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| Thread ID: 126670 | 2012-09-11 02:44:00 | Linux Questions | Nick G (16709) | Press F1 |
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| 1300281 | 2012-09-12 03:17:00 | Very funny Chill, then why does Avast, ClamAV, BitDefender, AVG,etc make AntiVirus for Linux? Wow seriously? If you'd used Linux for so long you'd know they predominantly scan for Windows viruses .... zzz Any techie worth his salt knows that Virus writers have moved away from targeting OS as most of the OSes have got it right over the years. They now target Browsers and Browser plugins and that has got nothing to do with Windows, MacOS or Linux. An exploit in Firefox or Flash has got nothing to do with the OS it is running on. Not entirely Again, on top of that, anything is *infinitely* more contained in Linux as the default user has just that: User permissions On Windows is INSANELY easy to go %@#$ around in the registry, change it so that every time you load up your browser it also fires up this other malware, or modify it so that any EXE file that wants to load must go through that malware first. Doesn't just affect that one user either so it's a PAIN to remove. Linux: Copy the un-infected pictures / videos / documents to a fresh user profile, delete the old one. Sorted As I said initially, unless a person wants to learn PHP, GCC, Ruby on Rails, etc, there is no requirement to install Linux. I specifically said for a regular user who just runs pre-built apps, Linux on a desktop/laptop is a dud. Well apparently not, it's seeing quite a bit of growth, and if you add in the fact that Android (Linux kernel base) has 500 million installs, people are starting to like what a Linux system has to offer and it's piquing interest in it on the Desktop. On top of that, you can learn PHP on Windows too, there is no requirement to install linux just to do that. And as for the Windows cost, it comes bundled with the laptop. Yes you can buy laptops without OS but not from a big brand and they are not any cheaper than the ones bundled with Windows anyway. I don't want to take this thread to the dark side, but I never said I ran Apple Hardware ;-) That's fine if you want to run a hackintosh, but that's potentially even *worse* than actually paying for it. You're using the non-mainstream OS (Why would anybody wanna use something other than Microsoft?) on non-standard hardware (So you've spent time clearly figuring out what to do to make your OS "work" for you, just as you would had you run Linux). Yet you have the gall to suggest nobody else should do likewise? Definitely a case of "Do as I say, not as I do". Not interested personally. Again, if somebody is interested in it, why not let them? Why all the negativity? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1300282 | 2012-09-12 03:20:00 | Yup, it comes bundled with the hardware. Linux is free, can't hurt to give it a go. Even if it is no better than windows, that means windows (which costs) is no better than a free OS. My guess - windows is better in some areas, linux in others. As I said, can't hurt to give it a go. So true as they both have their advantages. Good on you for keeping an open mind and wanting to educate yourself by giving it a go. Nothing ventured nothing gained. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1300283 | 2012-09-12 03:24:00 | Again, if somebody is interested in it, why not let them? Why all the negativity? Where is that troll icon.:D |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1300284 | 2012-09-12 03:34:00 | tmrafi makes no sense... Since first trying Linux (Ubuntu) in the end of 2005 my usage has only ever increased. I've done a lot of things with it, and in fact I usually boot up Linux instead of Windows now unless I want to do gaming or run some Windows-only program. It does have its problems, as does anything, but overall it's good and useful, and you can't argue with totally free! |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1300285 | 2012-09-12 03:44:00 | Where is that troll icon.:D Probably the same place as our +1 button :p |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1300286 | 2012-09-12 04:12:00 | Probably the same place as our +1 button :p That needs +1ing :lol: |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1300287 | 2012-09-13 05:11:00 | Well, here goes. Just wiped my win8 partition, burning the ISO to a dvd now, hopefully soon I'll be in linux. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1300288 | 2012-09-13 05:28:00 | Good luck. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1300289 | 2012-09-13 05:40:00 | Good luck. Thanks - I might need it :D |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1300290 | 2012-09-13 05:51:00 | Ok, first issue already encountered - before I even run the disk. When I start up, I still get the option to boot into windows 8, even though I formatted the partition it was on. How can I stop this? | Nick G (16709) | ||
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