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Is Linux (Ubuntu, Mint & ect.) good to switch to from windows 8.1?

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August 6, 2014 8:42:04 AM


Are there benefits for me to switch from windows to linux as primary OS. I'm already oh Zorin OS and I'm kind of liking but actually I love it but it's not as user firendly as windows and as not fast to do things a windows. Even though Linux is faster then windows from the first day you download it til the day your PC dies but to access things takes too long. PROS AND CONS OF LINUX. Is there a way to download software easier?

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August 6, 2014 8:49:11 AM

I just keep a drive with Linux on it and a drive with windows that works the best for me . so if I want Linux I boot the Linux drive if I want windows I reboot to the windows drive .. all my os's got there own drive
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August 6, 2014 8:52:24 AM

try ultimate edition its based on debian ubuntu you can run live from usb/dvd or install next to win it has lots more pre installed than most distros and has a level of swag missing from most
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August 6, 2014 9:01:08 AM

I like mint but seeing there free to use just do the bootable pendrive or disk and try them out its not like you have to pay to use as with windows .. use it for a week don't like it just go get the next on your list and try it some
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August 6, 2014 9:04:49 AM

Linux is amazing and a lot more secure in the future it will be a viable replacement when Linux gaming takes off. As it is I don't see it being a viable change unless you love complicated configurations like I do
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August 6, 2014 9:20:47 AM

If your a big pc gamer then you wont want to switch at all. I really wouldn't hold my breath for a linux gaming revolution any time soon, as much as I would like to see it.

No reason you cant dual boot or whatever tho. Some people don't want much more than to play some media and browse the web, and linux has that covered just fine.

I use windows and a bunch of linux distros, I have them on separate hard drives, and tbh I almost always end up using windows the most. Accessing software is always an issue with linux for me. If its not on the platforms store or repository its just a hassle.

For me personally linux has never quite made it as a desktop OS I can rely on. When things go wrong your always stuck back at the command line.

I like my xubuntu workstation at my office, but at home I end up back on windows most of the time. Its also cool to check out other operating systems, some will have features you like, and your free to swap and change them all you like at no cost.
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August 7, 2014 1:04:51 PM

One big advantage is that you easily keep your SW up to date with one tool and few clicks. The same with installation - in Windows you often have to care which version of .NET Framework is there, then the SW asks for DLL file XYZ and you have to find it and finally it says it cannot be installed because library XY123 is not compatible with program ABC.

In linux you ask the package manager to install app XYZ and it automatically checks all needed libraries etc. and after giving your password it automatically downloads all of them and install them.

In Windows you have to check particular apps for updates while in linux this is managed all together. Great both for users and for admins :-)
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a b * Windows 8
August 7, 2014 2:13:23 PM

this is why I keep Linux on its own drives and windows on its own drives also a cheap simple 80gb drive is plenty for Linux
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August 7, 2014 3:21:59 PM

I found out that I can have linux Kubuntu as main OS without problems and just keep an Windows XP installation in Virtualbox to run the few Windows-only programs I need. With my current workstation it is usable and as quick as Windows on my previous machine running natively. :-)
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a b * Windows 8
August 7, 2014 3:30:17 PM

if one os goes bad or the drive goes bad I don't loose them all just the one and then I got the other as a separate back up os and can keep on trucking
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September 25, 2014 8:45:25 PM

Agash said:

Are there benefits for me to switch from windows to linux as primary OS. I'm already oh Zorin OS and I'm kind of liking but actually I love it but it's not as user firendly as windows and as not fast to do things a windows. Even though Linux is faster then windows from the first day you download it til the day your PC dies but to access things takes too long. PROS AND CONS OF LINUX. Is there a way to download software easier?


First of all I think you are starting with the wrong Linux distribution. Zorin has monster raves, but unless you know Linux more it is often harder and more confusing. I suggest you go with the current version of Kubuntu, the KDE version of the most popular Linux distribution. It acts a lot like XP in many ways. However, it is NOT Windows and a Kubuntu (Linux) user should not try to use it like Windows. Kubuntu has its own huge repository (library) of applications and with WINE you can get a few Windows apps and things you liked with Windows. Of course, its default browser is Firefox. Google Chromium can be installed from the repository. Rather than compare "peaches" and "oranges", I say that since you've been using "oranges" for so long, give the peach a chance on its own. Since they are almost completely different operating systems it really isn't fair to pit them against one another. I left "oranges" (Microsoft) a few years ago after using it since the 1990s and IBM a long time ago. Now I use and favor "peaches" (Linux OS). I cannot really see how doing a 'sudo apt-get' or 'sudo add-apt-install' to get apps from the Terminal is harder than how you do it in Windows. You'll just have to develop patience and love and get to enjoy that new status as a Linux user. Hey, Google now uses Linux as well as others. And many other countries are now relying on Linux, especially in Asia, Africa, Australia, India and even China. Mexico has three versions and Brazil has four. Why scrap a version of an OS and pay hundreds more for the next one, possibly an inferior one, when you can get a Linux free and get all the updates and upgrades for free, too? And with Linux you won't need an anti-virus, a registry cleaner or a a hard disk defragmenter program. Why wait hours for an install when you can install a Linux in mere minutes, with all the updates included? there are lots of free manuals (from Linux Mint, MakeUseOf, Ubuntu, Wikipedia and You Tube). If you need tech help there is lots of Linux tech help from users and users clubs- and most love Newbies. PS: As do most Linux and FOSS users, I champion the cause of free software. We say that all software should be free to have, to use and change according to your tastes, to use the source code to make something new and even better for free and also to share that or other software. Not convinced? See Dr. Richard Stallman's lectures on You Tube and go to the Free Software Foundation at fsf.org.
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September 26, 2014 1:04:45 PM

Isn't that just like ubuntu and I have tried it. I'm out of the linux era because it doesn't have the programs that I need. Thanks for the help though.
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