Thread: Just started running linux

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

I have a PVR built with Mythbuntu. This is a flavour of linux called Ubuntu (mentioned above) combined with myth-tv. We've been using it for over 12 months now. It took a bit of setting up but it is appliance like in it's reliability. I see no reason why I will ever have to rebuild it other than if there is a hardware failure.

The linux desktop operating systems are quite polished these days. If something happened and I couldn't use a mac I would definitely use a linux variant rather than give a single $ to MS.

I use a mac because they use a similar (UNIX based) underpinnings and are very polished and user friendly. You pay for it but you get premium hardware and an OS that is in another league to MS. Imagine a pc experience that was about using the computer rather than desperately trying to keep the thing running.

Funny you should say that cause after 30+ years in IT I'd much rather use a Mac and if Linux wasn't here would do so. MS have been gouging everyone for years, just look at every version of Office being incompatible with the spreadsheets and macros from previous versions. Tell me that isn't deliberate.

Originally Posted by longing4alandy

Dammit, I just downloaded Ubuntu because of you blokes. Now i'm going to have to try it. Big fan of free/opensource software

Good onya, you won't go back. It updates itself seamlessly and just works !

Originally Posted by martinozcmax

Tell me that isn't deliberate.

OK. It isn't deliberate.












Just poor software design


But hey, you still get to pay for the bug fixes.

Alan

Originally Posted by disco2hse

OK. It isn't deliberate.












Just poor software design


But hey, you still get to pay for the bug fixes.

Alan

No I don't

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

No I don't

hehe good answer.

Same here

Alan

If, like me, you are still using an 8 year old computer, then Xubuntu is a variation of Ubuntu that works better on older machines.

It runs all the same programs. The main difference is a GUI that takes up less memory.

Just as a heads up for anyone who want's to try Ubuntu but are afraid that they'll screw up their computer with the install - download the disc image, burn to CD and boot your computer from the CD. All the fun of Ubuntu, with the ability to try everything, without making any changes to your computer.

Originally Posted by mike_ie

Just as a heads up for anyone who want's to try Ubuntu but are afraid that they'll screw up their computer with the install - download the disc image, burn to CD and boot your computer from the CD. All the fun of Ubuntu, with the ability to try everything, without making any changes to your computer.

If my Windows XP is running reliably, is there any performance advantage to using Linux? I did notice it slowed down a lot after installing service pack 2 - would it run faster with Linux?

Can I use my existing software, files etc?