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Ronco Pizatto
April 10th, 2015, 03:19 PM
I use Ubuntu for everything. However, I still keep Windows on my computer to remind me why i like Ubuntu so much.
True. A lot of popular games are only for Windows. I do mainly puzzle and card games. So no gaming problem for me.
mdsmedia
April 10th, 2015, 10:25 PM
I've responded to this thread before, but long ago.
I have my 10 year anniversary using Linux as my primary OS, in October this year.
I still use Windows, because my profession has software which is Windows only and WINE doesn't suffice. The software itself is time-based (income tax preparation. Software is updated regularly and every year it becomes obselete) and WINE would never bother.
For some months my laptop (Windows 8) and desktop (Windows 7) have been Windows free, in that I've installed a Linux distro and Windows hasn't been bootable. I could have fixed that, given the motivation, but haven't, until recently. I admit that I wanted to fix the Windows boot for several reasons, but haven't really needed to.
At work, everything is Windows, and I can't change that, but I so prefer my Linux. Dual-boot is my preference at the moment, just to have Windows available. If I wasn't doing tax/accounting, I'm pretty sure I'd be 100% Linux.
drsreehari98vet
April 11th, 2015, 04:35 PM
just 2 window boots over last 2 months.. if only excel macros ran on ubuntu.. and broken cross disk manager in full functionality .. long live team ubuntu.. :)
rktompsett
April 17th, 2015, 12:57 AM
Years ago!
rod6
April 18th, 2015, 05:05 AM
I finally dumped Microsoft completely and switched to Linux. I started playing with Linux about 4 or 5 years ago and finally decided to make the switch. I have 2 Windows programs that I still run periodically so I use a Windows 7 Virtualbox to run those programs. I am so happy i made the switch.
Rod
thenox
April 18th, 2015, 02:11 PM
I'm getting there. The only thing that was keeping me in Windows were a few Windows-only graphics programs (RAM hogs so not sure that a VM would work), and, of course, my ipod touch.
But I've wiped out Windows and installed the latest Ubuntu (14.04.1). My goal is to either get the ipod touch working, or find an android ebook reader that fits in a pocket.
So, I'm really hoping that I can finally go 100% Linux soon! It's going to feel so good to finally ditch Microsoft once and for all :)
mörgæs
April 19th, 2015, 08:33 PM
14.04.1 is not the latest, 14.04.2 is. If you are dealing with Apple stuff I recommend the latter or even better the almost-released 15.04.
Hardware support has improved a lot lately.
If you still have problems with 15.04 it's best to search the Apple forum.
thenox
April 20th, 2015, 06:11 PM
14.04.1 is not the latest, 14.04.2 is. If you are dealing with Apple stuff I recommend the latter or even better the almost-released 15.04.
Hardware support has improved a lot lately.
If you still have problems with 15.04 it's best to search the Apple forum.
Sweet. Thanks for mentioning this. If I can get my Ipod Touch 4th gen to work under Linux, that would be awesome. Thanks!
rolandbreedveld
April 21st, 2015, 09:41 AM
Running 100% Linux for 10+ years now, no windows at all
for iTunes I us OSX in Virtualbox
for some MS documents, with macro's I sometimes use MS-Word in wine, but using Libreoffice in 99,9%
giosimar
April 26th, 2015, 12:38 AM
I deleted wwindows from my pc in 2006, and I've been without windows until few weeks ago, when I had to buy this damned laptop wwith win8.1
Lori_Imel
April 26th, 2015, 06:08 PM
I have been with Ubuntu only for a little more than a month.... I am a graphic designer (woohoo on Adobe CC version of Photoshop working)... this week I had to use an old Windows laptop for a specific program my new store is using. It was awful having to use Windows.... I LOVE LINUX!!!
jamesdesbyrne
April 26th, 2015, 06:20 PM
Been running Linux as my main since January, plenty of teething problems but love it all the more now. Still have windows for gaming though :/ .... One day soon though :)
rgammon51
May 3rd, 2015, 04:34 PM
3 computers here all on Ubuntu 15.04. Cellphone is a Droid. No Windows of any flavor nor, nor is Apple. Both want MONEY
electriccandy
May 5th, 2015, 04:11 PM
I've made the switch for all my day to day use, though I do still have a big Windows gaming laptop lying around... Even that I only use for running Skyrim as I have a bunch of games under Linux now which I enjoy.
sammiev
May 5th, 2015, 09:10 PM
I never was much for gaming so Linux has been my only OS for years now. Glad I do not have to update weekly with several reboots and so on.
yonnie
May 16th, 2015, 10:30 AM
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
200Dave
May 17th, 2015, 12:26 AM
I have completely switched to Ubuntu on my main system.
devdlp
May 17th, 2015, 05:51 PM
I completly switched to Linux about 7 years ago only 22 so ill be a Linux user or a very long time. So far have 8 year old pc still running like a machine with Ubuntu 14.04 installed, a Dell Inspiron with Xubuntu installed and a desktop Hp Pavilion with Ubuntu 14.04 installed and im talking main OS im not dual booting a thing guys love Linux!!
RobGoss
May 22nd, 2015, 09:33 AM
I am a full time Linux user for about 6 months now and love it. I have 5- machines and they all run some form of Linux mainly Ubuntu is my primary choice.
Jay_Couture
May 22nd, 2015, 02:11 PM
I have and I am learning command line basics... love it! Just found cinnamon theme tweaks and made it a little more homey like windows..still hanging on..lol
gpeck157
May 23rd, 2015, 01:32 AM
I've been using KMyMoney for years and like it a lot. It's one of the reasons I stay with Ubuntu. I haven't used anything but Ubuntu for 3 years.
Diandra
May 24th, 2015, 12:23 AM
I'm still using windows for my primary OS since there's some job that only windows can do. SOmetimes switched to linux, change of pace
SedaliaSteve
May 24th, 2015, 01:22 AM
I've managed it for myself at home a couple of years ago. I've had a Shuttle running a RAID 1 for 7 years now. It has 1T disks and they both have failed, fortunately not at the same time. It is a music server for the house. I've had a Dell Mini 9 that came with Ubuntu I've had for about 5 or 6 years. A couple of years ago my larger ******* laptop croaked and I managed fine. If I needed specialized software it would be different.
I use Open Office Writer and save in .rtf and Word users can handle them. Gimp is adequate for pictures and Nightingale plays my music.
The only problem is my wife. She is smart but a total technophobe. She learned computers on early Windows and I put up with being the IT guy for hers and cleaning them up every few weeks.
Steve
simonj2099
May 24th, 2015, 05:24 AM
Currently Xubuntu 14.04 for the last few months on my trusty old Compaq nx6110. I ran 12.04 for a couple of years previously and before that dabbled with Ubuntu and Xubuntu on my towers for a few years.
I'm self-employed so I go for the reliability of the LTS versions. I feel more comfortable using it for invoicing and other work tasks than I ever did with any OS from the evil empire.
The only time I use Windows 7 is on my wife's latop to update my satnav.
Tyler_Wyant
July 6th, 2015, 04:43 PM
I've used Ubuntu 10.10 as a kid for a few years. I switched to mint for high school due to the limited hardware I had available. I learned much from it. I tried Arch Linux and fell in love built my own twice. It falls apart and that is why I loved it, having to fix it over and over has shown me how it works. Well I took an old computer and made it a tablet But I can't get the eGalax touch screen to work in Ubuntu 14.4.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2244348 Is the post I found for my problem but no useful reply yet. If it works on Ubuntu I would like to stick around and help others in my spare time. If I get no help I plan to try something completely different. Maybe a Suse since I know nothing of it.
MGrowl
July 7th, 2015, 10:41 AM
I´ve dual-booted with ubuntu and windows for more than a couple of years, and a few months ago realised how tired I was waiting because of slow boot-ups and shutdowns. Also add unnecessary expenses for software. All I can ask myself is, ¨Why did I take this long to switch over?¨
shyamsg
July 7th, 2015, 10:51 AM
I dual booted windows and linux for about 6 months, but I was hooked on linux after that. And down went windows. More disk space was much appreciated.
yonnie
July 13th, 2015, 06:44 PM
Been using/toying with Unix/Minux/Linux since the 70's. Part time w/Linux since ~93. Switched completely to Linux after a rootkit episode ~2004. Favorite current versions are PCLOS and Ubuntu, favorite desktop is KDE. Windows is not allowed in the house except on machines being repaired for others. The improvements over the years are impressive, especially with Ubuntu. There seems to be a flavor that will run on just anything and run well. Windows just laid-off 7k workers, wonder if Linux had anything to do with that? Sad to see people lose their jobs, but hey, we all know the company was based on stolen software in the first place, oh you can't ask the writer, he's dead. Wonder who pushed him down the stairs?
os2
July 13th, 2015, 06:50 PM
Been using/toying with Unix/Minux/Linux since the 70's. Part time w/Linux since ~93. Switched completely to Linux after a rootkit episode ~2004. Favorite current versions are PCLOS and Ubuntu, favorite desktop is KDE. Windblows is not allowed in the house except on machines being repaired for others. The improvements over the years are impressive, especially with Ubuntu. There seems to be a flavor that will run on just anything and run well. Windblows just laid-off 7k workers, wonder if Linux had anything to do with that? Sad to see people lose their jobs, but hey, we all know the company was based on stolen software in the first place, oh you can't ask the writer, he's dead. Wonder who pushed him down the stairs?
Who was this?
Buntu is great to get over the learning curve as is Arch Linux and to do both combined.
But anyone who's been doing this since the '70s would have his own distro.
Linuxratty
July 14th, 2015, 07:45 PM
I will have been a Linux user 12 years come September..I don't use Windows.
iamjiwjr
July 15th, 2015, 12:36 AM
13 years completely Linux. Totally satisfied.
Yovan_Zhuo_Jiawan
July 15th, 2015, 02:55 PM
Hooked on Linux since June 2013 for personal computing. Never looked back to Microsoft ever since.
caron.mark
July 20th, 2015, 01:10 PM
2 desktops 1 laptop all Lubuntu only. No windows. My wife and I do the windows thing one each spring to let the sun shine in. I work in call center. windows based.
syrag
August 19th, 2015, 11:20 AM
I've been using Linux for almost twenty years. Since I've upgraded to Ubuntu 14 I've been seriously considering getting a Windows machine or a mac. Why?
First of all: Unity. Shouldn't exist.
Second of all "Malformed file. Press any key to continue." Haven't found a fix yet. "Press any key" doesn't work. Waiting does. Why?
Third of all, Shotwell. Eats my processor time (180 percent) while importing photos.
Fourth of all, Digikam. Crashes when changing folders. Seems to be an Sqlite problem that absolutely no one is interested in fixing. So I decided to migrate to MySql. Can't. "Error scrubbing target database."
Fifth of all, Firefox. Has been crashing for days. Time after time. Which is why I'm writing this from Chrome. (This is also the trigger for this little rant. At least a dozen crashes today, even with all addons disabled.)
Sixth of all, USB3 keeps crashing. Only about once a week, but I have to keep a lan cable handy for when my wireless quits working.
Edit: Seventh of all, if I don't the 'malformed file' error, the system takes about a minute and half longer to boot than the previous incarnation. After the grub entry is selected the machine sits there and does nothing for about a minute, hits the cd drive once, waits another thirty seconds and then starts loading.
Really, I seem to spend more time troubleshooting problems to which there seem to be no answers than doing any work. And I'm not a newbie, and I'm not an idiot. Like I said, I've been using linux for almost twenty years, and exclusively for fifteen. I was the sysadmin and programmer for our department in a very high tech company. I was the Linux evangelist in our group. I was thrilled when Ubuntu came along and made things really easy. Time to Upgrade? No problem. Click the button. And it worked. Everytime. Not any more.
Don't get me wrong. I still hate Microsoft, and I think Apple is horribly overpriced, but I need something that freeking works. I will probably try Mint and then Debian, and if I have the same kind of problems I'm gone. (The digikam and shotwell problems won't go away, and I *really* need at least one them (or a replacement) to work.) It's just too frustrating, and I'm too old for this s***.
leojosephtobias
August 20th, 2015, 03:26 AM
I turned to Linux almost four years ago, then lost all drive for computers. Bought a lap top 6 months ago and within two months I was back into Linux. I don't have any plans to ever return to windows
w0rstn4m33v3r
August 20th, 2015, 06:16 PM
I dabbled in ubuntu on an old netbook that crashed with windows 7, but after all this stuff with windows 10 I'm probably going full ubuntu.
serpico007
August 21st, 2015, 05:18 AM
It's interesting all the articles about Windows 10. I wonder if it will die down or build up as the months go by. I think as many have put it, it's the way of the modern OS, part local and part cloud. I maybe old school but I prefer all my data local. I was using Ubuntu and dabbled with other Linux distros until my Macbook Pro died. Then picked up a chromebook for Linux Mint 17.1 and blew away ChromeOS. We all kid about when is the year of Linux desktop, but the way I see things going, we may actually see it sooner than later. Not everyone wants to live in the cloud or has an internet connection with enough bandwidth 24/7.
pauljw
August 22nd, 2015, 02:39 PM
My daughter and I switched in 2006, but it took 9yrs to convince my wife to let me install linux on her laptop. Finally, we are free of windows here. I have XP Pro installed in a vm just in case a need arises at school, but it doesn't have network connectivity enabled. It's so nice to be able to ignore the troubles of the MS world.
l-g-griffin
August 22nd, 2015, 06:53 PM
I've been a PC computer user for over 30 years stating with CP/M. I've tried several variations of Linux over the years, but never stuck with one. When Win8 was released I got out a laptop I 13.04 installed on but the video didn't work right. When I powered the laptop up there was an upgrade, OK did the upgrade. The video was fixed by the upgrade and I've been using Ubuntu ever since. There have been some problems, but I'm not going back.
Harry_Riley
August 23rd, 2015, 03:51 AM
I have finally switched completly to Ubuntu at home butwork is still Windows Seven.
kyd2
August 23rd, 2015, 06:52 PM
Home / APT set-up
Sever Proliant Xenon 4-Core - Ubuntu 15.04
Desktop - Vostro Intel Core i5 Ubuntu 14.04.3
Desktop - Acer - Dual-Boot Win 10 \ Ubuntu 14.04.3
Laptop - Dell Latitude CPi-A 400Mhz 256Mgs RAM - Madbox Ubuntu 14.10 (yes the specs are correct)
Laptop - Dell Inpiron - Lubuntu 15.04
brian-mccumber
August 23rd, 2015, 07:13 PM
Up until a week ago I was using Windows + Visual Studios for making programs and websites for clients. I really, really liked Visual Studios, it is very easy to use to develop various things on but I had just had enough of Microsoft's "The User is a Stupid Cow So We Must Control Their OS and Their Computer to Keep Them Safe From Themselves" mentality. I think the straw that broke the camels back was when I woke up and the icon for upgrading to Windows 10 was in my taskbar and I hadn't installed any updates in like a week or so. That really got me hot. So I found out which update that was then un-installed and hid it then after reading various articles, listening to users comments about Win10 and reading up on how to develop on the Linux platform, I decided I wasn't going to upgrade to Win10, I upgraded to Ubuntu instead.
yonnie
August 23rd, 2015, 11:13 PM
Windows free for over a decade!
Amos Moses
September 25th, 2015, 05:44 AM
What I used to do was buy a Windows laptop then once it started bogging down and running slowly, I'd install Ubuntu to get some extra life out of it. I've been switching back and forth for some years now. First it was Vista, then Ubuntu 10.04, then Windows 8, then Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04. I was planning on doing the same thing with Windows 10, but once I read up about it, I decided that it's going to be all linux all the time now and preferably open source too when I can manage it.
Now I just have to find the time to learn the guts of linux so I can start doing more with it.
Kale_Freemon
October 7th, 2015, 02:53 PM
I've got a few too many Windows only games that I still enjoy to play. With that in mind, if a game I want to play is available in Linux, that is is the platform I usually play it on. For example, one of my all time favorite game series, Splinter Cell, is Windows only. Hell, even Diablo 3 is. But games like Torchlight 2 and, another all time favorite of mine, Doom 3, are natively available on Linux.
Really, gaming is about all that's keeping me from nuking my Windows 10 partition (that and new versions of Windows are fun to play with - I'm a geek at heart).
AgentZ86
October 7th, 2015, 06:26 PM
I actually switched but then switched back to dual booting because I play games too.
Unfortunately some games I play just won't play on linux I wish they did.
Thinks are certainly getting better continuously especially Steam etc.
SantaFe
October 8th, 2015, 12:19 AM
I play games on my X-Box One & Playstation 4. I just use my Ubuntu-MATE box to troll ubuntuforums! Oh-Oh, ANOTHER flashing notification icon! :o ;)
David_Ramsay
October 8th, 2015, 08:03 PM
I have Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64 bit) and Windows 7 (64 bit) dual boot on my ssd hdd.
Also have linux wine installed to run apps that only run in windows.
99% of the time, I use Ubuntu.
I guess many windows games work using linux wine, but still nice having windows
there just in case...
[edit] Linux wine - turn off the unity sidebar auto appears - b4 windows games playing under wine.
After soo after many years loving linux - I am still not 100% linux.
linux is best coding platform still..
sargetech
October 12th, 2015, 04:32 PM
No reason to get rid of windows if you need it for an app that has no linux equiv. There is a USPS Postal app that I use for shipping labels. It will not run on linux period. so I have a dual boot machine with Ubuntu Studio and Good Ol' Win XP Pro Sp3 just for that app. Other than using that program nothing else. I have an Acer C710-2847 Chromebook [4gig ram, 320gb HD] that I did a flash of the bios with Seabios Coreboot. After doing that I installed Lubuntu 14.04LTS. I love it. the machine is so fast and It does anything and everything a normal notebook can do.This model has a Intel celeron 847 dual core processor which is compatible with many programs for linux & windows. But the Arm processors are not. Every other computer I have runs linux or the ChromeOS (which is linux) Let me know if you decide to jump completely out of microsofts windows......... Peace :)
bjje
October 16th, 2015, 08:18 PM
My biggest hang is that National Instruments won't do NIDAQ or labview for ubuntu, only fedora.
Otherwise, ubuntu for work and play since hardy except for some android till we see tablets around here.
Skaperen
October 22nd, 2015, 10:16 AM
almost, but not quite. i still have an old Sparcstation running Solaris. my only copy of Windows is still in shrink-wrap (maybe someday i will donate it to a museum).
col48
October 23rd, 2015, 07:24 PM
100% Ubuntu.
Good sport when someone phones allegedly from Microsoft to say my Windows installation has a problem. When I ask them which version of Windows so I can tell which of my machines it is they are always driven off script and can't cope. Happened a couple of times.
Kurt_Alan
October 26th, 2015, 12:05 AM
I have completely switched to Linux. I dual boot 14.04 LTS and MATE and play with other distros/flavors (like Wily) in a VM (vmplayer). My VM play includes Win10 on the Insider Program. However, it is not an exaggeration to say that I despise Win10.
kyrachris
October 30th, 2015, 09:46 PM
I did! Running Steam, too, although I'm having graphics problems of late.
liam.gutierrez
October 31st, 2015, 01:53 AM
Just switched today :guitar:
crlcan81
November 2nd, 2015, 02:58 PM
I still have a OLD copy of Windows that is no longer supported as a partition on my drive, the larger one sadly, but currently only really use it as backup for my important data in case this one somehow fails hard enough I have to reinstall. Luckily I've been able to salvage it enough I don't need to at this point, since I don't game like I want so don't require current windows even if I would love to use Windows 7 to game, if I couldn't find it on Linux itself thanks to Steam. Been using since 8.04 or 9.04, though I did have a sad experience with Mandrake that put me off Linux for some time.
bcschmerker
November 7th, 2015, 06:01 AM
I'm planning on a downsize Winbox for 10.1, as I've at least one app with no LinUX equivalent: Plantronics® MyHeadsetUpdater™ (actually requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer™ 10-up or Internet Explorer™ Edge™). The replacement Winbox will be treated to iolo® System Mechanic® 15 from the outset, as Microsoft Corporation has a propensity for core OS behavior that, left alone, would eventually leave the system with an overloaded registry and fragmented hard drive(s).
The Asus® CM1630-06 as upgraded is in line for a rebuild for Ubuntu® 15.12a1, can take four 2.5" hard drives with appropriate double mounts (the Antec® TruePower® New™ 750 Blue has a surplus of SATA power connectors, and the stock M4A78LT-M LE has six SATA data ports, one of which is already in use for the Super-Multi optical drive); it appears needed at OMS Japanese Christian Church regardless due to installation of a Samsung® UN75J630DAF display unit that the eMachines®/Acer® EL1210-09 will be unable to drive on open-source software (X.org Nouveau is good only to Fermi, and any attempt to drive a 1920x1080px@120HzV display would force a Maxwell such as the upcoming GTS 930 or 1020 (GM207) in the EL1210 on account of the stock nVIDIA® nForce® 785 chipset). With OpenLP® 2.2 in debugging, I can probably handle all needful tasks in the LinUX environment.
Terpsion
January 6th, 2016, 12:28 PM
I am completely Ubuntu 14.04, and a gamer with a gtx 970 gaming rig and Dell's fab new gaming monitor -Steam is fab for ubuntu gaming. I am unlikely to return to Windows it seems so dull now - as Steve Jobs said like walking into McDonald's.
Portaro
January 6th, 2016, 01:34 PM
Yes I only use GNU/Linux on my pcs, and without any problem. The only thing that can caused me to return on windows is Games for example Rome Total War, but I never return to windows because is very complicated, with copyright and without good support and is very very slow / updates are crazy , so I cant use Windows after I start use GNU/Linux I cant return to windows and I find ways to play games on GNU/Linux with native games or Wined games included Rome Total War or Medieval Total War, so I'm only use GNU/Linux in the last 8 years. Oh and is the best choice I do , GNU/Linux is the better SO on World.
:popcorn:
fyfe54
January 7th, 2016, 03:11 AM
I kept a Win7 VM around for iTunes and for access to my office VPN. Finally figured out (Duh) that a Cisco-compatible VPN client is baked into Ubuntu and I can use that. Easy. Then I gave up on the iPod and bought a Fiio X3 and a 128gig micro sd card and have been ripping CDs to .flac files.
It's all good, and much simpler.
sammiev
January 7th, 2016, 03:17 AM
I kept a Win7 VM around for iTunes and for access to my office VPN. Finally figured out (Duh) that a Cisco-compatible VPN client is baked into Ubuntu and I can use that. Easy. Then I gave up on the iPod and bought a Fiio X3 and a 128gig micro sd card and have been ripping CDs to .flac files.
It's all good, and much simpler.
Very good read, love your coffee cup!
yoshii
January 25th, 2016, 09:09 PM
I totally quit Windows about about 1-2 years ago.
I noticed that despite my Windows 7 systems crashing a lot and corrupting themselves over and over again, my Linux LiveCD's always worked flawlessly.
It also became increasingly obvious that Microsoft's OS design decisions were getting more and more annoying.
I still run a lot of Windows portable freeware programs via Wine, but gradually I'm learning more and more about native Linux programs.
However, overall, I'm doing everything within Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu. Every so often I test drive other Linux OS'es too.
I wouldn't mind having an extra partition with 32-bit Windows XP SP2 OEM Home on it so I could run a few old Windows audio programs.
But the last time I tried to get a copy, all I found were mostly illegal bootlegs that were being overcharged for and of course Microsoft abandoned it anyways, so there's no support. I'm not even sure if it can be activated anymore.
Nevertheless, the Ubuntu family keeps getting better so I probably will just stick with Ubuntu (Studio and Xubuntu) Linux.
It's kind of fun to learn anyhow.
Beautymist
March 8th, 2016, 07:33 PM
I totally quit Windows around 2YK... and that's over 15 years ago.
Around 5 years ago, my ex, who was one of the 2 geeks who first introduced me to the world of uncopyright, free software, fuzzy penguins and so on, asked me if I was aware I still a windows-based complete system inside the computer on which he had installed the Linux (xUbuntu) -based system that I was using daily. At that moment I realized, much to my surprise (and his as well), that i dived right into this new world (Linux), without ever looking back.
My current laptop is so tailored-suited to my personal needs, that I find it awkward to use Windows-based computers - and this happens from time to time, when travelling for example and having to use public computers.
Most people find Windows easy, I find it hurts and is as uncomfortable as a shoe that is not your size. xUbuntu is just right and fits me like a tailored suit (or dress - hey i'm a Lady, after all).
ramack19
May 9th, 2016, 02:46 AM
I started using Linux around 1998. Went dual boot on a Dell Laptop with OpenSUSE and then Debian on my desktop after my MB died and I had to replace it. Win2K wouldn't run on a 64 bit CPU/Board so I loaded Debian Stable and then began to migrate everything to either Debian or OpenSUSE. I haven't gone back to Windows since at home. I use Windows only if I have to at work and usually end up finding a desktop that no one is using and load Debian on it and it becomes my desktop.
My kids have Chromebooks though our schools which at first ran Ubuntu, I forget what they run now. I have desktops set up at home for them (this one is Xubuntu)
Wouldn't go back....
The only issue I have is as a mechanical engineer I use CAD packages that are only ported for Windows, so I'm stuck with that at work. At home I either VPN into my desktop or use a VM to run the application. the only windows box in my house is my wife's laptop.
jyang772
May 11th, 2016, 07:35 AM
I switched completely 5 years ago. The only reason why I would use a machine running Windows would be to reverse engineer USB communication protocol for some device I want to write a Linux LKM driver for.
james208
May 11th, 2016, 12:27 PM
Completely switched. Haven't found the need to run anything in wine either. Gnome is a MUCH better interface for those of us who have both touchscreens and mouses. It's like someone actually put thought until a single interface that would work for both instead of grafting two together like windows.
HDTimeshifter
May 16th, 2016, 08:45 PM
Built my first PC from scratch in 2008 and loaded 64-bit Ubuntu as the primary OS. The only time I boot to Windows 7 is to remote into work via Citrix since the Linux client does not work - need to search for a newer client than work uses to see if that solves the problem and never again have to boot from ******* and wait 5 hours for updates. Also recently upgraded a 2007 laptop from 1 to 2 GB RAM and loaded Ubuntu on it since it was a slug with Windows 7 - now usable again and runs faster with Ubuntu.
edgarde
May 25th, 2016, 04:23 PM
I have had good luck recently with Citrix for Google Chrome (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/citrix-receiver/haiffjcadagjlijoggckpgfnoeiflnem?hl=en-US). I support a few Chromebook users who had no problem installing and running it themselves for use on our office Citrix desktop.
Microsoft-free at home, Linux-only for me.
HDTimeshifter
May 25th, 2016, 07:11 PM
Thanks, edgarde. A few days ago, while cleaning up files in my downloads directory, I noticed a Citrix.ica (1) file in addition to the Citrix.ica file which had a time stamp from a few years ago. I think that is the problem - whenever I tried to download a newer Citrix client, it was still using the old one. When I have some time, I'll try remoting into work again and make sure I delete or rename that old Citrix client. I don't remote into work very often, so don't boot to Windows for months at a time, resulting in 5 hours of Windows updates, and the last 3 items failed after 3 retrys, another reason I want to abandon Windows. That old laptop I mentioned hadn't been used in 6 months, yet all the Ubuntu updates finished in under an hour. If the latest Citrix client supplied by work doesn't work, then I'll try the one at your link.
I think I have one new Windows 7 license and 3 upgrade or OEM licenses so that I could run Windows 7 in Virtual Box, then later created a dual boot since the VB didn't work so well as well as upgrade my laptop from Vista. Those OEM/upgrade licenses probably will no longer work when I replace the PCs and/or laptop or require restoring the laptop to the original Vista backup partition, then a long upgrade process to get it back to Windows 7, then another long upgrade process to upgrade to Windows 10. My file server in the basement has been running Ubuntu (desktop, since I occasionally use it in that manner) for years and I can't remember how long it's been (over a year) since I've even turned on the spare Windows PC next to it. My girlfriend's daughter's laptop recently developed major problems and I restored it with the backup partition to Windows 7 and used that excuse to upgrade it to Windows 10 to evaluate it (even though she hates Windows 10 - maybe that'll convince her to let me wipe it and install Ubuntu ;). My girlfriend hates Windows RT on her Surface 2 as it is crippled Windows and doesn't even allow her to upload files via Facebook and other things. I wonder if Ubuntu will run on a Surface 2?
hartleymartin
June 18th, 2016, 04:14 PM
I have two laptops, a 2008 Toshiba Portege M400 (2GHz Dual-Core CPU, 2GB RAM, SATA HDD) and a 2010 HP Mini 5102 (1.66Ghz Single-Core, 2GB RAM, SATA SSD) which have both been completely revived to usability. They previous had Windows XP and Vista respectively, and were incredibly slow with 2-4 minute boot times, sluggish loading of even basic software, etc. On the 5102 at the leanest Lubuntu install, I had a 29-second boot time, most of which was BIOS/Firmware processes (now about 42 seconds with a few extras such as Cairo-Dock). The M400 still takes just under a minute to fully boot. Both run Lubuntu 16.04 nicely with the usual LibreOffice5 and a couple of other packages such as MuseScore2 (I do music typesetting). I found Midori to be very fast and lightweight and still functions nicely with all the things I want to do. I kept Firefox, but rarely use it.
I am amazed at how well these outdated machines perform with a couple of minor hardware upgrades and Lubuntu. The SSD upgrade on the Mini-5102 makes it hard to believe that it only has a single-core CPU. 2GB of RAM is plenty for Lubuntu, though they still struggle with full HD YouTube. I go back to standard 360/480 definition and it runs fine. 720 has a slight lag at the start, but runs fine after about 5 seconds.
I also have an old iBook G4 which was using the PowerPC port of Lubuntu, though the old IDE HDD is about to give up the ghost and it locks up after about 20 minutes of use. It runs just fine on a bootable CD, so I know it is an HDD issue. I won't be doing a big repair on it just yet. It is a rather pretty laptop, and the 4:3 aspect ratio is handy for what I do.
So I've abandoned windows for PC, but still make use of OSX on Mac.
Frankly, I am surprised that more people don't just port over to one of the Ubuntu-based distros. It was extremely easy to install, and Lubuntu in particular is nice and easy to work with things like the Software Centre and the Updater. Far less hassle than Windows, and extremely stable.
HDTimeshifter
June 19th, 2016, 09:23 AM
hartleymartin, were those 2 laptops slow to boot Windows even with SSDs? My 2007 laptop I mentioned a few posts ago has a 1.66 Ghz Core 2 Duo and hard drive and was a slug running Windows 7, so I loaded Ubuntu 14.04 LTS without wiping out Windows so I could test the speed with Ubuntu. It seems to run a bit faster, however, is still a bit sluggish. Since Ubuntu 16.04 recommends a 2 GHz dual core processor or better, I think I'll try out Lubuntu and see if that runs better.
hartleymartin
June 19th, 2016, 03:18 PM
On the 5102 I used the original 7,200rpm HDD (SATA-II) and got a boot time of about 50 seconds on Lubuntu (it was over 2 minutes for the most part before). I never bothered trying Windows on the SSD. I've found Windows to be extremely clunky and after using a MacBook Pro with OSX for a couple of years, I warmed to the use of a dock over a taskbar.
When I did the swap to the SSD it was down to 29 seconds, though I've loaded quite a bit of other stuff such as Cairo-Dock, LibreOffice5, MuseScore2, and a number of custom icons, graphics, etc, which has slowed it back down to about 43 seconds. Also, I did start with Lubuntu 15.10, and now I've updated to 16.04.
I would recommend Lubuntu. LXDE is a pretty lightweight GUI and if you want a dock, get Cairo. Takes a bit of work to configure, but runs beautifully.
hartleymartin
June 19th, 2016, 03:22 PM
At the moment I am working on installing Debian 8.5 with LXDE on an iBook G3. I miss the 4:3 screen aspect ratio, which is better suited for web browsing and document work (90% of what I do!)
coldraven
June 19th, 2016, 07:58 PM
I just bought a second hand laptop on ebay. It has Win 7 so when it arrives it will be the only windows thing here. I may just update the BIOS using Windows and then delete it. I really do not have a use for Windows any more.
compusolver
June 27th, 2016, 02:40 PM
I keep one Windows 7 computer for video and audio editing. Kdenlive is buggy and limited and for some reason, Audacity on my system (32G ram i7 cpu) requires constant fiddling to keep it running right, so I find it simpler just to use Adobe CS. Once Linux gets decent AV editing software, Windows is so outta here!
david-blythin
July 16th, 2016, 03:30 AM
I switched to Linux in 2001 on my own computers, have had to use Windows at work and that's a painful experience these days.
This laptop (Gateway NE57003h) came with Windows 8 on it. OMG what a horrible OS - it failed to shut down properly after only the second boot-up, took hours to bring it back to life.
I left Windows 8 on (as a dual boot that I never used) just in case the machine ever needed to go back for fixing but that never happened, so I freed up that space when I updated to 16.04. Now the only windows I have is a copy of XP in VirtualBox to run a CAD program I need once in a while. XP is cut off from the network so I don't worry about it getting screwed up, and anyway I use a cloned copy with a pristine version in reserve.
My wife uses Mint - she finds the desktop easier to figure out than Unity. When she started using a computer 8 years ago I bought her a used laptop and installed Mint. She's never used any version of Windows so it would be interesting to try her on one and see her reaction.
davidallyn68
July 17th, 2016, 06:59 PM
I "waded into the waters". I started with a dual boot 14.04, and started spending more and more time in Ubuntu - until I reached a point where I was barely ever in Windows. When Windows 10 started getting pushy with the upgrades, I decided to make the switch completely. I switched to Ubuntu 16.04 about 2 months ago -- completely reformatted my drive. I'm super happy with dropping Windows 7.
I used to do a lot of hobby/freelance web dev, video editing, photoshop, etc... but these days, those skills aren't really needed given there are so many lighter tools that do virtually the same thing without the steep learning curve -- so your average computer user can do what we used to have to be skilled at doing. My point is that since about 2012 or 2013, I've basically been using my home computer for browsing and gaming (maybe some occasional Unity game dev stuff). I figured, there's no need to have all of the baggage that Windows brings if all I'm going to do is browse and game.
So, I switched to the latest version of Ubuntu. I'm thinking of back-stepping to 14.04, however since it seems that 16.04 struggles with library issues - it seems every other program installed crashes because it can't find lib this or that. But other than that, it's a beautiful experience. I'm happy being a Linux user, and I'm beginning the process of learning operating system front to back.
I recommend to a Windows user who is thinking about switching.... Go get a new hard drive (keep your old one with Windows as a safety net), install Ubuntu 14.04 on it, and play in it. You will find it is a different experience -- not better or worse, just different. There's a lot of tinkering at first, and all of your "normal" programs won't appear to be there, but that's cause it's different. Search the web when you run into road blocks and clear them as they come up. When you get tired of learning something new, just boot back into your Windows tilll you get your bearings, then boot back into Ubuntu. Spend as much time as possible in your new operating system. Eventually, you will find you nearly never boot into Windows, and you can switch without any loss.
HDTimeshifter
July 31st, 2016, 01:11 PM
Just spent an entire week updating my Windows 7 drive to upgrade to Windows 10. It kept failing on getting updates, even after running for 24 hours straight for 2 days. I had to manually do Windows 7 updates (which failed as well a few times), then was finally able to update to Win 10 on the very last day, Friday.
I just found a page on how to get Citrix to work correctly on Ubuntu, and I made the changes to get it to work in Firefox (changes for Chrome didn't work) and remoted in to my Windows 7 work desktop successfully. So that eliminated the last reason to boot to my Windows drive for remoting into my work PC. I guess I can fully abandon Windows now!
DigiAngel
August 2nd, 2016, 01:49 PM
Same here...Windows 7 for games only, Ubuntu for everything else.
lptr
August 5th, 2016, 08:54 AM
16.04.01 running here in my "private" environment as some sort of Desktop/SambaServer for several other Mac OS X clients. And yes this is my major machine keeping all important data in place.
That OS X samba client access drives me crazy since for licensing problems Apple dropped using SAMBA3 completely and tried to do their own stuff. Things are working client wise very very slooooow. In a productive environment a total non brainer. Recently I did some research with wireshark and found out that one of the problems do arise from "Finder" (those who don't know Apple - that is the filemanager in OS X). Just mounting to a SMB share works as expected. Starting Finder and the target server samba machine is FLOODED by SAMBA2 or in case of using cifs:// Samba1 requests.
Completely to Linux? No. This is not possible. I/we started in 80s using DOS, Novell, later Windows, in parallel 1994 using Linux server wise, hated Vista to death, clients today: switched over to Apple (*nix, too), in VMs now running XP, Windows7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10; of course we have some Linux client machines, too. :)
So it is a total mix of everything. More or less some things are to be hated. But working is ways better compared to Windows environments.
As long as apt-get update/upgrade will work, I will further follow and use Debian.
wavesound
August 6th, 2016, 05:51 PM
Since 2002,
Using jack and Ardour in studio 64 was a joy.
But after my DDX 3216 died I have just bought a Saffire pro 26 as I was informed it was fully supported in Ubuntu studio.
I also bough a decent FW card with a TI chip as was posted on the FFADO site.
Been a week now and nothing works at all.
Cannot get Jack to start at all with a Dbus error
I have never seen FFADO mixer as I'm told its running but has no front end.
I'm totally confused by Firewire as it seems the old stuff works but the new stack doesn't.
I had to get win 7 pro and duel boot to make sure the hardware was working. it is.
So so far I'm at a complete standstill.
How can people say it's fully supported?
Do they mean it just starts after much messing with permission and devices.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers Bob
sahyadris
August 19th, 2016, 07:39 PM
I am completely using Ubuntu/Linux for last 3 to 4 years at least. I still use windows only to check my official emails and reset my windows domain password (The organization in question does not support Linux Desktops) within a virtual box VM :) No proper support for Juniper VPN & MS Exchange clients on Linux and Outlook web app is not really good for large emails.
Since I am not into games and its purely for work I feel libreoffice with help of scribus, gimp and few other tools are good enough to get things done.
However my biggest problem seems to be with creating diagrams as I am unable to find the right clip art or stencils. Most stencils are for Visio and a lot of them fail to open in libreoffice in spite of claiming to be supporting visio stencils.
Any one has solutions around exchange clients and Visio stencils I would be glad to hear.
Shantaram Sahyadri
chris-leeg
August 25th, 2016, 03:50 AM
16.04.01 running here in my "private" environment as some sort of Desktop/SambaServer for several other Mac OS X clients. And yes this is my major machine keeping all important data in place.
That OS X samba client access drives me crazy since for licensing problems Apple dropped using SAMBA3 completely and tried to do their own stuff. Things are working client wise very very slooooow. In a productive environment a total non brainer. Recently I did some research with wireshark and found out that one of the problems do arise from "Finder" (those who don't know Apple - that is the filemanager in OS X). Just mounting to a SMB share works as expected. Starting Finder and the target server samba machine is FLOODED by SAMBA2 or in case of using cifs:// Samba1 requests.
We ditched Micorosoft about a decade ago LOL. We had been using Macs but as the years went by & the inability to do a simple upgrade from HDD to SSD made them look slower & slower compared to our SSD based Linux boxes combined with (to this day) perennial SMB networking bugs (as you outline) the decision to replace of our beloved 7 year old Macs with Linux machines was all too easy. No regrets, Ubuntu 16.04.01 is working superbly for us.
JS
rattskjelke
August 25th, 2016, 10:20 PM
I switched from Windows 7 to Xubuntu 16.04.1 a few weeks ago.
I had been dual booting 7 and either Xubuntu or Mint XFCE for years with no major problems.
I decided to get the free Windows 10 upgrade before they discontinued it. Big mistake.
10 would not install on this machine. I tried 3 times and it crashed with BSOD each time.
I reverted back to 7 each time and everything still worked.
I figured out my wifi card isn not supported in 10 and that is what caused BSOD.
I took out the wifi card and upgraded to 10 again and it worked fine.
Then I found out my USB serial ports and some software were not supported in 10 so I reverted back to 7.
This time reverting broke 7. I got out the manufacturer's install/restore DVDs and reinstalled 7.
Then I when I tried to do all the updates 7 broke again. I went through that about 3 times.
7 would not get security updates after a fresh reinstall for some reason.
I said the hell with MS (for now) and installed Linux Mint 18. It was too buggy so I went back to Xubuntu 16.04.1 which is also buggy but not as bad as mint.
I have windows software that has no Linux alternative and won't run with WINE. This sucks. I'm stuck with Linux until I can afford a better computer. Good thing I don't need it for work or I'd really be screwed.
iamjiwjr
August 25th, 2016, 11:12 PM
Totally Linux since 2002.
Pixelpanda
August 28th, 2016, 02:47 PM
I've completely switched to Linux (Ubuntu) a few years back, and haven't looked back since. Apple products usually work well, but when they don't, they are very difficult to troubleshoot.
mdsmedia
September 1st, 2016, 04:42 AM
I've posted to this thread at least once before, but I think it needs an update.
I switched to Ubuntu/Linux in October 2005. I still use Windows for some stuff, but Linux is the OS that handles my life and 95% of my computing. I dual-boot with Windows 2007, but whenever I'm in Windows and it asks me to update something, I always have to remember that all I need is updates for Windows.... no firewall, backup wizard, anti-virus, I just need to update Windows. All my real computing is done in Linux.
I love that I can update my OS every 6 months (for Ubuntu, or rolling updates, or whatever for different distros) and be right up to date. Everything is updated at one time, rather than, like Windows, updating the OS in one instance and then every application individually, and a rboot taking 1/2 an hour because Windows needs to update something.
I love that I can find several alternatives for everything I need on Linux. I can try them all and just use what I want to use. OK, I can't do everything on Linux. Some things are a little bit of work. But on Windows, EVERYTHING is a little bit of work and you can do some things you can't do on Linux.
nickTaylor1181
September 7th, 2016, 08:40 AM
Pretty much, yea. I don't dual-boot PCs any more.
I do however own 5 laptops... my main one (the one I appear to be connected to with some sort of invisible chain) is Mint... Normally I'd do Ubuntu but got so desperate at bluetooth not working I tried Mint, and have stuck with it... although bluetooth doesn't work on that either.
3 others are for driving laser-cutters and windows-only printers.... the remaining one is for running music and video-editing software that doesn't work with Linux.
I don't think I'll ever go back to Windows - I find it an insult to the intelligence. That said, every time I install linux now, it gets harder and harder... the last 3 laptops have required at least a week of really serious struggle just to get the basic hardware to work.
I think from now on I'm going to try to get laptops with linux pre-installed. I really don't have time to be spending weeks getting a machine to work... it will still take about 3 days to set up any new machine - a day to install everything that needs installing, including plugins, settings etc etc, and another to try to get rid of all the new annoyances and try to get the interface back to how it was before... a system with several years (if not decades) of muscle-memory invested in it.
This latest laptop: neither wifi nor the trackpad worked at all - it took a week to figure it out. The previous two laptops: Bluetooth doesn't work - weeks of hassle, and total-system-rebuilds later, and the only thing that comes close is to use an external dongle.
Can't be dealing with that. But yea - I'm probably with Linux for good. If Adobe and the Maschine people would support it, I'd abandon windows for good. I really like linux... and really like Ubuntu. Amazing job.
masetrax1
September 16th, 2016, 08:35 AM
I use my Arch install daily, and have installed Ubuntu as I want to contribute to the project/software engineer.
Unfortunately due to my Universities insistence on using Windows software for important things such as assignments, I need to keep my W10 partition alive. My router and WAP also prefer Windows for setting configurations (which lead to bouts of rage before I realised this).
I had used Mac OS X for 10 years prior with no Windows machine, but by the end of my time I disliked it almost as much as Windows.
A few more years of University and I can go Linux full-time.
HDTimeshifter
September 16th, 2016, 09:18 AM
I'm going through all my old computer builds to donate all the ones I don't need, especially the non-SATA machines/motherboards/hard drives and just came across one that has XP on it. I haven't booted this one in quite some time (a year or 2) and while installing updates, the last one says "End of life support, April 2014". And Spybot won't upgrade and the latest version won't support XP either. So I guess this one is going to be reformatted with Ubuntu as soon as I go through the rest of my floppies (in case they are unreadable by Ubuntu) to archive any data I want to keep to USB sticks before I give them away. Other than that PC, only my main desktop has a dual boot backup Windows 10 in case I ever need it (about a month or so ago figured out how to make the last program requiring Windows work on Ubuntu so can't see any more need to boot to that drive again), and an old 2 GB Core2Duo laptop has pre-16.04 Ubuntu recently installed in addition to the original Windows 7 partition on it. The only thing keeping me from wiping that drive clean and reformatting with Ubuntu or Lubuntu is that I can't get Lubuntu working on it and it doesn't meet the Ubuntu 16.04 recommended hardware (> 2 GB). I'd like to install Lubuntu 16.04 on all the old hardware before I donate them, but can't get Lubuntu to work on an old machine either, so will probably just keep or install Ubuntu 12.04 or some pre-16.04 version on them since that seemed to work, if somewhat slow. (Oh, and if you can help, please respond to my two recent threads about problems getting Lubuntu to work after installing - one 32-bit PC and the other on the aforementioned laptop - links below.)
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2336855&p=13543556#post13543556
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2336865&p=13543557#post13543557
beardedturtle2
September 29th, 2016, 03:56 AM
I have switched to Linux Lubuntu completely since only 2014 but i have been using Ubuntu and windows since 2010.
I have loved every moment with Ubuntu where windows would fail or windows just doing something you have never seen and have no idea why its stopping you from doing much of anything. With Ubuntu you do not get a headache every time you push the power button. It works like a program should and Lubuntu is small and gives you everything you need and nothing you don't.
Gaming is now much easier since steam has gotten involved. If steam does not have the games you want you can use "Wine" works good for me.
SWITCH TO LINUX SWITCH TO OPEN SOURCE!!
ddascalescu+launchpad
October 1st, 2016, 08:33 PM
I haven't booted Windows in a few months. I've been cycling among Mint Cinnamon, KDE, and Unity.
Sadly, they all suck in various annoying ways. Mint is immature and run by a small bunch of overworked folks who reinvent the wheel (e.g. X apps) instead of fixing their DE and adding basic productivity features (https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/3883#issuecomment-243874387), KDE is riddled with bugs (https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=135101&p=363293#p363293), and Unity is incredibly dictatorial (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1622043).
Ubuntu itself still hasn't figured out dual-monitor in God knows how many years. Windows keep opening on the wrong screen (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/874146) if your primary monitor is to the right, which is common if you have your laptop to the left, and connect an external monitor to the right.
I've never had these problems in Windows. But then again, Windows won't see my Bluetooth headset, won't output sound to my HDMI TV etc. Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare.
Quite mind boggling that after 20 years of desktop OSes and billions of dollars sunk into their development, we still don't have a clear winner that doesn't spy on you.
gabbman
October 8th, 2016, 09:57 PM
Two laptops both on 16.04, two ipads and a mac mini. No MS in this home.
twizzard
October 10th, 2016, 07:15 PM
Not me; still having problems installing it. So far, Linux will be in third place after Macintosh (main systems), Windows 7 (for those time I need Windows) and -- maybe -- Ubuntu on the Windows machine.
g33zr
November 13th, 2016, 03:46 PM
My laptops have been Linux only since 2008. I dual-booted an iMac for 5+ years because my wife preferred OSX. After convincing the Mrs. that she could do everything with Linux that she could with OSX, she agreed to convert to Linux. The iMac became a Linux only PC a few months ago. A few weeks ago, the DVD drive broke and I thought the CPU died too but I was wrong. It's now running Ubuntu and I sell or donate it. Meanwhile, I bought a System76 desktop PC. The Mrs. loves it and Ubuntu 16.10. :)
allemails-reginald
November 25th, 2016, 05:14 PM
I do. I have done so for 10 years now. I started with Red-hat 6 and then via Vector-Linux to Suse. In the beginning is was all trying out those beautiful distro's. Until I stumble on Ubuntu, and my life became easier! I must say I like to search for answers and trying out things. Ubuntu give me a pleasant workplace.
rickyrockrat
February 5th, 2017, 10:27 PM
I haven't booted Windows in a few months. I've been cycling among Mint Cinnamon, KDE, and Unity.
Sadly, they all suck in various annoying ways. Mint is immature and run by a small bunch of overworked folks who reinvent the wheel (e.g. X apps) instead of fixing their DE and adding basic productivity features (https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/3883#issuecomment-243874387), KDE is riddled with bugs (https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=135101&p=363293#p363293), and Unity is incredibly dictatorial (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1622043).
Ubuntu itself still hasn't figured out dual-monitor in God knows how many years. Windows keep opening on the wrong screen (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/874146) if your primary monitor is to the right, which is common if you have your laptop to the left, and connect an external monitor to the right.
I've never had these problems in Windows. But then again, Windows won't see my Bluetooth headset, won't output sound to my HDMI TV etc. Windows 10 is a privacy nightmare.
Quite mind boggling that after 20 years of desktop OSes and billions of dollars sunk into their development, we still don't have a clear winner that doesn't spy on you.
Give XFCE4 a try. It is very simple, clean, and so far no annoying bugs I know of. I usually set up my monitors with Xrandr, but XFCE4 has a montitor widget that works fairly well. I've been using Debian's Wheezy with XFCE4 installed, or if you want Ubuntu, try Xubuntu. I ditched those others for the very same reasons you are annoyed with them. Been on Linux since 2000, and even run it at work in a very anti-linux environment.
Wheezy: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/7.11.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.11.0-amd64-CD-1.iso
Xubuntu: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial-updates/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso
martemarziano
February 6th, 2017, 06:03 AM
Since just a couple of weeks, all Windows partitions are gone. I am now on dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 Mate and Mint 18.1 Cinnamon. I feel I like them both equally.
pmarino1073
February 17th, 2017, 10:02 AM
I have completely moved to linux a couple of years ago and no regrets until now!!! I have purchased a new laptop and I am struggling to install Linux on it. so until I figure out how to install it safely and without too many issues I am back with Windows:(. I sincerely hope that I can find a solution that doesn't require 3 days of work to install Linux on this laptop, but for my personal experience unless you have to use specific software that require windows you can do more on Linux and is more agile. Dual boot is a good option if you are not yet sure if to take the plunge.
rattskjelke
March 30th, 2017, 06:03 PM
I dual booted Windows 7 and different *buntu or Mint distros for several years.
I switched permanently to Linux after a Windows 7 to 10 upgrade fiasco last summer and couldn't get 7 to reinstall and work.
It sucked for several months but now my last two Windows programs that I need will run on WINE 2.2 or later so now I am happy but I don't know how long that will last.
leopoldgt
March 31st, 2017, 10:52 AM
I'm a gamer. A log of games i play are either exclusive to consoles or a windows pc. so i have to log onto windows as well. That's why i have dual-boots on both my laptop and pc. I had the same issue with entertainment apps but when i learned more about kodi, i had one less reason for windows cuz there's one more thing i could now do with linux. same is the case with vpn, instead of using ivacy vpn's pc app, i had to configure it manually over linux, but with that done, i had one less reason, again, to stick to windows. now it's jsut gaming and I wish it were a bit more compatible with games so i could've landed a coup de grace on my windows but for now, i'm gonna go with dual boot.
leogee2
May 18th, 2017, 02:50 PM
I took out my xp drive, and am running Ubuntu completely on the desktop. The only problem i have is getting dvdshrink to work in Wine, and have it recognize by dvd drive.
HDTimeshifter
September 22nd, 2017, 07:47 PM
My main computer and an old laptop are still dual boot. I'm thinking about pulling the PC's Windows 7 drive and reformatting the laptop to only have Ubuntu, but I think I need to keep a copy of Windows around just to run a virus checker for Windows CD/DVDs and USB sticks whenever someone gives me one. The laptop originally came with Vista and was upgraded to Windows 7 but that runs like a slug, so I would like to make it Lubuntu only, but that would be the computer to leave Windows on since I rarely use it.
kurt18947
September 23rd, 2017, 08:40 AM
Like many here, I have one app that is Windows only and is critical - it writes a database to a flash card using a special writing device. So every month I have to boot windows for about 10 minutes plus the inevitable updates. I have no confidence this company will ever offer a non-Windows device.
borg101
September 24th, 2017, 01:20 PM
I've been dabbling with Linux on and off for almost a 13 years. I never switched because something always "broke" and I couldn't find fixes for it. About 8 months ago, my network driver on Windows just broke after a fresh install. I figured "what's the difference" if something goes wrong in Windows vs Linux? Knowing how Linux and all Unix OS's are inherently built and function, I decided I should just use Linux. I probably reinstall a fresh distro every so often because I break something, but at least I know its me breaking it and I'm learning more everyday. First I went to Elementary, then Mint, then Ubuntu, and now Ubuntu Gnome. I still post in newbie threads, but I know I'll get there. I'm so pro Linux now, I don't even buy games on Steam, GoG, or Humble Bundle, that don't natively support the Linux platform. The exception to that is older games I can't find my hard copies of, a la Wolfenstein in DosBox. Honestly, I've had very little to complain about. "Celebrity" Linux users like Bryan Lunduke and The Linux Gamer, have really inspired me. Bryan's series "Linux Sucks" is something I've been preaching for years....not that Linux sucks, but the flaws that keep it down.....mainly package management distribution, xorg, and persistent bugs. I cannot thank the community as a whole for everything they've helped me through. I'm so inspired by it that I've begun preaching Open Source to all my friends and family, something I had previously only kept to myself. All these free and open platforms and projects are incredibly versatile. I'm happy to be a part of the community and I wish any other newbies the best of luck. Just stick with it.
sterator
October 16th, 2017, 02:13 AM
I have 2 Macs, a dual-xeon Mac Pro which is single-boot Ubuntu. It's the more powerful of my machines. I also have a Mac Book Pro, dual boot Ubuntu and OS X. I have stopped upgrading anything mac, whether OS or apps, and will keep that OS X partition for the life of that machine.
I've already migrated all of my personal work files so that I can open and work with them using the open source counterparts to what I used on the Mac.
Basically, if the Mac universe were to disappear through a wormhole tonight at midnight, I wouldn't even stir in my bed.
What inspired me to make the move was the combo of upgrade insanity of apple and adobe, plus the ever-bugginess of OS X, though I do remember clearly when it was very robust and virtually issue-free.
HDTimeshifter
October 16th, 2017, 05:46 PM
Another reason I stopped using/installing Windows is that when I need to move drives between computers for a new/refurbishing build, Ubuntu simply works. Windows, on the other (annoying, frustrating, time-wasting) hand, either only configures for or locks itself to the hardware so that if I pull the drive to put in a different computer, it won't boot and I have to do a complete time-wasting reinstall. So when I get a new computer donated for refurbishment, I can simply put in a drive with a working recent version of Ubuntu to confirm all the hardware works (and swap other hardware components as needed). Windows licensing/upgrade issues is also a reason I don't install any more copies of Windows on my personal machines or refurbished computers for donation.
markmullins52
October 18th, 2017, 09:36 PM
i used it on my laptop 5yrs ago and never switched back to windows
pointy2
November 8th, 2017, 02:49 AM
It looks like I'm going to take the plunge and delete Windows from my new machine, and go with 17.10, until the upgrade 18 is ready. I have a dual boot Win10 /16.04 as of now, but never use the win side, and really don't want to. I don't trust it anymore.
guraknugen
November 8th, 2017, 07:11 PM
It was quite some time ago I wrote to this thread last time. I bought this computer in 2007 with Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed. In 2015 I had Ubuntu 14.04 when I replaced almost everything in except the DVD burner, card reader and the chassis. Since then I have continued with 14.04 32 bit on my new stuff, that is now 64-bit, but last weekend I finally took the step and installed Arch Linux (64-bit) on my new SSD, and that's probably the best thing I ever did. There's one thing that puzzles me, though: With my new processor and the old 32-bit Ubuntu 14.4, 8 "processors" showed up in the system monitor thing. Now, with the same processor, but Arch (with the Mate desktop), 12 processors show up. Why is that? Did Ubuntu 14.04 32-bit not support more than 8 or was it the Linux kernel that didn't?
Oh, and what about Windows? I still haven't had it at all since 2008 and not used it at home since 2007. However since 2016 I've used Windows 7 at work. I remember when Widnows 7 was new and everybody said it was soooo much better than earlier versions, but at least the version at work ("Enterprise" or something) sucks big time. I know it's old, but I would prefer Ubuntu 7.04 over it in any situation.
scollar
November 26th, 2017, 03:53 PM
I've been a fan of ubuntu since 12.04 revitalizing several older machines along the way currently learning linux with my Toshiba Satelite l645d completely running on elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki Built on "Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS" and I am so very pleased. I am like I said "Learning Linux" and with this full switch it's been so very cool and I would like to thank the community in advance for all their generous help!
Montserrat
December 5th, 2017, 06:27 PM
I administer two laptops, each with a dual install of Windows (Win7 & 8.1) & Ubuntu (both with 16.04). I only keep Windows to use a scanner (CanoScan 8400F) & a printer (Pro9000 Mark II). Scanners are indeed cheap, but a specialized printer is not.
I'd like to dispense with Windows entirely, but my search for drivers, or an app with the right drivers, hasn't been successful.
HDTimeshifter
December 5th, 2017, 06:51 PM
I just bought an SSD to replace the 2 hard drives (primary Ubuntu, secondary Windows 7) in my main computer. I was planning on cloning the Windows drive and then do a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, but weird things just started going on with the Windows drive. The Grub shows a Windows 10 loader instead of the Windows 7 loader and the Windows drive no longer shows up in the BIOS Boot Drive Priority list even though it does show up and is correctly identified in the BIOS Hard Drives list as well as the AHCI Settings SATA port. I tried boot-repair on the Ubuntu drive as well as the Windows drive, but still same problem and Windows no longer boots. So now, I'm thinking (if I can fix the Windows drive), I'll clone it to an external drive and only do a fresh install of Ubuntu on the SSD. If I can't repair the Windows drive, then I'll reformat it and probably not even use Windows on main computer any more. If that happens, then I'll only have 1 computer left with Windows (a 10 year old laptop dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7) and only reason I don't remove Windows from it is to run the occasional virus scan on Windows media that people give me.
If you can help me with my Windows drive issue, the thread is here: https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2379198
jnm2
December 7th, 2017, 12:19 PM
I administer two laptops, each with a dual install of Windows (Win7 & 8.1) & Ubuntu (both with 16.04). I only keep Windows to use a scanner (CanoScan 8400F) & a printer (Pro9000 Mark II). Scanners are indeed cheap, but a specialized printer is not.
Canon's lack of support for Linux is legendary. Have you looked at Turboprint. I used it to power a Canon printer a few years back and it worked as advertised. I see it supports your printer now. http://www.zedonet.com/en_p_turboprint_driver.phtml?printer=Canon_PIXMA_P ro9000II
samden
December 11th, 2017, 10:50 PM
Haven't been on the forum for years, I've just quietly been using Linux and haven't needed to ask many questions. Almost every computer in our house runs Linux (mostly Linux Mint at present to be honest, but that's just another window into Ubuntu), otherwise Chrome or Android, we don't have a single Windows or Mac machine left (I have a Windows install on a dual-boot on one machine, haven't needed it for probably 2 years). I do all my work on Linux, kids schooling, it's brilliant. I even had my grandmother using Mint for the last year or so before her death, she found it entirely usable. Yes, there are issues with various things, particularly media stuff. But the practical benefits of keeping machines going for years past their use-by-date far exceed these inconveniences. We buy printers etc with Linux support in mind (only use Brother printers at the moment).
bumper9537
December 17th, 2017, 04:07 PM
i Have three laptops , only one on windows (very small laptop) and i very seldom use it,
i have 18.3 on one and kali linux on the other, keep learning every day, lol
jim91
January 13th, 2018, 03:32 PM
Have used linux since xp was not supported. Great no problems, well perhaps a few to overcome and a learning curve of course, but in general very pleased with my Linux set up. It is Ubuntu currently. I recently bought a Garmin GPS and am trying to figure out how to download the GPX files using vbox. At present vbox not capturing USB port.
rvprepper
January 14th, 2018, 12:30 AM
I have and I am new here, few years ago I took on Linux but we bought mac bookpro's but every year mine would crash so I had no money last December so it crashed and I said enough. Wife found this cheap cybertron evoke wit ubuntu 16 on it so here I am. I got cheap too came without cd-rom and no wifi card they said 6 expansion slots but only has 2 I bought a TBS6904 tv card and wifi card and a cheap cd-rom and I am back to learning linux again, not easy after fighting Cancer for a year, chemo & Radiation is a witch. So I'll need help learning so be easy on me my mind isn't the same after Chemo. Today I have the RNC-1900PCE wireless working finally, but the tv card is another thing, machine see's it but no worko. So my wife still has her macbook pro working. I'll be happy to get tv going. I really like Linux, it's a challenge which I need and got tried of supporting Apple and they are charging for iTunes monthly.
RvPrepper
Sbininit
January 17th, 2018, 08:29 PM
I have switched since 08 to Lionux for all internet and music but use windows regularly for programs that only work on windows.
Windows XP actually ran better on my first 600mhz PC. A full Ubuntu 8.10 install would slow it to a crawl. So I did one of those minimal Ubuntu installs on it and it worked much better but never as fast as XP. For some reason back then Ubuntu was a CPU hog.
I haven't booted that machine now in many years.
I'm booted into a copy of Xenialpup multiboot USB right now and so far I like Xenialpup.
I always did like the way Puppy mounts all the hard drives and needs no root permissions to do almost anything. Its very easy to copy and paste or create new folders. I haven't liked in the past how its command line system differed from Ubuntu.
chancuu
January 17th, 2018, 09:31 PM
been using ubuntu for about 4 years or so, uninstalled windows on my laptop about a year ago. only my desktop has windows, and thats for gaming. sadly my desktop is dead at the moment, gotta rebuild it so i can start gaming agian. but i do enjoy having all the freedom that comes with linux, and i learn something new everyday with it. plus runescape runs on it, which is enough gaming for me at the moment. and steam has some games ported. i just wish all games would port to linux, and there would be no need for windows anymroe. but maybe someday that will become true. i feel linux is getting more popular everyday, and with ubuntu being so user friendly, people see it in a different light now.
dark-helmet-chris
January 28th, 2018, 09:41 PM
I *think* you could say that I have completely switched to Linux. I originally started off with Knoppix Live back in about 2004. It didn't take me long to install Fedora (not sure what version). Shortly after that I started using CentOS for my file server and that experience was "O..M..G.. I can DO all this? No extra money spent? I can have FTPd, SMBd, etc. Okay, this is just awesome." Then I started using Fedora for a desktop. I wasn't so happy being on the bleeding edge, at least not for my primary desktop. So, after a while I switched to Ubuntu LTS and found that I really liked the stability and the package manager - you see I have never really been all that good at compiling my own stuff. Once Unity came around, well, I prefered something else, so I took to Xubuntu, and then I tried Linux Lite. Fast-forward to today where I'm really very happy with the current Linux Mint (a derivation of Ubuntu).
Throughout all that, I still ran Windows as a dual-boot on my primary workstation up until about 4 years ago. This was about 10% or less of time in Windows and the other 90% of the time in my Linux-based desktop. I found VMware and started running my Windows in a VM. Then I found Oracle Virtualbox. Then I started really getting into KVM/QEMU for my primary virtualization solution for both server and desktop. This gave me everything I needed for my Windows needs. Again, fast forward to today and I have NO Windows on my desktop. If I absolutely need Windows for some troubleshooting or to solve a problem for a customer, it's always in a VM on my Linux server under KVM, and not on my desktop at all.
I never cared much for gaming, unless you count Quake, which has several wonderful Linux-based clients and servers. So.. that was never a concern for me.
So, unless you count a Windows VM that is rarely used, I'm all Linux now:
- Linux MInt on my desktops / laptops
- Linux MInt on my wife's desktop / laptop
- OpenWRT on my router
- RasPBX on my Rasperberry Pi - Asterisk-based PBX
- Ubuntu Server on my Servers, and on my customer servers too - Windows VMs which are ONLY when absolutely necessary.
I have switched most of my customers to Ubuntu Server using Samba for networking their Windows clients.
It's an exciting time. :)
Smiles from Chris
ChuangTzu
January 28th, 2018, 11:53 PM
I have switched since 08 to Lionux for all internet and music but use windows regularly for programs that only work on windows. Windows XP actually ran better on my first 600mhz PC. A full Ubuntu 8.10 install would slow it to a crawl. So I did one of those minimal Ubuntu installs on it and it worked much better but never as fast as XP. For some reason back then Ubuntu was a CPU hog. I haven't booted that machine now in many years. I'm booted into a copy of Xenialpup multiboot USB right now and so far I like Xenialpup. I always did like the way Puppy mounts all the hard drives and needs no root permissions to do almost anything. Its very easy to copy and paste or create new folders. I haven't liked in the past how its command line system differed from Ubuntu. LOL, thats because with Puppy everything runs as root unless you mark it as spot....
teheefb
January 29th, 2018, 01:53 PM
I got rid of my windows partition and installed elementary os (ubuntu based) a few months back, and I'm really happy with it, I'm not a hardcore gamer so games like Left 4 Dead 2 and Insurgency do the job to keep me entertained. I have not found anything that I can't do on windows, so I don't really miss it, of course for some things you may need to find alternatives, like for a video editor like After Effects you'll have to use another alternatives like Blender or Kdenlive.
amiga500
January 31st, 2018, 06:56 PM
Personally the one thing that stops me from having Ubuntu my main OS in all my devices A) Games, B) be able to use game making tools like game maker studio, engine001, etc C) drivers for devices like printers, scanners, etc. So I have a specific laptop that is exclusive to Ubuntu I can use it to take it around with me and the laptop is small and light. So it works great for me. I may consider using virtual play or something to install windows inside ubuntu through virtual PC to run apps/games that will not work through wine. But that in itself is a put off to make a complete switch for life.
jpberes
February 8th, 2018, 12:53 PM
I did definitely switched towards Linux in 2010, before I was using it in dual boot, now Only Linux, being currently Ubuntu Mate 17.10 ;-)
toregon
February 9th, 2018, 02:20 PM
I have been running windows since DOS was replaced by windows 3.1 xx
1 month ago I was fed up with the start menu and search problems in windows on my Surface 4 pro
Digged up a old Lenovo x series and ran a clean installer of Ubuntu 17.xx
Everything worked ! docking station 3 screens etc etc :D
I am baffled . It works as a charm and I feel that I am in control om my own computer again :)
Im soon 54 years old, and wondering why I haven't done this before
The only thing I need now is a good SIP phone client and my Surface 4 gets Ubuntu too :)
vitaliy.h
February 9th, 2018, 11:08 PM
First time I touched Linux in 2005. It was Knoppix live-cd and it didn't impress me, therefore next 12 years, I was windows-user. At the last year, in April 2017, I installed Fedora 25 and Mint 17.03, because Windows 7 with all its patches and solutions became "heavy" for my old laptop. Do you know what happened? I had to recognize, that something important was lost by me while I use Windows last 7-10 years. Immediately Windows was removed. Now I use Ubuntu 16.04 and Fedora 27. To my high regret Windows still lives in VirtualBox on my laptop because of a few apps, which I need to use sometimes. I believe that this problem will be solved by Linux-community shortly.
frnkln
February 18th, 2018, 02:37 AM
Never ever going back to windows again :) ! Just hoping that game industry supports linux more in the future..
jbig1959
February 24th, 2018, 02:54 AM
I did but left windows 7 on dual-boot as a back-up....
mobius+
February 27th, 2018, 07:27 PM
Its more than 10 years when i first installed Linux on my computer. It was suse Linux in that time. I had Windows as a dual boot. Since then I have changed to Ubuntu, later Kubuntu, Linux Mint, Mate and back to Ubuntu again. Now I have Win8 as dual boot but its not for me, just for my girlfriend when she uses my laptop (yes I know...I am doing bad things to my laptop :) ). But I am working on just on Linux and would newer change again to Windows.
mikervr
March 13th, 2018, 07:11 PM
Hey, if you are advanced user and want to learn new things and play with security then I think you should move to Linux. I have installed Linux OS on my secondary PC. But facing some audio issues. Trying to finding the solutions.
RichTheCoder
March 13th, 2018, 09:27 PM
I used to use Windows when I couldn't do what I wanted in Linux ... but that hasn't happened for a very long time.
I still do maintain Windows in a dual-boot setup, against the day that some job requires it.
ra7411
March 13th, 2018, 11:01 PM
I use W8 once a year - taxes.
ivan-samuelson
March 19th, 2018, 05:49 PM
I just recently dusted off an old Dell Dimension 4550 that I obtained from my mother and installed Ubuntu Server 16.04 on it. Using it as a headless server to run Plex Media Server in the house. Does a fantastic job! I don't have it transcode at all, but I did test it doing that and it worked fine. Not sure how it would do if multiple people were streaming at the same time, but it's always just me anyways, so no big deal. :p
friarlawless
March 23rd, 2018, 08:55 PM
Last week I finally took the all-Linux plunge after a forced Windows 10 update caused my video and sound to go wonky. My laptop lost the ability to control THE VOLUME OF ITS SPEAKERS, and the redshift/nighlight/nightmode feature stopped working and was grayed out due to an incompatible video driver (despite the driver being a whole two days old).
I'd been dual-booting up to that point just to play a few Steam games. Moved on now.
jpberes
March 26th, 2018, 08:49 AM
Since 2011 I do work only with Linux ... no other OS installed anymore
And since beginning 2017 only with Ubuntu .. but having some other distros within VirtualBox ;-)
eoore
March 31st, 2018, 12:28 AM
As someone who doesn't currently own their own computer, but runs around with an Ubuntu live-usb and uses it at every possible occasion, I think I can say I have "switched" to Linux, right?
marchello_lippi2
May 8th, 2018, 09:33 AM
I have completely switched to linux. Nothing to do on windows anymore. Some programs are used under wine. Got virtual machine with windows just in case, but did not run it for a really long time already.
sathees24
May 11th, 2018, 06:49 AM
):p
braznyc
May 11th, 2018, 05:45 PM
Ubuntu 100% of the time.
Basically for graphic design (Gimp, Inkscape and... Xara X.... Yes, keep Xara X going, please!!!)
pythagorean1804
May 16th, 2018, 12:48 PM
I have been using Ubuntu almost exclusively for quite a while but I still use windows for Excel, which is unavoidable if you have really complex spreadsheets that you have to share with other people at work.
gabbman
May 16th, 2018, 06:50 PM
I have NOT YET removed all linux distro's from all of my computer's.
misfitpierce
May 17th, 2018, 09:53 PM
I have been straight linux for a long long time and still just as happy as ever.
celiapgt
May 27th, 2018, 07:02 PM
I have, since ages (back to 2004, I think). However in Mexico, for paying taxes is imperative to use Windows, so I keep always a partition with the preinstalled (and pre-charged, of course) Windows. I have a dual boot but Linux, and Ubuntu, for the most of the time, is my default operating system.
amvitty
May 27th, 2018, 09:18 PM
I am now using Ubuntu 100% at home.
erikoma
May 31st, 2018, 03:45 PM
I've been using Linux since 2007, and after one week I ditched Windows for good. Glad to avoid all the problems that my friends and colleagues still have. Most of them are using Windows and are afraid to change. I don't see any reason why, but there are many good reasons to upgrade to Linux.
Games? Stop wasting your time and GROW UP!
andysharpie
June 2nd, 2018, 03:51 AM
Been using Ubuntu for several years now, probably four or five years actually. I would never have even known the community existed had it not been for my dad. He's been around the block a few more times than I have, and when I got my first laptop a few years ago, he ditched Windows and installed Ubuntu 12.04 (the stable release at the time). I'm spoiled to the Linux world, and can never really be comfortable in Windows. I don't think I would ever get rid of Linux now.
fyfe54
June 2nd, 2018, 02:19 PM
Does this count?
I switched my (92 year old) mother-in-law to Ubuntu after a nasty piece of malware got her Win10 machine. New SSD and 18.04, a browser with the links she uses and a solitaire game. Finallly, Teamviewer for support.
That was a month ago. She needed TV support initially, but nothing for 2 weeks now. Wife (Win10) and daughter (Mac) sceptical at first, but coming around.
bodhin2
June 7th, 2018, 03:14 AM
been trying to use it since ubuntu started. sometimes more than not. last 3 years i sue it 100%.
larryrink
June 22nd, 2018, 07:20 PM
Count this retired old man as one diehard Linux lover! :)
antigonish2
June 24th, 2018, 05:49 PM
I use Ubuntu almost exclusively. If there's something I can't do on Ubuntu, I have another machine on the desk, that I can do it with on Windows, video editing or tax software. Otherwise, Windows is not permitted access to the internet in this house any more. It's simple. Windows have run up a track record of arrogance, incompetence and outright deceit. Linux serves me well, although I wish all these myriad distros would combine into a smaller number and standardize on how they do things. Too many third party software providers are merely packaging up dead fish as a Linux version, and schlepping that onto the table as though they were doing Linux users a favour.
jason.jackal
June 27th, 2018, 02:35 PM
I am making the change myself. My machine will not support Windows 10, so I have installed Ubuntu on my machine home machine.
However, is there any simple blueprint like applications? I currently use Visio for making simple plans for wood working; however, I will need something similar that can create plans and scale.
Churusaa
July 6th, 2018, 08:50 PM
As for my two cents, I finally got to install Linux on my work computer and it has been wonderful!
There was some hemming and hawing about what flavor to choose; CentOS for its ability to play nice in an Enterprise environment, Debian for familiarity and maturity, Mint for its small footprint, or Ubuntu for its superb community and strong support/supportibility.
Seeing as I'm here, you'd be right to guess that I went with Ubuntu. I find it telling that when I was having odd display driver issues, my instinctual reaction after a week of troubleshooting was to try Ubuntu and see if it would work better (it didn't, but I swapped out my GPU for an ATI card, so it's better now).
I've played with every release since 4.10 (my very first Linux install), and I'm often impressed with the leaps in usability and functionality that come from this top-notch community. Thanks for making Ubuntu excellent!
iamjiwjr
July 6th, 2018, 10:07 PM
Totally Linux since 2002.
medsub
July 11th, 2018, 12:52 AM
I want to erase Windows but unfortunately, I'm still a gamer at heart.
Use Console for gaming.I use XBOX and UBuntu with steam for compatible steam games I already own.
I even bought mad max for linux on steam yesterday for 4 Euros.
I tossed the crappy win10 completely and got SSD for linux
toyson
July 30th, 2018, 02:58 PM
I really love linux/Ubuntu, i've switched 70% to linux, once i can get steam to work on my linux, bye bye to windows
isolated-thinker
July 30th, 2018, 05:46 PM
Once all of my games become 100% compatable with Linux, and my Nvidia drivers as well, Then I will 100% switch.
But, for now, 90% Linux, 10% Windows.
Though I did recently switch my phone over to Ubuntu Touch, so there's that.:D
coffeefiend
July 30th, 2018, 06:52 PM
I have mostly switched. I can use my Linux laptop for browsing, YouTube, Netflix and research. I'm not a gamer, so I don't worry about that. However, the only real thing keeping me from ditching my Win10 laptop is MS Office. Libre is good. But unfortunately, MS Office is still pretty much the standard.
rainerw2
August 9th, 2018, 02:11 PM
Pleased to say that I am using solely UBUNTU on all my PC's, Notebooks and mini's since 14.04. Have made volumes of installations on third party computers for friends and acquaintances with resounding success. Yes, Microsoft/Adobe has thrown a curved ball with some issues such as tax return documentation and, Bank statement encryption, but shot themselves and its clients in the foot in the process. Reversed the tax returns to postal service at the tax man inconvenience and call up the bank statements via my e-bankt. Anyone still feeding the monopolistic and manipulative Microsoft or Apple machinery does obviously pull up their jeans with a vice-grip. I also like Mint, Debian and other Linux OS's; UBUNTU however is the most versatile, user friendly and balanced system. Long live UBUNTU.
corradoventu
September 11th, 2018, 05:19 PM
Ubuntu only on my desktop and laptop since Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon). on my wife desktop and laptop since Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf).
Windows XP kept in virtualbox removed 2 years ago.
gcurtsinger
September 13th, 2018, 10:10 AM
I hate windows 10. Don't have it anymore. Only Linux for me. It's much more efficient. I'm not a gamer though. I do have a little cheap Chromebook for travel, no big loss if something happens to it. Just bought a cheap old used laptop on Ebay to load a few Linux systems on.
marchello_lippi2
October 2nd, 2018, 10:59 AM
Sup, just wanted to report about latest news. Our older relatives are now ubuntu users as well. It happened after massive viruses attack on their windows home pc. Probably clicked some shoot, idk. I was too tired to clean it from viruses... again... and did not want to download and install any copy of windows as well. Luckily, my wife had already 4+ years of experience using ubuntu because we don't have any windows at home (yes, she misses her photoshop, but not too much). So she said that "ubuntu just does its job" and they agreed. As they only use youtube, look into news & weather, watch some movies and use some messenger, it was not a problem. Now it's almost month and no questions asked. So... guys it is really possible! :-)
cerberus-ace
October 2nd, 2018, 10:33 PM
Three weeks ago I finally had had enough of Windows 10. The poorly implemented notifications pushed me over the edge.
Installed 18.04 LTS on my work machine and recently upgraded to 18.10 beta (what can I say I like to live dangerously ;-) ).
No regrets so far. Just an interesting daily adventure with the command line!
loknath-dhar
October 3rd, 2018, 10:17 PM
I completely use Ubuntu for one month. I am not a gamer or video editor, so I thought it would be good for me. At first I dual booted but then I thought, I have to leave my comfort zone :razz: And guess what, I found Linux more interesting and trying to learn so many new things. At first, it was hard to adjust in a new environment and I have to google for every single thing I wanted to do. But now, it seems fun, no kidding. My opinion if you're a gamer, you should stick to windows. But for a new experience, try Linux. You may find this more interesting spending life without a mouse.
anutosho
November 13th, 2018, 05:31 PM
I started to use Linux in 1997 or so. It was a real pain back then, but already better that Windows. I never liked Windows and stayed with DOS and OS/2 as long as I could (too sad that OS/2 didn't made it). In 2004 I dropped Windows completely.
Once in a while I have to use Windows (in a VM) as my clients do. But for myself Windows doesn't exist anymore :-)
MSGone
November 14th, 2018, 07:02 AM
I tried Linux many years ago and experimented with it for over a year. I recently had a belly-full of Windows and got rid of it completely. Windows is a nightmare compared to Ubuntu, so I am Microsoft free. I first thought about a dual-boot, but that would have given me a chance to have more Windows nightmares. I have an older computer that just loves Ubuntu.
andysharpie
November 28th, 2018, 03:22 AM
I've been using Ubuntu for several years now. Years ago, my dad put 12.04 on an old laptop and gave it to me, and I just went from there. Lately, I've been working with the 16.04 release and really like it, especially having practically grown up with it. I still learn new things as I have to deal with new problems and make administrative decisions, and I'd definitely recommend Linux in general to anyone, provided that they are up for the learning curve.
freemedia2018
December 5th, 2018, 10:43 AM
Xubuntu was the first distro that made it possible for me to switch entirely away from other operating systems. I'd spent a long time trying.
At this point I remix all kinds of distros. I do not manually remaster, I always tweak scripts to automate remastering-- the ISO goes in and another comes out minutes later. To me all the distros are almost like one distro. In many ways though, I have always relied most on Debian/Ubuntu-based distros.
Occasionally (not every year) I tinker with other operating systems. BSD is very solid though I understand why GNU/Linux is popular-- for similar reasons as the ones I choose it for. I use it exclusively, or close enough.
slow-speed
December 14th, 2018, 12:30 AM
I have but for WordPerfect. There just is no substitute. Therefore, some sort of virtualization is required to house a windows environment.
jdeca57
December 26th, 2018, 09:41 PM
As Linux matures we shouldn't look back and think this OS is an underdog. In reality always all of the supercomputers run Linux and the android success makes that almost all phones run Linux. Actually the only reason Windows still exists is the fact that it is the OS of choice on new laptops and PC's, and that is simply because it's one version and it's maintained. There are some reasons to use it: like the office offer with one TB storage included for a very reasonable price. Personally my activities are mostly Linux but I don't exclude Windows. Linux is stronger than that.
oneleded
March 14th, 2019, 01:14 PM
i was using XP in 2016. now im using lubuntu. i run XP way beyond, when i should have. i started using linux in 2016. i havent used my 1st. hard drive XP, in over a year. i dont regret the change a bit. i still have information, on the 1st HD, when i finally get around to retrieval, both drives will be linux. the 2nd HD is only linux.
poorpockets-mcnewhold
April 9th, 2019, 01:30 PM
When i´ve bought my first Raspberry Pi, mostly for Pi-hole currently, i´ve first really asked myself more seriously on why i was still staying on Windows 10, despite having an extremely great experience with Rapsbian and also that other Ubuntu OS that i´ve installed instead of Win 8, because it was completly useless with that original OS.
I´ve came to the conclusion that the only real thing that was retained me, was the games. Well, I´ve said that, but i was just in time for the Steam proton release, who completly scratched that last reason on why i was still using Windows 10.
So, i´ve decided to switch on Ubuntu Studio, due to the preference of my Video editing preferences.
So currently, I´m having issues to play my whole favorite video game, can´t adapt to pass from Photoshop to GIMP, and still didn´t format all the partions on all of my hard drives, but i surely don´t regret that, and won´t switch into other non-GNU os again.
g999b
April 14th, 2019, 05:04 PM
I have been a Mac and Linux user all my life. I never really had a computer running Windows as my personal computer. I gave up on Mac at some point, did not like what their system had become... Then they introduced OSX, totally fell in love with the Linux inspired new Mac system... But I was always going back to Linux for raw power and ultimate command line control...
I used Red Hat distro back in the days, but switched to Ubuntu somewhere in the early 201X...
I let Ubuntu down for a while but I was missing it... Bought a PC two weeks ago, erased Windows, loaded 18.04 LTS (deep breath) : felt so good again!
I've been struggling with it ever since :-)) After 2 weeks I still havent a full functioning email, and I dont know how to access Evernote (my Tusk wont work , I dont know why...). I am trying to find a copy of all the Bash scripts I wrote and used on a daily basis back in the days.... Trying to remember my 2 bits of Perl etc. I'm happy!!!
1madlad
May 5th, 2019, 07:56 PM
I have loaded it before and played around with it, but that been a while back. I'm running a PLEX media server on Windows and don's like all the overhead of Windows, so I decided to go with Ubuntu 18.04 server and make it a headless server for my media server. I'm been working on it on and off for a couple of months, but I have it up and working, still have a lot of reading and playing with a test laptop and learn by trial and error. My name is Tony aka "Madlad" and I'm new to the forum and new to Ubuntu server, I've run the desktop in in the past, but now have the desk running on one P/C and just loaded Deepin on Friday and my laptop. I the type of person to try and figure this out before I ask for help, so if I post a stupid question, let me know and forgive me, I will apologize for that now, I sure it will happen.
-Madlad
drvshrm
May 5th, 2019, 10:02 PM
I complete most of my work on Ubuntu...but sometimes it becomes essential to switch to windows for my graphic work (as i prefer to work on photoshop instead of gimp) and for playing games. But personally I like Linux more than the windows...
drxavier2
June 8th, 2019, 07:48 PM
I haven't gone 100% ubuntu - infact i use several Linux distros. Just that if I can avoid it, I avoid using MS windows!
In fact I am about to make a server for my network on one of the distros - Just not sure which one (yet) , and am very curious about the "hardening" in that I currently am the main user on my system; however, I will be subnetting, and wanting to make a server for the "home business subnet" and a server for the "personal home use" subnet - with both servers actually being clients to the broader supernet server. its primarily about learning how to use UFW, and iptables, etc, etc, to create better security before I actually open it up as a "Production server" with access through the internet
pivert2
June 11th, 2019, 09:32 AM
Myself and my entire family are using exclusively Linux for 10-15y, and exclusively Kubuntu for some 8y.
My parents are using exclusively Kubuntu since their first PC. Kubuntu was chosen because:
- IMH it's the best Desktop Environment in the world since Kde4 became stable. The GUI by far exceed Ubuntu default GUI. Not easy to detail, but just to name a few : Klipper (for copy/paste history, programmable actions, ...), Notification management, KdeBluetooth and Kde Connect, QT is nicer generally, Konsole & tabs, generally better integrated tools, and for long. (Remember kdcop, and all the scripting that was already available 10y ago). Other GUI have since improved a lot, but are still missing the right setting at the right place.
- I did not want my family to get lost in case they have to use a Windows at work or at school. They know they just have to press the windows Icon instead of the K one. Kubuntu tend to be more "conventional" in regards to MS Windows basics.
The exception is a brother that is much more interested in Gaming.
But after 15y without Windows (except at work in some cases), I bought a Windows License with my new PC, and I'm using it more and more. The reason is VR. VR support is still not easy to get working. It's definitely not easy in Windows, and is worse in Linux. I bought only Linux compatible HW (HTC Vive) and I buy only Linux supported software (Blender extensions, X-Plane, G-Earth, Metro Last Light). But still many showstoppers in Kubuntu 19.04. It probably would have better worked if I would have stayed in Kubuntu 18.04. I'm confident that the issues I have with 19.04 will be fixed in few months, and I look forward not having to boot Windows daily, but in the meantime I'm back to Windows. Really hard after 15y. I almost forgot how the Konsole equivalent is a pain in windows and how the file explorer is a shame. (No tabs, no F4 to get a quick command line, cmd.exe is still a nightmare for copy/paste, search, ... Even not a proper PDF reader like Okular... Powershell is good but often overcomplicated when you just want to loop on processes or easily accessible stull like in bash... I've been impressed to see Ubuntu console, that gives a decent experience even if there's no graphical interface. Just missing a way to manage tabs properly. And it still does not compete with ease of use of Konsole + Bash + qdbus ... The windows store is a real pity compared to apt... You still have to go back downloading stuff from various sources, have to cope with all annoyances to go to a specific web page and sometimes register instead of just apt search/install <your software>... Even not a good scripting language install by default such as Python to just type some calculations or basic loops in a REPL... I lost days in just browsing sites downloading stuff from sources I do not necessarily trust just to get what comes by default in Kubuntu or is very straight forward to get... Have to switch regularly to Linux just to use excellent free tools such as Kdenlive or Blender.. Yes, Windows still has no included advanced Video editor... And still have very poor experience. Windows copy Kubuntu in many ways, but it's 5-8y behind...
Unfortunately, Windows still benefit from it's large install base, and developers first fixes things in Windows, which makes total sense.
Well, I hope this Windows nightmare will reach an end for me as soon as possible with the HTC Vive/Steam/X-Plane Linux Support Fixes ;-)
grenic
June 25th, 2019, 11:52 PM
I have completely switched to Ubuntu as of this week and am having to learn everything from scratch, it's quite exciting having to learn something new! Is Ubuntu 19.04 the best versions to play steam games?
Agradilius
June 26th, 2019, 05:18 AM
I switched to Linux in 1996 with Debian from FreeBSD. I don't really have much Windows experience but I do play a few windows games via wine and a few steam games. I currently run Kubuntu 19.10 development on my main PC, Raspian stretch on my pi and Ubuntu Server 18.04 on my firewall/file server. I also have experience with most all other Linux distros too including Fedora/RedHat/CentOS, Arch, Gentoo, and Linux Form Scratch (LFS).
oilyfish
July 10th, 2019, 05:17 PM
Use Oracle VirtualBox. I use it to run Windows 7 because my stupidly expensive Engineering software is windows only
It's really easy. Down load it from Oracle then install and start up a VM environment that you call whatever you want, and install Windows from the OS disk. Then within that virtual environment that you just made, navigate to a drop down called Devices ( it'll be in a black area over the Windows screen) and select "Insert Guest Additions CD image" That'll give you a set of drivers to enhance graphics and other things. Then you are golden to run any windows **** you want.
bunny9000
July 14th, 2019, 12:53 PM
I switched fully - again today.
I have been using Linux for over 15 years, but the time felt right. I've found a distro I really like, the ubuntu mate with the fork of gnome 2 and ubuntu server for the backup pc.
The mate project has made me love using desktop linux all over again.
sevendogs1337
July 14th, 2019, 06:49 PM
Switched over 20 years ago, then 2 years ago switched completely to FreeBSD. Switched back to Linux about a week ago. Was a huge distro hopper and it drove me nuts. FreeBSD is an amazing OS but on the desktop, it can be problematic. I got so tired of hopping from one Linux distro to the next, searching for something that just works. Ubuntu just works, even though I can't stand the "dock", it's not a deal breaker.
gdesilva
July 30th, 2019, 06:20 AM
Being on Ubuntu Studio since around 2008 - moved to UbuntuStudio because I did not like Unity in Ubuntu. Still have a copy of Windows running to do occasional Windows-only tasks such as updating my GPS, iTunes and various mobile phone apps.
Artim
August 4th, 2019, 02:10 PM
I haven't used Windows for anything since about 2010. I've hopped around with several distros, settling on Xfce as my favorite desktop, and using it on a few Ubuntu-based distros (Mint, Linux Lite, etc) and several non-Ubuntu-based distros (PCLinuxOS, Salix, Debian, Manjero, MX, antiX) and keep coming back to my old favorite, reliable, stable, solid, perfect-out-of-the-box Xubuntu. I got through all my college coursework without any need for Windows-only software, except for one mandatory "computer course" in my Freshman year that required Windows, but I was able to demonstrate that all the same tasks could be accomplished on Linux just as effectively and just as simply, free of cost and free of all the interruptions, dangers, and hassle of doing it "their way." I really hope more schools and colleges will see the folly of locking everybody in to a single vendor.
MrKimi
August 18th, 2019, 03:16 AM
Not used Windows since about 2005. I was developing a software system at the time that I had to build fairly often and it took 7 minutes. About the time it takes to go make a coffee. I was drinking more coffee than working.
I figured I needed to upgrade my laptop but that was in the days when a new laptop would come with Windows Vista which everyone was saying was bad.
So I installed Ubuntu and tried it out. When I ran that build it was.... 1 minute.
So I never went back to Windows.
A couple of years ago I convinced my wife to switch from Windows XP over to Lubuntu. She held on to XP for years because she knew it well and the newer versions of Windows looked too different. When support for XP stopped she had to switch to something and Lubuntu looks quite a lot like XP so that works for her.
Now there are no Windows machines in our house. We don't even use Wine any more.
monkey-bath-time
August 27th, 2019, 01:42 PM
Unfortunately I have retained by windows PC, as I live to record my (not very often) runs. I have a tomtom running watch, and the manufacturor does not support Unix. So, I am left with Windows. Sad times. But apart from that, I use Ubuntu for everything else.
sulton
August 28th, 2019, 10:58 AM
I can not completely switch to Linux for a number of reasons.
1. MS office Linux analogues are sooooo damp
2. There is no "mail.ru agent" at all
3. Dota does not work, the wine is buggy
I use Linux only for work.
I hope someday I will completely switch to Linux. ;)
MukeeWrench
September 19th, 2019, 01:25 PM
ONLY thing I need Windows for is to run my Canon printer. Not Linux fault. Will get mad enough one day to buy a compatible printer and junk my Canon.
appsdevelop
November 29th, 2019, 01:38 PM
I partially use linux but majority of the time Windows is required in terms to check the output for web application to run the Javascript file.
grenic
November 29th, 2019, 07:38 PM
Me :D I love it!
wolftrax
December 17th, 2019, 08:50 AM
I started using linux in 2005 I think. I remember upgrading to Debian sarge and I was recommended to try Ubuntu so I did but for a long time I was a Debian user until someday I gpt tired of Debian and started to use Ubuntu because of the LST releases .
I did not use windows all that time but recently (last month) I got a couple of old laptops which has windows installed and I just use them as they are until I find time to install a BSD system on one of them and a Linux on the other one.
the first linux installation I did was from a book that included a CD with corel linux on it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corel_Linux so its a old distribution but I cant remember exactly the year I switched to using only linux. there is nothing I I Need I cant do on a linux system and I never played computer games so there is really no need for me to use windows at all.
I will use windows if its the only thing I can get access to but I have a hard time figuring out how to use it after all these years of using linux.
sightondvbflora
December 18th, 2019, 03:43 AM
I think Windows still the most popular system.
lorenkjr
December 29th, 2019, 05:01 PM
I did. Been working on Microsoft Beta software for two years. But, it ruined my hard drive. So I changed linux, which is much easier to work. And I no intention of running Windows again. It is not as nice as Ubuntu.
dora5
February 3rd, 2020, 05:27 AM
I use Ubuntu 99.9 percent of the time. I run one software in Wine. There are several games like my jigsaw puzzle software and my majong software that I run in Windows 7 in Virtual Box.
I'm not a "gamer".
One is not required to never use Windows software again; one can run it in Wine or in Windows in Virtual Box.
CelticWarrior
February 3rd, 2020, 04:51 PM
I did. Been working on Microsoft Beta software for two years. But, it ruined my hard drive. So I changed linux, which is much easier to work. And I no intention of running Windows again. It is not as nice as Ubuntu.
Although I generally agree with the sentiment, some information should be corrected: OSes do NOT ruin hard drives, not even Windows. Standing for what you like is great but please only with truthful statements, not by spreading FUD.
rarial
February 3rd, 2020, 05:19 PM
I'm still bound to running a Windows VM for office. The web app are good, but not perfect. Also, the laptop drivers for the XPS I'm running are good, but not superb - some screen tearing, etc.
I think Linux is almost there. I'm waiting on MS to port some functionality over and for this machine to become old enough that the driver bugs are fixed.
mastercore
February 10th, 2020, 10:17 AM
I am making the leap for the second time as I write this. Used Ubuntu back in 2005-6 on an older laptop when I worked abroad.
Now I have just build a new computer and am sick of bloatware that bogs windows down.
Only 2 apps hold me back to windows. Autocad and Premier pro.
Planning on running them on a virtual machine inside Ubuntu.
Still ironing our plenty of niggly problems. (WIFI dongle not recognised, Virtualisation not allowing 64bit OS, have to find an elegant replacement for Macrium reflect for system backups, etc....
I know its off topic but if anyone has a tip on any of these issues, pls DM me. Id be super happy.
damnedlinux
April 6th, 2020, 01:05 PM
I started experimenting with Slackware in the Stone Age and even coherent for a while.
Then ran Debian for years. Then Suse.
For personal use I've been using Linux 100% full-time since 2001.
I mainly run ubuntu variants now - anything that best suits the hardware.
Office tasks, coding, and the usual browser related stuff - and never have too much trouble finding answers to problems when they crop up.
However, for work, I have to use their systems which run Windows for Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, among others.
Hwæt
April 19th, 2020, 03:32 AM
Over the last 14 or so years I've been in the Linux community (my presence here goes back to 2007, but the account I used is far and long forgotten), I've had spurts where I've used Linux exclusively.
Usually the decider in me leaving is League of Legends.
At the moment I've been taking the tool approach. I've got an Intel NUC I use for persistent servers I write. Currently running 18.04. It is... by far the quickest thing to set up as a host. I also have an RPI just running the base Raspbian for use as a microcontroller.
I have a Chromebook with the built in Debian Wheezy container, and my desktop is currently Windows 10. Mainly the reason for this is cost and the form factor. I can get a C++ compiler on it without selling my soul to anyone, so that's the biggest win. In Windows 10 - what C++ development I want to do is mainly via the remote mode on CLion to my RPI.
I had a MBP for a while, but it's just really not the development heaven I thought it'd be. Apple locked down the Unix portions of the OS pretty hard, and the directory structure is *scantly* Unix. It's nice if you want a commercial Unix, but it's really not as well done of a development experience as Linux.
In an absolutely perfect world, I'd be running Linux on everything for the shared ecosystem benefits. But 3 out of 4 isn't bad.
mIk3_08
April 19th, 2020, 09:18 AM
The most popular O.S here in Philippines is Microsoft Windows and most of the Filipino never heard such Linux O.S only few Filipino who knows Linux and I am one of those. I knew Linux since 2003 by that time it is "Red Hat" I encounter, then I encounter the "Ubuntu", the 3D one, that is the time that I begin to have the interest in Linux until then, But I don't have the machine yet to use at that time. I never denied that I've started to learn computing using Microsoft O.S. But now, I have my Ubuntu installed in my machine till then I never switch to Microsoft.
fyfe54
April 19th, 2020, 10:09 PM
Working from home via VPN to my work desktop that runs Win10 Pro. My laptop (Ubuntu 19.10) doesn't have enough screen for the setup at the office so I'm using an HP Pavilion Mini 300-20 that originally came with Win Pro 8! and now running Lubuntu 20.04. Our IT folks got me the Linux application for the Barracuda VPN ("We don't support Linux", he said and left me alone with it.) Anyway, the little HP works just fine, a tad slow with copy and paste perhaps, but more than adequate. The only change I have made to the HP was swapping out the original HDD for an SSD. Highly recommended!
Steve_Silvi
May 6th, 2020, 09:41 AM
I started experimenting with Linux (FreeBSD) probably close to twenty years ago but used Windows as my everyday OS. Since every Windows OS from Win98 on has gotten bigger and slower, with a lot of (for me) unnecessary bloat, I began to use it less and less. A few weeks ago, while installing 20.04 I inadvertently trashed my Win 10 install. Rather than reinstall it on my second HDD, I am now running it in a VM in my Ubuntu 20.04 OS. I really only use Windows anymore on my downstairs PC so I can run my flight simulators.
delta1071
olaf3044
May 10th, 2020, 08:53 PM
I'm new to the forums and so leaving my first mark here seems appropriate. I've been using Ubuntu exclusively on two machines for ~6 months now. I still have Windows 10 installed on a second partition on my 'gaming laptop', so I can still play racing games and far cry, etc - I'm not a big gamer tbh.
I've experimented with various Linux flavours for probably about 10 years, maybe a little longer, but I've never felt the need to switch full time. I honestly switched to Ubuntu a few months ago just as something to do one weekend and it stuck. I'm still picking up lots of little tips and tricks to make day to day life easier, but I'm enjoying Ubuntu more than Win 10. It's hard to pinpoint why, I just like the 'flow' of using it. I feel like I'm more productive.
jimjeater
May 14th, 2020, 09:07 PM
hey man,
I've sort of switched, still got macos on a different partition but don't log into it often. It seems to run what i need, some issues with fonts due to my retina display but all good. To be fair, i mainly switched as i need to learn more linux.
jim
drjdmartin
May 18th, 2020, 07:01 PM
I'm basically 100% on Ubuntu now although I have a Virtualbox VM running Windows 10 as a backup. I'm remoting into work using OpenConnect VPN and FreeRDP which does multi-screen remote desktops. I'm not a gamer really, but I wanted to get all my old games up and running again. I downloaded half life and Rome total war from steam using my old CD keys, and I've got C&C red alert 2 and PES4 running via PlayOnLinux so all my old games work on Ubuntu now anyway! Steam is brilliant nowadays, 10 years ago you had to struggle through installing stuff with Wine with mixed success, but no longer.
I used Red Hat when I was a PhD student and have always liked the fact if you wanted some software you could just download it, and generally there were numerous options for what you wanted to do. It makes the software so much more accessible and means you can be way more productive.
LHammonds
May 20th, 2020, 06:14 PM
Wow, this thread started in 2004 and was talking about switching from WinXP to Linux in the desktop space.
I am a mixed bag personally.
Most of the PCs/laptops at home came with Win7/Win8 and were upgraded to Win10 when it was free. My personal PC is Win10 mainly because of the large Steam collection of games.
At work, our PCs are also Win7/8/10 mainly because of services that REQUIRE Internet Explorer and other Windows-only apps. I wanted to setup Linux-based desktops but just couldn't do it because of so many Windows-required apps which would have killed my Citrix servers.
We have many Windows servers which are here because of the selected service requires it (e.g. medical equipment). The decision on services was never about the OS they ran on, only what they offered and whether or not we could host it. However, when given the choice, I tend to setup Linux servers for better utilization of the shared resources in virtual environments. It's hard to beat setting up a server that only requires 10GB of space and 512MB of RAM...not to mention a reduction in the hassles of licenses and the ability to roll out virtual machines with a touch of a button and only need to change the IP address and name to make it unique...unlike the pains of sysprep cloning.
LHammonds
xbfrog
July 1st, 2020, 04:28 AM
I was a win user since win 3.1 switched my legacy laptop 6 months ago. now this laptop maybe 3 weeks ago, got tired of unfixed issues with win tech support (one issue i spent 2 weeks almost every day with level 3 tech support and they coulnt fix it) and poor legacy support. For me Ubuntu 20.04 beats win by by several lengths hands down. Things win techs couldn't fix Ubuntu worked out of the box, and on other issues better than win ever did. I will never go back.
xbfrog
July 3rd, 2020, 04:18 AM
Also I can add if your a gamer at heart you can use "Steam" or "GOG" or any emulators like "Rygel" "DosBox" and a slew of others. OrI use Ubuntu 20.04 and there is a large amount of games from canonicals repository. You have lots of choices.
arvindprasad
July 8th, 2020, 08:46 AM
I have completely switched to linux, though my system is still dual boot. The problem with some linux releases are that they don't work well. Synfig does not display texts while installing from the program manager.
Does anyone have a solution for this. Also copy paste experience is not like window. It is best to still use cntrl C and cntrl V for it. Using mouse menus sometimes does not work. The problem is people develop, software for windows as it is a popular operating system. They try to make a linux installer for that, but a lot of things are over looked. I have also found that some of the menus that are available in Libre Office on windows are not there in Libre Office linux. Libre office was a program supposed to give a smooth office suite experience for linux users.
Landie_UK
July 22nd, 2020, 02:15 AM
I completely switched to linux in 2009 went from windows 2000 to ubuntu (wife had xp and I didn't like it at all with the cancel or allow BS, extra click for no reason). I tried fedora I liked it but took quite a few tweaks to get running unlike ubuntu which mostly worked out of the box. I tried linux mint it was ok got a couple of people to use it as it seemed to be the most similar to using windows. I stopped using ubuntu when it started using the unity desktop so I switched to xubuntu instead and have been using it ever since. Wife still has windows 10 desktop for certain apps she can't get or use on linux although she is not very happy with windows 10 she says she has to keep it. Her laptop has xubuntu 18.04 ( not upgraded it yet). My main laptop and desktop have xubuntu 20,04 and I have 1 laptop that still has xubuntu 18.04 on it and it is my ham radio link from radio to internet via echolink using wine to run it. We have windows 10 at work on 2 computers on a small network last week 1 upgraded and I had to spend an hour trying to get our settings back so that they would actually talk to each other (1 is used as a server for an accounting app so they need to see/talk to each other).
mad-andy
August 13th, 2020, 02:26 PM
I started using Ubuntu in around 2009. since then i have to 95 % only used Ubuntu.. The only reason that i still use Windows sometimes is Fifa.
oldschool-snowboarder
August 16th, 2020, 08:19 PM
I mostly switched to linux way back in 2006/2007. I kept a dual boot every now and then for things that only worked on windows. Sometimes I wiped the dual boot and only used linux on my laptops.
Had the second gen Surface Pro tablet cause I thought I'd be able to install linux onto it, but linux support never got fully working for the first few years and then I accidentally dropped it onto the ground and the screen broke badly.
Then in 2015 I bought the intel NUC5i7 and installed archlinux onto it and it's still working good. I distro-hopped a bit but am back to archlinux on it for now, but might turn it into something else like a HTPC now that I have the NUC10i7.
I also bought the 2017 Pixelbook and used that for a while but it broke and became unbootable. The Pixelbook was cool and had a linux kernel based on gentoo with grsecurity and ran wayland. It was fun to mess around with crostini and chromebrew, but I missed a full linux distro desktop environment, and crostini was very new and being developed at the time. I did not like the android apps that never worked that great. VPN support was bad back then, and I was bummed out that the Pixelbook couldn't support 4k HEVC GoPro videos and had to film in 1440p. (If the Pixelbook hadn't bricked then I might have been able to use crostini to work with ffmpeg and kdenlive, but it broke before I got a chance to try it, and I doubt it had enough ram to do it)
I purchased my first Apple product, the ipad pro 4th gen with the magic keyboard, and I really like it for the very professional apps for banking, credit cards, amazon, instacart, grubhub, and social media like twitter. Safari is pretty decent on the ipad pro and the apple pencil is fun to draw with.
My newest computer is the intel NUC10i7 and it's running ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS. I had clearlinux OS working nicely on it right before I installed ubuntu. I felt like giving ubuntu a try since I hadn't used it since 2007 and am very glad I did. Clearlinux was cool but you had to build most things from scratch like ffmpeg. Firefox never really worked that great like it does in ubuntu with everything working out-of-the-box perfectly, and VLC didn't play 4k videos that I could play with ffplay. The main thing I wanted to do with my new NUC10 was to edit GoPro videos with kdenlive and so far ubuntu has been working perfectly for that.
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2658/zZO7T2.png
ubuntu using all 12 cores while using kdenlive: https://imageshack.com/i/pmDU94Msp
(https://imageshack.com/i/pmDU94Msp)
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8375/sf8cj5.png
kdenlive on ubuntu 20.04.1: https://imageshack.com/i/pmI4oncmp
0georgebaldwin0
December 15th, 2020, 11:05 AM
Started with Ubuntu 12.04 in 2012(?) and then had 16.04 mate and W7 on a single dual boot drive for 4 years or so. I had a number of issues caused by Windows that nearly lost me my data and decided a few months ago to run 3 separate drives: updated Linux, W7P (W10 is shite) and Data. I've been working my way through different distros looking for a mixed of speed, functionality and idiot-proofness. I've now come almost full circle and am now running 20.04 mate and the last time I used windows was a few months ago. Wine does most windowsy type stuff and frankly, for me, the few things it doesn't are those which I can do without...so I do :-)
davidsokay
December 18th, 2020, 10:11 PM
I have fully switched but still need windows for turbo tax and a program called myheritage.com. Figured how to use crossover for Microsoft office so only two programs holding me back are those two. Prefer desktop version to cloud for TurboTax or else to web version. Frustrating.
Mel Thompson
December 26th, 2020, 09:53 AM
I was a Liinux on-and-off Newbie distro-switcher and then quitter for about fifteen or twenty years then about a year and a half ago, maybe two, I switched all my machines and all my operations to Ubuntu Linux and used all free applications and no paid ones. I do all my paperback book layouts, all my book-cover designs, all my personal correspondence, all my internet surfing and all my media viewing and listening through it. I have no operations whatsoever on Windows or Apple OS in my house, although all my machines are Apple machines, an almost-ten-year-old iMac and an almost-eight-year-old mac mini.
raisen
January 4th, 2021, 12:51 AM
I was a Liinux on-and-off Newbie distro-switcher and then quitter for about fifteen or twenty years then about a year and a half ago, maybe two, I switched all my machines and all my operations to Ubuntu Linux and used all free applications and no paid ones. I do all my paperback book layouts, all my book-cover designs, all my personal correspondence, all my internet surfing and all my media viewing and listening through it. I have no operations whatsoever on Windows or Apple OS in my house, although all my machines are Apple machines, an almost-ten-year-old iMac and an almost-eight-year-old mac mini.
How has been your experience with Ubuntu on a Mac?
I have both a PC with Ubuntu installed and a Mac laptop with OSX. I find my Mac laptop more reliable, but I was afraid I would regret getting rid of OS/X. I am hesitant to make the move now.
You said you aren't using any paid application, but did you have to install non-free kernel drivers to get all your devices working correctly (webcam, Apple headset support, etc)?
24superuser
January 21st, 2021, 10:50 PM
I am completely switched to linux and 99% happy 1% crying to fix basic stuff. :):confused:
remy-wehrung
January 25th, 2021, 05:59 AM
I migrated back then to Linux, because I couldn't do anything under Windows 2000, I was fed up with paying versions of EDI for Java on a voluntary and commercially limited basis. The advantage is that it forced me to learn my system admin culture and it is intellectually much healthier
CelticWarrior
January 25th, 2021, 01:17 PM
it is intellectually much healthier
=d>=d>=d>
rudolf-kunzli
January 28th, 2021, 08:48 AM
I completely switched to Linux (Fedora) in 2010.
I switched to Ubuntu 20.04 some months ago.
I don't use any Windows applications
remy-wehrung
January 29th, 2021, 08:09 AM
I always have a windows station, you must not put all your eggs in the same basket, I only keep it for leisure: itunes and steam
bertkrus
February 20th, 2021, 01:54 PM
About every 6 months I try out Ubuntu or another Linux distribution. Very fascinating. I love the quiet user interface and fastness or response. Sadly, at some point sooner or later I need Windows for fast software testing. I use Linux for problems I cant address with Windows. I have many friends always struggling with Windows, for which I think Ubuntu will be much more simple and stable for them. But then they want to write a document with Libreoffice, and dont pay attention how they save it, and run into compatibility problems, and give up Linux.
In my opinion Ubuntu should be completely compatible with Windows for the most important software files, like from Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Crreative Cloud and other important production output software.
CelticWarrior
February 20th, 2021, 04:26 PM
In my opinion Ubuntu should be completely compatible with Windows for the most important software files, like from Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Crreative Cloud and other important production output software.
Please address your concerns to the companies you just mentioned, Microsoft and Adobe.
Software is what needs to be made compatible with the SO, not the other way around.
Richard_York
February 20th, 2021, 07:56 PM
I switched in about 2015 as a way to keep our elderly desktop working on when Windows became too heavy and slow. I am seriously not a geek, and it took a lot of help from a friend, but the Ubuntu environment is so much a more pleasant place to experience that I wish we could dispense altogether with Windows, which is more intrusive and interfering. As it is, such things as updating the Satnav mean that a dual-boot laptop is sadly occasionally necessary. We've also discovered during the Pandemic times that Windows appears to handle Zoom calls much better.
Meanwhile I depend heavily on the helpful goodwill of people in this forum to help when updating either versions or machines leads to problems, and am very grateful for this.
iamjiwjr
February 21st, 2021, 07:22 AM
Under Ubuntu or under Linux? They're different. For example, I've never been able to get my Brother scanner to work in Ubuntu based distros, but it works great in all other distros I've tried.
CelticWarrior
February 21st, 2021, 07:36 AM
Under Ubuntu or under Linux? They're different.
Indeed. The latter is a kernel, the former an Operating System based on the Linux kernel.
That said, considering the spirit of the thread, such distinction is irrelevant.
T6&sfpER35%
February 21st, 2021, 07:52 AM
switched completely to linux about a year ago . couldn't be happier :guitar:
mIk3_08
February 21st, 2021, 02:24 PM
Under Ubuntu or under Linux? They're different. For example, I've never been able to get my Brother scanner to work in Ubuntu based distros, but it works great in all other distros I've tried. Ubuntu is from Linux. All other Linux O.S Distro is carrying a kernel so, again its Linux. Its not about the distro its about how you configure it. Its the configuration between your machine and the devices connected to your system. It is how you enable it using some tricky script, its weird though but fun. And for your additional info; I've got to work my Brother Scanner/printer using Ubuntu in any different Ubuntu machine and its via wifi IP configuration using some IP script. It runs smoothly via xsane and simple scan apps.
blakede
April 3rd, 2021, 11:14 PM
I switched in 2006 completely at home, still used windows at work until I retired in 2010 now all linux xubuntu past 2 years.
parkerdw1
April 4th, 2021, 12:15 AM
I did about seven years ago. Haven't looked back either. I developed a personal hatred for Bill's bugs as I was consistently betrayed by his malware OS for 15 years.
cscj01
April 15th, 2021, 11:10 PM
I switched about 20 years ago. I first tried Red Hat, but didn't care for that distribution at the time. Then I went with several Debian distros before coming to Ubuntu with Feisty Fawn (7.04). I have been with Ubuntu since that time. I was so glad that there were realistic alternatives to Microsoft that it made no difference to me that I was responsible for my own support. Obviously Ubuntu has grown significantly since I first started using it, but the journey has been worth the ride.
dpan622
July 15th, 2021, 02:24 AM
Microsoft Windows 10 was running my HDD almost constantly and slowing my system even for standard operations. I was paying for MSOffice monthly for the suite because I used it for the work I do.
I started looking at Linux packages last month, struggled with getting my computer to boot from the USB drive (finally unplugged all the other drives), and got it installed to another HDD. I haven't booted to Win10 since Friday. Ubuntu has a nice package of apps that load from the "Ubuntu Software" app for most programs I was running.
There are some geek-tastic prickly points still, but it feels like I have my process, HDD, and memory back from slavery.
dp
kianasher93
July 15th, 2021, 12:25 PM
Its been 2 years i have using Linux its really an awesome experience & little complicated some times.
ianwhite7
August 12th, 2021, 05:39 AM
As long as Microsoft keeps pushing bloatware/spyware i don't think Linux has anything to worry about
psychohermit
September 11th, 2021, 06:32 PM
I used gentoo for a couple of years. After my hard drive cratered i got lazy and installed ubuntu rather then go through the work of setting up gentoo again. I'm not a gamer so ubuntu does everything I need. I have plenty of hard drive space so I will leave windows there but unused.
--glenn
teabutterfly2047
September 30th, 2021, 05:21 PM
I dated two geeks in a row, and both were passionate about Linux. They converted me to their cult. I'm now a believer for over 15 years, though I'm far from mastering/understanding it all.
My old printer was over 20 yrs old and died. So I had to go to a printing shop for awhile, until I could afford to buy a new printer. The shop is using very slow computers with Windows OS. How irritating.
Everytime I go there for a printing session, I'm so glad and relieved to come back home to my good old xUbuntu. :)
toot-fluegelhorn
October 2nd, 2021, 02:00 PM
Trashed windows in 2002. adopted slackware. no package management, compile your own kernel figure out how X works, and get KDE working. Lot of effort, steep learning curve. But loved the built in terminal and scripting languages.
Then MacOS came along, and I never looked back.
Today, 2021, Linux is still unusable out of the box. It still requires tinkering, and on any forum there are no authoritative answers. There are a thousand wrong answers on any question how to do things. Linux desktop is going to lose momentum and will be gone within 10 years. Chromebook etc will take over because we're all getting used to iOS and android.
Linux server - different story. There is no equivalent or alternative.
Today I'm running macOS. Not because it's the best, but it is not as bad as linux desktop and much, much better than windows.
Getting Linux come up as winner? Easy. Stop striving to make an improved Windows. Start striving to make a better macOS.
ajgreeny
October 2nd, 2021, 04:34 PM
<snip>
Today, 2021, Linux is still unusable out of the box. It still requires tinkering, and on any forum there are no authoritative answers. There are a thousand wrong answers on any question how to do things. Linux desktop is going to lose momentum and will be gone within 10 years. Chromebook etc will take over because we're all getting used to iOS and android.
Linux server - different story. There is no equivalent or alternative.
Today I'm running macOS. Not because it's the best, but it is not as bad as linux desktop and much, much better than windows.
Getting Linux come up as winner? Easy. Stop striving to make an improved Windows. Start striving to make a better macOS.
Unusable? Really?
I don't know why you believe that, as in my opinion it is just about the only OS commonly available that is usable out of the box. Certainly after installing Xubuntu I can manage to do almost all of the things for which I now need a computer.
I do not know what applications come by default with the Mac OSs, but Windows seems to have fewer and fewer installed by default other than a browser and email software, or it did the last time I installed and used it. Has that changed now?
Install any of the Ubuntu family of OSs and you should find, assuming the hardware is compatible, that you have an OS that can be used to do the majority of activities that many computer users need.
It will have a browser, email application, office software, multimedia software and graphics software already installed and ready for use!
What more is needed by most users?
I see that your other posts are largely about quite hi-tech minor use applications, eg remote desktop, and its connection with a Mac machine, something most users will never need.
You say we're all getting used to iOS and android; well android maybe, but iOS, I think not. It's far to expensive and is locked down too much according to many.
QIII
October 2nd, 2021, 07:57 PM
Stop striving to make an improved Windows.
Nobody is trying to do that. We don't want Linux to be like Windows.
Start striving to make a better macOS.
Why? There is already a macOS. We don't want Linux to be like macOS.
It still requires tinkering ...
No, it doesn't. Unless, of course, you want to.
Remote desktop? Easy as doing it from one Windows machine to another. I work from home at our farm and use it from my works out of the box Kubuntu installation for my clients who are Windows shops. The only thing I need is some information from the client to understand their setup. I have no idea about macOS. If it is troublesome, then perhaps that is an issue with macOS?
You may have had struggles. But you are hasty in making the generalization that everyone else does.
No OS is perfect and one is bound to find help forums, some with terribly wrong answers, for any of them. What appears to be "everyone" seeking answers is only a subset of users. What percentage of users asks for assistance on a support forum? Of those, how many are simply asking the best way to do something? How many Windows or macOS help forums are there? What percentage of users of those OSes is represented in those forums.
I can tell you from my experience helping people on Windows forums that the nature of the questions is absolutely no different than Linux. And I often had people invoke cmd to solve issues, just as Linux forums do. Why? Because the command line is powerful and fine grained. In Linux, it is especially helpful because nobody needs to know the intricacies of every one of dozens of DEs. The terminal is the lingua franca that works across the board.
You have based your assumptions on a sample size of one. You do not consider the millions of others who use Linux without any issues at all. Those people don't come to forums to complain about things working correctly, nor do they ask for help in making them not work correctly.
We have many a drive-by critic passing through here spouting FUD. You are neither unique nor particularly insightful. Don't like Linux? Don't use it. And don't spend your time trying to convince a community that knows Linux works that it doesn't.
You are free to toot your flügelhorn elsewhere.
zeroidnull
November 13th, 2021, 09:27 AM
My Macbook Air (bought in 2011) was "given up" by Apple (no updates anymore). Ubuntu gave it back a life. I erased MacOS completely. Will need to find a similar solution for my iPad Mini. Never felt comfortable with MacOS or Windows.
Ubuntu / Linux feels great. I am not addicted on gaming. I care for a socially (civilized) behaving community. I like a revolutionary attitude.
guiverc
November 13th, 2021, 12:39 PM
I am nearly always using GNU/Linux; there are numerous machines in this room, with many OSes installed, but all are GNU/Linux.
I have 3 other machines currently running in the house (server in the garage; and 2x PCs in other rooms); they all run GNU/Linux.
Do all my machines use GNU/Linux though; sorry no.
- XP system
I still have a box with a XP/NTFS partition, which has two programs installed; Red Alert II & Star Wars Battleground (old games). I may not play those games very often, but until the drive fails (or I make a mistake on that box doing QA-test installs) I still have a windows system (it's denied internet access though)
- loader ; IBM PC-DOS 5.02
I have a box under the house that runs a program I wrote long ago which runs under CP/M, DOS or OS/2; I've kept an old box (with multiple hard drives; none bigger than 340MB; yes that's MB and not GB) for running it. That box wouldn't run/fit a modern GNU/Linux, as whilst it's not i386 exactly (I think); it's maybe i486 class (and today you need an i686 cpu for 32-bit, let alone more ram, more disk...).
FYI: I rarely use the loader box; it's setup & does exactly what I want; however it's so old it doesn't even have a twisted-pair NIC installed; and I have to turn on old thin ethernet (coax/BNC) hubs for it convert to twisted-pair & speak to my network to backup the file it edits... I usually use an old IBM (t42p) thinkpad instead that does run GNU/Linux (Debian) instead, as I discovered my old program works using `dosbox` as thankfully I compiled a version of it to work under DOS :P but the old PC-DOS 5.02 box I still have & is ready to go if needed (it's the only box I have that will use 5.25" or 8" floppies if I ever need them; and as for the thin/coax ethernet; long ago I found a newer NIC card which has both 10BASE2/BNC + 10BASE-T/twisted-pair, but I was scared I'd muck up the config.sys file parameters as I sure don't remember DOS that accurately; so the newer card sits on the box in it's bag ready to install). I'll re-write that program some day to make it run on GNU/Linux directly (though I made that decision about ~2003 & still haven't).
- Some of my history with GNU/Linux
I first used GNU/Linux sometime in 1998, though I used Debian GNU/Linux only for a long time. I loved Debian GNU/Linux as it felt like a unix box to me (after all it was GNU; I'd used unix at university long ago).
A brother gave me an old Nokia Server (which had OpenSuSE on it); it was that box that made me realize all Linux boxes had GNU on them, not just those with GNU/Linux in the name (ie. Debian). I don't think I tried Ubuntu until 10.10 or ~2010; it was then that I decided I liked Ubuntu (I could treat it like it was Debian; with dpkg/dselect/apt-get/etc I knew somewhat well); I fell in love with Ubuntu with Ubuntu 11.04 (though I still use Debian too)
dora5
December 1st, 2021, 02:52 AM
I have, except very occasionally I have to boot into Windows at work because the label printer can't be made to work in Ubuntu 20. It worked in Ubuntu 18. (I posted a bug report and it was soundly ignored.)
mjetrying
December 1st, 2021, 06:29 PM
I got my ubuntu laptop a week ago and apart from looking at a form design while rebuilding in LOBase I haven't switched my old ms/win laptop on since the new laptop arrived. A few niggles along the way, most notably printing/printer issues and vagaries but I have transitioned completely.
Juno Computers Laptop running LibreOffice (Calc, Base, Writer), GIMP, Scribus, LibreCAD (only tried briefly so far), Firefox, Evolution, Rhythmbox. With various existing printers for various reasons including a label printer.
crossgridder
December 8th, 2021, 01:39 AM
Since I built this CrossOver 21 bottle starting from AudioGridder, I am really considering the switch. I was a Windows user, then a macOS user since the last 10 years and I am trying to go with the less budget possible. Ubuntu studio is awesome, really. CrossGridder lets you use any Windows VST plugin pretty much like as if they were natives. But it can do a lot more things and circumvent few current AudioGridder limitations. CrossGridder it's totally free and it will always be. I hope you enjoy it.
Just read the PDF, it was done on macOS, but for most part it is the same for Ubuntu Studio.
Some other key features are: you don't need anymore a virtual machine to run vsts on ubuntu unless you really want to. CrossGridder uses less cpu, ram, hd space and the latency is basically the same as a native plugin.
https://github.com/CrossGridder/CrossGridder_1.2
vouchercabin
July 19th, 2022, 09:17 AM
In the past three months, I haven't booted Windows.
arraybolt3
August 9th, 2022, 01:43 AM
I first smacked into Linux in 2019 IIRC. I don't remember exactly why I was looking up Linux distros, but I was, and ran into a music-focused one called KXStudio 14.04. It was a buggy, slow, confusing, amazingly fun mess, based on Kubuntu 14.04. I fought that thing tooth and nail in the VirtualBox VM I had it in, and loved it. After a while it found its way onto my laptop and desktop, and I used it for quite a while. I also tried out and ended up using a Xubuntu derivative called ChaletOS. I'm still a bit sad that it was discontinued, since it was a really nice OS. I still had Windows on my main laptop, though.
Eventually I ran into Lubuntu. At this point I had a specialized testing laptop that I used just for learning Linux and stuff. I used ChaletOS on it, but I ended up switching to Lubuntu 20.04, which was the single best operating system I had ever used at the time. At this point I was almost sold on Linux, and had even booted up my Lubuntu setup on my main laptop, which I enjoyed and considered installing there.
Then I hit Kubuntu 20.04. That was it. It was like KXStudio but up-to-date and not as buggy. Windows got yeeted out the back door and Kubuntu was shoved into the slot it left. I did still keep a Windows 7 VM around for running SharpDevelop (since I really liked it as an IDE and it wouldn't run on Linux), but I was pretty much solidly in Linux-land at that point.
That was back in 2020. I still played around with Windows in virtual machines a bit, but the last time I purposefully booted Windows on my own system was to spin up a Windows 8 VM for testing a guide I was writing. Today, Windows is absent from my systems. No dual-boot, no VM, not even a WINE compatibility layer. It's just Linux (Ubuntu Linux to be specific), plain and simple. Ubuntu Studio on my desktop, Ubuntu Desktop on my laptop, Lubuntu for my important VMs. I'm planning on installing Lubuntu when (hopefully) I get a hardware upgrade. Windows is gone for me.
I still use some other operating systems, though. I liked FreeDOS and might download it again. And I have Puppy Linux mainly for a couple of games. I also have an openSUSE ISO that I have yet to actually turn into anything, and I have a Debian Unstable VM that was going to be for testing purposes in my Lubuntu work but then ended up being a machine for playing with the Trinity Desktop Environment. I also have an HP Chromebook x2 that runs chromeOS, which I like a lot. So I've not totally switched to just Ubuntu, but I've virtually totally switched to Linux, with some free-and-open-source operating systems being in the "I might put that in a VM" category.
thenox
August 10th, 2022, 07:15 PM
I've dual-booted Linux since 1999 or so. Have completely switched to Linux about 9 or 10 years ago. And love it. It was only one proprietary specialty software that ran exclusively on Windows. Don't need it.
blakede
August 19th, 2022, 06:19 PM
I switched from win 2000 to Ubuntu 6.06 in 2006 have not looked back.
TheFu
August 19th, 2022, 08:52 PM
I switched from win 2000 to Ubuntu 6.06 in 2006 have not looked back.
May be time to upgrade to a supported release? Perhaps? 6.06 support ended over a decade ago.
/s
bsniadajewski
October 19th, 2022, 12:13 AM
At home I have, dual-booting (K)ubuntu and Debian Unstable, but at work it's a different story. There's Windows 10 on the workstations, RHEL (8 I believe) on the server ( all Dells), and iPads for mobile stuff. Quite a mix, it is.
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