| Killing Vista - Ressurecting Linux |
by zet6000 |
2008-04-28 06:48:40 |
Must be years since I last wrote on this forum.
So I bought a new laptop which had Vista preinstalled on it.
The laptop came with 1gb ram.. (jammed in 2 matched bricks for a total of 4gb's shortly thereafter, heh).
And after having Vista installed for 3 months, I'm sick and tired of it. One should think that the paperclip was the most horrible M$ could come up with, but alas, no.
And M$ have said themselves that the frequent asking for permission is there simply to bug people in Vista.
I want to be admin on my own computer %#"%&"¤ <insert appropriate choice of wording>.
So anyhow. I've been looking on the new release of Kubuntu, and I like what I've seen so far.
But it's been years since I last used Linux.
Last time I used SuSe with KDE (maybe why I'm looking at Kubuntu, sticking with familiar thingies).
This is starting to get a bit long.
To put it short 'n simple.
What "Linux" OS should I go for?
It's used for some office work, surfing the web, and a bit gaming.
Openoffice is no problem, Wine is no problem to play games.
But is there anything I should be aware of when looking for wich one to install as my new OS?
Or should i just stick to one I like and be happy?
A bit confusing post, feel free to add anything relevant/not so relevant ^^ |
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Typos typos | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 06:50:03 |
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Do what im doing | by confused.brit | 2008-04-28 06:54:22 |
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Well. Clearly Ubuntu (Kubuntu/Xubuntu) is the one | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:07:14 |
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Not necessarily | by confused.brit | 2008-04-28 07:15:46 |
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No wonder people stick with M$, the large | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:22:34 |
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Indeed | by confused.brit | 2008-04-28 07:27:32 |
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Not entirely true | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 08:13:52 |
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Distro fight! | by jmaxsohmer | 2008-04-28 06:52:08 |
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You still need to send a package. | by RetiQlum2 | 2008-04-28 06:54:42 |
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What package? (n/t) | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 06:56:24 |
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Long story. (n/t) | by jmaxsohmer | 2008-04-28 07:01:17 |
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Long story? I got all day, hehe | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:02:51 |
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Or wasn't the package thingie directed at me, but | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:04:39 |
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It's a secret package, detined for a UFie. | by RetiQlum2 | 2008-04-28 07:08:43 |
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And he lied: it's not a long story. | by RetiQlum2 | 2008-04-28 07:10:08 |
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It's a long story if you include my little mishap | by jmaxsohmer | 2008-04-28 07:12:52 |
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You can tell it at length after the box gets there (n/t) | by RetiQlum2 | 2008-04-28 07:23:29 |
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Okay, okay! I'll take it this afternoon. | by jmaxsohmer | 2008-04-28 07:06:35 |
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I highly recommend Ubuntu. Or, in your case, | by Peace_man | 2008-04-28 06:53:36 |
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Side note on Vista. Friend has a release of | by Classic_Jon | 2008-04-28 07:05:07 |
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The preciouse SP1 for Vista | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:10:24 |
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Yep, same here. My server is geting | by Classic_Jon | 2008-04-28 07:20:52 |
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Ah, the fabled *ix laptop | by perlcat45 | 2008-04-28 07:10:37 |
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Thankies. | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:14:16 |
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I recommend Mandriva free 2008 spring | by NDwight | 2008-04-28 07:16:15 |
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What's the main differences between mandriva and | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:20:49 |
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RedHat based versus Debian based | by imrambi | 2008-04-28 07:24:27 |
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Mandriva uses the Redhat package manager | by NDwight | 2008-04-28 07:26:55 |
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Thanks to all who replied. Been most helpfull! | by zet6000 | 2008-04-28 07:37:37 |
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K-Mint, from freedom came elegance | by Zoxer | 2008-04-28 08:19:58 |
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Arch | by TCabot | 2008-04-28 16:40:49 |
