iibbssee
Jan 18 2008, 04:13 AM
| | I first tried Linux a few years ago, not because I was completely against Windows or anything like that, but just because I had some free time on my hands. I started off with Mandrake 9.0 which was very user friendly and Windows-like. After reading through a bunch of message boards and learning which distros are good for what, I soon realized my current distro was great for Linux noobs. So then I decided to try something a little more advanced like Slackware which I knew had a steep learning curve.
Since then I've been using Slackware as my main OS and couldn't be happier. Of course somethings are a pain in the *bottom* to configure, but that;s Slack for you. If it ain't hard, then you won't learn anything from it.
That's my story, I basically started to learn Linux because I was bored. |
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rvalkass
Jan 18 2008, 07:58 AM
Two of the four computers in my house run Linux. The first was my laptop, which I put Kubuntu on. I switched mainly because I wanted to see what Linux was all about, and I liked the idea of everything being free, in both senses of the word. I pretty much stuck with Kubuntu until 7.10 came out, which failed miserably to upgrade, so I replaced it with the KDE version of Linux Mint. It's based on Ubuntu, but has some different packages available and a few bugfixes. The second computer is an ancient desktop (around 8 years old now) that recently had the hard disc die. As I didn't have a Windows CD to hand, and didn't feel like buying one, I put Kubuntu on there. That computer is used mainly by my parents, and they say that it is much easier to use than XP, runs much faster, looks much better, and the software is a lot more stable. They are not computer-literate at all. Things they wouldn't have had a hope of doing in XP (ripping audio CDs, downloading updates, even installing new software) they can now do with ease.
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babyboomer
Jan 18 2008, 08:33 AM
QUOTE it is much easier to use than XP, runs much faster, looks much better, and the software is a lot more stable Do we really need any other reason to switch to linux 
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dre
Jan 19 2008, 05:04 AM
QUOTE Do we really need any other reason to switch to linux Games would be nice. Well, more of them, at least.
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Trap FeedBacker
Mar 28 2008, 03:33 PM
Replying to dreI agree that games would be nice in Linux. Games like Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell would be nice on Linux. -reply by Devon Day a.K.A. Madkid
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Galahad
Apr 3 2008, 08:05 AM
I too kind of started playing with linux out of boredom and sheer curiosity... I started years back, with Red Hat 6.0, then 7.2, then made a little pause in linuxes  I then tried Ubuntu 5.04, then another pause, then 6.06, and now I'm a happy user of Ubuntu 7.10... Since most of what I do is programming, linux is a great OS for me, stable, and has everything you need on your hands... If you know how to find it In reply to games... There are a ton of games for linux, mostly FPS, based on Unreal engine, and some others... Linux was more of a pro user OS, and as such, doesn't have a great variety of games to choose from, but the list is rather big... I just finished downloading Americas Army game for linux, and will try it on... There are also RPG's, Strategies, and other games... What I noticed lacking are driving simulation games, but hey, nothing is perfect.... And there's always wine  I hear that the lates version can run pretty much anything windows you put into it...
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QUOTE And there's always wine biggrin.gif I hear that the lates version can run pretty much anything windows you put into it... BF2 still crashes for me, but I wouldn't mind playing some recent games. I realize there's loads of games that are free for linux out there, but they just don't really fit my style. I tried out Truecombat: Elite the other day, not very noob friendly, got pwnd with a 1-21 or so k/d, but it's one of the few games that I can stand playing more than 15 mins. that's free.
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osknockout
Apr 5 2008, 03:01 PM
I started to play around with Linux because I was bored one day. So the genius osknockout decided to install Slackware as his n00b distribution. Wasn't the greatest idea in the world and I stopped using Linux again for like two years. Then came across a copy of Knoppix, decided linux was cool again, installed mepis (debian/ubuntu derivative) and gentoo then sabayon (gentoo derivative). Now I have a very modified ubuntu system. Games in linux. I see one of three possibilities: 1. Linux gets native Direct X support 2. Some avenging Microsoft ex-programmer puts Direct X support in wine. 3. Everyone finally realizes that Direct X's API is inferior to OpenGL's and starts coding in it. I don't see any of that happening soon, so I'm going to have to say that the majority of the cool games that use direct x won't be coming too well for linux soon. 
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dave2win
Apr 8 2008, 07:17 AM
Switching to linux has many reasons. I first tried Ubuntu Breezy Badger ( that's Ver 5 if I'm not wrong). It was some 3 years back. Now I've both Linux & Win XP on my box. It really suits me. When I need to Network related stuff I switch to Linux & whiler playing games I'm in win. I also hope that Direct X Api s get incorporated soon within wine. Linux gives it's users a great level of Customizability. Also it can run directly from CD in case of Some Live Versions. I think Gaming in Linux will grow in very near future cause many noobs are getting extremely interested in Linux. As a result I hope someo0ne will code the API for Linux as well and we have our vwery old wine which will do Win emulation for us in Linux. Currently I'm using Fedora Core 8. It's great & also runs faster than any other Linux Versions. It also installs very fast on my PC. While Redhat 9 took sopmething around 2 hrs to install the Core 8 installed and was up and running with all settings modified to my needs and with my day to day neeeded softs in just a few over 30 mins.
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Galahad
Apr 10 2008, 08:58 AM
Well, the stuff I hear about wine were not quite true, possibly because of DirectX... I attempted to play 3 games, a logical ones, that probably use DX, and wound up with nothing... So, until I try to install DX on wine, and then try those games, I guess it's a bust... The lates version of wine, the one I installed, supposedly has support for native windows api, meaning you can put a dll in wine's virtual directory, and the software should work... We'll see As for games, I see that FPS's are most dominant for linux... And so, I wound up playing Americas Army, that runs pretty smoothly and nicely with OpenGL... Too bad they halted development for linux... Hopefully, we won't have wine one day, as windtendo won't exist anymore
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saitunes
Apr 24 2008, 12:12 PM
I am a mac user, however the desktop (once i download the DVD iso) will be running edubuntu, a variation of ubuntu. For a while I dual-booted it. I liked it. My lil brother didn't. Then again he likes to play his games, nothing special, just sim city and sims and a few other ones. Basically I'm tired of having to fix it. It keeps coming up with an error 'Cannot mount boot volume' at start up. The thing that annoys me, I can mount it in linux, about 4 different distros. Basically I have given up on windows on that computer. Edubuntu all the way, comes with openoffice, firefox, pidgin messenger as well as a stack of education related software. V.good My old laptop has not given me trouble however, not like this desktop. My old laptop has given me other problems not covered by warranty, The lid broke a few months after i got it, because it was WAY too tight and snapped one of the bits its mounted on. Sorry, I'm rambling.
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chappill
Apr 22 2008, 05:17 PM
I moved to Linux because i was annoyed with Vista, i also liked the sounds of decreased chances of viruses (they were a pain in the lower regions). My main reason for moving though was the fact that its so majorily simple to set-up and run a web server from your computer (not to mention secure I've managed to close off all my ports (for those who understand) including (somehow) port 80). Also i was bored, nothing to do all the games i played had gotten boring and notepad was so simple it bored me (I'd heard about GEdit). So one very cold afternoon after blowing my computer with a hair dryer because it refused to start, i set about finding the Linux version for me, this was easy due to Linux's distribution finder, and after 5 or so minutes i was downloading PCLinuxOS, i wanted Ubuntu but that didn't like my screen resolution. It's so simple to use and installing stuff is *insert word here* easy, after a week i had ton's of new games to play open office installed and a program to download music off you tube and then put them onto my ipod. I've recommended Linux to everyone and hope they take my advice!
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roooss
Apr 20 2008, 01:36 AM
i remember tryin slackware way back in 2000 had it running on a p3 toshiba was mint! loved it these days im using a heavily customised version of gutsy ubuntu! also made my own distrobution of linux using LFS [linux from scratch] only command line at the moment but im working on it! as with games for linux try something called codega i can run oblivion and f.e.a.r on my machine with it just fine! ok its not free but a small one month subcription doesnt break the bank!
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Galahad
Apr 15 2008, 09:09 AM
QUOTE(truefusion @ Apr 10 2008, 03:25 PM)  Don't install DirectX through WINE, that'll ruin WINE's own DirectX immitation DLLs (if any)! In order to have a better chance of playing games through WINE, you must first patch WINE with the 3dmark patch, which you can download at the WINE website. This makes WINE compile its "DirectX" DLLs for use for games. This is how i got Call of Duty 4, Modern Warfare, to work. Deny any DirectX installation that comes with your games, or else it'll mess everything up. I remember letting CoD4's DirectX installation go through—i therefore was not able to play CoD4. Thanks for that tip... I actually did try to install DX9.0c, before I saw this post of yours, but fortunately, it didn't install, some error with the M$ installer or something... I shall try that Merk3D patch, and report back... Not that I want to play many games, just these few logical games, that don't exist for linux yet (or I hadn't found them)... I got very spoiled using linux, ability to do everything in an instant... I personally don't like using my mouse to click around, and so, everything is available to me through terminal... Schedule tasks and such with cron, install practically anything with apt-get or dpkg... My ADSL network is actually working on it's full speed now, not only 90% of it... Heck, I even got my old TV card to work in ubuntu... I don't have special effects turned on, but when I tried them, I was playing with the rotating cube for 20 minutes  like a craed child lol... Anyways, those who say linux is hard to use, don't have a clue... I used linux a few years back, it was red Hat 6.0, and THAT was hard to use, nowadays, everything starts to be more and more acceptable for newbies... Heck, even my 53-year old mom and dad have learned to use Ubuntu, surf the web, play games, write emails, even install new stuff...
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