Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
i used it on my laptop 5yrs ago and never switched back to windows
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.
Re: How many of you completely switched to Linux?
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.