPE to manually partition my hard drive before installing Linux. Linux Mint is my favorite, because it's attractive, easy to use, and very nimble. Some of the greatest things about Linux are its speed, inherent security, and low maintenance. In Linux, you never have to defragment a hard drive, clean a registry, or reboot after installing updates. But there's a problem with Linux...I use a USB mouse, USB keyboard, USB printer, and two or three USB storage devices at a time. Most important is my 2 GB Kingston flashdrive, which stores a better half of my applications, including my e-mail client. Windows can handle the strain, Linux cannot. Continuously running applications on USB devices will crash, and the pointer will stop responding to the mouse. All I can do at this point is hit Ctrl + Alt + Del on the keyboard and reboot, losing anything that hadn't been saved prior to the crash. Every distro I've tried (that would work with my hardware) has this problem. I also understand there is a "power saving" issue with USB that affects not only Linux, but Mac OS as well, so my problem may be in the actual UNIX core. I've reported this problem in a couple forums, and hope it gets resolved quickly. Linux has huge potential, and is much more convenient for personal, everyday use than Windows. But until this bug gets worked out of the kernel, Windows is the only OS that facilitates my needs. Cheers! -santuccie P.S.: Laughing at dumb jokes is still good for your health!!!

As you know, I just bought a Macbook so now I am using Mac instead of Windows, though I have Windows XP on it as well. These are the only types of operating systems that I have used but have been told that Linux is a good system as well. Windows is very unstable and vulnerable to attacks, which is why I went to Mac. You should try Mac as I think you would like it and the features that it has on it. The graphics programs on here are wonderful as well.

Here in India, we have a PC magazine called Digit and they give out CD and DVD with it. well each month they give some linux distribution on their DVD which can be booted from DOS. yeah u don't have to install. it will boot directly once u have ur PC set to read the optical media when it boots! U can download it from the linux website if u wish. there are many flavours available for download

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As of now, I dual-boot with Windows Server 2003 and Ubuntu. Love Ubuntu, not a huge fan of Windows. Any of the versions.

was thinking to get Linux, but there is no free version that I know of. plus I'm not sure if it works on all sites so I keep delaying it.

Long time ago I use Basic, which is a very old operating system. Now besides Windows, I don't know how to use other operating systems. After all, Windoes is the best for me.

Yup, I have downloaded a free OS from the internet. Its called Kubuntu from Linux and its absolutely free. In installing new OS you have to either reformat the computer, that means delete the current OS and install the new OS, or make a virtual pc without deleting the current OS, that means two os in one computer or two computer in equivalent. You can request Kubuntu here: http://shipit.kubuntu.org/ Its pretty much like windows vista.