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any suggestions for which operating system i could go for? its a midrange pc with intel core i5 processor - 8GB memory no os installed. i need to avoid compatability issues and it might be best to just go with windows 7. id like to try and get away from windows. |
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Windows 7 would be perfect on that, I figure. Are you interested in Linux? Do you know it, and know how to fuck with drivers, and know what software is available? If not, stick with Windows. I will say thought that I have Ubuntu Studio on an old laptop and it works pretty great. I mostly use it for showing videos to my kid and farting around with Pure Data. |
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if you're on newer hardware, 7 will be better. especially if you have an SSD, which XP doesn't always play along with. only reason to use XP is if you have legacy software/hardware/whatever you're not willing to part with. 8 still has driver issues with hardware win7 supports, plus the ghastly start screen. avoid. fleetmouse seems to have lunix covered. |
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use linux for the internets . ubuntu. dual boot with windows |
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you can still run many windows programs on ubuntu through a program called 'wine' |
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using wine is like trying to pass a lawn chair through your urethra there is plenty of native software for linux, use it or use windows if you want windows softs. I agree with dual boot tho... a small linux partition is fun on the side |
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Well Linux Mint is pretty nice. It has windows compatibility, even for the drivers. But you can always just test-run it on USB first to see if it fits your needs. |
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nice analogy owch. lol. |
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I should mention that I use win7 for everything, but a recent install of Mint on a slow computer was quite successful. It's not that I run Linux myself at the moment, though building a small music-maker with software like Audacity and Reaper, has struck my mind more than once. |
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yeah or a live cd. but it does make the things appear slow on a live cd. great to test compatibility before instal. |
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i think doing things thru wine will be tricky. how well does wine work? i tried to run some things on mac with it and it can only run certain programs. also i bet i'd have issues with editing software for example. i could get win7 iso from digital river but i havnt looked for a license/key (bet that's not going to be easy) thing is im poor dudes which is why i went without the os (rather than getting worse hardware with os included) also windows 8 is indeed a terrible thing. i also have no monitor so i have to use an old lcd. im trying out sensible decision making instead of getting drunk. |
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yes exactly |
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why cd? you can always do it on USB instead with |
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oh cool, just cd seemed easier at the time.. so with this you can take your own OS around with you on a stick and run it on other peoples PCs , surf the net with your own firefox with bookmarks and all that stuff? |
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and have their lan infect it with viruses at no added cost |
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Linux is not as prone to viruses like windows. why would their (whoever they are) lan be any more detrimental to an OS than another? |
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Yes and no. It's like a live-cd, so you can run the OS from the USB, but also choose to install. BUT there is some distros out there that does what you talk about, where you have your own OS. |
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im using an ubuntu at the moment, but i just use the comp for media and nets innit, got a vlc player and firefox, passt alles. deffo duel boot even if u do go with windies, just so u can be linux using l33t. |
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cool junktion. tnx. --- thumbs up for dual boot too. install windows first then linux after, usually makes things easier. |
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fair few youtube tutorials on how to do it. |
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don't be daft. yes, windows is swiss cheese compared to linux. but it has security holes, too, and you have to keep it patched. how likely are most people to keep a USB stick patched if they just use it at the library sometimes? and the places people are likely to boot off a USB stick are often risky places in public labs where people have installed malware. |
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so the people that made it possible to run the os from a usb stick and the thousands of people that do so are all daft because you cant see where people can use the os stick safely. And you with your silly PC running low fsb because you cant be bothered to raise it for fear of melting your silly cpu is correct and we should all bow down to you epicmegatrax. |
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it's times like this that freqy is most dupeish. that was a pretty blatant troll |
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I didn't consider that dupish, really. He just doesn't agree with the notion that you know everything. I'm afraid I'm with him in that regard. Honestly OP should just get a chromebook and be done with it. It'll suit all your needs. |
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i could go with linux actually if i feel theres enough good software. gimp and blender would be enough for me to get on with for now but i'd be really convinced if there was any good editing software. |
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7 i upgraded my laptop to 8 gig and now i can run many servers at once in vmware. that's probably of no practical use for regular home users and i just wanted to brag |
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oh right. it would be interesting to see whether my external sound card, that apparently only works decently on 32 bit machines, would run in a 32 bit virtual machine, through my 64 bit laptop. maybe someone can just answer that for me. i don't know how to google. |
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this thread is the dance of the sugar plum sock puppets |
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Are you running online casinos little skipping girl? |
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no i'm not running multiple bitcoin casinos on my laptop. i'm trying to do read this ms sql 2012 mspress book and it requirest 6 (!) VMs (still not sure whether i have to have to on at the same time) |
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you need 6 virtual machines to read a book? LOL. or is it that its for a tutorial type thing? : ) |
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sounds cool all the same. |
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it doesn't; they just rig the test that way so you have to buy six licenses. :D |
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openbsd |
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yes, tutorials virtualization is cool. all the business systems are going virtual. |
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