![]() (Gotta have a question, right? ) How many of you are using Linux on a regular basis? What issues or deficiencies have you encountered? For what tasks do you find yourself returning to Windows? One of the major selling points for me is the incredible array of free software that is available - software that not only is free, but is constantly being updated by folks around the world, AND it is almost obscenely easy to install. I did not try it long enough to see if there were any issues, but I am strongly considering installing it as a dual-boot, with the view towards gradually transitioning over to Linux as my primary OS. I tried the Ubuntu Live-CD on my newer laptop, and wow was it fast and slick! And it seemed to recognize all the hardware. ![]() ![]() The information I read mostly went over my head, but nonetheless I was able to get it running. ![]() The wireless PCMCIA card that I had to use with it is one that has some issues - starting with lack of support from the card/chipset manufacturers - and I had to do some digging on the internet to find out how to get it running. These are minimal specs for Xubuntu, and it does not run particularly fast. ![]() I have Xubuntu running on an old laptop - AMD K6 (remember those?), 333 MHz, 192 MB of RAM, 4g hard drive. A recent thread detoured into a discussion about the merits of Linux:īecause of this thread, and after consulting with my Linux-guru brother, I downloaded both Ubuntu and Xubuntu - the latter being a trimmed-down distribution designed for machines with less horsepower. ![]()
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