Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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Quake
I want to erase Windows but unfortunately, I'm still a gamer at heart.
Other then at work..... I just don't touch Windows anymore. I Went from dealing with Windows (From Work Groups to Windows 7 ) to Mac laugh all you want... Holes, poorly written software and closed OS's brought me to the http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity I am now running Ubuntu KDE Plasma and I love it... It comes with a price of leaning some commands, doing things somewhat differently, researching options, and ultimately at least in my case I have a system that is stable customized ... You can run Windows and Linux, you can run Windows apps or even Windows with a VM or Wine
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
I have a totally fanless 20 kg desktop PC which I bought in 2004, AMD 64 bit processor with Windows XP (running good). My fanless power supply unit did not want to start my desktop any more. So for some months I used my already 5 year old laptop with a Intel celeron M430 processor with MS vista. I could remember it was very very bad, the MS vista was always horrible slow on the laptop, so I figured out this year, that I need to deactivate the windows search service, so it was faster. But the past years were anyway horrible with it, so I searched and looked for lightweight Linux, and found Lubuntu. I am using now Lubuntu, Windows only for 2 things - the software for my Canon EOS is only for Windows and MAC, and another special software which is only for Windows. I am very happy with Lubuntu, I can adjust so many things. :-)
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
I have completely switched to Linux once, but now I have completely switched back to Windows
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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Tibuda
I have completely switched to Linux once, but now I have completely switched back to Windows
Hi Tibuda,
Why ?
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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Resistent
Hi Tibuda,
Why ?
It works for me. To each their own. For some people it is ubuntu, for some it is not.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
This thread was started in the Warty Warthog days. Nine years ago.
edit: whoops, I mean Eight years ago.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
Now that I have everything working that I need, I am completely converted to Ubuntu, well Lubuntu, well, kindof... I start with Lubuntu because I don't need/want everything with Ubuntu, then I installed what I did want. Anywho, I think it's time to change my signature thanks soley to this forum because I can now do everything I used to do with Windows and more and faster!!! It took many months but I now LOVE Ubuntu!:P:guitar:
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
Since the nVidia drivers are crap and cause full system lockup I don't see totally switching to Linux ever happening unless we get some real support from nVidia.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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Qwertinsky
Since the nVidia drivers are crap and cause full system lockup I don't see totally switching to Linux ever happening unless we get some real support from nVidia.
What kind of card do you have? I have never had that happen with 2 different cards ?
I'd be curious if there was another culprit
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
I did. I own 2 laptops that both runs only Ubuntu.
My MacBook Air solely runs Ubuntu 12.10, while my Lenovo X220 runs Ubuntu 13.04. Linux is a convenient system to immerse in programming anyway.
I enjoy running Linux because of the community aspect of it. I can't help but feel glad that not only the software I run is free, but it's also maintained by faithful and true volunteers.