what os anything better than win

[warlok]

alright old Bill there he got the market...i sure miss dos...at least i could use that..okokok...im just griping and complaining...but really is there some other good option for driving my comp???i see lots of posts about linux beos and others..and well...i know nothing about them..im told linux is close to dos...i just think win takes too much memory waist of space...with dos you type in your drivers..a pain but at least you knew what was in there...unlike plug and play which doesnt...and for those people who couldnt type in "daggerfall" to get the game running well...hhmmmnnn...i need a good os that will set up comp well/stable...recognise games...have no problems running recording progs like cake walk etc...everything these day's is designed for win...but there has to be a better way...Bill has enuff of my money :)

[Hack]

Well, don't you just sound like someone who is leaning towards Linux and just needs a little push. Well, consider yourself pushed. As for Linux being like dos, uh uh! Sure, you can run Linux from the commandline and sometimes have no choice but to in order to do "some" things with Linux, but not for the average user. If you are typical of most, you'll find the commandline in Linux confusing, what with it's somewhat cryptic unix nature. As for gui interfaces, this is where Linux is really starting to shine of late. I have my choice of 5 or 6 different window managers on my system, each and every one of them far more configurable than anything Bill has sold you. Go for it. You sound like you need some adventure in your life...



Hack

[Overclockers]

LINUX

[minoukat]

Hey, Overclockers, nice avatar ! :p

And, about different OSes, try linux, sometimes hard to configure, but really worth it. The thing that shines the most in my head when thinking about Linux is "FREE" ;)

[Overclockers]

they ask me to change my avatar.....
oh...what a pity:(

[warlok]

alright...im pushed...linux and free work for me...anyone know off hand if i can dl it and maybe get a "manual"...lol

[Hack]

Originally posted by warlok


alright...im pushed...linux and free work for me...anyone know off hand if i can dl it and maybe get a "manual"...lol





Sure.. You can get most Linux distro's right off of the net. The only disto I can think of that you can't get off of the net (at least in an installable fashion) is Suse. In most cases you're looking at 2 cd's (1.3 gig). As for docs, has Linux got docs? Does a sheep have wool? Linux has more redundant docs than you can read in a couple months. Check out http://www.linuxdocs.org .





As for what Linux distro to try, well, myself I prefer Slackware but Slack can be a bit rough for someone new to Linux. Of course, that's not to say that you wouldn't be able to get someone like me to help you out wih it either. I guess my 2nd recommendation would be Mandrake. They just released 8.1, and "if" they managed to fix a few bugs it should be a pretty decent release for you.





Either way, just be patient. It's a new system to you and I find most people make the boo-boo of stepping into Linux thinking that somehow it's gonna be like Windoze, only better. Well, it's not Windoze, and just because I happen to believe that it is a far superior system, it's not gonna make it any more comfortable for you at first. Linux is a big extremely powerful system, and for that power you pay a price, which is that you have to learn to do things differently. You tell Linux what to do, and I mean EVERYTHING. It doesn't pretend to be intuitive the way Windoze does. It won't crash and burn on you the way Windoze does either. It'll just give you some cryptic hard to understand error message and go on with it's business. Life with Linux is a journey, not a destination. And the ticket price for that journey is responsibility. Linux won't hold your hand and coddle you the way Windoze does. It makes YOU think, it doesn't attempt to think for you. I guess that pretty much sums it up. Now, go find yourself a distro (tucows comes to mind) and get downloading.



Hack

[minoukat]

Originally posted by Overclockers
they ask me to change my avatar.....
oh...what a pity:(

If you change it because of me (the upper post), don't cuz I wasn't saying I was offended or anything, just remarking

[David]

Linux is definately the way to go because:
[takes a deep breath]

1. STABILITY

I have used Linux since start of July 2001. I have had no crashes, lost by bootloader only once when I reinstalled windows, and only had one kernel panic when I did a little mistake (couldn't find ReiserFS support - oops!!!)
You can also nshut down the GUI while keeping the rig up!


2. MULTITASKING

At the same time you can have:
6 terminals doing their own thing!
an X server with up to 16 virtual desktops in KDE2!
I once compiled Mozilla, WINE, and installed VMware while playing tetris in KDE2, and compiling one of my little programs ( a 10s job!).

3. VIRUSES - WHAT VIRUSES?

There are >56,000 known viruses for windows - less than a dozen for linux. As only the superuser can execute dodgy proggies then there is almost no chance of viruse problems!

4. FLEXIBILTY

You can use linux on almost anything from a handheld to a supercomputer. It can be run as a simple CLI on a 4MB laptop or as a firewall, file server, web server, or as a beowulf cluster node.

There are also many other advantages, any questions - I'd be pleased to answer.

[warlok]

Alright im convinced...anything is better than windows...i have disliked it since it came out...so that...in itself...is the driving force...thanks guys...:)

[parkan]

www.linuxnewbie.org

[warlok]

Originally posted by parkan
www.linuxnewbie.org
well if that aint the site wiht a million and a half answers

[chaim79]

I would suggest getting the book "Linux for dummies" it gives you some easy basics on learning how to get around in linux, it's not an athorative book, but it helps the new linux user.

As for which distro to use I personaly have had the best luck with Red Hat, though I still use v6.2 over 7.x less unnecessary stuff installed. I haven't used many other distro's so I'm no expert on which one to use.

Have fun with your linux experence, and if you have any questions feel free to give me an e-mail, I'm not an expert but I try. :cool:

Erik of Ekedahl

chaim79@hotmail.com

[warlok]

hey guys thanks for all the help it is appreciated you know