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Discussion in 'Gaming' started by b0b, Jun 18, 2005.

  1. Jun 18, 2005 at 9:00 PM #1
    b0b

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    I'm gonna switch to Mandriva linux and I just wanted to know if there were any downsides to it and the upsides :) I'm switching from win98 btw :)
     
  2. Jun 18, 2005 at 11:09 PM #2
    b0b

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    Anyone willing to spare some words of wisdom?
     
  3. Jun 18, 2005 at 11:48 PM #3
    Garfield88

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    wow, win98...i suggest no linux, but get XP....Linux is a big change, cant have all the programs u need.
     
  4. Jun 19, 2005 at 12:14 AM #4
    b0b

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    If I could run XP I would be running it but I can't and I want a change :)
     
  5. Jun 19, 2005 at 12:35 AM #5
    WhyteDem0n

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    My suggestion: Stay with windows 98 unless you already know what you are doing with linux...
     
  6. Jun 19, 2005 at 12:53 PM #6
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    Yeh, I would suggest not to switch entirely, but run both, in case you realise you made a big mistake. That's what I'm doing, at the moment. I run Windows XP and Linux CentOS. To run two operating systems you either need them on two seperate hard drives, or you could partition the hard drive. I find that Linux s more stable than windows, but windows can run more of the programs that I want e.g. Photoshop. My advice, be careful
     
  7. Jun 19, 2005 at 2:09 PM #7
    Urgentos

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    Stick with what you got, or else do what Jammie says, thats the only options really..
     
  8. Jun 19, 2005 at 2:17 PM #8
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    i like linux better go with linux. and dont worry about not knowing what your doing youl learn :D !!
     
  9. Jun 19, 2005 at 4:13 PM #9
    Garfield88

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    but if u play games, ur going to have to unistall all the game (of course) and then re-install (of course) but then when new games come out, and patches come out are for windows 1st and then like 2-4 weeks later the exact same patch comes out for Linux..but thats only if ur a BIG gamer like me, office and ----.....no clue...
     
  10. Jun 19, 2005 at 4:37 PM #10
    camus66

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    yeah, stay with windows, linux not bad, but windows can supposrt 100%+ programs
     
  11. Jun 19, 2005 at 4:40 PM #11
    EddieD

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    Trust me, if you switch now...just cuz you "feel like it"....then you'll end up regretting it. It'll be a lot of work for you.

    If you have another computer, i'd try it out on that first.
     
  12. Jun 19, 2005 at 4:50 PM #12
    Garfield88

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    my old man, is a IT expert, and we have about ohh....5 linux in the house. Uses them for work and ----, but games..Windows XP Pro (not home) and AMD Athlon 64 all the way!

    P.S. ** DO NOT SWITCH TO WIN 64 BIT!!....U WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN ALL UR PROGRAMS AND NO GAMES**<<programs and games cant run on win64 becuase they werent made at that time>>
     

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