Vista, XP, 2k, Ubunto, etc..

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

Okay folks heres a little poll for you...
You can choose multiple answers, This will run for 4 weeks.

[the-mk]

I want to run XP as long as I can... on my main workstations...
For linux I use Debian and Mandriva, but in future I'll prefer Debian...

[IronBits]

XP is the new 2000 :) , except with activation :(

[paleseptember]

A vote for XP for my work 'poota.

Home is XP because I've not got the courage to go to Ubuntu (I want to, I realllllly want to, I'm just... not technically minded)

[IronBits]

Parallels Workstation will let you run Linux inside a Windows XP VM :D
http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/

[Max Dettweiler]

I selected "XP - It works so why change", 2K/2K3, and Other. Detailed break-down of that:

-Ubuntu/XP dualboot on my primary machine, I use Ubuntu primarily
-2000 Pro on an AMD K6-350 (not my primary machine per se, but it's in my household)
-XP and 2000 on a few other (mostly older) machines in my household, one even has 98 dualbooted with 2000 (though 2000 is what's used most)

[em99010pepe]

I have XP in all my machines.
A few days ago I installed Ubuntu, SuSe and Caixa Mágica on a spare machine, just to see how was to work on a linux OS. I gave up when I easily couldn't manage to install Avast Antivirus...it's too much for me to understand how to decompress and run an application...I wanted something fast and intuitive so I went back to XP...lol

Carlos

[meckano]

Yes, agreed.
Installing to linux is the only thing keeping from going to it.
Is there a userfriendly set of instructions somewhere detailing:
1) what should be checked
1) a) windows choices: 98, xp, 2k...
1) b) linux choices: debian, ubuntu, mandrake...

2) linux choices: core kernal 2.6.x or 1.3.x ...

3) what files are needed

4) how to extract them; and there are different types, ex: tar-bal

5) how to be admin, to install them

6) where to install them

7) where to put the shortcuts (if that exists; i'm pretty sure they do)

8) ...my point: a guide for ex windows'ers (i've seen that somewhere, but didn't get the level of detail i needed, and i'm not 'slow' when it comes to windows.

end of suggestion , :clap:

[Max Dettweiler]

I have XP in all my machines.
A few days ago I installed Ubuntu, SuSe and Caixa Mágica on a spare machine, just to see how was to work on a linux OS. I gave up when I easily couldn't manage to install Avast Antivirus...it's too much for me to understand how to decompress and run an application...I wanted something fast and intuitive so I went back to XP...lol

Carlos
I've tried to install Avast Antivirus on Linux machines before, too--and found it quite a hassle. However, rest assured, most software is a LOT easier to install. :)

Actually, most people don't really need antivirus on Linux--because of the inherent security restrictions in a Linux/Unix-based system, even if you did get a Linux virus, you'd have to be really gullible in order for it to even run, let alone do any sizable amount of damage--because there is no way for a virus to run on Linux without the user specifically starting it, and even then it can only trash the account of the user that ran it, unless the user gave it root privileges.

Though it's not for everybody on the desktop, I whole-heartedly recommend Linux for any dedicated crunching machine--the OS/software overhead is waaaaay lower, and you can't beat the price (at least for the free distros, which are by far the most common/popular). :)

[Max Dettweiler]

Yes, agreed.
Installing to linux is the only thing keeping from going to it.
Is there a userfriendly set of instructions somewhere detailing:
1) what should be checked
1) a) windows choices: 98, xp, 2k...
1) b) linux choices: debian, ubuntu, mandrake...

2) linux choices: core kernal 2.6.x or 1.3.x ...

3) what files are needed

4) how to extract them; and there are different types, ex: tar-bal

5) how to be admin, to install them

6) where to install them

7) where to put the shortcuts (if that exists; i'm pretty sure they do)

8) ...my point: a guide for ex windows'ers (i've seen that somewhere, but didn't get the level of detail i needed, and i'm not 'slow' when it comes to windows.

end of suggestion , :clap:
I would recommend Linux for Dummies for anyone who is a complete newbie at Linux and wants to get started--it's a very good guide to getting started with and using Linux on the desktop.

If you're looking specifically at Ubuntu, I would recommend getting The Official Ubuntu Book, Second Edition (unless the third edition's out by now?) It covers just about all the bases as far as Ubuntu is concerned--I've read it myself (and Linux for Dummies, too, for that matter), and highly recommend it.

Hope this helps!

Max :)

[Helix_Von_Smelix]

all i need is how to get BOINC running,

[Paratima]

Windoze XP on my work box and its backup. (Well, duh, its a backup, after all). Have to use Photoshop for my photo biz, which negates Linux option.

I have an old POS set up as a firewall and Samba server running Suse 10.3.

Tried to set up Ubuntu dual-boot on my work backup box but ran into difficulties and haven't got back to it yet.

Linux as a server or a dedicated cruncher is awesome. As an "as-easy-to-use-as-Windoze" workstation, forget it. Not even close.

[Max Dettweiler]

all i need is how to get BOINC running,
BOINC is actually in the Ubuntu repositories--I think it's the package "boinc-manager" or something like that. I'm not quite sure exactly though as I have never used BOINC on Ubuntu (I've used it on Windows, but by the time I started using Ubuntu full-time I had pretty much completely transitioned from BOINC projects to a focus on on-BOINC ones, so I didn't even bother to install BOINC on Ubuntu. I probably will eventually though if I run into a BOINC-only project that I'd like to help out on.)

As for running the client once it's installed, again, I haven't tried it, so I wouldn't know. I assume that it's similar to any other (i.e. non-Ubuntu-repository installation) Linux installation of BOINC--maybe someone who's run BOINC on Linux can help out here? :)

[IronBits]

http://wubi-installer.org is your friend :D
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/hardy-heron-review.ars

[the-mk]

no one is using vista or mac... or they didn't want to say it? :D

[Bok]

I have Vista on my work laptop so I've answered that one.. Came with it and XP has some missing crucial drivers (I tried!).

I have CentOS 5,Suse Enterprise and RHEL4 in VM's on it:cheers:
Bok

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

Well I can see this is a "HOT" topic :rotfl:, it is okay to say "I love Vista", okay maybe not but at least come out so we can book you in for some therapy..

[Paratima]

Well I can see this is a "HOT" topic :rotfl:, it is okay to say "I love Vista", okay maybe not but at least come out so we can book you in for some therapy..
Or at least buy you a drink! :cheers:

[gopher_yarrowzoo]

I can see the winner is gonna be "XP (any SP) - It works so why change." and I wonder WHY:jabber:

[prijikn]

windows Xp is the better operating system. There are more compartible programs and more secure and it's widely supported. XP is a great and efficient operating system.It's fast and user friendly. :clap: