Linux Pro's Cons??? I like the Puppy 5.5

DrFarkoff

DrFarkoff

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Really impressed by this stuff

I needed to recover my Dads PC for some data he had stored (it wouldn;t boot to XP)

So I downloaded the ISo file and burned it to a CD as a boot disc

Frickin Awesome what they can pack into 200 MB that Windows can;t pack into several CDs!!!
 
Anyone else into using Linux on a PC instead of windows

I'm a Newbie at it (Learned the hard way to AVOID Knoppix!!)

But genuinely impressed how "Puppy" ran even though it was running in the RAM

So much so I am considering to kick the windows into touch and go for a full install of Ubuntu

BUT always better to Ask a Question of the collective Some of who may be Linux Gods !
 
Dual boot Ubuntu 12.04 on the pc and straight 12.04 on the laptop. There are very few bits of software that aren't available for free on Linux or that won't run under Wine if they're windows versions. The pc only gets booted into windows for the occasional game which Linux isn't too hot at running. :thumb
 
DrFarkoff said:
Anyone else into using Linux on a PC instead of windows

I'm a Newbie at it (Learned the hard way to AVOID Knoppix!!)

But genuinely impressed how "Puppy" ran even though it was running in the RAM

So much so I am considering to kick the windows into touch and go for a full install of Ubuntu

BUT always better to Ask a Question of the collective Some of who may be Linux Gods !
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Knoppix is actually a pretty good distort, if you are new to Linux, (or even if you're not new), then one of the most complete is Linux Mint.

Go for the Latest long term support version, so although there are Mint versions up to 15, version 13 Maya, http://www.linuxmint.com/release.php?id=18 is the latest long term support version.

Mint is probably one of the very best distros if you are moving from Windows and really does have a very comprehensive selection of software supplied with it all for free.
 
Been running Ubuntu for a good few years now, only ever boot into windows to use a couple of work related programmes. My wife has also converted to Ubuntu, her Vista laptop had always been very slow due to low spec but flys when booted in Ubuntu.
 
I've also been using Ubuntu for a long while and Mint on an older laptop that no longer boots up with Windoze. Only ever use Windoze if I really, really have to.

If it weren't for Microsuck we'd all have much better personal computers. Look at how well Android is doing in the Tablet market for that.

What also pisses me off, is that you cannot buy a new PC without Microsuck Windoze on it these days.
 
Used to use Suse Linux some years back and have dabbled with Ubuntu since but got sick of having to mess about with command line/ terminal stuff so gave up. Last time I tried Ubuntu with dual boot Windows install it wouldn't find the wireless network card so that was that. Do have Ubuntu as Virtual machine on my MacBook now but don't like the look of it at all anymore...
It is good for recovering messed up Windows installations though as you say DrF :thumb2
 
Used various Linux over the years none of them have ever recognised the wireless cards in the Dell laptops tried all the solutions but nada

Can't be arsed with it now, if they sort that aspect them they have a viable alternative
 
I use Pidora (like Fedora) on my Raspberry Pi, it's functional, useable, and a viable, working OS... I love it :thumb2
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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