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Which features linux doesn't have but Windows have it
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That's a massively big question, and depends greatly on which flavours of Windows and Linux you're comparing.
I'm typing this on Kubuntu 13.10, and about the only thing I boot into windows for is tech support.
I'm typing this on Kubuntu 13.10, and about the only thing I boot into windows for is tech support.
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Only when I need to work out what someone else would be seeing over the phone or forums. And I usually use a different system for that.
This system has currently been up for 11 days, 6:44.
This system has currently been up for 11 days, 6:44.
I think that it's mostly just about OS specific applications, games in particular. For example, video editing software like Final Cut is made for the mac os. However, with stuff like that there is likely a fairly decent equivalent in Linux (I don't know if it has all of the same features, but it will probably get the job done). So really the big thing is probably games.
I could also see something like a Windows 8 Metro style menu not existing on Linux, but I feel like that's more about not having as much community support for it and less about whether it is actually doable by the community
Personally I havent had the time to sit down and really learn the linux version on computer at the moment so right now it's collecting dust in the state I left it in on my hard drive after setting things up. But I was able to find equivalents (and in some cases the exact same stuff) for just about all the software I had on Windows, minus games
I could also see something like a Windows 8 Metro style menu not existing on Linux, but I feel like that's more about not having as much community support for it and less about whether it is actually doable by the community
Personally I havent had the time to sit down and really learn the linux version on computer at the moment so right now it's collecting dust in the state I left it in on my hard drive after setting things up. But I was able to find equivalents (and in some cases the exact same stuff) for just about all the software I had on Windows, minus games
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A Metro-style interface is entirely plausible, and there's hundreds of GUIs out there. Unity comes kind of close. You could probably even set KDE up to be pretty similar with the right themes and settings. It's got Dashboard, which could be set up as a start screen.
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Can you please stop posting these "vs" threads? If you have specific questions then we can answer them. This sort of vague comparison is better researched using Google, since similar questions have been asked countless times already (and probably answered just as vaguely as the question was asked).
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Comparing is fine but you need to compare something specific. Linux vs Windows (unless you're a purist and only refer to Linux as a kernel) is such as broad topic that one could write a dissertation on it; maybe more than one.
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"Features" that Windows has:
Vulnerability to viruses; bloatware that is difficult to uninstall; hundreds of services that install themselves and bog down your computer; drivers that are manually installed, one by one, when doing a clean install of the OS; 10 minute boot time running on an old computer etc.
Vulnerability to viruses; bloatware that is difficult to uninstall; hundreds of services that install themselves and bog down your computer; drivers that are manually installed, one by one, when doing a clean install of the OS; 10 minute boot time running on an old computer etc.
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