Pc vs Linux

Linux is an operating system, as is MS Windows. An operating system is what allows you to do file operations, use a Graphical User Interface with a mouse and run the applications that you do. Windows and Linux are different (though they can look very similar to a user) and one cannot run programs made for the other. There are Windows emulators made for Linux (that is, a program that runs in Linux that behaves like MS Windows and can run programs designed for MS Windows), so it might be possible to run some of your Windows games in Linux (with an emulator). Usually, since emulators are already a program running on another operating system, there are speed and memory restrictions and, while you might be able to run a Windows word-processor, games usually need all the capabilities of a PC and would either run slowly or not at all in an emulator. Linux (and there are many versions, some free and some not) is, these days, comparable to Windows and can run all of the kinds of programs that are available for Windows. Many of the Linux versions of programs, such as browsers and word-processors look and behave exactly as their Windows versions do. Linux is, on the whole, less subject to many of the viruses and other malwares that attack Windows because it is less common as a desktop machine and therefore fewer viruses are written for it. Depending on the version and how it is configured, a PC with a Linux OS is probably more secure than the average Windows machine. If there are certain games that you like to play which run on Windows, then it is very unlikely that there are Linux versions of them, so you are probably better off staying with a Windows PC.

Linux is just a kernel. Their are many operating systems that use the Linux kernel, called distributions. Take the questionnaire below so that you can find out which Linux distribution is best for you: http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/ You may find a Linux based OS that is easy to use and more Windows based user friendly. Linux is a much more powerful kernel than any Microsoft Windows based one. The administrator has a more extensive set of tools available to him than in Windows and can set privileges on everything. Linux based OSes are more stable. If you are a PC gamer, then I would suggest that you stick with Windows. You can play some games on Linux, but most commercial PC games are designed to run on Windows and haven't been ported to Linux. You can install Windows emulators on Linux, but the compatibility with games is mostly hit or miss at best. I use a 64-bit Kubuntu OS system as well as a 64-bit Windows XP system for gaming. Cheers.

What do you mean pc? are you referring to windows?