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Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

I'm definitely gonna get it on my computer, but I'm not sure if I should get Archlinux or Ubuntu. Anybody want to tell me the differences?

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Why do you want that distro if you don't even know what it does?

Jesus Christ, can't you even Google?

Get Ubuntu and stop whining. It's the easiest to use if you have no clue what you're doing.

Sidekick Posts : 574 Registration date : 2009-03-19

I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

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Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

1 more infraction. Just 1 more.

Sidekick Posts : 574 Registration date : 2009-03-19

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

1 more infraction. Just 1 more.

Im not tech savvy when it comes to OS @_@

I was just asking because I only ever see Max/windows choices when I download.

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Ace mac ace wrote:

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

1 more infraction. Just 1 more.

Im not tech savvy when it comes to OS @_@

I was just asking because I only ever see Max/windows choices when I download.

There's a program called Wine.

Sidekick Posts : 574 Registration date : 2009-03-19

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

1 more infraction. Just 1 more.

Im not tech savvy when it comes to OS @_@

I was just asking because I only ever see Max/windows choices when I download.

There's a program called Wine.

Ahh I see. Googled it. Then in that case...uh..go for ubuntu...it sounds cooler... @_@

Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

.Snookims wrote:: Why do you want that distro if you don't even know what it does?

Jesus Christ, can't you even Google?

Get Ubuntu and stop whining. It's the easiest to use if you have no clue what you're doing.

How the heck am I whining? The reason why I asked whether I should use Ubuntu or Arch is because I used Ubuntu, and I kinda hated it. I used Archlinux but I didn't have any problems, but I just wanted to know what you guys would say about it.

Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

Well, there are programs, but they are pretty sweet programs. Best of all, open source. :D

I've seen several open source fps games, if that's what you want. Linux really isn't the operating system for gaming, it's more of website developing and maybe graphic design.

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

1 more infraction. Just 1 more.

Im not tech savvy when it comes to OS @_@

I was just asking because I only ever see Max/windows choices when I download.

There's a program called Wine.

You're right, but WINE doesn't work well with some programs. Besides, who needs WINE if you have a separate partition containing Windows? The operating system Windows programs work best on.

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[quote="MrMess"]

.Snookims wrote:: Why do you want that distro if you don't even know what it does?

Jesus Christ, can't you even Google?

Get Ubuntu and stop whining. It's the easiest to use if you have no clue what you're doing.

How the heck am I whining? The reason why I asked whether I should use Ubuntu or Arch is because I used Ubuntu, and I kinda hated it. I used Archlinux but I didn't have any problems, but I just wanted to know what you guys would say about it.

/quote]

If you had problems with Ubuntu, and no problems with Archlinux, then why are you hesitating?

Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

[quote=".Snookims"]

MrMess wrote:

.Snookims wrote:: Why do you want that distro if you don't even know what it does?

Jesus Christ, can't you even Google?

Get Ubuntu and stop whining. It's the easiest to use if you have no clue what you're doing.

How the heck am I whining? The reason why I asked whether I should use Ubuntu or Arch is because I used Ubuntu, and I kinda hated it. I used Archlinux but I didn't have any problems, but I just wanted to know what you guys would say about it.

/quote]

If you had problems with Ubuntu, and no problems with Archlinux, then why are you hesitating?

I just wanted to know what you guys thought, but whatever, I'll get archlinux.

Exemplar Posts : 2493 Registration date : 2008-04-13

Ace mac ace wrote:

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:

.Snookims wrote:

Ace mac ace wrote:: I'm not 100% sure, but... like isin't Liniux the OS that has like...no programs for it?

1 more infraction. Just 1 more.

Im not tech savvy when it comes to OS @_@

I was just asking because I only ever see Max/windows choices when I download.

There's a program called Wine.

Ahh I see. Googled it. Then in that case...uh..go for ubuntu...it sounds cooler... @_@

false info is false.

Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

Tiny bump... Archlinux acts stupid on my computer, the installation doesn't work. I tried i686 and x86. So, I got Ubuntu with Wubi.

Adventurer Posts : 495 Registration date : 2010-08-25

One of my teachers has it, he says it's good if you don't want to buy windows, but Mess is a mac right?

Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

Jacob wrote:: One of my teachers has it, he says it's good if you don't want to buy windows, but Mess is a mac right?

I have Windows 7

Adventurer Posts : 495 Registration date : 2010-08-25

Your not a mac, I thought you were.

Guest

Why would you buy windows?

Mercenary Posts : 762 Registration date : 2010-08-10

.Snookims wrote:: Why would you buy windows?

It's fast. seriously.

Adventurer Posts : 495 Registration date : 2010-08-25

Because windows is a brand name and we trust them. :)

Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

.Snookims wrote:: Why would you buy windows?

They're definitely better than macs, I don't care what you say

Drifter Posts : 28 Registration date : 2010-09-10

I want a mac so BAD :pirate:

Adventurer Posts : 495 Registration date : 2010-08-25

Vince man 21 wrote:: I want a mac so BAD :pirate:

Dude, most programs are written for windows, so some programs won't work. (like penguin storm)

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Jacob wrote:

Vince man 21 wrote:: I want a mac so BAD :pirate:

Dude, most programs are written for windows, so some programs won't work. (like penguin storm)

parallels/bootcamp

Hero for Hire Posts : 1355 Registration date : 2010-03-08

.Snookims wrote:: Why would you buy windows?

Because we're all dumb and we need user friendly programs.

Adept Posts : 1559 Registration date : 2009-03-02

Julie. wrote:

.Snookims wrote:: Why would you buy windows?

Because we're all dumb and we need user friendly programs.

Ubuntu with WINE. Simple ;D

Forum Legend Posts : 6961 Registration date : 2008-04-06

If you want to use Linux, I would suggest dual-booting first if you only have one computer. I find that I still need Windows to do somethings.
The reasons I use Linux are that it is much faster in start up and shut down, and you get much more control over the appearance of your desktop.

Since you are starting out with Linux, I would recommend Ubuntu. Open Suse is also great but I feel that it is much less simple than Ubuntu which can get very annoying.
Arch on the other hand is very advanced. I find it to be the most difficult to install. You need to know your way around a terminal.

One good thing about most distros is that you can try them without installing. It is called a live CD. Ubuntu, fedora, Open Suse, and many others have this. From a live cd, you can either boot up into the system from your cd (this will not hurt your computer) or you can install the system. A live cd can be slow though unless you burn the iso to a usb.