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Windows 7 vs ubuntu 14 01 10

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August 30, 2014 9:18:47 PM

i am planning to switch for win 7 to ubuntu 14 .i want to know the difference in performance lvl of apps like dota 2, ms office,torrents,video downloads, video converts.......etc... and i also want to know, if ubunto will decrease any sort of stress on processor..........
help will be much appreciated

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August 30, 2014 9:35:43 PM

Ubuntu pretty much decreases stress by 2X on the processor and RAM. Ubuntu is a much more efficient processor, and that is not an opinion, but truth. Ubuntu doesn't have MS Office but has Libreoffice instead. It is also much more secure as seen with file privileges, and you don't even need a virus protection that bogs down your system. Ubuntu is great.
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August 30, 2014 9:41:25 PM

turkey3_scratch said:
Ubuntu pretty much decreases stress by 2X on the processor and RAM. Ubuntu is a much more efficient processor, and that is not an opinion, but truth. Ubuntu doesn't have MS Office but has Libreoffice instead. It is also much more secure as seen with file privileges, and you don't even need a virus protection that bogs down your system. Ubuntu is great.


dude........i also want opinion on dota2, video downloads, video converts, video editing..........
and ur answer is much appreciated.......u took 1 load off my chest........thx mate
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August 30, 2014 9:42:49 PM

Have no idea what dota2 is, video downloads are same as Windows, all regulated by your Internet speeds, video converters I'm sure you can find one at Ubuntu Software Center easily for free, and video editing I'm sure you can find something.
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August 30, 2014 9:44:04 PM

Only downside is Ubuntu is not meant for gaming, so if you want Steam use Windows.
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August 30, 2014 9:46:10 PM

Actually, nvm Ubuntu has steam.
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August 30, 2014 10:40:06 PM

You will find that most of your favorite Windows programs don't run on Linux (which is what Ubuntu is based on). No MS-Office, most games won't run on it, most commercial video editing software won't run on it. I would change to Linux in a heartbeat if it ran as much software as Windows, or even came close. That's the main reason why Windows has a lock on the operating system market -- the vast, vast majority of software is written for Windows, not Linux or Mac, and that's what drives most people when choosing a platform or operating system. The software.
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August 31, 2014 2:07:25 AM

If you want to just try Ubuntu before starting to mess around replacing your operating system I would suggest downloading virtualbox https://www.virtualbox.org/ and ubuntu iso and just install it into a virtual machine. That way you can test how it works and see if you can find the programs you want for it. But as said earlier most games are made for Windows only, although more and more games also support linux aswell (dota2 seems to have a linux port aswell).
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August 31, 2014 6:44:16 AM

Samat said:
If you want to just try Ubuntu before starting to mess around replacing your operating system I would suggest downloading virtualbox https://www.virtualbox.org/ and ubuntu iso and just install it into a virtual machine. That way you can test how it works and see if you can find the programs you want for it. But as said earlier most games are made for Windows only, although more and more games also support linux aswell (dota2 seems to have a linux port aswell).


thx mate...........will try ur solution.........
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August 31, 2014 6:55:46 AM

You can test Ubuntu without installing it without a virtual machine. Just pop in the Ubuntu disk and boot from it and select "run Ubuntu without installing" though running from the disk is very slow.
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August 31, 2014 7:01:31 AM

turkey3_scratch said:
You can test Ubuntu without installing it without a virtual machine. Just pop in the Ubuntu disk and boot from it and select "run Ubuntu without installing" though running from the disk is very slow.


Yes you can, but with VM you can install programs on the system. And you don't need to reboot to switch system.
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August 31, 2014 7:07:11 AM

But VMs are much slower than booting independently.
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August 31, 2014 10:37:55 AM

I would first suggest running from live usb - you can create it from downloaded linux ISO and using Unetbootin (get portable version at www.portableapps.com). Try live system and check whether you like how it behaves etc. Then you can decide more detailed testing using VM or maybe better dualboot or independent installation on another HDD.

BTW I recommend to also try Kubuntu - it may be better for you as it looks more similar to Windows 7.
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August 31, 2014 5:57:51 PM

turkey3_scratch
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But VMs are much slower than booting independently.


It's not correct.
I have a notebook with C2D /2CPU/, that works under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS /host/,
I've run another Ubuntu 10.04 (or any other version) in VirtualBox and VMware Workstation on that C2D.
And I can tell you, it works fast, very very fast.
By the way, VMware Workstation works faster than VirtualBox.

And now I'm just using (in VMs) WindowsOS and its programs - ms office, etc.
By the way, WindowsXP /guest/ is working in VMware Workstation (on C2D host) faster than only on C2D independently.
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August 31, 2014 6:01:08 PM

buyer2014 said:
turkey3_scratch
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But VMs are much slower than booting independently.


It's not correct.
I have a notebook with C2D /2CPU/, that works under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS /host/,
I've run another Ubuntu 10.04 (or any other version) in VirtualBox and VMware Workstation on that C2D.
And I can tell you, it works fast, very very fast.
By the way, VMware Workstation works faster than VirtualBox.

And now I'm just using (in VMs) WindowsOS and its programs - ms office, etc.
By the way, WindowsXP /guest/ is working in VMware Workstation (on C2D host) faster than only on C2D independently.

By slower I meant they use more RAM and a tad more CPU because you're basically running an OS in an OS.
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September 2, 2014 1:04:11 PM

I think it does not make sense to try it using VM if you do not have at least 4GB RAM so you could give 2GB to the VM. If you use live DVD/usb then the linux can use all the RAM and power of your computer.
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September 3, 2014 12:33:56 PM

I know Dota 2 works okay on Ubuntu as they have made it to run native on GNU/linux-platforms, just make sure you have the video driver installed and up to date.
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September 4, 2014 9:54:25 AM

DotA 2 is my main game, I am running it on Linux just fine, it works well. Occasionally it crashes, but only while loading, not in game where it matters. Keep in mind I am running Archlinux which Steam does not support, I expect it would work much better on supported Ubuntu. ffmpeg is a good tool for video converts, it supports multithreading. There are various GUI frontends if you want them. Just dualboot Ubuntu and give it a try.
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