[thechat] Can you survive on Linux alone?
Jeremy Ashcraft
ashcraft at 13monkeys.com
Mon Jun 4 19:57:17 CDT 2001
On Monday 04 June 2001 13:02, you wrote:
> This is for all the Linux people out there. I have just about had it with
> windows and in particular Microsucks. I am seriously thinking of
> reformatting my hard drives and changing over to Linux (Red Hat in
> particular).
good for you
>What I am wondering is this. Can someone survive in this day
> and age running a home computer on Linux and Linux alone or do I need to
> look at some form of dual boot idea with my computer? (You can dual boot
> windows 98SE, windows 2k, and Red Hat can't you?) Are there truly enough
> programs out there for the Linux os to make it viable to run only that at
> home or am I crazy for even thinking this?
I've gotten along fine using linux as my home OS for almost 3 years now.
There is a comparable Linux app for every M$ app out there. The only time I
ever use windoze at home now is to do my taxes(Turbo Tax). Even then I use
VMware to use my existing Win98 partition. True, most linux apps aren't
quite as feature complete or fancy as their m$ counterparts, but they are
catching up at a VERY fast rate. Some have even surpassed them. If you are
looking for a good linux distro for home use, I'd suggest Mandrake. Its a no
brainer to install and use. Mandrake has done a good job in making a
distribution for those new to Linux. The only area where Linux is lagging is
in the gaming dept. Not a whole lot of REALLY good games like you get under
the Win platform. Other than that, I'm happy and will probably never go back
to M$. YMMV.
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