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I am still on Linux Mint 10. I tried upgrading to Mint 11 and 12 but they both sucked. Especially gnome 3.0 being very buggy. Reminds me of openSuse 11.0 all over again.
I think I am going to try Debian 6.0.3 next and see if I like it. I am used to gnome but 3.0 has put a seriously bad taste in my mouth.
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.
Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
I prefer Debian with the 4Dwm DE. I usually get sick of it after awhile 'cuz it doesn't run a lot of my shit, so I end up booting back into Windows 7.
I'd switch to Linux full-time if it supported my games and software, but it dudn't.
The GNU/Linux thing is correct. However, it is commonly called Linux. It is based on UNIX and the kernel was originally designed by Linus Torvalds. Therefore because the kernel is the most important component of the operating system it is commonly called Linux. Its like H2O and Water. They are the same thing but Water could be deemed incorrect terminology.
Yeah, I am going to try Debian as the distro on my laptop. I liked Mint and used it for the last 2-3 years but mint 12 just really sucks. Same thing happened to Opensuse after 10.2.
Also, who needs windows? If you have a decent PC you can run a VM and do almost anything without having to boot to windows. I personally have not used windows on my PC for probably 6 years.
Also, who needs windows? If you have a decent PC you can run a VM and do almost anything without having to boot to windows. I personally have not used windows on my PC for probably 6 years.
A lot of people need Windows. Gaming performance takes a very large hit in a virtual machine due to the very way in which virtual machines work. In a VM, games don't have direct access to your GPU and must instead use video drivers specific to the virtualization software, which are very poorly optimized for gaming and high-performance 3D tasks in general. You can't use all your CPU cores and RAM because some are needed to run the host OS. Virtual machines are really not suitable for that type of use anyway. In the professional world, they're mainly used for 2D software development.
Having a very powerful PC that you can't take full advantage of is a serious waste of money. I'm not going to wipe Windows from my PC and then run almost all of my software in a VM and get a third of the performance. Linux either lacks or has very poor alternatives for most of the software I use and the games that I play. Giving up my software and games so I can feel like a 1337 haxor with a tiling window manager isn't a worthwhile tradeoff.
P.S. Definitely not trying to start a Windows vs. Linux argument here, I've been through enough of those already. There are some cool things that I like about Linux but it's definitely *not* a serious alternative to Windows for most people.
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Admittedly, Linux gaming support is limited. However, at this point most people use their gaming console for their games and not their PC. Also, as far as reliability and general non-gaming usage linux is king. At the rate of which linux is being adopted by new users I expect that we will see game makers releasing titles for Linux in the next 5 years.
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