nightwing14 Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Why do you prefer Ubuntu? I just recently heard about it and I did some research. I'm planning on switching to it on my laptop. This is because I'm more reliant on my desktop...Plus...my laptop isn't the best... I need to know before I change my XP to Ubuntu....is it worth it? Btw...I don't have the XP reinstall CD so I'm stuck with Ubuntu if I do it.
Kyougi Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 I don't prefer Ubuntu. It's always worth a try though, since it's free. Real Linux is better for older PCs, however, Ubuntu isn't real Linux . Try running it through virtualization software.
Tbone Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 I have Ubuntu on my PS3. I like it. It allows me to do so much more with my PS3.
karath Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Ubuntu is free, and it quite decent, however as Kyougi *THE ADMIN* said, it's not real Linux.
nightwing14 Posted July 29, 2007 Author Posted July 29, 2007 Ubuntu is free, and it quite decent, however as Kyougi *THE ADMIN* said, it's not real Linux. Then what is?
Kyougi Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Ubuntu is free, and it quite decent, however as Kyougi *THE ADMIN* said, it's not real Linux. Then what is? Slackware, ArchLinux, Gentoo, Debian, and many others. They are what Linux is all about, freedom and customizability. Ubuntu fails at this as you are limited in configuration.
nightwing14 Posted July 30, 2007 Author Posted July 30, 2007 Ubuntu is free, and it quite decent, however as Kyougi *THE ADMIN* said, it's not real Linux. Then what is? Slackware, ArchLinux, Gentoo, Debian, and many others. They are what Linux is all about, freedom and customizability. Ubuntu fails at this as you are limited in configuration. So are those worth it? I checked out the ones that you listed.....Debian is appealing to me the most....what do you say?
Kyougi Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 So are those worth it? I checked out the ones that you listed.....Debian is appealing to me the most....what do you say? Debian has long spans between stable updates as it's ment as a server OS. Same goes with Slackware. It also has a horrid init system, which Ubuntu is based off. However, that doesn't make that bad as a desktop. Another one I'd recommend is Zenwalk. It's a step below the ones I mentioned before, but still a step above moron-land.
karath Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Hmm... still better than Windows, right? I mean, if Moron-Land=Windows...
Bios Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 the one Red Hat makes i cant remember what its called is pretty stable we installed it on my sisters computer and she seems quite happy with it. Although unless you know what your doing linux isn't very user friendly.
Kyougi Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 the one Red Hat makes i cant remember what its called is pretty stable we installed it on my sisters computer and she seems quite happy with it. Although unless you know what your doing linux isn't very user friendly. Fedora Core. It's pretty much just a corporate distribution that runs along the same lines of Ubuntu.
nightwing14 Posted August 3, 2007 Author Posted August 3, 2007 Thanks everyone for your input... ZenWalk and Fedora look really good from here....What do you recommend of the two?
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