sccsux Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Deffo, it isn't anywhere near as polished as Windows and its awkwardness is what has kept it mainly in the domain of the "likes messing with PC's" fraternity. The thing with linux is that you're in control of the OS, rather than the OS being in control of you (things are looking even better on the linux front for boxes equipped with any Athlon XP - and later - processor due to the disclosure of their Super-secret debug capabilities of AMD processors !). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 i find any linux awkward and not a patch on windows tbh That made me chuckle (just a shame today isn't tuesday:D). Open Office ... runs fine on Windows. It runs even better under linux;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrypinto11 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I am using both OS Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7 and according to me, both are good for different purposes. For my office work I use Ubuntu because of it has inbuilt Office and best security purpose. There are many update in this new version and all are great. I like Ubuntu 10.10 version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Umpley Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 i installed Ubuntu onto an xp laptop about a year ago, i had it set to dual boot so i had the option of which OS i booted into. early in december i realised i hadnt used Xp since probably easter. my laptop runs a lot quicker with Ubuntu. i dont have to worry about anti virus and firewalls, i honestly cant remember the last time i had to restart it after an update, i can drag music onto my ipod a lot easier with rhythmbox than i could with that monster Itunes Ubuntu will feel awkward to begin with, but its no different to geting into a new car and wondering where the light switches are. after a short while you forget what the old one was like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Do we really want it to behave like Windows? swarfendor43 Well no....but the biggest moan about Linux is that it doesn't behave like Windows. If people expect it to they would be better leaving it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 For my office work I use Ubuntu because of it has inbuilt Office . You can use Open Office with any flavour of Linux and any flavour of Windows from 98SE upwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) It runs even better under linux;). Better....in what way ? On my XP machine my most commonly used .ods file loads in less than 2 seconds. I did notice the file is about a quarter of the size it is in .xls format Edited January 1, 2011 by Greybeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Better....in what way ? On my XP machine my most commonly used .ods file loads in less than 2 seconds. I did notice the file is about a quarter of the size it is in .xls format Try opening a large (never opened) file:thumbsup:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezer Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Deffo, it isn't anywhere near as polished as Windows and its awkwardness is what has kept it mainly in the domain of the "likes messing with PC's" fraternity. What does this even mean? Installing ubuntu is as easy, if not easier than Windows - just boot up the disc and for most systems it will detect and configure everything for you. It comes with free Office, Music and Photo applications, not silly trial versions that your average Windows PC comes rammed full of. If you need more software you can get it in a couple of clicks from the built in software centre. Looks wise its easily as 'pretty' as Windows, although not quite as nice as OSX. Most usb peripherals will plug and play, printers, cameras, mp3 players - you can even sync your ipod with it. However, if you switch to linux you will need to understand that in many cases you wont be using the exact same software that you are used to - OpenOffice instead of MS Office, Gimp instead of Photoshop, Songbird instead of itunes etc etc. None of this has anything to do with 'polish'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 However, if you switch to linux you will need to understand that in many cases you wont be using the exact same software that you are used tos Depends. OOo is available for Windoze too (and functions the same) The GFs son much prefers Gimp than PhotoShop (under windozzzzeeee). So it can't be that difficult to work with Songbird is good on Win too. Firefox is almost identical to it's win equivalent (as is Thunderbird). So a swap from Win to *nix might not be as traumatic as some would make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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