Posted on 06/11/2014 8:51:19 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Best linux = almost as easy as XP.
If you want a quick and easy intro linux try RoboLinux it found both of my oddball usb nics, not an easy task!
I have heard a couple of good things about Robolinux. I’ve never tried it, though, as I am pretty well entrenched in Fedora.
Don’t disagree with the result, but the authors initial requirements and stipulations are BS
Agreed. No Flash player? Also, I would add privacy concerns. I understand hat Ubuntu is VERY chatty with the mother ship. Linux shouldn’t go that route.
Yeah. Good thing they all have access to Flash for later install.
I use visio, Sonar, Winamp, Adobe photoshop and video editing software, Sonar sound editing software, Nero cd & DVD burning software, a number of free apps for things like ripping CD’s to MP3, etc. and still play command and conquer, I also use Microsoft office tools that I know can be replaced by open office easily.
But other than the Microsof Office stuff, do any of those things work on Lynux? When they do, I’ll make the switch. Gladly. Until they do, I won’t.
By what standard(s) is a modern user interface defined in this comparison?
Good question. I use XFCE and it’s very streamlined, and it works the way I do.
One vote for Mint, although I haven’t tried Deepin yet. It’s what I give users who don’t want the hassles of a proprietary OS. I love Linux but I will still repeat Jamie Zawinski’s comment - “Linux is only free if your time has no value.” There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
Sonar--never heard of it, but Linux does have several audio editing tools. My son uses one called MixCraft that he seems to like a lot.
Winamp--no problem. Several apps look and feel just like it., though there are better ones out there.
PhotoShop--Now it's getting into the heavy hitters. The closest (which probably isn't good enough for you) is GIMP
Video editing--there are several good ones. I don't do video editing, so I'm not aware of the titles off th etop of my head, though I have seen quite a few articles about this genre of software.
DVD burning--piece of cake. I can rip/burn DVDs, download video (and extract the audio) from youtube, etc.
Games? I ton. Steam just announced they've hit the 500 game mark for Steam Linux. This morning, I saw that Civ V was announced as a native port to Linux.
What do you mean by streamlined? That suggested something other than appearance.
The article mentions a dated appearance for one of the packages, but if the dated appearance is ultimately more usable and faster to manage, that matters more to me than what the desktop looks like when it is sitting idle.
To me, “streamlined” means no unnecessary bells and whistles (at least by default). No fancy fading in and out, eye-candy sort of stuff. It still does everything I ask of it, though.
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I see, thanks.
I don’t consider WINE an alternative.
I used to have a dual boot machine when I used OS2 Warp. I also used to have a Beta VCR (both far superior to the compettion, btw.)
Never again. My computer is now a commodity, not an occupation. It is a tool that I use like a car. I don’t want to have to be a mechanic any more just to use it.
And FWIW, I’m in IT and had to become a dos memory management expert to get Aces over the Pacific to work in DOS mode on my Windows 3.1 machine back in the early 90’s.
I also tried Ubunto several years ago.
I’m done with that nonsense.
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I downloaded Linux Mint a while back, don’t use it much anymore, a couple of things, I can run youtube vids, but can’t run Netflix; I found a youtube vid on how to run it, but that didn’t work.
The other thing is scrolling, when I am scrolling by mouse or arrow, there is constant wave on the screen, too annoying to contend with, especially for as much time as I spend on FR, which is 80% scrolling.
It’s there if I need it when something happens to windows.
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