mangy1983 51 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 To anyone who is wondering what Linux is its an operating system for computers like Microsoft Windows but unlike Windows it is totally free. I installed Linux Fedora on an old computer and had a play with it and l must say l am really really impressed. Has anyone else tried it or currently use it and what do you's think of it? cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 yea its not that bad theres loads off different versions free and its all open source ! but if your unsure if you will like it install a VM and install it there so you can get used to it or dual boot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
staffs riffraff 1,068 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Think of partitioning my iMac and running Linux as well to play some windows games be interested what others think as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Think of partitioning my iMac and running Linux as well to play some windows games be interested what others think as well I went with Fedora 16 but l have heard it is not as user friendly as some of the other versions. I also installed both the Gnome 3 and Kde desktops and l love the fact that you can select which version of desktop to use when logging in. Kde desktop mimics Ms Windows desktop as much as possible to help new users as much as possible in getting used to navigate and get used to the operating system. cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 yea its not that bad theres loads off different versions free and its all open source ! but if your unsure if you will like it install a VM and install it there so you can get used to it or dual boot I installed it on an old machine and it is a lot less intensive on a computers hardware than Windows and it boots up a lot faster as well. I run Apache on mine as well together with Webmin and Phpmyadmin. As you say all these software are very impressive especially as they are open source and free. It is a well known fact that a lot of the features that were added to Windows Vista and 7 were copied from Linux . Just of the top of my head the aero feature cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reddawn 2,173 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 just wondering did any you guys get a hard time in school far too advanced for me this guys, i best leave yous to it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 i'm running mint 11 now mate! played with linux for years , on the lap tops, but took the step and done the pc. my satellite boxes all run linux and its piss easy to log in to them run their os on the pc now never going back to windows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 just wondering did any you guys get a hard time in school far too advanced for me this guys, i best leave yous to it I'm 6'4 and well built so no! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 just wondering did any you guys get a hard time in school far too advanced for me this guys, i best leave yous to it I was always getting kicked out of school for fighting then when they let me back in i had to sit in a room all on my own so i could not kick off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) i'm running mint 11 now mate! played with linux for years , on the lap tops, but took the step and done the pc. my satellite boxes all run linux and its piss easy to log in to them run their os on the pc now never going back to windows I'd never heard of Mint until you mentioned it. It looks really polished from the videos on Youtube. I have so far played around with Linux Debian and Linux Fedora and l like them both. Its just a pity that Photoshop does'nt support Linux and lm not 100% if most commercial games support it but for everyday computer use l would switchover to Linux in a heartbeat! cheers Callum Edited December 3, 2011 by mangy1983 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 i'm running mint 11 now mate! played with linux for years , on the lap tops, but took the step and done the pc. my satellite boxes all run linux and its piss easy to log in to them run their os on the pc now never going back to windows I'd never heard of Mint until you mentioned it. It looks really polished from the videos on Youtube. I have so far played around with Linux Debian and Linux Fedora and l like them both. Its just a pity that Photoshop does'nt support Linux and lm not 100% if most commercial games support it but for everyday computer use l would switchover to Linux in a heartbeat! cheers Callum you can use wine to run windows programs and i'd think you can play games and all with it! i'm having a bit bother running my nas drive with it , but i've never really spent alot of time on it, don't know if you use this site but its good to see what's out http://distrowatch.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caravan Monster 323 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Has anyone else tried it or currently use it and what do you's think of it? On Fedora 16 now - slightly less stable than F14, but nonetheless very good. Still got windows on the laptop, but not used it in over 12 months. No background in IT, but found Fedora straight forward enough to install and use. Well worth the effort for the (free) superior performance and software. Where is a good place to buy decent 32 bit laptops from ? Doesn't seem to be many available any more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I just started to get to grips with linux when sony decided to discontinue the support for it in the PS3, so not a fluent user. I'm going to use my old machine to experiment on when I upgrade my desktop in the near future.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I just started to get to grips with linux when sony decided to discontinue the support for it in the PS3, so not a fluent user. I'm going to use my old machine to experiment on when I upgrade my desktop in the near future.. well i was gonna put it one the ps3 for a long time when i got round to it sony had stopped the support ...wankers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mangy1983 51 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Has anyone else tried it or currently use it and what do you's think of it? On Fedora 16 now - slightly less stable than F14, but nonetheless very good. Still got windows on the laptop, but not used it in over 12 months. No background in IT, but found Fedora straight forward enough to install and use. Well worth the effort for the (free) superior performance and software. Where is a good place to buy decent 32 bit laptops from ? Doesn't seem to be many available any more. I would give ebay a try mate, usually a good deal to be found there cheers Callum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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