Posted: 10/17/2008 7:35:36 PM EDT
| I've used Linux off and on over the years. My first distro was Slackware back in the mid-90's. I finally made the plunge and now 99% of the time use Linux. I love it. It's so much more stable, faster, and WAY more user friendly than years ago. I run Ubuntu 8.04. I do preserve a dual-boot with Windows XP for Microsoft Visual Studio, but that's it. I hope Linux gains ground and takes more of the market share, it really IS a better operating system. |
I believe you can actually get WoW to run under Wine in Linux. Wine is a Linux program that lets you run some Windows programs in Linux. |
Yeah, I don't play WoW anymore but I remember Wine. It was just easier to boot into Windows. I got motivated tonight so I'm downloading Ubuntu. I have an older CPU I might throw it on to learn it. Do you know if the regular Ubunto download includes the live cd software? |
The standard "Desktop" download for Ubuntu should be a ~700mb .iso file, and it is the live-CD. |
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i'm calling bullshit on the faster, more reliable quote. got a dual boot box (amd xp2800, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, in shuttle sk43g), linux is cool and different but it still does stupid stuff and i've had to reboot it more than xp. i really like linux and the UI is the shiznit but it's not perfect by any means. it's free and has the compviz cube-i'll give it that |
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Quoted: If you don't know how to use an operating system, of course you're going to think you need to reboot it more. i'm calling bullshit on the faster, more reliable quote. got a dual boot box (amd xp2800, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, in shuttle sk43g), linux is cool and different but it still does stupid stuff and i've had to reboot it more than xp. i really like linux and the UI is the shiznit but it's not perfect by any means. it's free and has the compviz cube-i'll give it that It always takes a bit of getting used to when you switch to something different. If you've driven an automatic all your life and then try a manual transmission, you're going to have a little trouble getting used to it, and you're going to mess it up a few times trying to things the old way, but that doesn't mean it is less reliable. |
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Quoted: i'm calling bullshit on the faster, more reliable quote. got a dual boot box (amd xp2800, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, in shuttle sk43g), linux is cool and different but it still does stupid stuff and i've had to reboot it more than xp. i really like linux and the UI is the shiznit but it's not perfect by any means. it's free and has the compviz cube-i'll give it that Only time I've ever rebooted Linux is because of a new Kernel update. Other than that, it is noticeably faster than my WinXP (which is dual boot on the same machine) setup. |
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i'm calling bullshit on the faster, more reliable quote. got a dual boot box (amd xp2800, 1gb ram, 80gb hdd, in shuttle sk43g), linux is cool and different but it still does stupid stuff and i've had to reboot it more than xp. i really like linux and the UI is the shiznit but it's not perfect by any means. it's free and has the compviz cube-i'll give it that Only time I've ever rebooted Linux is because of a new Kernel update. Other than that, it is noticeably faster than my WinXP (which is dual boot on the same machine) setup. here, play a movie off of an external usb drive and accidentally unmount the drive. now try to close the timbuktu process that brings the pc to a crawl and refuses to be killed, terminated, whatever. i've noticed a few other little things as well like windows that keep 'wobbling' after you move them and they snap into place. the torrent client that ubuntu downloads isn't that stable as well. 50+ torrents and an hour would kill it everytime. xp and linux run at about the same pace on the box although i think xp is snappier than ubuntu on my quad core. right now xp sp3 is so stable and solid that i believe linux can't really make that faster, more reliable argument using my current hardware/configuration. |
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