I've never used or even seen a screenshow of the Linux OS..
ne body got lyke a screen shot or sumthin..or maybe refer me to a site wit screenshots of Linux OS?
i hear good things about..where do u think i could get a copy of the OS?
Full Version: Linux OS
dont have a ss, but i think u can get it at compusa. or if u want to be cheap and just dl it from like torrent sites or irc. I heard its like windows but more stable and stuff and not as user friendly as windows so im guessing its for advanced people. But idk thats just rumors i heard so i could be wrong
erm uh... wutz a Linux OS? 
hm it sounds intersting id also be intersted if anyone had a screen shot
its definitely more stable. but then its harder to use; like everythin isn't right in front of u in an icon. i tried c++ programming on it...
needs dos background knowledge too; sumfin i dont haf.
needs dos background knowledge too; sumfin i dont haf.
QUOTE(tootsie_kiddo @ Aug 7 2004, 6:59 AM)
erm uh... wutz a Linux OS?
Linux OS is lyke windows and mac, but its supposed to be completely free.
it's built by peepo all over da world, and is bein updated all da time..so it should be lyke da ultimate OS..i heard about it frm mai science teacher.. =] smart guy.
linux OS screenshot ne body?
...wont take long before u feel "comfortable" with it:
ooo..thnx..
i sorta see a resemblance to windows..
juss by lookin at dis screenshot i can tell dat linux is not fo beginning users..i thnk dat i could use dis.. thnx again!
i sorta see a resemblance to windows..
juss by lookin at dis screenshot i can tell dat linux is not fo beginning users..i thnk dat i could use dis.. thnx again!
Check out
Mandrake linux (the number one linux n00b distro)
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/fscreenshots.php3
Gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/shots.xml
Mandrake linux (the number one linux n00b distro)
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/fscreenshots.php3
Gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/shots.xml
Linux is free but the thing about from like going to Windows 2 linux is that its like going from IE to Firefox.. u have to download all these things for it 2 work and NOT EVERYTHING works and u need to get the right versions
mandrake linux is awesome tho... i had it.. then i sold it.
mandrake linux is awesome tho... i had it.. then i sold it.
Interesting, I want to try it out..
I think my dad uses Unix at work, I've seen him do all the codes and stuff, I know some basic stuff.
Is it better than Mac OSX?
I think my dad uses Unix at work, I've seen him do all the codes and stuff, I know some basic stuff.
Is it better than Mac OSX?
As soon as I reformat my harddrive on this sucker, I'm dualbooting my computer to have WinXP and Linux.
QUOTE(hippo @ Aug 11 2004, 3:48 PM)
Interesting, I want to try it out..
I think my dad uses Unix at work, I've seen him do all the codes and stuff, I know some basic stuff.
Is it better than Mac OSX?
I think my dad uses Unix at work, I've seen him do all the codes and stuff, I know some basic stuff.
Is it better than Mac OSX?
Unix is different from linux, however they are similar.
I think certain distros of linux are better than mac osx, however, that's only my opinion.
QUOTE(hippo @ Aug 11 2004, 1:48 PM)
Interesting, I want to try it out..
I think my dad uses Unix at work, I've seen him do all the codes and stuff, I know some basic stuff.
Is it better than Mac OSX?
I think my dad uses Unix at work, I've seen him do all the codes and stuff, I know some basic stuff.
Is it better than Mac OSX?
Unix and Mac are the same, Mac is built over the Unix platform which gives it its stability against windows. ;] Dont complain about how mac isnt stable and slow b/c u used it at your school. Macs at school are usually ghetto and tone down since they were prob donated. But [i]regular[/] macs are pretty stable.
QUOTE(mystical @ Aug 10 2004, 2:02 PM)
Gentoo is for ricers.
(Yes, I know it's an old post, but I was up late perusing the Internet as usual, rediscovered this site, wanted to link it, but wanted to make the link relevant. Ergo, I quoted and posted.)
QUOTE(mipadi @ Oct 10 2005, 1:39 AM)
Gentoo is for ricers.
(Yes, I know it's an old post, but I was up late perusing the Internet as usual, rediscovered this site, wanted to link it, but wanted to make the link relevant. Ergo, I quoted and posted.)
(Yes, I know it's an old post, but I was up late perusing the Internet as usual, rediscovered this site, wanted to link it, but wanted to make the link relevant. Ergo, I quoted and posted.)
Gentoo is for people bleeding edge who want bleeding edge crap, and aren't afraid to be screwed over by it.
If you just want to try it out you can always use a CD Bootable Linux like Knoppix
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The Soon To Be Most Hyped Up Non-Stories of 2006
by James R. Stoup
Dec 21, 2005
1. Linux on the desktop ~ keeping the dream alive for 8 years and counting
It is sad, in a way, to see this happen every year. First it starts off with Linux sites proclaiming that this year Linux on the desktop was really going to take off. This year Windows was going to finally be replaced in corporations and governments by the friendly little penguin. And as proof they offer tales of how the Central African Equatorial Democratic Republic of Zambibiaswana-Bisssay Leonitom is switching all of their government computers over to Linux. And if more proof is needed they readily point to the European country of Khazagovinasteinstaneniaovika and their speedy Linux adoption. However, as the year rolls on no real progress is ever reported.
This doesn’t stop Linux advocates from loudly proclaiming how superior their OS is and how it’s free though as in speech and not as in beer, even though no one really knows what that means. Soon the argument shifts over to other aspects of the fight and invariably someone mentions on a Linux site that maybe Linux isn’t being adopted very quickly because IT ISN"T EASY TO USE. This of course brings down the wrath of the penguin lovers down on the poor poster and he is drowned out in a flood of hate mail. His original post is never answered in any meaningful way, but that is ultimately irrelevant because by this time it is December and everybody gears up to do it all over again next year.
by James R. Stoup
Dec 21, 2005
1. Linux on the desktop ~ keeping the dream alive for 8 years and counting
It is sad, in a way, to see this happen every year. First it starts off with Linux sites proclaiming that this year Linux on the desktop was really going to take off. This year Windows was going to finally be replaced in corporations and governments by the friendly little penguin. And as proof they offer tales of how the Central African Equatorial Democratic Republic of Zambibiaswana-Bisssay Leonitom is switching all of their government computers over to Linux. And if more proof is needed they readily point to the European country of Khazagovinasteinstaneniaovika and their speedy Linux adoption. However, as the year rolls on no real progress is ever reported.
This doesn’t stop Linux advocates from loudly proclaiming how superior their OS is and how it’s free though as in speech and not as in beer, even though no one really knows what that means. Soon the argument shifts over to other aspects of the fight and invariably someone mentions on a Linux site that maybe Linux isn’t being adopted very quickly because IT ISN"T EASY TO USE. This of course brings down the wrath of the penguin lovers down on the poor poster and he is drowned out in a flood of hate mail. His original post is never answered in any meaningful way, but that is ultimately irrelevant because by this time it is December and everybody gears up to do it all over again next year.
Quoted not only for truth (
), but also because it might be an interesting read for anyone interested in Linux.
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