Today I'm Windows Free!
 

Thats right, I just uninstalled Windows XP and installed Ubuntu Linux, and I'm LOVING it by the way!

Grats! Ubuntu sounds like a type of meat. A type of delicious meat

is it faster than xp also what did you put it on?

so far it is VERY fast.. alot better then XP

im running it on a Dell Demension 3000

Exactly what isn't faster than XP? :1orglaugh

is there a version of photoshop for linux? thats the main reason I don't switch

What do you think about Suse 10.1? Thinking about checking it out.

thats one of the reasons i was hesitant, but luckly Ubuntu has a feature that lets you check out the OS by booting to the CD you burn the ISO to, and you can play with it like it was actually installed, they got FireFox, GAIM, and GIMP (linux version of photoshop) pre-installed on the system, and GIMP looks like it can do what i need photoshop for, so im good to go

personally, i haven't used anything other then Windows and ofcourse Mac from highschool

this is my first time on linux, and im digging it so far

No you have to run it under Wine. Wine will let you run about 4,500 windows apps using the Windows API on top of Unix.

http://www.winehq.com/

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http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/

That's the link for Novell's Suse 10.1

If you pickup a copy of this months Linux Magazine, they've got the Suse 10.1 full DVD so you don't have to download it all.

only problem is, i can't view videos in windows media format, or quicktime... which is a drag... anyway to get around that?

http://www.winehq.com/images/shots/full/wine_1.png

I really think Microsoft has a lot to worry about in the future. Open Source is doing a full on assault.

Also, if anyone wants a free office suite like MS Office.

Open Office 2.03 is fantastic and FREE!

http://www.openoffice.org

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Pretty sure VLC Media Player will take care of that for you.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

http://download.videolan.org/vlc/scr...shot-0.8.5.JPG

I got rid of all windowses too.
Ubuntu is the first linux distro that made a nice and easy to use desktop.
If they continue improving it Im sure more will switch.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html

i did everything there, how do i use it now?

im sooooooooooo used to clicking an .exe to install shit... gah :Oh crap

Wow. Great link. Cheers mate.

Bump for open source software.

KRL, what about drivers for video cards, sound cards and hardware - got a handy link to utilities that address those (I'm right on the verge of switching myself)?

Ubuntu sounds like an African Monkey http://www.unl.edu/rhames/bonobo/sci-bonobo-ape_3.jpg

There's software on linux...

I forgot also: be prepared to make security updates more often than on XP, linux is insecure . It's just a statisc fact, and no I'm not pro XP I even hate it and use OSX.

Dude GIMP has been rocking for years... I know a few designers who have been using it exclusively for 8-9 years. Personally I have been running Linux on my desktop for 8 years and have not really had a problem with missing software, other than the latest games, which I can really do without.

Suse has always been behind the game IMO. They have a big corporate presence, especially in Europe, but as far as software goes, they started as a revamped version of Redhat before Redhat really took off in terms of development. Now if you want a Redhat-based distribution, Fedora is the way to go, and buying/downloading Suse will leave you with an inferior product.

Any modern Linux installer (ie. Fedora or Ubuntu) will have all those drivers in the box... Hell, they've had them for years. I installed a recent Ubuntu on my laptop 2 years ago, and it picked up the graphics card (which XP still doesn't and requires a CD), the wireless controller, the Winmodem, and a ton of other shit which has been historically a pain in the ass.

yeah yeah a friend of a friend of friend hear Gimp was cool....
Dude Gimp sucks, it's to do basic stuff. Nothing can replace a PS.
Can you dev some Flash on linux? I mean real flash solution? I'd miss many softwares.

Linux is fine if you just do desktop stuff like word, mail, internet browsing. and of course servers.

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yeah, i didn't have to download any drivers or anything, when i installed it, it was all working just as if i bought it pre-installed

where as windows i had to download video drivers, CD DRIVERS, and a fucking driver for my internet...

ubuntu was all ready to go once i was installed

linux whore

I've always had dual boot systems for years. I would go completely linux if my kid didn't need windows to play his games. I'm gonna get a new puter and put thie old one in my kid's room ( sans internet ) and be 100% linux.

Good for you! I've been wanting to switch for ages now too, but i haven't had the balls to go through with it, because i know i'd have to spend ages tweaking it all again, not to mention that in University, they'll be using XP, so i can't be arsed switching around between the two.

Ive used Linux every now and then since the original redhat 5.2,
and i have to say that XP is still best. If you secure it properly.

Windows is simply faster, smoother and the resolutions are better.
It all depends on what you do though, but if you use stuff like dreamweaver, photoshop and other things, then windows is definitly best for you.. Only when you're a programmer, linux might be interesting.

i use dreamweaver and photoshop, but i found other things that can take their place in linux

I know.. you also have software like CrossOver Office that allow you to use windows software in Linux.. but it all just doesn't work as good and smooth as in Windows.

It's fun to use though, but imo that's it. I bet you will get bored and tired of the limitations in like a month and you will be reinstalling XP again.

im sitckin with my commodore and basic :thumbsup

now thtats funny

traitor!!!!!

leaving the microsoft cult? I have freinds that have done the same..


Mr. Romance

nice MSMC is impressive also. 2005 adition.

Til Adobe support Linux, I'll stick with Windows or OSX thanks :) Plus...

did you know that most bluescreens... MOST... ALMOST all in fact, are NOT Windows errors, but applications that are running under Windows. Of course, most people blame Microsoft, but that simply isn't the case.

I beleive mplayer has some limited wmv capabilities, and quicktime emulation as well.

mplayerhq.nu

Well, tradition for most Linux vendors and the OSS community in general is to fix security holes as soon as they are found. This usually means you see updates roll out quite often. In contrast, microsoft lets their security fixes wait till their next scheduled update. I think they are finally getting better about this, but they havnt regained my trust yet. I used to work for Red Hat so I might be biased;)

I dont know the procedures that ubuntu sets up by default to keep your system updated, but it is based on debian, wich has the apt-get system for managing installs and updates. Keeping your system updated is as simple as running one command (sudo apt-get -u upgradel, i beleive).. and if they are smart, it does this in the background once or twice a day. Can anyone confirm that?

Fedora and Red Hat both come out of the box by default with up2date (yum for fedora) scheduled to check for security updates etc, and install the quietly in the background while you use your computer so you dont have to ever think about it.

How can you play battlefield 2 if you give up XP..

microsoft has nothing to worry about, a few geeks install linux doesn't hurt there market. everyone said Linux will cause the end of Win NT didn't happen. most fortune 500 companies perfer Win NT over linux, the top 5 sites on the net are running NT servers

What top 5 sites are you talking about..

1. Yahoo - BSD

2. MSN - Obvious

3. Google - Proprietary Custom OS

great you just increased the amount of people not using windows by .0000001%

and even better one less person now knowing how to use windows without fucking it up.

:) what kind of work do you do on your pc besides posting on the board?

so is linux a good substitute for XP or are you very limited? for example editing movies, photoshoping, downloading files from torrents, playing new games, voice and video chatting over skype/ICQ/msn/ventrilo etc.. ? and other various stuff ppl do? Is it like a mac, you can do everything but you'll feel like a retard the first couple of weeks? :P what's the downsides?

I've used GIMP before and it's nothing like photoshop unfortunatly.

If you're still experimenting and getting used to it, you should also take a look at Mandriva. http://www.mandriva.com/en/download

You can get a "live" version as well as full installs there. Very easy installation and 90% of what you need to do webmaster work is already there. Also extremely easy to install and update with their RPM system, just like running windows update.

Congrats!