Linux vs Windows

[Super_ness]

Hey everyone, I'm posting this to answer any questions anyone may have about Linux.

For me, I dual boot Ubuntu 9.10 and Vista for games. I have no AV or anything on Ubuntu, and I have no viruses. This is not because it's a small user base. The world's biggest servers run Linux.

 

[Dastrn]

I agree about it's awesomeness! I'm triple booting Ubuntu 9.10, Linux Mint, and Windows 7. I use Windows and Linux each about 50% of the time, and I appreciate the nuances of both. I'm comfortable using a terminal to do command line operations, and I don't mind a dos prompt either.

I tend to find that both operating systems offer ease of use in areas that the other doesn't. Using both has absolutely increased my productivity over using either. I've been 100% linux before, and 100% windows before, and working with both has just made things better for me.

Whenever my friends have computer issues, they come to me. I almost always take the opportunity to introduce them to Ubuntu, and so far 100% of the time, they are way happier with it than they were with XP or Vista when it comes to basic/intermediate tasks. Anything advanced like Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, etc are better for Windows/Mac. Anything advanced and technical like wifi hacking Linux still wins.

In summary, I love being a multi-OS user, and Ubuntu gets a TON of play from me. I'm pumped about 10.04.

 

[HentaiKing4Everr]

Why did you even bother o create this......
Both have its + and -
I'll be posting a giant thread bout the main diffrences lulz since theres too much talk about it lulz

 

[Professor :3]

Haha oh god, you *******.

 

[Super_ness]

Haha oh god, you *******.

Give us some examples. Why do you like Windows?

 

[Skrlx]

This is me after reading your thread

 

[Kirby King]

If you guys don't like the purpose of the thread, the least you could do is refrain from posting childish insults or dumb images. Disagree all you like, but I'm not going to put up with blatant spam.

 

[Skrlx]

Nice post but too bad you forgot to lock the soon-to-be OS war. I wouldn't be "childish" if somebody like Super_Ness (who is obviously pro-Linux) would like to engage in a "tell me why Windows is better and i'll shoot it down with my awesome Linux knowledge" discussion.

Like what hentaiking said, both Linux and Windows have their positives and negatives and it's all preference. This is about the equivelant of a Melee vs Brawl thread.

 

[Kirby King]

Like what hentaiking said, both Linux and Windows have their positives and negatives and it's all preference.

Imagine if you had just posted that in the first place and avoided the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Needless to say I'm watching the thread. No one's going to die, relax.

 

[Skrlx]

You need to follow Super_Ness' posts to understand my actions. I'm gonna head over to the Brawl boards and make a "Brawl vs Melee" thread okay? Just make sure to watch it in case somebody dies.

 

[HentaiKing4Everr]

*reads above*

-facepalm-

@Kirby: This thread has potential flame war...luckily there isn't that many users but still =\
Your much better off locking this thread.

@Ness: Stop posting your opinions =_=

 

[Super_ness]

I asked and received very explicit permission from AltF4 before posting this.

I simply wanted to answer any questions regarding Linux. For example, some people think that Linux is a trip to the command line every five minutes. It's not.

 

[HentaiKing4Everr]

Next time phrase it better. Read your first paragraph. You sound like you want to start an OS war

 

[Super_ness]

Next time phrase it better. Read your first paragraph. You sound like you want to start an OS war

Yeah.... I did phrase that poorly. Edited!

 

[HentaiKing4Everr]

and Change your title too..... lulz

 

[Chaco]

Im using Ubuntu now on my second laptop, so like Dastrn I'm using both. Currently I'm still learning Ubuntu and feeling my way around, so right now. It's kinda going like this for me:

7=Ubuntu>XP>Vista

 

[AltF4]

I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 NBR on a Netbook, and it's pretty awesome. The changed UI is way more usable on the smaller screen. The install was a breeze, too. No hold-ups at all.

 

[Super_ness]

Is it? I tried UNR on a desktop, but the launcher, nautilus, and Gnome Panel were fighting each other.

 

[Dastrn]

I like how the only people who wanted a battle were the ones that give us crap for deviating from Windows. Us linux users in this thread have all mentioned dual-booting as ideal, and mentioned good things about using multiple OSs.

People are so hostile towards something new.

I would like to point out at this time that LinuxMint 8 "helena" is an awesome distro. If it wasn't for the software center in Ubuntu, I'd probably switch to Mint. You guys should check it out.

 

[Untrust Us]

Linux is far from being new. I never understood Linux with all these Distro's and all, I mean, I had Ubuntu for a while but then I realized there were a bunch of other distros besides Ubuntu.

 

[Dastrn]

Linux is far from being new. I never understood Linux with all these Distro's and all, I mean, I had Ubuntu for a while but then I realized there were a bunch of other distros besides Ubuntu.

I mean it's new to the people who don't use it. I actually used Unix in the late 80s and played with early Linux distros in the 90s, but I was just a kid back then.

LinuxMint 8 is maybe even more new-user friendly than Ubuntu. Maybe. I need to spend more time with it and get used to it's menu system before I make a final verdict. My dad also keeps giving me crap about trying Fedora. He's been a RedHat guy for 15 years, and followed RedHat to Fedora when the joined up.

If I ever get some free cash, I'm going to spend it on a huge laptop drive so I can install like 8 linux distros at once and screw around with all of them so I know more about how to compare Fedora to Ubuntu to Mandriva...

 

[Xianglian]

I had Ubuntu 9.04 for quite some time, i updated my netbook to Ubuntu 9.10 and it didn't mount the filesystems, i had to reinstall everything thus wiping my hard drive clean of all of my files (i'm poor so i don't have money for a removable hard drive) , i was pass pissed. I want to dual boot either Windows XP or Windows 7 along with Ubuntu. But i'm not sure how to do that and i'm not sure which windows would be best suited for a dual boot.

Ubuntu is awesomeness and Linux in general is awesome

~sudo su-
~[sudo]password for home folder: ***
~ sudo me a sandwich ^^

 

[GalvinBrown]

I like windows.That is OS which in my permanent HDD.Well I also has linux in External HDD of mine.When I want to do work with linux then I connect the external HDD of mine and operate that by boot form USB option.