Windows or GNU Linux OS which is better?
hello which of these two is better and wat is the differences between them?
Windows or GNU Linux OS which is better?
hello which of these two is better and wat is the differences between them?
WHAT IS LINUX
http://www.linux.org/info/
WHY LINUX IS BETTER
http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/
I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 7 Main Edition which is built upon Ubuntu 9.04 Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled
Linux Mint 7 Download
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=38
Linux Mint 7 User Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15884753/Linux-Mint-7-Gloria-User-Guide
The Perfect Desktop – Linux Mint 7 (Gloria)
http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-7-gloria
You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint 7 then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation
Linux Mint 7 can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Booting up without touching your Hard Drive
CURRENT SESSION
Linux Mint 6 ext3 with Compiz 0.7.2
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=31
http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/
LUg.
Your question is incomplete.
"Which is better?" is nonsense. Gibberish. The only answer to that is "better for what?"
Windows is the better choice if you want something familiar where you have little to no learning curve because you already know it. It’s the better choice if you have specific application needs (Photoshop, Office, etc.) which are not adequately met by Linux’s alternatives or which have no alternatives in Linux. Windows is better if you’re an avid gamer wanting to play the latest and greatest in games with heavy hardware and performance requirements. (Yes, you can play many games under tools like Wine or VirtualBox. No, you really don’t want to.)
Linux, on the other hand, is better if you want to fine tune your system to your specifications. Linux is better if you want to learn a large (nigh-bewildering!) number of programming languages. Linux is better if you’re planning on running server applications (and you have control over which applications run — no ASP.NET on Linux!). Linux is also better if you, like me, are opposed to DRM and refuse to play the Microsoft game of renting your computer time from your software providers.
Linux is also the better choice if you’re working with non-Intel platforms (like ARM or SPARC).
But of course it doesn’t stop at Linux vs. Windows. Your question is ultimately too narrow. What about MacOS X? What about Coyotos? Haiku? ReactOS? Syllable? QNX? z/OS? RSTS/E? There’s a whole host of operating systems out there and a whole raft of platforms to run them on.
choosing an OS is a real question of choice, both windows and linux have there pros and cons. it really comes down to difference between what the user expects to achieve and what the OS is currently able to deliver. All the linux distros I’ve used offer a much greater depth of user access than any current microsoft product. but to make use of the opportunities and tools linux offers, you should be prepared to learn some. i mean it isn’t like windows and new users have to realise that there needs to be a willingness to learn, however the good news ist that linux users are generally always willing to help each other out and there are loads of help forums on the net.
linux is much also much safer in general – i’ve used it for 5 years and never had a malware/ virus problem.
there is a ridiculous amount of linux distros to choose from – something i really don’t like! I’d recommend a new user to check out Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, Debian or Red Hat (sorry if i left out anyone’s personal fav but that’s just how i feel). They have large user communities and are well established and some even have commercial backing.
Depends on the person. Many peoples whole paradigm of computers is based on Windows, so anything different would be viewed as wrong.
Linux at a technical level is better, but Windows is better at selling its self, or being the only easily available option, to nontechnical people. On the surface Windows seems easy to use, but after the short honeymoon things can go wrong, very wrong. Then you either need to wipe and start over, try to fix it your self often futilely, or find someone competent enough to fix it for you. Linux has problems too, but ones people often talk about are of perception and lack of experience. If you learned Windows and Linux for the first time at the same time, and didn’t have the luxury of one preloaded on a computer, I’m sure Linux would prove to be a more enjoyable experience
In my world Linux is exponentially better. This is because I try to figure out how everything works in a computer. In the many years I tried to figure out Windows, I have come to see as hundreds of little mystical black boxes wired to together, the black boxes can sometimes be replaced or rearranged. You can understand somewhat how the components work together, but it is black magic or voodoo to figure out how a individual component works, or to make it behave properly again. In Linux almost everything can be figured out. There is often great documentation and the source code too when needed. Linux will do your bidding with knowledge and logic. Not by some magical chant, or by reinstalling and starting over.
So in conclusion, get a Mac