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Moredhel Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Member -  
Grunt Posted messages 2845 Status Contributor -
Hello hello,

I am visiting an unfamiliar land... I just want to know what the advantages and disadvantages of Linux are compared to Windows.

Thank you for explaining it clearly XD
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    jipicy Posted messages 40842 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 898
     
    Hello,

    To try to answer your questions:
    SebSauvage: What is Linux?
    Linux is not Windows! (New version)
    Why choose Linux?
    Switch to Linux

    Then in the FAQ of CCM if you want to go further:
    Choosing a Linux distribution
    Getting started with GNU/Linux
    Downloading GNU/Linux
    Software equivalents for GNU/Linux
    Burning an ISO-NRG disk image

    Also see the excellent page by sebsauvage dedicated to Ubuntu and GNU/Linux

    Tutorials:
    - Installing Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
    - Installing Ubuntu 8.04
    - Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on an external HD
    - Installing Ubuntu 8.04 in pictures with a touch of humor

    - Installing Ubuntu 8.10 - on an external USB HD
    - Installing Ubuntu 8.10
    - Installing Kubuntu 8.10
    - Installing Xubuntu 8.10 - Alternate Version

    - Mandriva Linux 2008: Quick start guide
    - Installing Mandriva 2009
    - Installing Mandriva 2009 on a USB drive

    Video tutorials:
    - Installing Mandriva One 2008 in 3 parts
    - Installing Mandriva One 2008.1 in 3 parts

    And as a bonus: Install GNU/Linux without repartitioning

    And in SuperBonus: How to install/uninstall Ubuntu like any Windows application with Wubi.

    Ubuntu 8.10 New Feature: Downloadable PDF book on framabook.org regarding the installation of Ubuntu to facilitate the migration of users from the Windows world: Simple as Ubuntu 8.10

    ;-))
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  2. Tuxie
     
    Hello,

    Main advantage of Linux: the almost complete absence of viruses, no spywares, adwares, and the like...
    Another advantage: many software packages included directly with the distribution.

    Disadvantage: users accustomed to Windows often have difficulty switching to Linux, usually because they want to find each item in the same place as in their previous OS.
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    Alionet: OpenSuSE support community.
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  3. Kargrim Posted messages 138 Status Member 17
     
    Hello

    Linux enthusiasts will certainly give you more details (I don't know much about it myself :) )

    But I do know 2 things:
    - Linux is free unlike Windows
    - There are many fewer viruses capable of damaging Linux than Windows.

    But on the other hand, I think Linux is more difficult to get the hang of.
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  4. Moredhel Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Member
     
    Okay, thank you, I will take the time to look at all of that.
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  6. Grunt Posted messages 2845 Status Contributor 301
     
    As far as I'm concerned, the advantages:
    - no licensing issues to worry about. I have a distro CD, I install (no licenses to pay or illegal cracks to download, just to set up a machine). With GNU/Linux, you're allowed to copy and distribute it, and you're encouraged to do so. Want to let a friend test it? I can give them a liveCD, no problem...
    - After getting past the initial difficulties due to changing habits (I've used Windows for a long time), I find it easier to understand GNU/Linux. More.. straightforward, let's say.
    - A great flexibility of use. I can't imagine setting up a Web server and aMule on an old Celeron with 192 MB of RAM if I didn't know GNU/Linux..

    And the disadvantages:
    - it's tough to communicate with a Windows user who can't understand that one can use something else. Well, yes, there is something other than .doc, something other than MSN.. The same goes for some websites, even public services, which demand that French citizens buy Ms Windows. That's nice.
    - In terms of games, it's not there yet, even though some proprietary games are ported to GNU/Linux, and some good free games are starting to appear.
    - When I have to use Windows, it pisses me off.
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