I am now on GNU/Linux!!!

Louigi Verona · August 28, 2009, 20:17:59

Yay )
I made a dual boot for a more smooth transition, plus not everyone at my home is ready to move to a new system just yet. I am, however, happily studying the new OS.
Because gNewSense did not support my video card and sound card, I went with Ubuntu 9 for now. Later on I will have to buy a laptop which supports free software fully.
So far, this system is gorgeous and works fantastically smooth.

LPChip · August 28, 2009, 21:24:36

Congrats

I've had OpenSUSE as dual boot for quite some time, but I just can't live without the options my soundcard have, which unfortunatelly means that I'm stuck to windows.

I have "tried" Windows 7 now, and fortunatelly for me, Creative drivers actually work there. So when it comes in the stores, I will most likelly buy it and switch.

maleek · August 29, 2009, 14:23:45

I'm sticking with Windows for the moment being. It just works. I have worked a little with Ubuntu earlier though, and I must say that Linux have come a long way. There is still a little way to go when it comes to user friendliness though.

arinlares · August 29, 2009, 17:38:35

Quote from: "LPChip"I have "tried" Windows 7 now, and fortunatelly for me, Creative drivers actually work there. So when it comes in the stores, I will most likelly buy it and switch.

But, all of the cool kids crack the test builds! Of course, they then whine about bugs after wiping out their XP and Vista partitions.

Dare I ask what it was like in the old days?

Louigi Verona · August 29, 2009, 19:01:04

QuoteThere is still a little way to go when it comes to user friendliness though.

I was of the same opinion until I actually learned in what ways the thinking in gnu/linux systems is different. Atm I find Ubuntu Jaunty to be a 100% user friendly.

Saga Musix · August 29, 2009, 19:19:38

The different he's talking about is not neccessarily the differences in priviledge systems or how the OS works. Some programs are simply just "WTF" if you consider their user-friendliness.

Louigi Verona · August 29, 2009, 19:56:01

To me it is absolutely different thinking - modular in this case.

Maybe the user firendliness is not good on programs you are using. I am using mostly audio soft, browsers, video players, audio players and programming tools. So far I have experienced no problems with user friendliness. But obviously, I cannot speak for all the software ever written. Most though is quit fine and is a matter of getting used to.

maleek · August 29, 2009, 20:31:31

I like the ideas behind Linux. What I was talking about is mostly driver related, it can be a pain in the behind to get things to work. But then again, I have not tried the last version of Ubuntu. Things seem to improve by the day.

I am definetly very much willing to admit its extremely positive sides, such as open source, the idea of freedom, the sometimes very friendly user communities etcetera.

maleek · August 30, 2009, 11:25:29

I have actually found one EPIC reason to switch to Ubuntu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYcF_xX2DE8

Louigi Verona · August 30, 2009, 12:26:44

QuoteWhat I was talking about is mostly driver related

I agree on that. The reason why I went for Ubuntu is because it does have means to get proprietary drivers - until I buy a notebook which hardware supports free software, I will have to use a proprietary modem and video driver.

Also, all those stuff like Flash - it is very unfortunate that those are not free software and Gnash is not so compatible with flash 9/10.

bvanoudtshoorn · August 31, 2009, 00:11:03

I've been using Ubuntu at work for about a year now, and it's awesome. We've also just recently started switching all the servers we build for sites from Debian to Ubuntu.

Everything works absolutely beautifully at work -- no hardware problems or anything. I can run XP, Vista, and 7 in Virtual Machines for testing, whilst also running an Ubuntu Server VM -- I don't think Windows would be able to handle that.

So welcome to Ubuntu-land, LV!

I have to ask -- have you installed Compiz and done your week or so of crazy desktop effects yet? Everyone has to do that for at least a week until they tone it all down again.

Louigi Verona · August 31, 2009, 08:28:33

Yeah - the effects are there - wobbly windows and all that transparency. But I have to turn it off when I am watching videos in vlc player since then it really makes things slow.

psishock · August 31, 2009, 08:35:17

Quote from: "Barry"I can run XP, Vista, and 7 in Virtual Machines for testing, whilst also running an Ubuntu Server VM -- I don't think Windows would be able to handle that.

Well im on XP and can run multiple virtual instances of other operating systems, without any problem. I've done that when needed some application testing. No operating system will eat much resources by itself, but of course if you run a processor or graphic card heavy app (games, renders), it will naturally slow down significantly the overall performance.

Louigi Verona · August 31, 2009, 10:00:58

I don't know about overall performance, but the sound is handled quite differently, that's for sure - no ASIO problems, you can route audio outputs wherever you want from app to app and also if you have a JACK server running and you started an audio player - it will naturally have "conflict" and have no audio. In Windows you would have to not only turn off an ASIO app, but also restart the player - here as soon as you stop JACK, sound in the player will immediately catch up, which is very flexible and dynamic.

Saga Musix · August 31, 2009, 10:25:33

QuoteI've been using Ubuntu at work for about a year now, and it's awesome. We've also just recently started switching all the servers we build for sites from Debian to Ubuntu.

I fail to see a good reason for this, though. Debian is great for servers, so why the change?