So I'm thinking of switching my OS from Windows Vista to Linux Ubuntu. Good idea? Bad idea? Discuss.
enjoy your hand, linux users never get laid
god damn it im not going to let that be the last word ikno itrollu w/e
VISTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!?!?!?!? wow. this must be a troll. anything is better than Vista. but just give win7 a go before you take the open source plunge. but ubuntu is a very impressive linux.
It's very user friendly, you'll have no problems with it
Muti-boot If you have a 1TB partition it up. 1TB is to big anyway. I like to make 4 partitions. Put windows on the 1st partition then Linux on the second partition. Grub will handle the boot loading. Just be careful with the partition manager. The best time to do this is during a Windows clean install because you want to partition it before installing. If you have both OSes on the same machine its easy to compare. I would say that Linux is much faster and now I dont use Windows that much. Really I have 3 OS XP 32 bit Ubuntu 32 bit Ubuntu 64 bit
Oh dont pay for the fancy Win 7 boxed version License and destructions. The only thing I can find around is the upgrade versions in a $300 box. You can get a pain wrapper System Builder License sometimes for about $100. Maybe a little more for Win 7 at newegg.
I give you Gparted a live Linux CD. My fav tool http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ This seem to work better than any partition software that you can buy. No messin around. All you need is a iso CD burner.
Go with Linux.
well vista to ubuntu is always a good idea vista to anything else is a good ideaÂ
Ubuntu dual boot with Vista is retard proof. It will give you the option when your installing. I switch from Windows7 to Ubuntu a while back. Now I never touch windows.
>>174 Vista To windows 98 is a step up
Bad idea, I tried that and ended up without both, deleted my mbr (master boot record, won't boot shit now) :\
i prefer linux.. its faster.. more reliable & does pretty much everything u need it2.. windows is ok but honestly for a OS that u have 2pay for.. it needs 2b alot better.. everytime they come out with a new os it seems 2get worse.. windows 7 is better than vista (microshit themselves said it was a broken os) but xp 2me is far superior in several ways.. (aside from the eyecandy) but 2me i believe windows 98se was alot more sturdy of a system.. mac os blows.. so yeah.. take it as u will my opinion is linux (especially ubuntu) is the better of the 3
Apples OS is unix based just like Linux. And manufacturers support it. If you do not mind going on to blogs and waiting for nasty, barely human geeks to help you find an answer to a bug, or lack of driver. It will be fine for you. It's a steep learning curve, might be worth it when you get there. But if you don't live in your parents basement and have something to do other than masturbate and look for answers for computer problems, Linux might be for you. I've tried it a couple of times. I need too many pariferals to even think about it. Writing my own driver for every fucking device.....
Pirate windows 7 iso. install Vlite and WAIK. remove extra languages and sample music/video/pics, extra screensavers, wallpaper, windows mail and Media Center, and the Windows Tour. Burn with imgburn. google "program based windows 7 loader". Install. Don't install the WAT update.
use both, why limit your self to one crappy OS
Go linux , WinFuckers , cause it's not only Kewl , it's also FREE , and opensource .
I use OSX and Windows system 7 It's about the same old crap. It's a choice of what periferals and software will be supported at what price point.
That's a fight between a three legged OS and a "GIMP". Neither one is supported by hardware, or software manufacturers. Name your poison. Bad, or worse. Kind of sucks and sucks just a little bit harder.
first of all penguinfags scream about linux being free - Windows is, for people technically minded enough to use linux - effectively free. It is for me. Windows 7 is the best OS around for general use. Better than OSX. Better than Ubuntu. Largest application base, best hardware support. But Vista was plain embarrassing. Step 1: Install Win7. Step 2: Install Ubuntu.Â
Seriously? Vista? Obvious troll. Get Linux, and XP/7.