Linux Vs Xp

what OS do you prefer to use? why?

 

http://www.ubergeek.tv/article.php?pid=54

 

I use both cause there is lots of things I don't know how to do in unbuntu.

 

Both, I have no idea why but Linux compiles my program way faster. I think it has something to do with better memory management but I could be wrong

 

Hah thats hilarious.

I tri-boot stuff on my notebook, Windows XP, SUSE Linux, MAC OS X 10.4.3

 

Definitely funny. Doesn't have to be quite that hard, though. But laptops are definitely more challenging, especially new ones.

- Ed

 

Both, but mostly XP. I rarely touch Linux. The only thing I refuse to have anything to do with is a Mac.

 

Aerosense, how do you get both OS X AND XP to run on a laptop?!!!

 

Lisat, for macbook there are already bootloader for xp and osx. Very interesting considering that Vista is coming and windows users can get to new millenium.

I use linux, but there is xp in my home desktop computer mainly for photoshop use...

 

Happogiri, I have a pc not a macbook.

And Lisat, XP and Linux are normal installations. For OS X you have to create an image file which takes your hard drive space and makes itself primary. Google and you will get instructions for perfect installations.

 

I only use XP. I thought about trying out Linux, but I just don't have the time to learn it right now.

 

XP about 96% of the time and Knoppix Linux about 4.

I've heard about this ubuntu, but I know just about nothing about it. I'm kind of lazy too, so I haven't searched for it. Is it any good? Comparisons to Knoppix?

I like how useful Linux live discs can be for troubleshooting. Plus, it's a nice breath of fresh air.

 

i prefer to use linux, but for things such as gaming and
movie-editing i've not found it to be as usable as windows.

 

I've never tried Linux, just Mac and Windows... I think I'll stick to just windows because I'm a gamer.

 

I love the penguin! I prefer Debian Linux to win XP, but that's because I don't play games anymore. Kanotix is my favorite Debian distro ( www.kanotix.com). Libranet was good, too, but they went under. I only boot up XP for legacy apps- mathcad, and a few other files that I can't access in linux. Thank you Linus and Kano!!

 

Wow this almost exactly me situation excpet:
I touch Linux more than "rarely"
And I Tri-boot:
Windows Vista Beta
Windows XP Pro
Linux
DOWN WITH MAC!!

That's my O/S situation,
-TBird

 

But is it legal? I mean Apple allows to run its software on non-Macs. I think no.

 

Its not exactly "legal" but I suppose it depends on each person.

 

I'm intrigued by the fact that it's possible to boot from an image, although I suppose there's a certain amount of logic to it.

Linux- I have an old IBM x20 with 20GBHDD PII/III 600, 128 ram and I find Win 98 too clunky and Win 2000 too slow... decided to try Linux and see if i could get a speed increase.

Now, my requirements are tiny- all I need is a FAST easy to use GUI OS that allows me to connect via either wired ethernet or wireless to the internet, a simple method of installing/ upgrading software (no compiling and building and all the rest of it), and some basic office tools- I'd be perfectly happy with just AbiWord.
Several days after experimenting with countless distros (from Puppy to Ubuntu and Suse) and I'm no closer to achieving this. Why should this be so difficult?! I'm seriously tempted to jack in the whole Linux experiement and just stick with Windows, which does all that even if I hate the GUI and it not exactly blistering...

 

I have WinXP on my i9300. I will always be a Windows user because I have grown up with Windows; however, I love linux too. My computer engineering class uses a Debian/Sarge computer setup, and my future Counter Strike 1.6 server will use Fredora Core 4. I also use Knoppix and Auditor as boot cds. I've tried ubuntu, but driver support is weak for my devices. Oh, has anybody used Cygwin before? I like to ssh to the lab with it.

 

Maybe you should try out Zeta, the successor to BeOS. http://www.yellowtab.com

It's very fast, elegant UI, and there are plenty of free basic type apps available.

There's a link to a free live CD on the homepage. You may have a problem with the wireless, depending on the card, but it doesn't hurt much to check it out.

- Ed

 

Cygwin works great. And be sure to get Xwin with it.

- Ed

 

Will it recognize the modem of laptop, I mean dial up can be used?

 

I want to have a small distro which I can use to boot from a USB stick and CD. Just need to run internet via dial up modem and word documents( voice chat and some movie player if possible, not must).
I tried puppy linux live CD but it did not recognize my modem( and possibly my USB stick and USB mouse as well).

 

Generally yes, but it depends on the modem. Check the hardware compatibility guide under support on the yellowTab site.

 

I had great success getting Fedora Core 5 installed on my laptop. I in fact plan to move to it as my primary OS once the semester is done at school. It's way too big for a thumbdrive, but it boots very quickly compared to my previous experiences with Linux distros.

 

i chose xp only because i never tried linux before. have the ubuntu cd at home but never really had the time to install it. or maybe i'm too lazy or maybe there is not much room for linux at the moment; i only have two computers now. one running virtual os software for my mcse preparation. the other for general use with only 192 meg of ram!!!

when i was in uni i used to deal with unix and all those annoying command lines all the time. it was such a pain to learn especially during project weeks. and the shell scripting within unix... i hate it alot

anyway how about desktopbsd? anyone uses it... how was your experience?

later,
sky

 

If you are looking for the most minute linux available and bootable from a USB stick (I have done it from a 64mb -- when the machines BIOS supports USB boot) then DSL ( **** Small Linux) is the answer -- there exist several other distro's which have geared themselves to working in a USB stick or mini-CD environment that can be found here and, of course, the obligitory FAQ

 

But DSM did not recognize my modem. How can I learn this command line interface? I used it on live CD but I knew nothing even to open diles on my USB stick as I wanted to run scanModem software that was on my USB stick, but I could not do it. Can u help?

For boot from USB which USB stick( brand) u used as I think not all USBs support booting from USB. How u made it bootable?

 

aigle: Your modem is probably a 'soft' modem, meaning it's run by WinXP drivers. There are fewer chips to put on the motherboard that way. However, most soft modems don't have linux drivers. I think one by lucent might be the exception.

Lisat: did you try Kanotix? It's really good at detecting hardware, even on my old desktop, which is surprisingly similar to the one you described. I do have 512 MB RAM, though. You should also try out Vector Linux. I read it's really light and snappy.

http://os.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/03/21/1851202&tid=2

http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT5886901845.html

 

I am still trying with DSL. I was able to run scanModem tool on it and i have sent teh scan Modem data file to linmodem.org and I hope to get some driver for my modem taht I can install.
I read on this forum that PCLinux OS is very good esp for beginners!

 

I have tried all

Windows XP -other then playing games and running 95.5% programs out there...

Linux - Its meant for '1337' hacking or any networking stuff which it requires me to use it. IRCing. I prefer SuSe and Debian [Ubuntu].....

MacOSX - Mainly for project works [I dont trust Windows ,because you might never know when a virus would strike you....]. iEntertainment , movies , etc...I do use OSX whenever I am too tired to look up what does a command does in man , I just use OSX as there are many front-ends for Unix commands.

 

My desktop dual boots to Win XP Pro and Suse Linux 10.1 Pro. I use Windows for gaming, internet surfing, dvd watching, listening to music, typing papers, and other stuff. Linux I use for managing websites, FTP servers, compiling programs, and a couple other things. Both have their good and bad qualities, but if I had to choose between Windows and Linux, I would choose Windows.

 

Whoa! SuSE 10.1 is the latest one. Guess you meant 9.3?

 

I meant 10.1, that just shows how often i actually use linux on my machine.

 

you guys really should try BSD its vastly supirior.

do the research and try it, you will see.