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This is my favourite topic
Posted January 06, 2016
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Tallima: This is my OS. My fundamental belief in what an OS should do is allow you to use your computer. A better OS gives you more control through more tools, better tools. But I couldn't make the ad go away. And it minimized without telling me. I was pretty pissed off. But I ALT+TABed back into my game and didn't even die.
^This!

The sole purpose of an OS is to make using a computer easier.
The split second it does something you don`t want it to, you should be able to stop that ever happening (preferably before it does in the first place).

I imagine if I was rendering something taking a couple of days & the pc just went "ya know what, I`ll reboot" I`d be soooo pissed!!
Posted January 06, 2016
For those of you who dual-boot, how often do you actually boot the "other" OS?

I know for me, the answer was always rarely to never. Before I made the switch to Linux (~2006), I dual booted for a few years, but I almost never used Linux. Then when I finally made the switch to Linux as my primary OS, I rarely booted into Windows.

My experience is, dual-booting is really having two OS's installed, but not actually "booting" one of them.

I haven't dual-booted for a few years now. I have a virtualbox windows install for the one thing that I need windows for - tax software.
Posted January 06, 2016
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sunshinecorp: Virtually no virii or malware, no need to defragment, no need to hunt down drivers (and if you ever need to, it's usually a matter of a few commands that someone else will have already posted on a forum for you), no need to defrag, no need to update each and every program by itself, it's free, it's open-source, it's well-maintained, security holes are fixed almost immediately and not on Microsoft's schedule, it is much more stable, and I find it easier to use than Windows, even for the non-technical user. If you know what you're doing, it's more or less a limitless beast, but that's an added bonus.
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fishbaits: It is ages since I used Linux, was on Amiga 1200.
Why does Linux not need defragmenting?
Short answer, because of how the filesystem handles the files.
Long answer (one of many): http://www.howtogeek.com/115229/htg-explains-why-linux-doesnt-need-defragmenting/
Posted January 06, 2016
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hummer010: For those of you who dual-boot, how often do you actually boot the "other" OS?

I know for me, the answer was always rarely to never. Before I made the switch to Linux (~2006), I dual booted for a few years, but I almost never used Linux. Then when I finally made the switch to Linux as my primary OS, I rarely booted into Windows.

My experience is, dual-booting is really having two OS's installed, but not actually "booting" one of them.

I haven't dual-booted for a few years now. I have a virtualbox windows install for the one thing that I need windows for - tax software.
Nearly never, these days. Fallout 4 made me do it for quite a while, but i got tired of it much, much faster than New Vegas years before. My Win7 stands on an entirely separate HD, i can just unplug it and leave it that way until there's a must-have game. Which seems to happen less and less often...
Posted January 06, 2016
My head is pounding right now...but I really wanted to join this topic. I've been running both Windows and Ubuntu since 2007, if you have any questions ask away. Also, read these articles:
Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony
Use a Single Data Store When Dual Booting
Posted January 06, 2016
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fishbaits: It is ages since I used Linux, was on Amiga 1200.
Why does Linux not need defragmenting?
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sunshinecorp: Short answer, because of how the filesystem handles the files.
Long answer (one of many): http://www.howtogeek.com/115229/htg-explains-why-linux-doesnt-need-defragmenting/
Thanks for the link, funky stuff :)
Posted January 06, 2016
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Tallima: I recently switched to Linux. I'll tell you my story.

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gooberking: The getting advertised to thing dives me nuts. I need to have access to the Edge browser, and let my laptop upgrade from 8.1. I haven't had Win10 interrupt a game but I have had other things close a game I was playing to let me know about something that could have waited. It sucks.

The fact that the OS is now allowing it's notification system be used as an advertising platform is disgusting. I hope MS never sells that option out to 3rd parties, but the fact that they are doing it themselves is really gross all by itself.

The update thing really got me good a couple of days after Christmas. I made my dad a website of sorts and was going to start putting it up 24 hours before I had a flight out. I stepped away from my computer for 60 seconds and when I got back it was updating. It didn't stop updating for hours. At one point it started back up, said it had updated, and started going through some text slide shows that were talking forever. I didn't know it was still updating and thought it got stuck. While pressing keys I accidentally hit the power button and restarted it, which it later told me not to do. I thought I broke it when it started and was doing weird stuff. After a reboot it was OK. I lost a half-day doing an update I wasn't ready for. Had I needed to catch my flight at that time I don't know what would have happened to the laptop. I've always hated auto updates, always thought they were wicket inconvenient for a laptop, and now you can't do anything more than suggest to it when you want it done.

For the record, my DT PC is a Win7/Linux Mint dual boot system. Has been for a long time.
Similar thing happened to me for the same update. It was just after Christmas and my wife, her dad, and her brother were buying tickets. Just before they clicked to buy 3 football tickets for $105 each, the computer started updating and wouldn't let them get out of it. They were using my bro-in-law's WIn10 laptop. I'm mocked for my Linuxness, so I just rolled laughing.

Well, the joke was on me. 2 hours later, it finished the update. And now the tickets cost $158 each. That's $53x3= $162 that update cost us.
Posted January 06, 2016
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Tallima: I recently switched to Linux. I'll tell you my story.
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I could reinstall Windows 10 and get a little bit of functionality back.
Nice story an.. WAIT.. is that the correct ending? O_o
Post edited January 06, 2016 by phaolo
Posted January 06, 2016
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Scartch:
Scartch, contrary to what you might think after reading the replies, linux market share is just 1%
From a windows user to another windows user: Until 2020 we are safe with win7, as for linux is still not at par
After 2020 lets hope a new linux distro made specifically for us windows users in mind is available so we can finally say there is alternative
But until then it will just be wishful thinking
Posted January 06, 2016
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Scartch: The X-P thread is what got me curious and didn't want to hi-jack it, so:
I'll be re-installing Windows 7 (64 bit) soon. Hoping to get rid of any crap that 10 may have put on my computer and try to keep it pristine.. Have no interest in going to 10 in the near future.
What are the advantages of dual booting with Linux.
I admit to being totally ignorant of Linux and its capabilities.
My desktop is used primarily for games and internet.
Your comments and advice is appreciated.
Scartch...
Linux is open source and gives you more control if you want to play around with stuff. You don't have to search the internet to download updates to your software. Linux lets you add software sources and update them via software center. My recommendation for Linux Distros are Xubuntu if you want something that can run on low specs or LinuxMint with Cinnamon or ZorinOS if you want to get something that looks a bit more like Windows. I'd also recommend installing Ubuntu Tweak for some of the features it adds. Also, if you're going for something based on Ubuntu like the ones I suggested, try to go for something based on a version that is labeled as LTS (Long Term Support). Hope this helps you.
Posted January 06, 2016
I use windows for the games. if it wasn't for the games, I'd probably be on debian or arch or salix.
Posted January 06, 2016
It's more secure, free, and if you're willing to learn and tinker, it's customizable.

I've never been able to tolerate anti-virus software. It slows the computer down too much.

I dual boot. I use linux for anything online and windows for games. I disable the lan in windows so it never goes online while in windows.

Then I scan files I download with virustotal.com
Posted January 06, 2016
Once GoG starts supporting more games on linux (Witcher 3) I'm saying good-bye happily to microsoft or rather good riddence!
Posted January 06, 2016
One other nice thing about Linux: It includes software and features that, on other operating systems, you would need to either:
1. Get it from a third party (with all the associated costs and risks), or
2. Pay for a more expensive version of the OS.
Posted January 06, 2016
It's free, secure, and often more stable and less of a pain than Windows. There's so many flavors and varieties and you can try them all!
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