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CRITAWAKETS:
I prefer using windows because of two reasons.
1) Alot of games only support windows.
2) Every linux distro ive used is godawful and suffers from different sorts of issues (Lag, the UI is absolute garbage, nothing runs for absolutely no reason) That said, i have barely used any distros and it maybe just an issue with my setups.
FelipeO_O_:
--- Quote from: Kyuande on January 02, 2018, 06:28:01 PM ---USB to run a system sounds really slow to me lol
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Actually not, you can load the OS in the RAM as well as the LiveCDs do. Of course the OS may be slow when it comes to related Storage I/O operations.
SubDaWoofer:
--- Quote from: CRITAWAKETS on January 02, 2018, 08:38:48 PM ---I prefer using windows because of two reasons.
1) Alot of games only support windows.
2) Every linux distro ive used is godawful and suffers from different sorts of issues (Lag, the UI is absolute garbage, nothing runs for absolutely no reason) That said, i have barely used any distros and it maybe just an issue with my setups.
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did you run it in a virtual machine
because if you did
you're a dumb
Platypi:
--- Quote from: Zotron on January 02, 2018, 11:39:31 AM ---ubuntu is ok i guess and i use it but windows would be preferable but i cant install it because my comp's partitions are weird
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Can't install Windows or Ubuntu? Either way, it shouldn't be a problem for either, as both have the option to re-partition your harddrive. Perhaps you mean you're having problems with UEFI? I know I have.
--- Quote from: SubDaWoofer on January 02, 2018, 12:05:27 PM ---i run arch only because im too lazy/dont even have enough money (lol) to buy doors
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Uhm... Arch isn't exactly a lazy man's operating system. Cheap, sure. But not lazy.
--- Quote from: SubDaWoofer on January 02, 2018, 12:05:27 PM ---EDIT: also i3WM is better than anything else
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Awesome WM is my favorite. I like its minimalism and efficiency.
--- Quote from: Kyuande on January 02, 2018, 12:18:35 PM ---Glad the university has 3 boot options (iOS, Windows, Linux)
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Mine has Windows and macOS. So far, the only university computers I've seen that run Linux are one research lab (unfortunately not the one I'm in) and that of an IT staff. It's a tad shameful, honestly, considering how good our CS department is.
--- Quote from: RedGajin on January 02, 2018, 01:12:17 PM ---...microsoft literally tells you that they gather your information for ad purposes/customer data. while you can disable some of it in options, you actually have to change registry entries for others
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I feel like he's just being willfully ignorant (and self-destructively so) for the sake of winning an argument. Anyone who knows even the smallest bit about InfoSec should be familiar with this stuff. I've noticed this is quite common of staunchly anti-Linux proponents. Their arguments usually devolve into calling Linux users "paranoid hipsters".
--- Quote from: TomTheGeek² on January 02, 2018, 03:26:31 PM ---arch is awesome but it sucks compared to fedora or debian. i've used arch on and off for YEARS and i love pacman and how you can literally build anything for it with the AUR but i've been fickle with it.
i'm trying to install debian because forget ubuntu (they just pulled 17.10 because it bricks lenovo laptops) on my thinkpad as we speak. coming from fedora 27.
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Arch Linux for life.
But for reals, Debian is the obvious winner when it comes to server OSs, hands down.
--- Quote from: CRITAWAKETS on January 02, 2018, 08:38:48 PM ---I prefer using windows because of two reasons.
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2) Every linux distro ive used is godawful and suffers from different sorts of issues (Lag, the UI is absolute garbage, nothing runs for absolutely no reason) That said, i have barely used any distros and it maybe just an issue with my setups.
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This just sounds like inexperience. Linux requires you to be smarter than the average consumer, unlike Windows. You have to learn how to fix problems yourself, which usually just means using Google (it's not that hard, really). This is a good skill to learn. In Windows, things tend to run better out of the box. But when something goes wrong underneath, you are left in high waters due to Window's obfuscation of its inner workings and your lack of experience solving such problems (which is a direct result of the former). In other words, Linux works with you while Windows works in spite of you.
Køtt:
Keep In Mind. I ONLY use ARCH LINUX. *wink wink while holding my bucket of reddit gold* ;)
to be real here, i really would love to dive into distributions of linux especially debian, however i am not so sure if it's not very friendly to users like me who have a lack of knowledge for programming or scripting actually