Re: Is Ubuntu Linux better than Windows Vista?
- From: Robin <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:45:39 +0100
Robin wrote:
kevpan815 wrote:Holland Numerics Ltd wrote:Check out http://www.squidoo.com/ubuntu_vista.
........Phil Holland
Who needs to check the link. Ubuntu was written by geeks for geeks who can't get laid. Ubuntu won't run any of the popular software programs out there.
If you are poor or a geek, then Ubuntu is just right for you.
If you want to do real work, you need a real OS. Windows.
Oh dear. I hope this is not a measure of the kind of abusive stupidity to come. The poster asked a reasonable polite question and deserves a reasonable polite answer. Please go away.
I use XP, Vista and various flavours of Linux. The opinions below are just that, opinions. And of an ordinary user.
For the ordinary user, Windows (either) is still probably the best bet, because now and then you'll find some things you want to do that Linux doesn't do automatically, and you'll have to ask for help. Windows comes with a massive help file. Ubuntu doesn't so you'll have to ask for help on the forum. People are very helpful but often the advice assumes knowledge on your part, which if you had it you wouldn't need to ask the question. Also they are very fond of the command line, which is not helpful to someone new to Linux.
You may even find that it won't even run on your machine. Last version of Ubuntu would not recognise my wireless adaptor nor drive my screen at anything better than 800x600. The current version works out of the box though.
Now and then you find something that you absolutely must have Windows for, or a web site that only works in Internet Explorer
If you want to try Ubuntu I'd say go for Linux Mint instead. It is Ubuntu but the interface is more like Windows, and more things work out of the box. The interface can be readily modified to put things where you like them.
On the other hand you can forget about running a virus checker every day, and defragging regularly and Linux will run more smoothly on an older PC with lower spec. MY XP is constantly churning away (Athlon 2400+ with 1.75 GB memory).
Try Linux if you're interested, but keep Vista.
Lastly, you can make your Ubuntu look like XP. This is good as "trainer wheels" as stuff is easier to find and feels familiar. Google XPGnome.
Hope I'm not feeding a troll ;)
Software for Linux is free but there's less of it. If you try it and later uninstall it it won't leave stuff that messes up your system
PS: A lot, but not all, of Windows software will run on Linux using an emulator called Wine. Microsoft Office does run OK.
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