Windows to Linux

Posted it in here because Windows users might not visit the Linux thread, & therefore miss it

 

Does this mean you'll be joining us on Linux?

 

@ HM

Not this week

I saw the link whilst reading about something unrelated. So i thought i'd post it for the benefit of others, as they might find it helpful ! I'm nice like that

 

Ahhh, I thought you were finally convinced. We'll get you eventually...

 

He's being reeled in...slowly but surely...

 

You guys sound like scientologists...
Linux as a belief... that's all we need to join the Great Fiat and the New Normal

 

Thanks ! Very nice and useful. I just used Linux, but this is the most friendly thing that I read from Linux world.

 

you still will need Windows to play your games.

there's just no way around that.

 

Just poking a bit of fun. That's all.

 

Linux mint certainly looks an attractive package.

 

Are there any linux distros with chromium pre-installed? Preferably a smaller one as I have limited bandwidth.

 

Linux Mint is great for out of the box ease of use... one of the best.

 

You can install chromium in less than a minute.

 

Hungry Man - Are you still using Ubuntu or have you switched distros?

 

I'm still on Ubuntu.

 

OK thanks. A lot of people don't like unity do they, personally I love it.

 

Downloaded Linux Mint. It's been about 10 years since I last tried Linux.

 

About the only stable Linux I have tried in the last several years are the Ubuntu LTS versions. Fedora 19 hasn't been terrible, but it is lacking. You don't even get minimize/maximize buttons on the windows by default. It all still needs more polish before I will switch. Maybe Ubuntu 14.04 will be nice. 12.04 wasn't terrible but Steam needs to move more games over before I will consider it.

 

Same reason some people still prefer the XP interface, familiarity. Personally I find features like dock and search far more superior than quick launch and cascading menus.

 

I find Unity to be pretty much ideal for me. It's the number one reason why I use Ubuntu.

 

Yeah. I love Mint, but I think Unity looks great and I find it to be a very productive way of doing things. I triple boot with - Ubuntu, Arch and OS X. I seem to spend more time on the Linux distros than OS X though. I'm looking forward to seeing Ubuntu on phones and tablets next year.