Any Ubuntu/Linux users?

[thacapt]

I've been using Ubuntu (11.04 Natty Narwhal).
And I've got to say, I'm starting to like it better than Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

It took a little getting used to (still getting used to it and learning commands as I go) But it's pretty cool and I've read there's only about 100 or so known viruses for Linux

And since you're rarely logged in as ROOT the chance that a virus can modify your registry are slim.

Any other Linux/Ubuntu users out there? 

 

[thacapt]

I've been using Ubuntu (11.04 Natty Narwhal).
And I've got to say, I'm starting to like it better than Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

It took a little getting used to (still getting used to it and learning commands as I go) But it's pretty cool and I've read there's only about 100 or so known viruses for Linux

And since you're rarely logged in as ROOT the chance that a virus can modify your registry are slim.

Any other Linux/Ubuntu users out there? 

 

[milestailsprowe]

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

 

[milestailsprowe]

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by milestailsprowe

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

Could be a minor crutch for linux.
But couldn't you just use "wine"?

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by milestailsprowe

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

Could be a minor crutch for linux.
But couldn't you just use "wine"?

 

[sn00pee]

Originally Posted by thacapt

I've been using Ubuntu (11.04 Natty Narwhal).
And I've got to say, I'm starting to like it better than Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

It took a little getting used to (still getting used to it and learning commands as I go) But it's pretty cool and I've read there's only about 100 or so known viruses for Linux

And since you're rarely logged in as ROOT the chance that a virus can modify your registry are slim.

Any other Linux/Ubuntu users out there? 

lol wut?

also, install gentoo.

 

[sn00pee]

Originally Posted by thacapt

I've been using Ubuntu (11.04 Natty Narwhal).
And I've got to say, I'm starting to like it better than Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

It took a little getting used to (still getting used to it and learning commands as I go) But it's pretty cool and I've read there's only about 100 or so known viruses for Linux

And since you're rarely logged in as ROOT the chance that a virus can modify your registry are slim.

Any other Linux/Ubuntu users out there? 

lol wut?

also, install gentoo.

 

[4318michaeljohnson4318]

Originally Posted by thacapt

Originally Posted by milestailsprowe

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

Could be a minor crutch for linux.
But couldn't you just use "wine"?

Wine sucks. You are better of creating a VM to run windows applications. Ubuntu is cool and offers a lot of power options and there are a lot of good open-source software options out there but the lack of a real mediaplayer (rhythmbox and amarok etc.. all suck) and poor flash compatibility (adobes fault) makes it hard to use as a normal OS.

Heres some websites though that i frequently visisted when I still used Ubuntu

www.webupd8.org
www.omgubuntu.co.uk

 

[4318michaeljohnson4318]

Originally Posted by thacapt

Originally Posted by milestailsprowe

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

Could be a minor crutch for linux.
But couldn't you just use "wine"?

Wine sucks. You are better of creating a VM to run windows applications. Ubuntu is cool and offers a lot of power options and there are a lot of good open-source software options out there but the lack of a real mediaplayer (rhythmbox and amarok etc.. all suck) and poor flash compatibility (adobes fault) makes it hard to use as a normal OS.

Heres some websites though that i frequently visisted when I still used Ubuntu

www.webupd8.org
www.omgubuntu.co.uk

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by sn00pee

Originally Posted by thacapt

I've been using Ubuntu (11.04 Natty Narwhal).
And I've got to say, I'm starting to like it better than Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

It took a little getting used to (still getting used to it and learning commands as I go) But it's pretty cool and I've read there's only about 100 or so known viruses for Linux

And since you're rarely logged in as ROOT the chance that a virus can modify your registry are slim.

Any other Linux/Ubuntu users out there? 

lol wut?

also, install gentoo.

what in the world is that?

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by sn00pee

Originally Posted by thacapt

I've been using Ubuntu (11.04 Natty Narwhal).
And I've got to say, I'm starting to like it better than Windows 7 and Mac OSX.

It took a little getting used to (still getting used to it and learning commands as I go) But it's pretty cool and I've read there's only about 100 or so known viruses for Linux

And since you're rarely logged in as ROOT the chance that a virus can modify your registry are slim.

Any other Linux/Ubuntu users out there? 

lol wut?

also, install gentoo.

what in the world is that?

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318

Originally Posted by thacapt

Originally Posted by milestailsprowe

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

Could be a minor crutch for linux.
But couldn't you just use "wine"?

Wine sucks. You are better of creating a VM to run windows applications. Ubuntu is cool and offers a lot of power options and there are a lot of good open-source software options out there but the lack of a real mediaplayer (rhythmbox and amarok etc.. all suck) and poor flash compatibility (adobes fault) makes it hard to use as a normal OS.

Heres some websites though that i frequently visisted when I still used Ubuntu

www.webupd8.org
www.omgubuntu.co.uk

Thanks for the sites man!

 

[whyhellothere]

they can miss me with that Unity *#$!**$%
I would switch over but:
a) i actually paid for windows 7 (

) so i'll be using it till they stop supporting it
b) i dont think a lot of my games will work with wine
c) i dont get viruses so i wouldn't switch to Ubuntu or any other distro just because of that

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by 4318MichaelJohnson4318

Originally Posted by thacapt

Originally Posted by milestailsprowe

Lol if I could run EXE files and games with no emulators I would use Ubuntu only

Could be a minor crutch for linux.
But couldn't you just use "wine"?

Wine sucks. You are better of creating a VM to run windows applications. Ubuntu is cool and offers a lot of power options and there are a lot of good open-source software options out there but the lack of a real mediaplayer (rhythmbox and amarok etc.. all suck) and poor flash compatibility (adobes fault) makes it hard to use as a normal OS.

Heres some websites though that i frequently visisted when I still used Ubuntu

www.webupd8.org
www.omgubuntu.co.uk

Thanks for the sites man!

 

[whyhellothere]

they can miss me with that Unity *#$!**$%
I would switch over but:
a) i actually paid for windows 7 (

) so i'll be using it till they stop supporting it
b) i dont think a lot of my games will work with wine
c) i dont get viruses so i wouldn't switch to Ubuntu or any other distro just because of that

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

they can miss me with that Unity *#$!**$%
I would switch over but:
a) i actually paid for windows 7 (

) so i'll be using it till they stop supporting it
b) i dont think a lot of my games will work with wine
c) i dont get viruses so i wouldn't switch to Ubuntu or any other distro just because of that

Yeah I hardly got viruses when I used windows a lot as well.
The only time I use windows (dual boot) is when I download boxing fights (I already have a huge library of boxing fights and too lazy to learn how to transfer them over to ubuntu) or when I play rift.

 

[thacapt]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

they can miss me with that Unity *#$!**$%
I would switch over but:
a) i actually paid for windows 7 (

) so i'll be using it till they stop supporting it
b) i dont think a lot of my games will work with wine
c) i dont get viruses so i wouldn't switch to Ubuntu or any other distro just because of that

Yeah I hardly got viruses when I used windows a lot as well.
The only time I use windows (dual boot) is when I download boxing fights (I already have a huge library of boxing fights and too lazy to learn how to transfer them over to ubuntu) or when I play rift.

 

[big j 33]

Unity is still buggy for me, plus I think it's ugly and I wasn't adjusting, so I still use the classic desktop.

I switched because my XP died a few years ago and I've been pretty happy with it overall. Other than there not being a perfect music player, I don't really miss Windows. Not being able to play Netflix does suck, but not the end of the world.

 

[big j 33]

Unity is still buggy for me, plus I think it's ugly and I wasn't adjusting, so I still use the classic desktop.

I switched because my XP died a few years ago and I've been pretty happy with it overall. Other than there not being a perfect music player, I don't really miss Windows. Not being able to play Netflix does suck, but not the end of the world.