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  1. homeboy9

    homeboy9 Senior Member

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    I know most people use windows or mac, but i was thinking.... what if i do a dual boot with linux. Well first of all umm i have no idea what the best distribution is.... but maybe someone will have some good ones in mind (dont know if i want to go red hat,etc)

    Try and give a good ------ technical reason why its good and nothing like windows/mac pwns linux without any strong FACTS just opinions
     
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    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    they're good because linux based operating systems are [usually] very efficient and have a well made microkernel and the operating systems based on such said kernel are modular in design.

    Ideally, we'de all be running on linux.
    in the real world though, M$ has game support(and decent driver support) and OSx has stoners and fanboys who like to look at a pretty bar while praising a multibilliondollar corporation for being different.


    for the record, I tri boot ubuntu linux(AMD64) Windows Xp --- x64 and Windows XP ---.
     
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    I heard that Linux uses less resources than Windows so it lags less.

    And what's this about game support? Does that mean Linux can't support games?
     
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    I have used SuSE 10.2 for a very short time. I couldn't get it pick-up my wireless connection and 90% of my activities on the PC involve the internet, so I went back to Windows
     
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    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    no it can it's just that in most DirectX games performance is not as good compared to windows and is usually a hassle to setup.
     
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    xelink i know linux as a whole is a great OS but there are MANY versions of it since its an open source thing..... i want to know what is one of the better versions of it
     
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    He said ubuntu....
     
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    he said for the record he uses ubuntu. he didnt say it was the best.
    i would use kubuntu instead cause it uses kde and it looks pretty =]
     
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    xlink GR's Tech Enthusiast

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    I just use gnome, seems easier, lower learning curve...

    beside after you install beryl eyecandy no longer becomes an issue
    http://youtube.com/results?search_query=beryl&search=Search
     
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    yea i had beryl on my ubuntu system too but the 3d desktop didnt work and i didnt feel like working on it more so i played with kubuntu

    but yes ubuntu has a good community and is easy
     
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    Or just download the Ubuntu Live CD and test it before you install it, Ive used the live cd a few times, Just boot the disk and away you go, Although it can lag a bit but it definatly works
     
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    Ubuntu is great, easy to use and has a very helpful community,you can always try the live cd before installing to see if everything works. It comes with 3d desktop effects which you can enable with the click of a buttons after you install nvidia drivers, which is also very simple, just enable it in the restricted drivers manager and it will automatically install them.
     
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    FYI he might not have an nVidia card, not everyone does...
    on another note I could never really get decorations to work through that. I just installed beryl the manual way, worked better for me.
     
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    beryl is a lil confusing to install if you dont know much about linux but its worth it

    and you could also order live cds for free here https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
    i did that and now i have ubuntu and kubuntu cds all over my floor =]
     
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    thanks for the help i will give ubuntu a try, it was either that for fandora(sp?) or openSuSE from what i could tell(btw i do use an Nvidia only a 6200 but theres not many options left for agp users need new pc soon)
     

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