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Thread ID: 124673	2012-05-12 03:02:00	Why I still don't like Linux	Tony (4941)	Press F1

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1274850	2012-05-14 02:02:00	Personally, I use Grub as my primary bootloader as it's just easier. And what's wrong with Grub anyway? The Windows one looks better and has a third-party GUI tool for configuration. :p (that, and I have Windows 7 as well as Server 2008 R2 on this machine) As for the old version of Ubuntu you have removed, it's probably left an old bootsector or such on a drive. Deleting it or rewriting with Windows if it's a Windows drive should stop it detecting it. Probably. When I installed 12.04 I made sure the bootloader was on the Ubuntu partition and not the MBR.	pcuser42 (130)
1274851	2012-05-14 02:36:00	With respect, you are just confirming everything I have written. Why on earth would I want to go to all that trouble? Usually coz this sorta thing only happens when you're playing with a dual-boot. It's significantly easier when you're not. Also, ever tried to get Windows to play nice with an existing Linux install? Windows is even worse ...	Chilling_Silence (9)
1274852	2012-05-14 02:40:00	Also, ever tried to get Windows to play nice with an existing Linux install? Windows is even worse ... Heck, you don't even need Linux in the mix to get issues. Windows is guilty of doing all sorts of stupid things as well. If you have enough drives and enough different versions of just Windows you will get all sorts of annoying issues. It's far far easier sometimes to just unplug the drives you're not installing to, to make sure the damn thing installs its own bootloader and such ONLY to the drive you want it installed on and nowhere else.	Agent_24 (57)
1274853	2012-05-14 03:08:00	The only I reason I don't like it is GAMING. (And no, forget opengl and all the emulators)	pctek (84)
1274854	2012-05-14 03:45:00	I use Windows if essential, Linux otherwise. I went off Ubuntu about Hardy Heron. Used Mint for a while. Lucid Puppy now as it is stable, easyish and fast as. I feel you are being a bit critical of all the Linux world when you have only tried one version. A FREE OS that a lot of people put time and effort into (not me I should point out), that requires a small amount of knowledge, should not be dismissed in such an offhand fashion, by a self-confessed neophyte. Shame on you! :p :lol::lol:	KarameaDave (15222)
1274855	2012-05-14 03:58:00	I feel you are being a bit critical of all the Linux world when you have only tried one version. A FREE OS that a lot of people put time and effort into (not me I should point out), that requires a small amount of knowledge, should not be dismissed in such an offhand fashion, by a self-confessed neophyte. Shame on you! :p :lol::lol:So defensive! I assume the post was aimed at me. I would point out that while I am not at all a Linux expert, I have tried it off and on for many years, with different distros, and have yet to find one that doesn't require a lot of stuffing around. I am also hardly a "neophyte" outside of Linux, having worked in computing since about 1966 and been involved with personal computers since about 1984. I think all the people who are leaping to the defence of Linux are missing my point. I'm not saying Linux is a crap OS, I'm just saying that it requires more knowledge and tinkering to get up and running than I am prepared these days to put into it, and for the average non-technical user that requirement is going to put them off adopting it. Until my sister can get a Linux disk, boot off it, enter a few parms and then go away until it is installed, it is not for her.	Tony (4941)
1274856	2012-05-14 04:14:00	Try Mint as mentioned, it's awesome and ought to do just that :D It also feature recently on the PCW Cover Discs if you've got the last month or two's worth handy :)	Chilling_Silence (9)
1274857	2012-05-14 04:34:00	The only I reason I don't like it is GAMING. (And no, forget opengl and all the emulators) That's why I dual-boot.	Agent_24 (57)
1274858	2012-05-14 05:04:00	I have tried Linux for a short while, I just prefer Windows . It's just standardised from the school to the workplace . And if you are into photography for eg . . most of the magazines, books, internet sites etc . . . deal with Adobe . We have a XP computer here . I might install Office 2000 back on that, I have Office 2007 which was upgraded to 2010 for free under the MS deal at the time . But we ran out of licenses . We do have Open Office on XP and it opens various files but the layout is different, the font is different . Occasionally a shaded box was missing or the box was a line underneath . We have printed the "unaltered" . docx file off both software (Office 2010 and Open Office) .	Nomad (952)
1274859	2012-05-14 08:17:00	So defensive! I assume the post was aimed at me. I would point out that while I am not at all a Linux expert, I have tried it off and on for many years, with different distros, and have yet to find one that doesn't require a lot of stuffing around. I am also hardly a "neophyte" outside of Linux, having worked in computing since about 1966 and been involved with personal computers since about 1984. I think all the people who are leaping to the defence of Linux are missing my point. I'm not saying Linux is a crap OS, I'm just saying that it requires more knowledge and tinkering to get up and running than I am prepared these days to put into it, and for the average non-technical user that requirement is going to put them off adopting it. Until my sister can get a Linux disk, boot off it, enter a few parms and then go away until it is installed, it is not for her. Yeah, thought I'd get a bite, this is all opinion, so should really be in chat, as someone else has pointed out. A neophyte is simply someone new, any experience you may, or may not have with Windows, has little or no bearing in this discussion really, but, OH WELL, never mind, as they say.	KarameaDave (15222)
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