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Well I've always been an ordinary Windows user with most of my computer experience being from XP and Vista. I've put up with the nasty viruses and malware, laggyness in general, and quite frankly, I just want to try something fresh and new.
So, I went to the Ubuntu website and d/l the OS, installed it to a CD, and booted it from there. I played around on it for a bit and there were a few things I liked, but thinking about replacing my old windows habits is somewhat worrisome.
The software center is appealing and makes downloads easy to find at first glance, it seems to run smoother than vista, and heck it's better looking (looking at my other computer's desktop is depressing in comparison), but what about my old programs and games and such? What will I have to do to get the same functionality that I have with Vista. And running games? And things I can't think of now that I will want back later
I know that some of you guys have experience with alternative operating systems, and me, being less computer savvy and inexperienced outside of casual computing (heck I surprised myself when I was able to boot it up) someone here could enlighten me on the advantages and features, as well as how to make things work in a new OS like games and other familiar programs. Also to disclose information about the different types of OS's. I know of Ubuntu because it's the most widely known, but I'm oblivious to all others, the differences between them and what would best suit me.
Any info would be appreciated. I've been researching things for a few hours now, but it would be nice to hear things from real people. And I need to go to bed now. There's more searching to be done tomorrow.
So, I went to the Ubuntu website and d/l the OS, installed it to a CD, and booted it from there. I played around on it for a bit and there were a few things I liked, but thinking about replacing my old windows habits is somewhat worrisome.
The software center is appealing and makes downloads easy to find at first glance, it seems to run smoother than vista, and heck it's better looking (looking at my other computer's desktop is depressing in comparison), but what about my old programs and games and such? What will I have to do to get the same functionality that I have with Vista. And running games? And things I can't think of now that I will want back later
I know that some of you guys have experience with alternative operating systems, and me, being less computer savvy and inexperienced outside of casual computing (heck I surprised myself when I was able to boot it up) someone here could enlighten me on the advantages and features, as well as how to make things work in a new OS like games and other familiar programs. Also to disclose information about the different types of OS's. I know of Ubuntu because it's the most widely known, but I'm oblivious to all others, the differences between them and what would best suit me.
Any info would be appreciated. I've been researching things for a few hours now, but it would be nice to hear things from real people. And I need to go to bed now. There's more searching to be done tomorrow.
