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| Thread ID: 68765 | 2006-05-10 06:28:00 | XP wins - no more linux for me.... | sam m (517) | PC World Chat |
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| 453737 | 2006-05-10 06:28:00 | ..well for the mean time anyway. Over the years I have tried over 8 different versions of linux and even though I enjoy the learning curve experience the family are not so keen and I spend many hours trolling websites to make linux do what Windows does so simply. As this is a family computer the decision is made that I will not add any more linux distros (unless I get a 3rd computer) I have used: Xandros 2 & 3 Mepis Suse Fedora Mandrake Yoper Ubuntu (3 versions) Redhat I admit that I am still fairly new to Linux and dont mind the console stuff too much but I really needed something that did everything XP does without too much tweaking. People always moan about how XP crashes and is a resource hog etc etc but I have found that a lot of the linux distros need to be just as big a hog if it wants to compete with Windows. I have yet to find a distro that loads as quickly as XP straight out of the box. I admit that all the linux distros are quicker to install but the time saved there is quickly lost when I have to wait longer for it to load. Also I have yet to have XP crash (apart from when I have been doing things to it). Most of the linux distros have for some reason or another crashed on me while doing mundane things. Adding to this when I google for help, because of the many varieties of distros out there the solutions are not always that easy to find. At least with Windows the problem one encounters is 99% time easy to find - there is only 1 XP. I think this is a downfall for open source OS. Everyone is developing the next great system - separately. So to those Linux supporters, I tried, maybe I am too dumb for Linux but as I know a lot more than many others around me it is no wonder that linux is still firmly positioned as a geekdom only OS. I will keep my eyes & ears open for the next revolutionary distro but until then MS for me. Sam |
sam m (517) | ||
| 453738 | 2006-05-10 06:52:00 | It's up to you, Sam . :) Linux is not compulsory . Perhaps sticking to one distribution might have been better . I bet you didn't spend as much time learning to use one of them as you have learning to use Windows . :D I fear a "Linux so easy to use that it's just like Windows . " Apart from the sheer size, the "features" affect the speed and reliability . I like Linux which I can set up and leave alone . That way I don't have to fix things . To get that situation, I have to turn off the things which make it "like Windows" . I don't want an OS which recognises new hardware and installs it for me . I very definitely don't want an OS which uninstalls hardware because I haven't plugged it in for a few days . I've got one machine running a Linux I installed in 1996 . It doesn't crash . My other machines don't crash, except when they are running Windows . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 453739 | 2006-05-10 07:34:00 | Alan installs Linux. (Friend of mine - UNIX expert - teaches it at Auldhouse Training.) homepages.paradise.net.nz :lol: :lol: :lol: Oh and my Windows doesn't crash not does it "uninstall hardware". |
pctek (84) | ||
| 453740 | 2006-05-10 08:56:00 | Each to their own I say. :) I use Gentoo as my full time distro, does what I want. At this stage I doubt I'll go back to Windows, or any other distro for that matter. Occassionally throw another distro on spare machine, just to have a lookie. Am in the process of doing refresher on html (NOT using WYSIWYG editor, but kwrite) and intend to move into other languages after. Will be interesting to see how the other distros handle that. Also looking for a base distro for a prospective job (in the pipeline). Mepis looking good to cover that Linux isnt easy, it isn't for everyone, but I don't think its a geek only thing either. |
Myth (110) | ||
| 453741 | 2006-05-10 09:11:00 | Gentoo isn't for me, but I installed Ubuntu not too long ago & I'm loving it. | Greven (91) | ||
| 453742 | 2006-05-10 09:46:00 | I think (like someone else here) you should just stick to one distro. Personally nothing bores me more to death at a Linux User Group meeting, hearing about yet another distro. Also distros tend to do is package things differently. X Windows has always been a big resource hog. I too can't figure out what these people are tlaking about when they say "windows xp keeps crashing". Usually you find they have installed crappy software (such as spyware ridden crud), are running ancient drivers or just have faulty hardware. You hear the same thing at mac user groups too (and it was quite funny that the last meeting I went to was about installing XP on a mac). Then again I use Linux for setting up servers - as cheap and stable alternatives to the MS stuff. Your point about the various distros making support difficult is valid. Quite often I just shrug my shoulders when someone is talking about Mandrake or the like. To be fair to Linux, it offers far more apps than an install of XP. Also you can't force open source developers to move under a master plan ..but at least you can have real standards to work towards. Heh, good luck. I've heard many stories of people who had someone setup Linux for them, only to go back to Windows. Linux will get there for the average person one day... |
gibler (49) | ||
| 453743 | 2006-05-10 12:05:00 | mac user groups rofl like "Macintosh Anonymous" or something? :) Fred: "Hi, I'm Fred, and I use a Mac" Rest of group: "Hi Fred, admission is the first step to recovery." Lol I can just imagine it :D Anyway, I am one of those people who has always just used Windows because it's easy. And because all I have is a laptop which I use for uni, and wouldn't wanna put that out of action due to a screwed up Linux install or something. But getting a POS computer to use as a downloads box tomorrow, so might look into Linux a bit more in the very near future. :) |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 453744 | 2006-05-10 14:57:00 | ...if it aint broke, dont fix it. Sometimes curiousity kills the cat and you wanna check out the dark side.. but if windows suits you then good for you :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 453745 | 2006-05-11 02:43:00 | Feel free to use XP. Use can use Linux if you like. What I like about linux is that in most cases, you can try it without paying out much money, where with XP, once you buy it, it yours for life (unless Microsoft withdraw your right to use the licence). | dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 453746 | 2006-05-11 03:45:00 | I spend many hours trolling websites to make linux do what Windows does so simply I've used Linux for several years now, Mandriva 2006.0 (formerly Mandrake) is my distro of choice and I honestly have to say I find your comment surprising. I can't think of anything that Linux can't do easily that Windows can. Except maybe infection by viruses, worms, malware, spyware... :D |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
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