How many of you completely switched to Linux?

**mörgæs** · January 16th, 2013

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**clbaines** · January 16th, 2013

I have not completely switched to Linux. I have a computer with Windows XP that I use to run Quicken and Netflix. All three of my other computers are Linux. Two with Ubuntu 12.04 and one with Mint 13/Maya.

If both Quicken and Netflix ever get their act together, then it would be no Windows for me.

**joco1500** · January 16th, 2013

You can get a cheep desktop and put Puppy Arcade on it.
It is a distro based on Puppy Linux which is based on Ubuntu.
It has a lot of games like Doom and you can play PlayStation games on it if you connect a controller. And you can also play a lot of other retro games on it.

**justin1138** · January 17th, 2013

Originally Posted by clbaines

I have not completely switched to Linux. I have a computer with Windows XP that I use to run Quicken and Netflix. All three of my other computers are Linux. Two with Ubuntu 12.04 and one with Mint 13/Maya.

If both Quicken and Netflix ever get their act together, then it would be no Windows for me.

I feel your pain. I bought a Dell Mini netbook with Windows XP on it for Netflix and Tomtom Home (to update my GPS devices), but I went to update Windows, and it began spinning in circles. Then I saw that it had no SSD space left. It was choked with Windows fixes and patches. So I just said to hell with it and put Ubuntu 12.10 on it. Now it feels a lot more modern and fresh.

My other computer, an HP netbook, also runs Ubuntu 12.10. I will just take my Tomtoms over to the in-laws house to update them. I already installed Tomtom Home on their machines. Tomtom Home won't work under WINE.

**peyre** · January 17th, 2013

Originally Posted by jerome1232

That awkward moment when you say the impossible. Unless the poster meant they switched to Linux in '98 (since Linux was released with GNU in '91) and has used Ubuntu since Ubuntu's release?

That wouldn't be too surprising. Windows 98 was still plenty usable even a bit past 2000. I used it myself on my old laptop until about 2007.

(btw, your signature should read "threw a sword at you")

**eenofonn** · January 17th, 2013

Originally Posted by peyre

That wouldn't be too surprising. Windows 98 was still plenty usable even a bit past 2000. I used it myself on my old laptop until about 2007.

(btw, your signature should read "threw a sword at you")

I occasionally run into machines running 95 .... it's a crazy blast from the past when you do though

**Stir** · January 18th, 2013

I switched over my HTPC hooked up in my living room to Ubuntu about 5 months ago over from Win7 and haven't looked back.

I was so impressed I switched my work PC to Ubuntu about 3 weeks ago and use Virtualbox for Win apps that I still need for work.

Biggest issue for me is that on my work machine 12.10 install CUPS is seriously broken. I can't print to anything. I had to hook up my printers to a different Win7 machine, share them, then add them to my Win7 running in VB.

Only other thing I really miss is Lightroom. I'm using Aftershot Pro but it's not as good.

**krishna.988** · January 18th, 2013

Originally Posted by Stir

I switched over my HTPC hooked up in my living room to Ubuntu about 5 months ago over from Win7 and haven't looked back.

I was so impressed I switched my work PC to Ubuntu about 3 weeks ago and use Virtualbox for Win apps that I still need for work.

Biggest issue for me is that on my work machine 12.10 install CUPS is seriously broken. I can't print to anything. I had to hook up my printers to a different Win7 machine, share them, then add them to my Win7 running in VB.

Only other thing I really miss is Lightroom. I'm using Aftershot Pro but it's not as good.

Whatever is not working in Ubuntu..you are making it run in Virtualbox windows then what is the whole point in shifiting to ubuntu???