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<blockquote data-quote="Tsyr" data-source="post: 1099936" data-attributes="member: 354"><p>I've used Linux... In fact, I use it, present tense, with a dual boot.</p><p></p><p>I would personaly suggest, if you are going to do linux, to try it out first and see if you like it.</p><p></p><p>Try getting Knoppix, or Morphix. They are .iso files you can burn to a CD, then you stick it in the drive and reboot... No need for a hard drive reformat, or anything. They will give you a feel for linux, and what it can do. If you like what you see, move on to Topologi Linux... It's a distro with a windows installer, that installs to a folder on your desktop. Good way to try out the thing in more depth (Such as actualy installing stuff and making changes <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ), without actualy commiting yourself to it.</p><p></p><p>Then, and only then, would I personaly suggest moving on to a real distro. I would personaly suggest Mandrake 9.1 if you are new... The installer is very slick, very similar to the windows one. Walks you through it, graphical, has good auto-hardware detection, etc.</p><p></p><p>But I would like to second some others thoughts... Linux is not for everyone. It doesn't have much in the way of games native for it... Quake... Um... Quake... There are others, but not alot. WINE can run some things, but not all. Despite what some Linux nuts would tell you, Linux is *not* ready for everyone to switch to it, nor is it as versitile for home use as windows, nor is the best reason to switch to Linux because you are fed up with MS. MS may have problems, but their OS is still, frankly, the better choice for most people. </p><p></p><p>I have linux. I know linux. I can use linux (Admittedly, after a fashion, and I have to get help now and then). I still run windows for most things. There is a very good reason for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tsyr, post: 1099936, member: 354"] I've used Linux... In fact, I use it, present tense, with a dual boot. I would personaly suggest, if you are going to do linux, to try it out first and see if you like it. Try getting Knoppix, or Morphix. They are .iso files you can burn to a CD, then you stick it in the drive and reboot... No need for a hard drive reformat, or anything. They will give you a feel for linux, and what it can do. If you like what you see, move on to Topologi Linux... It's a distro with a windows installer, that installs to a folder on your desktop. Good way to try out the thing in more depth (Such as actualy installing stuff and making changes :) ), without actualy commiting yourself to it. Then, and only then, would I personaly suggest moving on to a real distro. I would personaly suggest Mandrake 9.1 if you are new... The installer is very slick, very similar to the windows one. Walks you through it, graphical, has good auto-hardware detection, etc. But I would like to second some others thoughts... Linux is not for everyone. It doesn't have much in the way of games native for it... Quake... Um... Quake... There are others, but not alot. WINE can run some things, but not all. Despite what some Linux nuts would tell you, Linux is *not* ready for everyone to switch to it, nor is it as versitile for home use as windows, nor is the best reason to switch to Linux because you are fed up with MS. MS may have problems, but their OS is still, frankly, the better choice for most people. I have linux. I know linux. I can use linux (Admittedly, after a fashion, and I have to get help now and then). I still run windows for most things. There is a very good reason for that. [/QUOTE]
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