RE: Favorite Operating System 09-30-2014, 09:45 AM
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I find a lot of of the comments regarding Linux on this topic to be quite astonishing. It's like the people supporting Linux are just spouting the same lines that Linux users have been spouting for decades now. I wonder how much experience these people have with Linux??
I have been using Xubuntu since 2007. This is a simple, lightweight operating system with great hardware & software compatibility. I remember a time when you had to download and compile many of your drivers, their dependencies and so on "by hand". Any time there was a kenel or environment upgrade you risked losing your graphics card or even network card meaning you had to go to another system to get the right drivers. While it was useful to know - As far as an operating system goes its nice having something that "just works".
Thats not to say I dont still tinker. There are times when I can optimise the system by installing different drivers, disabling x/y/z etc etc. but it gets to be a chore when you're constantly maintaining an operating system. consequently this is why many people to this day view linux as only for hackers and technologists but the fact is that this is no longer the case. It will run smoothly and do most things Windows does - and it will do them better.
Talking about the App store on apple? Linux has had this for over 15 years. We call it apt. It simplifies finding and installing software greatly. You can still go look for and install things manually - but need a video player? the java dev environment? a game for when you're bored? it's all there.
Linux is great.
I have been using Xubuntu since 2007. This is a simple, lightweight operating system with great hardware & software compatibility. I remember a time when you had to download and compile many of your drivers, their dependencies and so on "by hand". Any time there was a kenel or environment upgrade you risked losing your graphics card or even network card meaning you had to go to another system to get the right drivers. While it was useful to know - As far as an operating system goes its nice having something that "just works".
Thats not to say I dont still tinker. There are times when I can optimise the system by installing different drivers, disabling x/y/z etc etc. but it gets to be a chore when you're constantly maintaining an operating system. consequently this is why many people to this day view linux as only for hackers and technologists but the fact is that this is no longer the case. It will run smoothly and do most things Windows does - and it will do them better.
Talking about the App store on apple? Linux has had this for over 15 years. We call it apt. It simplifies finding and installing software greatly. You can still go look for and install things manually - but need a video player? the java dev environment? a game for when you're bored? it's all there.
Linux is great.
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