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Linux
Topic Started: Mar 31 2005, 09:25 PM (166 Views)
Fo'rizzle
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If i had my own computer i would try getting it, but since this is our familys comp and i will die if i screw it up i can't. But i do have a few questions:

1.What are the advantages of linux?
2.Is it better for certain things like gaming or graphics?
3.How have you guys experiances with it?(sounds kind of like a napoleon dynamite line to me.)
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Websurfer
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1- Secure, reliable, faster, free, can take more load
2- It's better for servers, coding, scripting, and programming, it's faults in only gaming
3- yes, I run it, and mostly on it, I love it
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KoolDrew
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What are the advantages of linux?


-It's free.
-You can have all win software alternatives for free, and perform equally or better.
-There are no viruses/trojans/worms/spyware/adware.
-It's way safer
-It has grown easier to use with the time, having a learning curve much smoother than before.
-You can run win programs thru emulation, and manage your FAT32 & NTFS (windows) HDs. Also with Captive-NTFS you can write to your NTFS Partitions (thanks Arkaine23)
-A penguin is better than a multicolored flag

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Is it better for certain things like gaming or graphics?


For gaming Windows is the best platform. For graphics it really depends. The GIMP is very good, but may take soem getting used to if using Photoshop for a long time.

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How have you guys experiances with it?(sounds kind of like a napoleon dynamite line to me.)


My experience is great. Also that movie sucked.
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LttlVprScrpn
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:o that movie was awesome!
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Blah425
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I like GIMP!
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Surferdude
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After working with linux for a few days, I found that its very hard to work on linux all time unless you just do basic computing. Its fun to play around with though.

The worst part is installing it. I have really messed up my partitioning in some cases so be careful and back up all your data.

If you dont want to take the risk of re-partitioning your hard drive, and can afford a monthly fee, I sugest Linode. They offer a neat paid service that will let you work with linux over the internet. You can install a number of distro's any time you want in miniutes.
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