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madokie

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13. Linux has to be the easiest install

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:39 PM

Jan 2014

I've had so many differnet flavors of linux on my old box that I can't even begin to name them all. Sometimes I've had as many as a half dozen different flavors on one hard drive even. I've had linux dual booted with windblows XP. If you go with a dual boot with a Gates and company product you have to put it on first cause none of them will recognize a linux partition. I run AutoCad 2000 on linux using Wine. Works as good as it does on XP. Acad2000 native operating system is win 98 so you have to emulate to run it on XP anyway so why not just go all out and use wine.

I just purchased an SSD and put ubuntu on it and I'm here to say it is blazingly fast. from turn on to ready to go in 13 seconds.

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Is Linux your only OS [View all] pscot Jan 2014 OP

I run Windows 7 on my main computer, Ubuntu on another computer. PoliticAverse Jan 2014 #1

I have a windows 7 partition on dual boot. Pholus Jan 2014 #2

Once I learned that Pokerstars ran just fine under WINE pokerfan Jan 2014 #3

That sounds pretty encouraging pscot Jan 2014 #4

It's really straightforward pokerfan Jan 2014 #5

Mint is my only OS. gejohnston Jan 2014 #6

But did you begin by partitioning? Mondavi Apr 2014 #30

I started with Ubuntu a few years ago gejohnston Apr 2014 #32

I haven't had M$ in my house for many years... defacto7 Jan 2014 #7

I currently have 4 going.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #8

DOS 6? pscot Jan 2014 #9

Naw, that's Basic.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #10

I've done that DavidG_WI Feb 2014 #18

I did on DOSBox under Ubuntu... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #19

Shoot, if we're counting virtuals...20. sir pball Feb 2014 #20

Sometimes the mind needs a good run. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #21

I really like Haiku/BeOS sir pball Feb 2014 #23

I used Suse for the longest and then switched to Ubuntu for it's popularity.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #24

It's why I'm a shameless Apple whore on the desktop. sir pball Feb 2014 #25

What's funny is all the friends I have are on Windows.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #26

That's the only reason I have anything beside XP. sir pball Feb 2014 #27

Lately everything is going to pads.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #28

Only Linux Adelante Jan 2014 #11

I switched from a Macbook to a Thinkpad running Qubes OS cprise Jan 2014 #12

Linux has to be the easiest install madokie Jan 2014 #13

I have five desktop computers and a laptop, along with a tablet that I use hobbit709 Jan 2014 #14

That sounds truely awesome pscot Jan 2014 #15

Yes, only OS. Not complicated at all PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #16

I've used pretty much everything DavidG_WI Feb 2014 #17

Mint all the way here Aerows Oct 2014 #36

Ubuntu/Mint Linux. However, I do use a virtual machine - Oracle VM VirtualBox RKP5637 Feb 2014 #22

Too addicted to games :) Aerows Oct 2014 #37

Yep! I'm surprised more people don't use Linux. It's so easy to use, ultra stable and RKP5637 Oct 2014 #38

I dual boot when I need Windoze for something. which is almost never nowadays. bemildred Feb 2014 #29

XP is already installed on my computer .... Mondavi Apr 2014 #31

I never use their support. bemildred Apr 2014 #33

There are no more updates to worry about now.... Mondavi Apr 2014 #34

No Aerows Oct 2014 #35

... Mint x64 ... Yep! Works extremely well. RKP5637 Oct 2014 #39

Linux, BSD, Oberon, Plan 9, various Atari and Amiga OSes. n/t qnr May 2015 #40