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RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - m0dem - 04-02-2016

(04-01-2016, 08:42 PM)SubZ3r0 Wrote: That's where a Virtual Machine would come in handy. You can have a Windows OS on a VM and download Steam on it, Play games on the VM, then when you want to break, minimize the VM and use your default OS which you can set to linux. OR vice versa; Have LINUX on a VirtualMachine and game on your main Windows OS. I feel like that'd be the best solution given your circumstances. I recommend Oracle's VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

It'd probably be easier for him to have a Linux VM on a Windows host.

But... what I want to know is... Why on earth would someone need Linux to browse the web?!?!

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - Nyx - 04-02-2016

(04-02-2016, 12:01 AM)m0dem Wrote: It'd probably be easier for him to have a Linux VM on a Windows host.

But... what I want to know is... Why on earth would someone need Linux to browse the web?!?!

9/10 the UI for most of the Linux distros is better than Windows UI. I like nice UIs. Also I feel like super uber hecker.

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - m0dem - 04-02-2016

(04-02-2016, 04:43 AM)Tarew Wrote: 9/10 the UI for most of the Linux distros is better than Windows UI. I like nice UIs. Also I feel like super uber hecker.


ROFL... That's what I thought.

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - mothered - 04-02-2016

(04-01-2016, 08:42 PM)SubZ3r0 Wrote: That's where a Virtual Machine would come in handy. You can have a Windows OS on a VM and download Steam on it, Play games on the VM, then when you want to break, minimize the VM and use your default OS which you can set to linux. OR vice versa; Have LINUX on a VirtualMachine and game on your main Windows OS. I feel like that'd be the best solution given your circumstances. I recommend Oracle's VirtualBox: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

In terms of a free VM, VirtualBox Isn't too bad.

If he's running Windows 8/8.1/10 or supported Server editions, I'd go for the native VM being "Hyper-V". It's very easy to create external virtual switches, thus allowing communication between the Guest & Host OSes, and mapping network drives Is an absolute breeze. Of course, the OS edition must support It, so too must the CPU with Hardware Virtualization (SLAT- Second Level Address Translation).

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - BORW3 - 04-03-2016

I say Windows will die because majority of hardware isn't supported anymore in windows 10. So if windows 7 support ends Windows surely dies. All aboard the linux express train

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - typhoid - 04-04-2016

amiga is the best operating system of all time

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - BiscuitEdi - 04-04-2016

Win 10. Insider program is pretty cool.

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - SpaceDev - 04-06-2016

FreeBSD, Arch, and Debian. oh and kali

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - mothered - 04-07-2016

(04-03-2016, 11:51 AM)BORW3 Wrote: I say Windows will die because majority of hardware isn't supported anymore in windows 10.

Windows 10 runs on the same hardware as Windows 7 & 8.

I haven't experienced any Issues whatsoever.

RE: What is your favorite Operating System? - m0dem - 04-07-2016

(04-03-2016, 11:51 AM)BORW3 Wrote: I say Windows will die because majority of hardware isn't supported anymore in windows 10. So if windows 7 support ends Windows surely dies. All aboard the linux express train

And where did you hear that? [Image: FIUSbN.png]