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...What do you use computers for??
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Well, I do prefer Office 2007 seven to OOo, but thats more of a prettiness thing =P.Let's set aside the situation of gaming. Windows is naturally better at gaming, and no one really denies that. Linux has the edge on just about everything else Windows can do.
Browsing the web? Linux is infinitely more secure. It also runs much faster.
Office suite? OpenOffice can interact with MS Office formats. It is free and can do everything a typical user needs it to do.
Graphic design? Photoshop is naturally everyone's weapon of choice, but GIMP is catching up rapidly. I am a web designer; GIMP is sufficient for everything I do. So, unless you are a top end designer, GIMP works.
Programming? Oh heavens, you shouldn't even be using Windows for this. Linux has an awesome selection of IDE software. If you do any web programming, you can also configure your system to run as a complete LAMP server.
From there, you add money to the equation, and Windows just falls apart. Windows costs money. MS Office costs money. Photoshop costs money. MS Visual Studio costs money. The fact that Linux even remotely competes with Windows (even if Linux is deemed "inferior") says a lot. Open source is the wave of the future.![]()
LINUX HATER! Oh, you're not bashing. My bad. XDBuzz, what would happen if you're running something like Visual Studio, or decided to make a program for the Windows platform [adding to problem etc etc I know]. How would Linux help you there? Not bashing, just curious.
Ooooh... Well shoot, there are bajillions of books on C++. I recommend going to Barnes & Noble (or the library), reading through several books, picking out the ones whose writing style you like the most, and buying it off Amazon.I mean a really good book on C++. I know some basics but I can't do anything with it really, and the more advanced stuff confuse me.
I'm afraid I don't understand your question.After you install Ubuntu, can you delete the 2GB and add it to one of the partitions?
It caused my dolphin to stop working thoughUbuntu 9.04 is so haaaaaaaaaaaaaawt!!!
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