ubuntu?

[skb875]

I just installed Ubuntu on my PC yesterday, so far I'm happy with it.

I don't think it will ever replace my Windows (because I need 3DSM and Photoshop..) but nonetheless, it's really great.

Anyone here have it installed?

[Catlin]

whats that then? im guessing another os?

[docmushu]

never heard of it either....

[skb875]

Yes, it is another OS. it's Linux. All free.

Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu

[docmushu]

neat.

[Catlin]

Does it run like a dual boot?or?info info.Does it run with any program?

[skb875]

Originally Posted by Catlin

Does it run like a dual boot?or?info info.Does it run with any program?

That I'm not sure about. I'm still learning it. There are ways to get certain Windows programs to be installed, but I don't know them yet.

Hoping that someone here will know more about it, and maybe tell me a few tricks of the trade.

I like this because my good PC's motherboard died, so I'm using an old PC and Ubuntu runs 100x faster than Windows does.

[docmushu]

Originally Posted by skb875

That I'm not sure about. I'm still learning it. There are ways to get certain Windows programs to be installed, but I don't know them yet.

Hoping that someone here will know more about it, and maybe tell me a few tricks of the trade.

I like this because my good PC's motherboard died, so I'm using an old PC and Ubuntu runs 100x faster than Windows does.

it could also be because Windows now-a-day has so much crap and 3rd party programs on them from the PC manufacturer....

if i was confident in my computer saviness i'd attempt to run a new OS

[Dark Overlord]

There are a number of ways to run Windows programs, including Photoshop, on Linux.

VMWare is a good one.

[tom120934]

I'm a long-time Linux user. Ubuntu served me pretty well for years (I say "served", because I moved to OSX86 a few weeks ago)

As it's a completely different OS from Windows, just forget all your Windows software. Of course, virtualisation can be of help, like DarkOverlord said. But the overhead is really high : you have to run a Windows copy on top of your Linux install. For more information about virtualization if you've never heard of that : Virtualization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So, think to all the software available for free on your future Linux box : Blender for 3D (a few members here at SMC already proved it's not a toy ), Gimp for 2D, and much more.

To be honest, the only thing you'll have to forgive will be all your PC games. That's the reason why I brought a PS2 some years ago.

Feel free to ask any Linux or Ubuntu related question. I (and others I'm sure) will try to answer efficiently.