Topic: linux

[gordonsveg]

What is Linux system please?

[Baccy Man]

Linux is a free alternative to the Windows operating system, the most popular version is Ubuntu.
There are plenty of sites around which give comparisons between Ubuntu & various versions of Windows which is probably the easiest way to see the differences such as:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/oct/27/ubuntu-koala-windows7-review
If you search for "ubuntu windows (whichever vesion you are familiar with) comparison" you should be able to find a direct comparison between the 2 which will be easy to understand.

Obviously there is plenty of info on the Ubuntu website too.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu

[Larkshall]

If you are prepared to read magazines about it, there is the http://fullcirclemagazine.org.

There are thirty issues, all available and FREE. PDF downloads.

[InfraDig]

If you want to try Ubuntu you can get a "boot-cd". This means you can try it out without installing anything on your hard drive. It is a lot slower, but gives you a feel for the new software and you can then decide whether to install it or not. An option if you decide to install Ubuntu is to buy a new hard drive for your pc and use that. That way you can always go back to the old system.

[chriscross1966]

If you want to try Ubuntu you can get a "boot-cd". This means you can try it out without installing anything on your hard drive. It is a lot slower, but gives you a feel for the new software and you can then decide whether to install it or not. An option if you decide to install Ubuntu is to buy a new hard drive for your pc and use that. That way you can always go back to the old system.

I use the mandriva distro at home and would never go back to Windows now..... These days especially with live installers like Ubuntu and Mandriva it's as easy to use as Windows (though different) and the UNIX-like architecture makes it very secure from virus attacks etc..... to the point where you don'[t need a virus checker, there aren't any Linux viri in th ewild, the only ones that have been demonstrated in laboratory environments are very build specific and the whole point of Linux is that no two setups are the same.....

chrisc

[gordonsveg]

Thanks all for the info,