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 drawde
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 Operating systems? 
#471009 - 09/01/10 07:42 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, I'm kind of a Luddite...
Is there any good operating systems besides windows and mac?
Linux? Whats good?
Im getting sick of the big 2...
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iStoner
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: drawde]
#471022 - 09/01/10 08:23 PM (14 years, 3 months ago) |
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honestly i have no idea, ive only seen one guy with linux. he loved it.
but other than that guy, ive only seen mac and windows.
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: drawde]
#471039 - 09/01/10 09:13 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Before I installed Windows 7, while using Vista, I preferred booting in Ubuntu. It has a large driver support and it even found my printer. Just be sure to check the hardware compatibility list before you install any distro.
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Don King]
#471063 - 09/01/10 10:23 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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any various linux distribution is by far your best (free) alternative to mac/windows .
Linux used to require a lot of technical skills to install & use but nowaways you can use a distribution like Ubuntu , burn a cd/dvd and you're ready to go, installing ubuntu is as easy as installing windows , and there is by default a windows type GUI (kde or gnome) that is extremely similar to windows & easy to use, and less ugly looking in window's case.
there are a bunch of different linux distros, setup and packaged differently, but they mostly share the same core/kernel source code, which is a long running open source project worked on by many talented developers, and so linux in its modern form is really a great OS in it's own right, very secure, all free software, etc. For beginners i would recommend Ubuntu or Mint linux ( http://www.linuxmint.com/ )
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Don King
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Blackcat420]
#471065 - 09/01/10 10:44 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Great first post.
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drawde
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Don King]
#471072 - 09/01/10 11:16 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replies so far.
Like I said I am a luddite... why do you need to use ubuntu to run linux, and what is GUI?
Linux sounds cool. Can you game on it? (again sorry if thats a stupid question).
I know someone like me should not take up PC gaming but Im just curious...
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: drawde]
#471073 - 09/01/10 11:21 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: drawde]
#471074 - 09/01/10 11:29 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Too many google searches, not enough time.
No seriously, use the search engine.
I'm just being honest here.
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Don King]
#471095 - 09/02/10 12:58 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ubuntu is pretty nice if you're just getting into linux.
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drawde
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Quote:
NobodyImportant said:
lol wut ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
Someone who is an idiot with technology...
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Don King]
#471124 - 09/02/10 07:24 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Don King said:
Too many google searches, not enough time.
No seriously, use the search engine.
I'm just being honest here.
Yeah... suppose your right.
I have much to learn...
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: drawde]
#471125 - 09/02/10 07:35 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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-edit-
I'm up to early, and to sober.
I use windows, never saw a reason to change it.
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Edited by Thebooedocksaint (09/02/10 07:39 AM)
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Don King]
#471456 - 09/02/10 07:51 PM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Don King said:
Great first post.
This.
Also, Ubuntu.
Any problems, just just google the problem.
Seriously.
I'm not kidding.
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: Tripp420]
#471598 - 09/03/10 06:56 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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True that.
And personally I like Kubuntu (Ubuntu with KDE as the default graphical interface). The actual desktop environment in GNOME is fine but I tend to prefer the KDE applications (amaroK is the shit).
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Tripp420
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Re: Operating systems? [Re: NizzyJones]
#471672 - 09/03/10 11:56 AM (14 years, 2 months ago) |
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KDE is pretty sweet.
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