Con'sNo problem since you will just use windows if you need to run that software.
1. Does not support windows apps out of the box
2. Less support for modern hardware (Talking about you Nvidia)Indeed, bad boi Nvidia, go fix ur driv0rz!!!
3. Can f**k up systems if you don't know how to use Sudo commandsActually knowing your superuser commands can fuck up a system far worse :rofl:
4. People will call you a nerdAlready a nerd, and i get paid big time to be one!
5. Often comes with ugly gui's (Yes Lubuntu im talking about you)Wait, linux, GUI? What's wrong with the command line? X window system, what's that?
Surprised nobody mentioned security as a pro, over Windows ;)good point, but i could only list five :3
Surprised nobody mentioned security as a pro, over Windows ;)
I tried installing ubuntu on both of my virtual machines but I f**ked it up again by messing up some settings in both VMware and virtual box :DI had to give a demo once to a class when they had to install ubuntu.
Surprised nobody mentioned security as a pro, over Windows ;)A system is as secure as the user or admin operating it :lol:
Resources: remove the GUI from windows and it uses less, besides that what are you going to use the resources you free up for ?
Have less laggy servers and services :gand:does work on my raspberry pi for instance.
or really anything, sure its easy to find something =))
@EDGEThank you :)
It depends on what you are trying to do, yes it'll run Ubuntu on it but you won't get much gaming feel out of it. You can do other things like school work, actual work, development stuff, facebook and other social media, and really any web browsing just fine.
If you are going do dual boot, ensure you install windows first then just use the window's installer for Ubuntu.
General Features:
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features
Reqs:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
Win. Installer:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer
(Yes Lubuntu im talking about you)Lubuntu uses LXDE as its desktop environment, which is intended for low-end and old computers; obviously, it doesn't have all the gradients, shadows, and transparency that you can have with something else. If you want something with a bit more makeup there's plenty of other distributions, like elementary (http://elementaryos.org):
This means that Ubuntu will be Useless on my Notebook PC?I have a similar configuration and am able to play GTA:SA (under Wine) and Dota 2 without a problem.
Specs are
-Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ (2.4 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
-8Gb DDR3 Ram
-Nvidia GT 740m (2Gb DDR3)
-Multitouch Screen (This will not work in ubuntu??)
-4 Speakers and 2 Subwoofers 'Beats Audio' (they sound Incredible , but it sounds bad when turning the beats audio enhancement Off.
And last question, will it Dual Boot with windows 8?
Thank you! <3
Screams!! <3
Much like the Mac...Except that its hardware support covers more than three models of computers that the same company makes. Also, package management.
I don't see any reason to use Linux unless you are a developer and have no alternative or you are trying to hack someone.Large part of Linux (and BSD) userspace is in the academia, and it isn’t even limited to the CS area. Reasons are obvious.
(http://elementaryos.org/img/home/3-big.png)
I have a similar configuration and am able to play GTA:SA (under Wine) and Dota 2 without a problem.
Except that its hardware support covers more than three models of computers that the same company makes. Also, package management.
If you want something with a bit more makeup there's plenty of other distributions, like elementary (http://elementaryos.org):
(http://elementaryos.org/img/home/3-big.png)
Thanks! I've been using Ubuntu for a while but never as a primary OS, however now that you've shown me this I love it. Been using it for 2 days, I might just switch to this as my primary OS.No problem. Elementary has only one problem which is that updates come really slow, especially for someone who comes from Ubuntu and is accustomed to major updates every 6 months. Other than that, I’ve had no issues with it.
The only issue I'm having now is I can't get Sublime Text 2 to work with Pawno compiler properly, even with Wine there is an issue with the output. Everything else like SA:MP runs pretty well, granted it is Debian/Ubuntu 12.04 based.
Anywho, thanks! =))
7) Tablet, Computer, Portable, Phone? This applies to all operating systems in general - What do you need to use the thing for? It might not be in anyones interest to even think about Linux.
1) Its ugly - you get what you pay for - apart from Ubuntu which is pretty classy - Checked Gentoo? Its ugly - no one wants to look at ugly especially when they are used to pretty pictures.
2) Its a mess about - Your computer probably had windows installed. Do you want to mess about for 5 hours changing this - removing that - finding out your system won't run a 64bit version of linux - hassle / worth it? I dunno you have to look at all the angles.
5) Good for geeks not for 95 percent of others - Its good for geeks who know how to fix it and set it up. You try getting your mum to set up linux...
8) Comfort zone - Unfortunately many people usually keep with what they know - and unless forced (windows 8 lol) prefer to keep with what they know and what they're happy with. If people change the start menu and can't find what they need any more - thats the only time they'll look for different options. If they know where things are and are able to get where they need to get to. The big change might be for nothing.
4) Its got no professional tools - Lets face it - if you need expensive tools like for example - A white board program for teaching kids - are you going to mess about and try to vmware it just so they can use it? I think not.
10) Open source - its good and its bad but it also can be ugly. - Some people like paying for things to know that they're getting what they're paying for. Open source might be good in that many people can work on it - but it can also be bad in that they can also exploit it. Whats to say Ubuntu goes for on sale for $10 - all of a sudden those angry free bee guys are going to have a hard time with that. Say hello to mass viruses. Its only because its free mostly, and not that well known does it not attract as much attention as windows does.
10) Personal preference - Low budget system for the best performance? Use Linux. Max budget? Get a mac pro. (up to $5000) Medium budget or gamer ? get a windows machine. ($500 up to $1500, unless you wanna go crazy before the new chipsets come out in say 1 day later).
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4) Its got no professional tools - Lets face it - if you need expensive tools like for example - A white board program for teaching kids - are you going to mess about and try to vmware it just so they can use it? I think not.
...The list sounds like something from the front page of Digg in 2007. Most of the stuff  especially on the "against" list  does not hold water anymore; a lot has changed since then.
Steam OS use linuxSteamOS is Linux (and a couple more things).