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A Former User last edited by
Weird... Was it a properly downloaded LiveCD? I had some problems when I put Fedora into a faulty USB drive. Well, you probably got better help/instructions somewhere else at the time(?).
Linux is nice after the initial setup ('cause of the world we live in today where proprietary tech became de facto standards for media consumption for example). If you don't care about AAA games and some software... Though some will say there are workarounds for it (searching for alternative software to run on Linux, or fiddling with Wine, and nowadays you can open any documents LibreOffice has trouble rendering at Microsoft's OneDrive / Office Online). It's an opportunity to experiment with different designs and ideas if you're open minded to learn different ways to do things.
I saw you saying you think Mac OS is better than other systems. Why specifically?
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Deleted User last edited by
Microsoft release a new version, if you want you have to pay for it (the correct way of having the new version). Apple release a new version if you want it is free (if you already had the latest version). It is more stable because the system does not need to be compatible with a lot of hardware like Windows need. And Yosemite has a wonderful design. It is not the best reasons but it is all I got.
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Deleted User last edited by
To tell you the truth, until I get a Mac OS X (it that happen) I would use Linux over Windows if I could.
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A Former User last edited by
Microsoft release a new version, if you want you have to pay for it (the correct way of having the new version). Apple release a new version if you want it is free (if you already had the latest version).
- OS X 10.7 (paid→) 10.8 (free→) 10.9 (free→) 10.10. Ok.
- Win 7 (paid→) 8.0 (free→) 8.1 (free→) 8.1 U1 (free→) 8.1 U2. Rumor has it Win9 will be free to 8.1 U2 users.
- Linux any version (free→) any version. Haha...
It is more stable because the system does not need to be compatible with a lot of hardware like Windows need.
I'm not sure this assertion is true at all.
Who makes the hardware drivers are the hardware's manufacturers not Microsoft or Apple. Windows, OS X and any other OSs only have ways to deal with them, they don't have the drivers hardcoded and made by themselves. An example: since Windows Vista the display driver is handled by the OS in a very nice way, if the driver crashes instead of a blue screen Windows simply restarts the driver.Yosemite has a wonderful design.
Well, each person has a different taste. I'm not disagreeing with you, just saying...For me: Windows desktop and ModernUI have a nice design (if you don't touch areas with very old icons and dialogs of course). You also have options like Stardock Windowblinds that make it very customizable (I haven't used it for a long time though).
Linux depends on the distribution and graphic environment. For example, I like GNOME but I can't look KDE without throwing up unless it's heavily themed (even then, it's not for me). That same GNOME that looks good in Fedora, openSUSE, etc, may have ugly colors and buttons in another distribution. The choices / customization capabilities are wide.Both GNOME and Unity look like good choices for people who like the OS X visuals. (There's Elementary but it's a beta...)
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Deleted User last edited by
Should I try to use Linux again (Ubuntu 14)? Only Apple uses OS X so the company choose which hardware will be compatible. Microsoft does not have that freedom.
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A Former User last edited by
lol
Good question. I mean, if Windows is working fine why change it?
Well I used Firefox for some time and it was working fine, but I tried other browsers anyway and here I am. Haha, I can't think of a better way to say it.
The point is really about your preference over how you want your computer to work, from the core to the UI. You might prefer Windows and the overall way it works - and it offers many customization options - but in the same way you might prefer Linux which will have its own set of different behaviors, settings, ways to access "menus", etc. It's a personal choice.
It's free...
You won't need to use an anti-virus anymore for instance, a topic that you seem to worry a lot. (Keep the usual behavior of not installing "unknown software" and don't give root access to every app of course.)
About your problem with an earlier version of Ubuntu freezing at boot, by searching the web I see cases where this was caused by the kernel (which was certainly already updated by now) / incompatibility with connected hardware (you can try unplugging/checking your HDDs cables, or various USB devices) and not the video card. For my video card the third-party open source driver included in the OS is the best/only option, you might want to research about your video card to see what's the best for it (if there's an open source driver, if it's made by NVIDIA or if there's another one, or a closed source one, and which you should use if it's compatible with the latest version of the kernel), only install a different driver than the one that came with the OS if you know what you're doing.
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Deleted User last edited by
...(you can try unplugging/checking your HDDs cables, or various USB devices) and not the video card...
My computer is all in one, I can't unplug anything
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A Former User last edited by
Oh... Right. Nice.
BTW, it's free to install and use but if you can and want, you can pay how much you think software is worth it (by commercial price or donation). That way you support the developers/companies behind your system of choice, they'll be able to hire more devs and keep improving it.
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A Former User last edited by
The rich live in another world than ours.
When they feel uncomfortable with the OS, they either leave it to a special guy or buy a new buckBook Porsche Cayenne.
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linuxmint7 last edited by
Is there any problem to use Linux without swap memory?
No, I have never used a swap file in Linux, and I have used Linux in various forms for about 14 years and never had any problems because of it.
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Deleted User last edited by
I installed ubuntu and it is working with some lags, nothing series, and sometimes use a lot of CPU.
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linuxmint7 last edited by
You shouldn't get lag on your system, assuming it's the same spec as you mentioned ^^^up there^^^ towards the top of the thread, second post.
Honestly, give Linux Mint with the MATE desktop a go (try), I find it a much better experience.
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linuxmint7 last edited by
Yes, Linux Mint 17 (Qiana) with the MATE desktop. I've been using Mint since version 5 (2006), As well as other versions of Linux and it's a really great distro. It's very similar to Ubuntu (as it's based on it), just done better.
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A Former User last edited by
What kinds of lags?
Wouldn't Mint probably lag too?MATE is ridiculous...
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